Ownership of Groundwater and Surface Water Rights Not Affected By Chapter

Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8814.006, under Sterling County Underground Water Conservation District.

Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8814.006

Sec. 8814.006. OWNERSHIP OF GROUNDWATER AND SURFACE WATER RIGHTS NOT AFFECTED BY CHAPTER. The ownership and rights of the owner of land, the owner's lessees, and assigns in groundwater and any surface water rights are recognized, and this chapter does not deprive or divest the owner, the owner's lessees, or assigns of those ownership rights. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.