Ownership of Groundwater and Surface Water Rights

Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8845.006, under Irion County Water Conservation District.

Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8845.006

Sec. 8845.006. OWNERSHIP OF GROUNDWATER AND SURFACE WATER RIGHTS. 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 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B. 1147), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2013. SUBCHAPTER B. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION