Ownership of Groundwater and Surface Water Rights

Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8883.005, under Santa Rita Underground Water Conservation District.

Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8883.005

Sec. 8883.005. 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 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 869 (H.B. 2803), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2019. SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS