Texas Statutes
Subchapter D. Permits to Use State Water
Section 11.121. Permit Required

Sec. 11.121. PERMIT REQUIRED. Except as provided in Sections 11.1405, 11.142, 11.1421, 11.1422, and 18.003, no person may appropriate any state water or begin construction of any work designed for the storage, taking, or diversion of water without first obtaining a permit from the commission to make the appropriation.
Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2207, ch. 870, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977; Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 544, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1987; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 183, Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 756 (H.B. 2031), Sec. 8, eff. June 17, 2015.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 829 (H.B. 4097), Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2015.

Structure Texas Statutes

Texas Statutes

Water Code

Title 2 - Water Administration

Subtitle B - Water Rights

Chapter 11 - Water Rights

Subchapter D. Permits to Use State Water

Section 11.121. Permit Required

Section 11.122. Amendments to Water Rights Required

Section 11.123. Permit Preferences

Section 11.124. Application for Permit

Section 11.125. Map or Plat

Section 11.126. Commission Requirements

Section 11.127. Additional Requirements: Drainage Plans

Section 11.1272. Additional Requirement: Drought Contingency Plans for Certain Applicants and Water Right Holders

Section 11.1273. Additional Requirement: Review of Amendments to Certain Water Management Plans

Section 11.128. Payment of Fee

Section 11.129. Review of Application; Amendment

Section 11.130. Recording Applications

Section 11.131. Examination and Denial of Application Without Hearing

Section 11.1311. Approval of Certain Applications Without Hearing

Section 11.132. Notice

Section 11.133. Hearing

Section 11.134. Action on Application

Section 11.135. Issuance of Permit

Section 11.1351. Permit Restrictions

Section 11.136. Recording of Permit

Section 11.137. Seasonal Permits

Section 11.138. Temporary Permits

Section 11.1381. Term Permits

Section 11.139. Emergency Authorizations

Section 11.140. Permits for Storage for Project Development

Section 11.1405. Desalination of Seawater for Use for Industrial Purposes

Section 11.141. Date of Priority

Section 11.142. Permit Exemptions

Section 11.1421. Permit Exemption for Mariculture Activities

Section 11.1422. Permit Exemption for Historic Cemeteries

Section 11.143. Use of Water From Exempt Dam or Reservoir for Nonexempt Purposes

Section 11.144. Approval for Alterations

Section 11.145. When Construction Must Begin

Section 11.146. Forfeitures and Cancellation of Permit for Inaction

Section 11.147. Effects of Permit on Bays and Estuaries and Instream Uses

Section 11.1471. Environmental Flow Standards and Set-Asides

Section 11.148. Emergency Suspension of Permit Conditions and Emergency Authority to Make Available Water Set Aside for Environmental Flows

Section 11.1491. Evaluation of Bays and Estuaries Data

Section 11.150. Effects of Permits on Water Quality

Section 11.1501. Consideration and Revision of Plans

Section 11.151. Effects of Permits on Groundwater

Section 11.152. Assessment of Effects of Permits on Fish and Wildlife Habitats

Section 11.153. Projects for Storage of Appropriated Water in Aquifers

Section 11.155. Aquifer Storage and Recovery and Aquifer Recharge Reports

Section 11.157. Water for Use as Aquifer Recharge or in an Aquifer Storage and Recovery Project

Section 11.158. Amendment to Convert Use From Reservoir Storage to Aquifer Storage and Recovery