Texas Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 27,2024) |
TITLE 30. ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY |
PART 1. TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY |
CHAPTER 297. WATER RIGHTS, SUBSTANTIVE |
SUBCHAPTER E. ISSUANCE AND CONDITIONS OF WATER RIGHTS |
SECTION 297.58. Accounting Water Use
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(a) If the use of the appropriated water is authorized for multiple purposes, the water right shall contain a special condition limiting the total amount of water that may be actually diverted for all the purposes to the amount of the water appropriated. (b) If a water right has appropriations with different priority dates, the oldest priority water shall be credited against the water first used unless the water right expressly provides otherwise or the water right holder requested the watermaster to count the water use against the junior portion of the right. Source Note: The provisions of this §297.58 adopted to be effective February 24, 1999, 24 TexReg 1162