SECTION 297.61. Amendments by Executive Director

(a) On the petition of the executive director, the commission may amend a permit, certified filing, or certificate of adjudication in order to:

(1) protect superior and senior water rights in the river basin, or in the case of transwatershed diversions of water, in the basin of origin;

(2) provide a reasonable means for the enforcement of the terms, conditions, provisions, and limitations contained in the water right;

(3) provide for the keeping and reporting of information and measurements in connection with the use of water;

(4) provide a reasonable means for the enforcement of applicable law;

(5) correct errors inadvertently made in the preparation of a water right, such as in the name of the water right holder, boundary description, or other detail incorrectly transcribed; or

(6) cure ambiguities or ineffective provisions in a water right.

(b) See §295.71 of this title (relating to Applications to Amend a Permit); see also §295.158 of this title (relating to Notice of Amendments to Water Rights).

Source Note: The provisions of this §297.61 adopted to be effective May 29, 1986, 11 TexReg 2330; amended to be effective August 15, 2002, 27 TexReg 7152