The district is a conservation and reclamation district in Jefferson County created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, for the purposes of:

1. (1) controlling, conserving, protecting, preserving, distributing, and using surface water;
2. (2) producing, distributing, and using groundwater; and
3. (3) regulating, controlling, and disposing of sewerage, waste, and other refuse to prevent the contamination of the public waters.

Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 855 (S.B. 1162), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2017.