A Texas Water Code, §11.143, permit authorizes anyone owning a dam or reservoir on his or her own property which impounds or contains not more than 200 acre-feet of water for domestic and livestock purposes, to take state water therefrom for any lawful purpose authorized in the permit. (A permit is not required to use water from such a reservoir for domestic and livestock use.) Reservoirs on navigable streams are not exempt under the Texas Water Code, §11.142. Application requirements and procedures are less detailed than those required for the Texas Water Code, §11.121, permits. It may be permanent in nature, seasonal, or granted for a term of years. The owner of an exempt impoundment under the Texas Water Code, §11.142, who subsequently desires to use state water therefrom for other than domestic and livestock purposes may elect to apply for a permit under the Texas Water Code, §11.143, or proceed under the provisions of the Texas Water Code, §11.124, et seq.

Source Note:The provisions of this §297.15 adopted to be effective May 29, 1986, 11 TexReg 2330; amended to be effective February 24, 1999, 24 TexReg 1162.