Usos Permitidos del Agua en Texas

Sec. 11.023. PURPOSES FOR WHICH WATER MAY BE APPROPRIATED. (a) To the extent that state water has not been set aside by the commission under Section 11.1471(a)(2) to meet downstream instream flow needs or freshwater inflow needs, state water may be appropriated, stored, or diverted for: (1) domestic and municipal uses, including water for sustaining human life and the life of domestic animals; (2) agricultural uses and industrial uses, meaning processes designed to convert materials of a lower order of value into forms having greater usability and commercial value, including the development of power by means other than hydroelectric; (3) mining and recovery of minerals; (4) hydroelectric power; (5) navigation; (6) recreation and pleasure; (7) public parks; (8) game preserves; and (9) recharge into an aquifer underlying this state other than an aquifer described under Subsection (c) through surface infiltration or an aquifer recharge project as defined by Section