Sec. 11.554. WATERMASTER; APPOINTMENT OF DEPUTY WATERMASTER. (a) The watermaster for the South Texas Watermaster Program shall serve as the watermaster for the program.
(b) The watermaster shall appoint a deputy watermaster, who must reside in the area described by Section 11.553.
(c) The watermaster or deputy watermaster may not be:
(1) a water right holder in the river basin or segment of the river basin under the program's jurisdiction;
(2) a purchaser of water from a water right holder in the river basin or segment of the river basin under the program's jurisdiction; or
(3) a landowner of any land adjacent to the river or segment of the river under the program's jurisdiction.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 749 (H.B. 2815), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.
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