Tex.
Water Code Section 67.011
Additional Powers of Corporation
(1)
own, hold, lease, or otherwise acquire water wells, springs, or other sources of water supply;(2)
build, operate, and maintain pipelines to transport water or wastewater;(3)
build and operate plants and equipment necessary to distribute water or to treat and dispose of wastewater; and(4)
sell water or provide wastewater services to a political subdivision, a private corporation, or an individual.(1)
own, hold, lease, or otherwise acquire water wells, springs, or other sources of water supply;(2)
build, operate, and maintain pipelines to transport water or wastewater;(3)
build and operate plants and equipment necessary to distribute water or to treat and dispose of wastewater;(4)
sell water or provide wastewater services to a political subdivision, a private corporation, or an individual; and(5)
establish and enforce reasonable customer water conservation practices and prohibit excessive or wasteful uses of potable water.(b)
A corporation may enforce customer water conservation practices under Subsection (a)(5) by assessing reasonable penalties as provided in the corporation’s tariff. A penalty may be appealed in the same manner as provided for appeal of new customer service costs under Section 13.043 (Appellate Jurisdiction)(g). In an appeal, the commission shall approve a corporation’s penalty if the commission determines that the penalty is clearly stated in the tariff, that the penalty is reasonable, and that the corporation has deposited the penalty in a separate account dedicated to enhancing water supply for the benefit of all the corporation’s customers.
Source:
Section 67.011 — Additional Powers of Corporation, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.67.htm#67.011 (accessed Apr. 20, 2024).
