Texas Water Trust
The Texas Water Trust was created as a program within the Texas Water
Bank with the adoption of SB-1 by the 75th Texas Legislature.
Chapter 359 rules for
the Water Bank address how the Texas Water Development Board implements
the Trust within the Water Bank. The Trust offers a significant opportunity
to acquire, by donation, lease, or purchase, water rights for environmental
purposes in accordance with the statute.
If you currently possess a water right issued by the Texas Commission
on Environmental Quality, or one of its predecessor agencies, you may
wish to consider placing it in the water trust to help preserve aquatic
life and habitat and ensure their availability to future generations.
The first step involves either calling or writing the staff member listed
below to relate the details of your existing water right. The second step
would involve interaction with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
for the purpose of establishing a manager for, and specific details of,
the trust contract for your right. The third step involves the filing
of permit amendment documents with the Commission to add the appropriate
use designation to your permit. The final step results in the transfer
of your permit to the Trust in accordance with the trust contract and
the Commission's approval.
The Texas Water Development Board currently waives all fees for deposits
to the water trust, although the other agencies may or may not.
Please feel free to contact Matt
Nelson , the Water Bank Manager, by phone at (512) 936-3550 or by
fax at (512) 463-9893 with your questions and/or comments about the Texas
Water Trust and/or Texas Water Bank.
WATER TRUST DEPOSITS
River/Stream Name: Rio Grande
Quantity Available: 1,236 acre-ft
Term: Perpetuity
Location: Hudspeth County
Comment: 2 water rights: 1) Certificate of Adjudication No. 23-914 2) Permit No. 3041
Date of Deposit: August 18, 2003
River/Stream Name: San Marcos Tributary to the Guadalupe River
Quantity Available: 33,108 acre-ft
Term: Perpetuity
Location: Hays County
Comment: Certificate of Adjudication No. 18-3865D
Date of Deposit: April 24, 2006
ADDITIONAL LINKS FOR TEXAS WATER TRUSTS
(This listing is not comprehensive.)
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