{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-65.205","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Water Code § 65.205","heading":"ADOPTING RULES.","body":"A district may adopt and enforce reasonable rules to:\n(1) secure and maintain safe, sanitary, and adequate plumbing installations, connections, and appurtenances as subsidiary parts of its sanitary sewer system;\n(2) preserve the purity and the sanitary condition of all water controlled by the district;\n(3) prevent waste or the unauthorized use of water controlled by the district;\n(4) regulate privileges on any land or easement owned or controlled by the district;\n(5) provide and regulate a safe and adequate freshwater distribution system; and\n(6) ensure adequate safeguards in the performance of the district's fire-fighting activities.\nAdded by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2448, ch. 435, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 29, 1983. Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 447, Sec. 1, eff. Nov. 15, 1985.","path":["WATER CODE","TITLE 4. GENERAL LAW DISTRICTS","CHAPTER 65. SPECIAL UTILITY DISTRICTS","SUBCHAPTER D. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.65.htm#65.205","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:48Z","sha256":"8aef5c66a5f121067ff43b76a56e239abea1fe6ceebeca14a938cdf49aea6a15","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-65.203","next":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-65.206"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}