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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) The map and profile shall include the relation that each canal, drain, ditch, or levee bears to each tract of land through which it passes and the shape into which the canal, drain, ditch, or levee divides each tract.
(b) If any canal, drain, ditch, or levee cuts off any tract containing less than 20 acres of land, the map shall show:
(1) the number of acres divided from the tract;
(2) the number of acres in the whole tract;
(3) the shape of the small tract; and
(4) the relation of the small tract to the canal, ditch, drain, or levee.
(c) The profile may show the number of cubic yards necessary to be excavated to make each canal, drain, or ditch and to build any levee located in the district and may give the estimated cost of each.
(d) When the map, profile, and estimates are completed, the engineer shall sign them in his official capacity and file them with the clerk of the commissioners court.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Water Code - WATER § 56.116. Maps and Estimates - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/water-code/water-sect-56-116/
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