Surface Water Rights and Availability

 HOT Water Right applications should be submitted in two parts: an electronic copy should be submitted directly to WRPT@tceq.texas.gov, and one hard copy should be submitted to the TCEQ Central Office, Mail Code 160 with the required payment. If the files are too large to be submitted via e-mail, TCEQ's FTP may be utilized. Please visit the FTP help site for more information on how to transfer. If you need to submit a Water Right application via FTP, please send an e-mail to WRPT@tceq.texas.gov for further direction on how to transfer these files to staff.

Change of Ownership requests may be submitted directly to WRCOO@tceq.texas.gov. If your files are too large to be submitted via e-mail, TCEQ's FTP may be utilized. Please visit the FTP help site for more information on how to transfer. If you need to submit a Change of Ownership via FTP, please send an e-mail to WRCOO@tceq.texas.gov for further direction on how to transfer these files to staff.

HOT TCEQ Water Rights Viewer - The TCEQ Water Rights Viewer includes information about water rights authorizations and other water related information. A user can find information about the location of authorized water rights points, a copy of the water right and the Adjudication Final Determination, current ownership of the water right, recent water use data, and TCEQ’s adopted environmental flow standards.

Water Rights: Permits, Change of Ownerships, and Water Supply Contracts

• Am I Regulated? Water Rights in Texas
• Applying for a Water Right or to Change Ownership
• Pending Water Rights Applications
• Water Supply Contracts

Water Rights: Water Use Reports and Data

• Submitting Your Annual Water Use Report
• Water Rights and Water Use Data

Water Rights: Technical Resources

• Water Availability Models: Directions and GIS Files
• Water Right Permits: Conservation Plans
• Water Right Permits: Drought Contingency Plans
• Environmental Flows: Balancing Water Needs
• Instream Uses and Your Water Right Application
• Plumbing Fixtures: Water Saving Standards

Rules and Regulations

• Water Rights: Procedural (Title 30, Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 295)
• Water Rights: Substantive (30 TAC 297)
• Water Rights Statutes  (Title 2, Texas Water Code, Chapter 11 and Chapter 18)

Watermasters

Water use is regulated by watermaster programs in some areas.

• Brazos River
• Concho River
• Rio Grande
• South Texas

TCEQ Regional Offices

Contact a local TCEQ office to submit a complaint or to request temporary use of state water.

Assistance for Small Business and Local Government

Resources specifically tailored to help small business and local governments comply with environmental regulations.