Sec. 13.343. WHOLESALE WATER CONTRACTS BETWEEN CERTAIN AFFILIATES. (a) The owner of a utility that supplies retail water service may not contract to purchase from an affiliated supplier wholesale water service for any of that owner's systems unless: (1) the wholesale service is provided for not more than 90 days to remedy an emergency condition, as defined by utility commission or commission rule; or (2) the utility commission determines that the utility cannot obtain wholesale water service from another source at a lower cost than from the affiliate. (b) The utility may not purchase groundwater from any provider if: (1) the source of the groundwater is located in a priority groundwater management area; and (2) a wholesale supply of surface water is available.
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