Water adjustment board.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 47-75.2
in effectSec. 47-75.2. - Water adjustment board.
(a) There is hereby created a water adjustment board. The water adjustment board shall consist of three members appointed by the mayor and approved by city council, each to serve a term of three years unless removed earlier by the mayor. At least one member of the board shall hold or have held a journeyman plumber's license and shall have been eligible in the past five years to take the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners' master plumber examination.
(b) The board's jurisdiction shall be limited to reviewing decisions of hearing officers relating to matters arising under sections 47-73, 47-74, 47-75, and 47-75.1 of this Code.
(c) Not later than ten days following the decision of the hearing officer under section 47-70.1 of this Code the customer may request that the decision be reviewed by the water adjustment board. The review will be based exclusively on the record of the hearing; no additional evidence or information shall be considered. The board may uphold, reverse or modify the decision of the hearing officer in conformance with the provisions of this Code but may not make any adjustment greater than allowed by section 47-73, 47-74, 47-75, or 47-75.1, as applicable, of this Code. The board may be assisted by a member of the legal department in order to ensure proper interpretation of this Code.
(Ord. No. 2013-320, § 12, 4-10-2013, eff. 6-1-2013; Ord. No. 2014-207, § 1, 3-12-2014)
Source: City of Houston, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/houston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH47WASE_ARTIICIWASECH_DIV1GE_S47-75.2WAADBOFetched: 10/26/2026