To accomplish the purposes of Section 6603.002(1), the district has all the rights, powers, privileges, and duties conferred and imposed by general law, including Chapters 49 and 53, Water Code, on fresh water supply districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including the power to conserve, transport, and distribute fresh water.
Tex. Spec. Dist. Loc. Laws § 6603.101