Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 10 - TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD › Chapter 357 - REGIONAL WATER PLANNING › Subchapter C - PLANNING ACTIVITIES FOR NEEDS ANALYSIS AND STRATEGY RECOMMENDATIONS › Section 357.31 - Projected Population and Water Demands

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) RWPs shall present projected population
				  and Water Demands by WUG as defined in §
										357.10
				  of this title (relating to Definitions and Acronyms). If a WUG lies in one or
				  more counties or RWPA or river basins, data shall be reported for each river
				  basin, RWPA, and county split.
(b)
				  RWPs shall present projected Water Demands associated with MWPs by category of
				  water use, including municipal, manufacturing, irrigation, steam electric power
				  generation, mining, and livestock for the RWPA.
(c) RWPs shall evaluate the current
				  contractual obligations of WUGs and WWPs to supply water in addition to any
				  demands projected for the WUG or WWP. Information regarding obligations to
				  supply water to other users must also be incorporated into the water supply
				  analysis in §
										357.32 of
				  this title (relating to Water Supply Analysis) in order to determine net
				  existing water supplies available for each WUG's own use. The evaluation of
				  contractual obligations under this subsection is limited to determining the
				  amount of water secured by the contract and the duration of the
				  contract.
(d) Municipal demands
				  shall be adjusted to reflect water savings due to plumbing fixture requirements
				  identified in the Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 372. RWPGs shall report
				  how changes in plumbing fixtures would affect projected municipal Water Demands
				  using projections with plumbing code savings provided by the Board or by
				  methods approved by the EA.
(e)
				  Source of population and Water Demands. In developing RWPs, RWPGs shall use:
(1) Population and Water Demand projections
				  developed by the EA that shall be contained in the next State Water Plan and
				  adopted by the Board after consultation with the RWPGs, Commission, Texas
				  Department of Agriculture, and the Texas Parks and Wildlife
				  Department.
(2) RWPGs may request
				  revisions of Board adopted population or Water Demand projections if the
				  request demonstrates that population or Water Demand projections no longer
				  represents a reasonable estimate of anticipated conditions based on changed
				  conditions and or new information. Before requesting a revision to population
				  and Water Demand projections, the RWPG shall discuss the proposed revisions at
				  a public meeting for which notice has been posted in accordance with §
											357.21(g)(2)
				  of this title (relating to Notice and Public Participation). The RWPG shall
				  summarize public comments received on the proposed request for projection
				  revisions. The EA shall consult with the requesting RWPG and respond to their
				  request within 45 days after receipt of a request from an RWPG for revision of
				  population or Water Demand projections.