31 Tex. Admin. Code § 357.31 - Projected Population and Water Demands
(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request demonstrates that population or Water Demand projections no longer
represents a reasonable estimate of anticipated conditions based on changed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.
(f) Population and Water Demand projections
shall be presented for each Planning Decade for WUGs in accordance with
subsection (a) of this section and MWPs in accordance with subsection (b) of
this section.
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