31 Tex. Admin. Code § 357.60 - Consistency of Regional Water Plans
(a)
RWPGs shall submit to the development Board an RWP that is consistent with the
guidance principles and guidelines outlined in §
357.20 of this title (relating to
Guidance Principles for State and Regional Water Planning). Information
provided shall be based on data provided or approved by the Board in a format
consistent with the guidelines of Subchapters C and D of this chapter and
guidance by the EA.
(b) For the
purposes of the Texas Water Code §
16.053(j)
(relating to Board Financial Assistance) projects proposed to the Board for
funding shall be considered to meet any need identified in an approved RWP in a
manner consistent with the RWP if the project:
(1) Is an enhancement of an Existing Water
Supply or water source identified in the analysis developed under §
357.32 of this title (relating to
Water Supply Analysis) as meeting a demand, even though the project is not
specifically recommended in the RWP;
(2) Involves a minor modification to an
existing surface water right that is not in conflict with the RWP; or
(3) Is meeting a need in a manner consistent
with the plan developed under Subchapters C and D of this chapter.
(4) For the purposes of the Texas Water Code
§
16.053(j),
projects proposed to the Board for funding to meet any need identified in an
approved RWP for which there is not a recommended WMS in such plan shall be
considered by the Board not to be consistent with the approved RWP.
(5) For the purposes of the Texas Water Code
§
16.053(k)
(relating to Board Waivers), the Board may consider, among other factors,
changed conditions if a Political Subdivision requests a waiver of the Texas
Water Code §
16.053(j)
for a project proposed to the Board for funding to meet a need in a manner that
is not consistent with the manner the need is addressed in an approved RWP. The
Board shall request the members of any affected RWPG to provide input on the
request for waiver of the Texas Water Code §
16.053(j).
(c) Relation to state and local
plans. RWPs shall be consistent with Chapter 358 of this title (relating to
State Water Planning Guidelines) and this chapter. RWPGs shall consider and use
as a guide the State Water Plan and local water plans provided for in the Texas
Water Code §
16.054 (relating to Local
Water Planning).
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