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formed. Allocation of funds requires Board approval and
is variable depending on the extent of the scope of work
presented with the request and the availability of funds.
Why might a regional water plan need to be
amended?
If a project sponsor seeks (a) funding from the TWDB for
a water supply project or (b) a water rights permit from
the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, the
proposed project must be found to be consistent with the
approved regional water plan and state water plan.
If the proposed project is not already consistent and the
sponsor cannot wait to incorporate the proposed project into
the next adopted regional water plan, the existing regional
water plan must be amended, or a waiver of statutoryNote:
This guidance document does not cover all procedural and substantive
requirements applicable to water plan amendments. For this reason,
this document should not be used as a substitute for the regulations as
written. In case of doubt, consult the Texas Water Code, Chapter 16,
and Texas Administrative Code Title 31, Chapter 357. Regional water
planning groups or political subdivisions with legal questions regarding
changes to the regional water plans should consult with their own at-
torneys or the Texas Attorney General's Office.
Footnotes:
(TAC = Texas Administrative Code)
1 Per 31 TAC 357.11(f)(g). Any amendment proposed must meet rules
and guidelines for development of a regional water plan.
2 The petition must be provided to the regional water planning group
and must include the changed condition or new information that
affects the approved regional water plan; the specific sections and
provisions of the approved regional water plan that are affected by
the changed condition or new information; the efforts made with
the regional water planning group to obtain an amendment; and the
proposed amendment to the approved regional water plan (31 TAC
357.11[g] [1]).
3 Per 31 TAC 357.5(d)(2).
4 Per 31 TAC 357.5(d)(2).requirements regarding consistency with such plans must
be obtained from the TWDB and/or Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality.17
Statutes and Rules
Texas Water Code, Chapter 16:
http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/Docs/WA/htm/
WA.16.htm
Texas Administrative Code Title 31, Chapter 357:
http://info.sos.state.tx.us/pls/pub/readtac$ext.
ViewTAC?tacview=4&ti=31&pt=10&ch=357&rl=Y
For more information on regional water planning and
related guidance, please visit the following Web site:
http://www.twdb.texas.gov/wrpi/rwp/rwp.htm5 Per 31 TAC 357.7(a)(7)(H).
6 Posted under the Texas Open Meetings Act; see also 31 TAC 357.12.
7 Per criteria under 31 TAC 357.7(a)(7)(H).
8 Posted under the Texas Open Meetings Act.
9 Per 31 TAC 357.16.
10 Per 31 TAC 357.16(d) and 357.12(a)(c)(d) and posted under
the Texas Open Meetings Act.
11 Amendment adoption must include response to public comment
and must otherwise comply with TWDB technical guidelines.
12 Per 31 TAC 357.11(f).
13 Per 31 TAC 357.11(f); 357.12(a)(4)(5)(6); and 357.12(a)
(4)(5)(6)(b)(c)(d).
14 Posted under the Texas Open Meetings Act; see also 31 TAC
357.12.
15 Amendment adoption must include response to public comment
and must otherwise comply with TWDB technical guidelines.
16 Amendments to an approved regional water plan shall include a
technical report and data in accordance with TWDB specifica-
tions, executive summary, and summaries of all written and oral
comments received with a response. Data must be transferred to
the TWDB (31 TAC 357.10).
17 Per 31 TAC 357.13(c)Texas Water Development Board, P.O. Box 13231, Austin, Texas 78711-3231
http://www. twdb. texas.gov
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