SECTION 357.30. Description of the Regional Water Planning Area

RWPGs shall describe their RWPA including the following:

(1) social and economic aspects of a region such as information on current population, economic activity and economic sectors heavily dependent on water resources;

(2) current water use and major water demand centers;

(3) current groundwater, surface water, and Reuse supplies including major springs that are important for water supply or protection of natural resources;

(4) Major Water Providers;

(5) agricultural and natural resources;

(6) identified water quality problems;

(7) identified threats to agricultural and natural resources due to water quantity problems or water quality problems related to water supply;

(8) summary of existing local and regional water plans;

(9) the identified historic drought(s) of record within the planning area;

(10) current preparations for drought within the RWPA;

(11) information compiled by the Board from water loss audits performed by Retail Public Utilities pursuant to §358.6 of this title (relating to Water Loss Audits); and

(12) an identification of each threat to agricultural and natural resources and a discussion of how that threat will be addressed or affected by the WMSs evaluated in the plan.

Source Note: The provisions of this §357.30 adopted to be effective August 12, 2012, 37 TexReg 5797; amended to be effective December 8, 2016, 41 TexReg 9589