SECTION 357.40. Impacts of Regional Water Plan

(a) RWPs shall include a quantitative description of the socioeconomic impacts of not meeting the identified Water Needs pursuant to §357.33(c) of this title (relating to Needs Analysis: Comparison of Water Supplies and Demands).

(b) RWPs shall include a description of the impacts of the RWP regarding:

(1) Agricultural resources pursuant to §357.34(e)(3)(C) of this title (relating to Identification and Evaluation of Potentially Feasible Water Management Strategies);

(2) Other water resources of the state including other WMSs and groundwater and surface water interrelationships pursuant to §357.34(e)(4) of this title;

(3) Threats to agricultural and natural resources identified pursuant to §357.34(e)(5) of this title;

(4) Third-party social and economic impacts resulting from voluntary redistributions of water including analysis of third-party impacts of moving water from rural and agricultural areas pursuant to §357.34(e)(7) of this title;

(5) Major impacts of recommended WMSs on key parameters of water quality pursuant to §357.34(e)(8) of this title; and

(6) Effects on navigation.

(c) RWPs shall include a summary of the identified Water Needs that remain unmet by the RWP.

Source Note: The provisions of this §357.40 adopted to be effective August 12, 2012, 37 TexReg 5797; amended to be effective December 8, 2016, 41 TexReg 9589