SECTION 371.34. Required Water Conservation Plan and Water Loss Audit

(a) Water Conservation Plan. An Applicant shall submit a water conservation plan prepared in accordance with Texas Water Code §16.4021.

(b) Water Loss Audit. An Applicant that is a retail public utility that provides potable water shall submit its most recent water loss audit in accordance with §358.6 of this title (relating to Water Loss Audits), unless it has previously been submitted

(c) If an applicant that is a retail public utility providing potable water has a water loss that meets or exceeds the threshold for that utility in accordance with §358.6 of this title, the retail public utility must use a portion of any financial assistance received from the DWSRF, or any additional financial assistance provided by the Board, to mitigate the utility's water loss. However, at the request of a retail public utility, the Board may waive this requirement in accordance with §358.6 of this title.

Source Note: The provisions of this §371.34 adopted to be effective August 4, 2010, 35 TexReg 6680; amended to be effective February 15, 2012, 37 TexReg 709; amended to be effective July 4, 2016, 41 TexReg 4844; amended to be effective June 10, 2020, 45 TexReg 3863