Regional Water Plan: Region H, 2016, Volume 1. Main Report Page: Es-17
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November 2015 Executive Summary
ES.8.3 Regulatory, Administrative, and Legislative Recommendations
Guidance for regional water planning requires that a regional water plan include recommendations
for regulatory, administrative, and legislative changes. These recommendations are addressed to
each governmental agency that has the appropriate jurisdiction over each subject. It is generally
assumed that regulatory recommendations are directed toward the TCEQ, that administrative
recommendations are directed toward the TWDB, and that legislative recommendations are directed
toward the State of Texas Legislature.
The Region H Water Planning Group has currently adopted the following regulatory, administrative,
and legislative recommendations:
Regulatory and Administrative Recommendations
" The Region H Water Planning Group recommends that the TWDB determines, in conjunction
with the TCEQ and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), which specific
environmental studies and analysis are required for each category of management strategy
(i.e., new water right, new reservoir, etc.). Furthermore, the guidance should be added to the
Planning Guidelines, so that RWPGs can reflect the cost of those requirements in their
budgets and scopes of work. Adding environmental guidelines will also make water plans
consistent across the State.
" The Region H Water Planning Group recommends that the TCEQ clarify the TPDES rules for
wastewater permitting so that the environmental impacts of reuse and reclamation facility
discharges are assessed in conjunction with appurtenant reductions in discharges for their
source water facilities. This will eliminate double-counting of waste loads and remove a
potential obstacle for some wastewater reuse projects in the State.
" The Region H Water planning Group recommends that TCEQ rules be amended to include a
reasonable timeline for the update of WAMs associated with significant changes to water
rights conditions in each basin and also on a routine basis as the historical period of record
grows over time. Furthermore, these rules should require that the most recent model for
each basin be made available through the TCEQ website for use by both the RWPGs and the
public.
Legislative Recommendations
" Allow RWPGs to work with local regulatory bodies to develop appropriate, dry-year
groundwater supplies for use in regional water planning that are consistent with local
conditions and regulation.
" The Region H Water Planning Group recommends that the legislature revise the current law
on interbasin transfers and remove the unnecessary and counterproductive barriers to such
transfers that now exist.
" The Region H Water Planning Group recommends establishment of additional and dedicated
funding to pursue necessary future efforts of the Galveston Bay Estuary program.
" The Region H Water Planning Group supports continued usage of the Rule-of-Capture as the
basis of groundwater law throughout the State of Texas except as modified through creation
of certified groundwater conservation districts.
" The Region H Water Planning Group supports creation of GCDs, as necessary, by local subarea
water interests. The RHWPG supports development of truly regional GCDs as opposed toES-17
November 2015
Executive Summary
Region H 2016 Regional Water Plan
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Region H Water Planning Group. Regional Water Plan: Region H, 2016, Volume 1. Main Report, report, November 2015; Conroe, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth838720/m1/40/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.