| (34) Technical Memorandum--Documentation of the RWPG's
preliminary analysis of Water Demand projections, water Availability,
Existing Water Supplies, and Water Needs and declaration of the RWPG's
intent of whether or not to pursue simplified planning.
(35) Unmet Water Need--The portion of an identified
Water Need that is not met by recommended Water Management Strategies.
(36) Water Conservation Measures--Practices, techniques,
programs, and technologies that will protect water resources, reduce
the consumption of water, reduce the loss or waste of water, or improve
the efficiency in the use of water that may be presented as Water
Management Strategies, so that a water supply is made available for
future or alternative uses. For planning purposes, Water Conservation
Measures do not include reservoirs, aquifer storage and recovery,
or other types of projects that develop new water supplies.
(37) Water Conservation Plan--The most current plan
required by Texas Water Code §11.1271 (relating to Water Conservation
Plans) from an applicant for a new or amended water rights permit
and from any holder of a permit, certificate, etc. who is authorized
to appropriate 1,000 acre-feet per year or more for municipal, industrial,
and other non-irrigation uses and for those who are authorized to
appropriate 10,000 acre-feet per year or more for irrigation, and
the most current plan required by Texas Water Code §13.146 from
a Retail Public Utility that provides potable water service to 3,300
or more connections. These plans must include specific, quantified
5-year and 10-year targets for water savings.
(38) Water Conservation Strategy--A Water Management
Strategy with quantified volumes of water associated with Water Conservation
Measures.
(39) Water Demand--Volume of water required to carry
out the anticipated domestic, public, and/or economic activities of
a Water User Group during drought conditions.
(40) Water Management Strategy (WMS)--A plan to meet
a need for additional water by a discrete Water User Group, which
can mean increasing the total water supply or maximizing an existing
supply, including through reducing demands. A Water Management Strategy
may or may not require associated Water Management Strategy Projects
to be implemented.
(41) Water Management Strategy Project (WMSP)--Water
project that has a non-zero capital costs and that when implemented,
would develop, deliver, or treat additional water supply volumes,
or conserve water for Water User Groups or Wholesale Water Providers.
One WMSP may be associated with multiple WMSs.
(42) Water Need--A potential water supply shortage
based on the difference between projected Water Demands and Existing
Water Supplies.
(43) Water User Group (WUG)--Identified user or group
of users for which Water Demands and Existing Water Supplies have
been identified and analyzed and plans developed to meet Water Needs.
These include:
(A) Privately-owned utilities that provide an average
of more than 100 acre-feet per year for municipal use for all owned
water systems;
(B) Water systems serving institutions or facilities
owned by the state or federal government that provide more than 100
acre-feet per year for municipal use;
(C) All other Retail Public Utilities not covered in
subparagraphs (A) and (B) of this paragraph that provide more than
100 acre-feet per year for municipal use;
(D) Collective Reporting Units, or groups of Retail
Public Utilities that have a common association and are requested
for inclusion by the RWPG;
(E) Municipal and domestic water use, referred to as
County-Other, not included in subparagraphs (A) - (D) of this paragraph;
and
(F) Non-municipal water use including manufacturing,
irrigation, steam electric power generation, mining, and livestock
for each county or portion of a county in an RWPA.
(44) Wholesale Water Provider (WWP)--Any person or
entity, including river authorities and irrigation districts, that
delivers or sells water wholesale (treated or raw) to WUGs or other
WWPs or that the RWPG expects or recommends to deliver or sell water
wholesale to WUGs or other WWPs during the period covered by the plan.
The RWPGs shall identify the WWPs within each region to be evaluated
for plan development.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §357.10 adopted to be effective August 12, 2012, 37 TexReg 5797; amended to be effective November 30, 2015, 40 TexReg 8648; amended to be effective December 8, 2016, 41 TexReg 9589; amended to be effective April 11, 2018, 43 TexReg 2158; amended to be effective June 28, 2020, 45 TexReg 4211; amended to be effective May 1, 2022, 47 Tex Reg 2527 |
