Current Cycle Working Documents

Project Documents

Project documents are sorted by Scope of Work (SOW) Task. Additional documents will be posted as they become available.

General

• Changes to Regional Water Plan Requirements Educational Presentation - General (Spring 2013)
• Changes to Regional Water Plan Requirements Educational Presentation- New Chapter 7 (Spring 2013)
• SOW Task vs. Plan Chapter Cross Reference Table (02/26/13)
• RWP Working Project Schedule (March 2013 update)
• Additional Research Reports Relevant to the 4th Cycle of Regional Water Planning

Task 2: Population & Water Demand Projections

• Population & Water Demand Educational Presentation (Spring 2013) Please contact the Water Uses and Projections Manager to obtain the available historical datasets presented on slide 25 or to submit questions regarding this information:
  1. Historical water use and GPCD for 2016 RWP WUGs (2006-2010) - The calculated water intake, sales, net water use and gallons per capita daily for the municipal Water User Groups to be included in the 2016 regional water plans.
  2. WUG Entity 2011 GPCD Detail Report Generation List - A web-accessible report illustrating the intake and sales volumes used to develop the base gallons per capita daily (GPCD); the results for each Entity can be downloaded as a pdf or MS Excel file.
  3. Historical intake values and water sources by system - Water intake volumes and water source information for water systems responding to the annual water use survey.
  4. Detailed breakdown of 2011 County-Other WUGs - A detailed list of the water systems and non-system domestic water use estimates that make up the "County-Other" WUGs.
  5. Water System/WUG allocations - The population within a WUG may be supplied by one or more individual water systems. This table displys the allocation formula between surveyed water systems and WUGs.
• Draft Population & Municipal Water Demand Projections Memo (03/05/2013)
• Draft Population & Municipal Water Demand Projections Methodology (03/05/2013)
• Draft Population & Municipal Water Demand Projections DATA (03/05/2013)
• Population & Municipal Water Demand Projections Adjustment Criteria (03/05/2013)
• Updated Mining Demand Projections Spreadsheet extracted from the "Oil & Gas Water Use in Texas: Update to the 2011 Mining Water Use Report"; see report link bullet below (01/28/2013)
• Executive Summary - Oil and Gas Water Use in Texas: Update to the 2011 Mining Water Use Report - This is the 2012 update to the 2011TWDB-contracted report to identify current water uses and develop future demand projections for mining/oil/gas entities. The full 2011 report & 2012 update report are posted under the "additional research reports" link above (Contract Report #090483939). (09/01/2012)
• Census Map Comparison of 2010 Census results to the 2010 Population projections, from the 2011 Regional Water Plans. (04/01/2011)

Task 3: Water Supply Analysis

• DFC-Compatible groundwater availability spreadsheet - for aquifer areas without MAGs (11/26/12)
• Non-Relevant Areas for Aquifers with Modeled Available Groundwater (MAG) calculations
  • Region E: Major Aquifers Map / Minor Aquifers Map
  • Region F: Major Aquifers Map / Minor Aquifers Map
  • Region J: Major Aquifers Map
  • Region M: Major Aquifers Map / Minor Aquifers Map
  • Region N: Major Aquifers Map / Minor Aquifers Map

Task 4D: WMS Identification, Evaluation, & Recommendations

• Water Conservation Best Management Practices - Please visit the TWDB link to browse the individual practices and sector bmp guides. BMPs are dated to indicate the most current update that has taken place (03/05/2013)
• Drafting BMPs: Stakeholder Development Process - Follow and participate in the ongoing effort between the TWDB/TCEQ/WCAC and interested stakeholders to review and update the 2004 Best Management Practices Guide. (03/05/2013)
• TCEQ website for Environmental Flow Standards (03/05/2013)
• The Water Management Strategy Costing Tool has been temporarily removed in order to process updates to the tool prompted by review comments. The updated tool will be reposted at a later date.
• Water Conservation Savings Quantification Study - contracted study to identify and evaluate potential methods in evaluating actual water savings achieved by municipal water conservation efforts. (02/12/2012)
• Executive Summary - Drought Management in the Texas Regional and State Water Planning Process - contracted study to examine the potential benefits and drawbacks of including drought management as a regional water management strategy. Full report is posted under the "Additional Research Reports" link above (Contract Report #0804830819). (05/31/2009)

Contract Documents

• Executed First Amended Scope of Work for Completion of the 4th Cycle of RWP Planning PDF (prepared by TWDB) (12/06/12)
• First Amended General Guidelines for Development of the 2016 RWPs (Exhibit C) (10/18/2012) [and Word Version ]
• Amended Guidelines for 2016 RWP Data Deliverables (updated, 10/18/12)

Administrative Documents

• Public Notification Quick Reference Guide for Regional Water Planning Lists the events that trigger notice requirements during the planning process. The table shows the rule reference and what type of notice is triggered by the particular event (updated, 07/23/2012)
• Rules Pamphlet (November 2012)
• Regional Water Planning Rules & Statutes (31 TAC 355 & 357)
• Groundwater Management Area Representation on Regional Planning Groups - Relative to SB 660 on representation of the GMAs on RWPGs (09/01/2011)
• Certification of Procurement of Professional Services Form - Required form between the Political subdivision and the prime sub-contractor. (06/01/2012)
• Process for Amending an Approved Regional Water Plan (01/01/2012)
• Model Bylaws for Regional Water Planning Groups (01/01/1998)
• Planning Criteria for the Consensus State Water Plan (01/01/1998)
• Example Public Notice of applying for RWP Funding (updated, 08/14/2012)
• RWPG Chairs Contacts Notification List (updated, 03/05/2013)
• Regional Notification List - Public Water Utilities (updated, 08/03/2012)
• Regional Notification List - Water Rights Holders (updated, 08/03/2012)
• Regional Notification List - Special Law Districts & River Authorities (updated, 08/23/2012)

Note: you may want to contact the TCEQ for the most up to date version of the water rights and public water utilities lists - TWDB updated these lists on August 3, 2012. The TCEQ Special Law Districts & River Authorities List was obtained 8-23-12