Water Plan

The Rio Grande RWPG approved the Regional Water Plan in September 2010, and turned it in to the Texas Water Development Board in October 2010. The TWDB approved the plan on December 16, 2010. It replaces the 2006 plan, analyzing water supplies and demands through the year 2060 and providing recommendations for water management strategies to meet identified needs.

Highlights of 2011 Regional Plan >>

Region M 2011 Water Plan Submitted to TWDB

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Contents

Executive Summary (English Version)

Executive Summary (Spanish Version)

Chapter 1 – Introduction - General Overview of Regional Water Planning & Senate Bill One

Chapter 2 – Current and Projected Population & Water Demand for the Rio Grande Region

Chapter 3 – Evaluation of the Adequacy of Current Water Supplies

Chapter 4 – Identification, Evaluation, & Selection of Water Management Strategies Based on Needs

Chapter 5 – Impacts of Water Management Strategies on Key Water Parameters of Water Quality and Impacts of Moving Water from Rural and Agricultural Areas

Chapter 6 – Consolidated Water Conservation & Drought Management Strategy Recommendations of the Regional Water Plan

Chapter 7 – Long-Term Protection of the State’s Water Resources, Agricultural Resources, and Natural Resources

Chapter 8 – Unique Stream Segments/Reservoir Sites/Legislative Recommendations

Chapter 9 – Infrastructure Financing Report

Chapter 10 – Public Participation, Facilitation and Plan Implementation Issues

Appendix 1 - Decision Documents Water User Groups

Appendix 2 - Decision Documents Wholesale Water Providers

Appendix 3 - Region M Water Rights

Appendix 4 - Study No. 1

Appendix 5 - Task #2

Appendix 6 - Task #3

Appendix 7 - Cost Analysis for the 2010 Region M Water Plan

Appendix 8 - San Felipe Springs Final Report

Appendix 9 - Amending an Approved Regional Water Plan

Appendix 10 - Guidelines for RWP Development

Appendix 11 - Initially Prepared Plan Comments

Errata Sheet #1

Errata Sheet #2

 

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