HB 3106
AN ACT relating to the development of certain regional water plans using
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
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What This Bill Does
Allows regional water planning groups in Texas that rely heavily on surface water from reservoirs to evaluate water availability using a "safe yield" analysis, which considers long-term water volume sustainability beyond historical drought periods. Regional planning groups can now calculate water resources based on a reduced annual water volume that would remain available during extended drought conditions, providing more flexible and forward-looking water planning. If a planning group chooses not to use this safe yield analysis, they must explain their reasoning in their regional water plan.
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to the development of certain regional water plans using safe yield water availability analyses. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 16.053, Water Code, is amended by adding Subsection (e-3) to read as follows: (e-3) When developing a regional water plan under Subsection (e), a regional water planning group for an area that is largely dependent on surface water from one or more reservoirs may evaluate the availability of water from a reservoir based on an analysis of the reservoir's safe yield, expressed in terms of a reduced annual water volume that would continue to be available from the reservoir for a period longer than that of a drought of record. A planning group described by this subsection that decides not to use a safe yield analysis in developing its regional water plan shall provide in its plan an explanation of the reason for that SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to the development of certain regional water plans using
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