Title: 78th Legislature Policy Orientation Texas Public Policy Foundation Conference
178th Legislature Policy OrientationTexas Public
Policy Foundation Conference
- J. Kevin Ward
- Executive Administrator
- Texas Water Development Board
- February 4, 2003
22002 State Water Plan
3Projected Population Growth
4Water User Groups with Needs During Drought
Conditions
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72006 Regional Water Plans- Round Two -
82006 Regional Water Plan- Conservation
Requirements -
- Regional Water Planning Groups shall
- Include conservation practices for each user
group that has developed a conservation plan due
to water right permits. - Consider conservation practices for each water
user group with needs. If a conservation strategy
is not adopted, the Planning Group shall document
the reason. - Include a conservation strategy if an interbasin
transfer is proposed to meet a need, that would
result in the highest practicable level of
efficiency.
92006 Regional Water Plan- New Environmental
Requirement -
- Quantitative reporting of . . .
- (ii) environmental factors including effects on
environmental water needs, wildlife habitat,
cultural resources, and effect of upstream
development on bays, estuaries, and arms of the
Gulf of Mexico.
102006 Regional Water Plans - Timeline
11Texas Water Development BoardLegislative
Initiatives
12Legislative Issues
- Conservation Initiative
- Consolidate Agricultural Water Conservation
Programs - Develop and fund a demonstration initiative for
agricultural irrigation conservation - Enable linked-deposit for nonpoint source
pollution loans
13Legislative Issues (continued)
- Educate Legislature on needs of disadvantaged
communities throughout State - Clean-up Rural Water Assistance Fund, Water
Infrastructure Fund, and Colonia Self-Help
Program - Expand Rural Water Assistance Fund to include
wastewater projects - Pursue TWDB exceptional items
14TWDB - Conservation Initiative -
- Ensure conservation strategies and programs are
implemented. - Support water conservation in Texas through the
creation of an Interim Water Conservation
Advisory Council.
15Agricultural Water Conservation Program
16By 2014, 94.6 million in Financial Assistance
for Agricultural Conservation Projects
17Nonpoint Source Pollution Program Enhancements
18Issue / Solution
ISSUE The Board has not funded any nonpoint
source pollution loans to private individuals
since receiving legislative authorization in
2001. SOLUTION Establish linked-deposit to
provide additional loan outlets and allow local
banks to service loans.
19Statewide Disadvantaged Communities
20Issue / Solutions
ISSUE Inadequate water/wastewater systems exist
in 616 non-border colonias. Providing service
will cost approximately 3.77 billion.
SOLUTIONS Educate Legislative leadership on
needs of non-border colonias. Work with other
agencies to address issue.
21Rural Water Assistance Fund and Water
Infrastructure Fund Minor Revisions
22Issue / Solutions
ISSUE Board currently does not have specific
language in appropriations bill to spend money
from RWAF and WIF which limits management of
those funds. SOLUTIONS included specific
riders in Board Legislative Appropriations
Request to spend moneys deposited to these funds.
Staff will also pursue a legislative change to
move funds out of general revenue fund.
23Issue / Solution
ISSUE RWAF provides financial assistance for
water projects only. SOLUTION Staff will pursue
legislative change to enable Board to fund
wastewater projects through RWAF.
24Legislative Appropriations Request
25State Participation
- Issue Need 4.2 million to pay debt service on
a 50 million bond issue in FY04-05 - Current Recommendation Request 4.2 million
assuming issuance of 25 million each year
26Clean Water State Revolving Fund FTEs
- Issue Need 4 FTEs authorized to administer a
hardship program under the CWSRF - Current Recommendation Request additional
authorization of 4 FTEs no general revenue is
needed
27EDAP
- Issue Need 20 million for FY04-05 to fund the
currently identified viable projects - Current Recommendation Use remaining resources
from TWRFA and request balance in general revenue
for FY04-05
28Special Initiatives
29TWDB - Instream Flow Studies -
- Priority studies to be completed by 2010
- MOA with the Texas Comission on Environmental
Quality and the Texas Parks and Wildlife
Department - Peer Review document in preparation for National
Academy of Sciences
30TWDB - Desalination Initiative -
- Governor Rick Perry tasked TWDB to develop a
recommendation for a large-scale demonstration
seawater desalination project. - TWDB developed a process for identifying and
screening potential demonstration desalination
projects. - On December 11, 2002, TWDB approved a report
outlining recommendations to the Governor and
Legislature for consideration during the 78th
Texas Legislature.
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32Groundwater Management Areas
33 34GAM Process
model scoping
technical advisory group
stakeholder advisory forums
model development
groundwater conservation districts regional water
planning groups coalitions
availability runs
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36Texas Water Development Board Website
- http//www.twdb.state.tx.us