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TCEQ REGULATORY GUIDANCE
Water Supply Division
RG-526 * August 2014
How Public Water Utilities Can
Report Water Shortages
Preface
This guidance document is intended to assist wholesale and retail public
utilities in assessing the amount of raw water remaining for treatment, and
reporting when the utility is reasonably certain that the available water
supply is less than i8o days. The regulations appear in the Texas
Administrative Code, Chapter 290 and 291 (30 TAC 290 and 291)
and include:
* 30 TAC 290.41(b), Water Quantity
* 30 TAC 291, Subchapter M, Water Shortage Report, Section 200
This regulatory guide does not take the place of the full, official TCEQ rules.
It is intended only as a general explanation about selected parts of 30 TAC
Chapter 290 and 291 (and other referenced TCEQ rules and Texas statutes).
If you have questions about any information in this document, contact the
TCEQ's Public Drinking Water Section at 512-239-4691.
Introduction
Texas periodically suffers from persistent drought, decreasing the available
water supply. Whether your utility uses groundwater or surface water, it is
important to accurately assess the amount of water remaining to prepare to
meet current and future demands.
Reporting a Water Shortage
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has developed an online
form to facilitate reporting of water-use restrictions consistent with a utility's
drought contingency plan. In addition, the form allows the utility to report
the amount of water remaining before an outage could occur. The form can
be accessed at <www.droughtreport.org>.
The TCEQ prefers that you report a water shortage using this online form.
If a utility is unable to access the online form, it can file the report by e-mail,
regular mail, or fax.
For help with reporting a water shortage, please contact the TCEQ SmallBusiness and Environmental Assistance Division's drought hotline at
TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY o PO BOX 13087 o AUSTIN, TX 78711-3087
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