Regional Water Plan: Region L (South Central Texas), 2016, Volume 1. Executive Summary and Regional Water Plan Page: 1-35
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2016 South Central Texas Regional Water Plan
Volume I
All drought contingency plans are required to set triggering criteria for initiation and
termination of drought response stages and contain supply and demand management
measures to be implemented during each stage. The retail and wholesale water
suppliers' plans contain measures to limit or restrict the use of water for purposes such
as the irrigation of landscaped areas, to wash any motor vehicle, to fill or add water to
any indoor or outdoor swimming pool, operation of any ornamental fountain, and the
irrigation of golf courses.
The groundwater conservation district management plans also contain conservation
plans that set goals and objectives for conserving groundwater within the district. The
districts use methods such as requiring wells in areas that are in danger of over
producing groundwater and damaging the aquifers to restrict production by means of
production permits, metering the amount of water produced, and by working with water
utilities, agricultural, and industrial users within the district to promote the efficient use of
water.
SAWS' Water Conservation and Reuse Plan aims to reduce the impacts of drought in the
San Antonio area of the South Central Texas Region by water conservation programs for
its customers. One of the goals of this plan is to increase the public's awareness of
water-saving methods, in order to encourage customers to voluntarily conserve water,
thus reducing Edwards Aquifer use. Reuse of treated municipal wastewater for
landscape irrigation is also a part of the SAWS Conservation and Reuse Plan designed
to reduce the use of potable water for non-potable applications.
Senate Bill 3 of the 80th Texas Legislature established critical period management
provisions and the Edwards Aquifer Habitat Conservation Plan established flow
protection measures to address Edwards Aquifer management and springflow during
times of drought. These provisions apply to all holders of regular permits, the customers
of all permittees who are retail water utilities, and owners of exempt wells. Under these
provisions, during times of drought, water use restrictions and other flow protection
measures are engaged, as appropriate and necessary.
The South Central Texas Regional Water Plan relies upon local water management
agencies and water utilities drought contingency plans to identify factors specific to each
source of water supply to be considered in determining whether to initiate a drought
response, and actions to be taken as part of the response. Chapter 7 includes additional
information and recommendations of the SCTRWPG regarding drought management.December 2015 1-35
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South Central Texas Regional Water Planning Group. Regional Water Plan: Region L (South Central Texas), 2016, Volume 1. Executive Summary and Regional Water Plan, report, December 2015; San Antonio, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth839410/m1/73/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.