Current Cycle Working Documents

Project Documents

Regional Water Planning Project documents are sorted by Scope of Work (SOW) Task. Additional documents will be posted as they become available.

General

Flowchart for Amendment Process (updated 03/30/15)
Changes to RWPlan Requirements Educational Presentation - General (Spring 2013)
Changes to RWPlan Requirements Educational Presentation- In Depth Review of New Drought Chapter 7 (Spring 2013)
SOW Task vs. Plan Chapter Cross Reference Table (02/26/13)
RWP Working Project Schedule (updated 10/24/14)
2015 IPP Process Schematic (updated 12/11/14)
Additional Research Reports Relevant to the 4th Cycle of Regional Water Planning

Task 1: Planning Area Description

Water Loss Audit Data: The most current statewide water loss audit report data set is for the year 2010. There is also additional entity-specific data that is gathered on an annual basis for entities with active financial obligations with TWDB (approximately 600); and starting in 2014, for entities with over 3,300 connections (250+).
1. Statewide Region-Level 2010 Water Loss Audit Data Summary by Gallons & Percentage by (with Statewide Totals) (04/06/13)
2. Statewide Entity-Level 2010 Water Loss Audit Data Summary by Gallons & Percentage (for all public water utilities) (04/06/13)
3. Abbreviated Entity-Level Water Loss Audit Data for 2011 (07/08/14)
4. Abbreviated Entity-Level Water Loss Audit Data for 2012 (07/08/14)
5. Abbreviated Entity-Level Water Loss Audit Data for 2013 (07/08/14)
6. To obtain the additional entity-specific annual data, please contact the Muncipal Water Conservation Team Lead
7. The NEXT statewide water loss audit report for all public water utilities will occur in 2015 and this new data set will be available in 2016.

Task 2: Population & Water Demand Projections

Final 2016 Regional & 2017 State Water Plan Population & Water Demand Projections Data (02/05/14)
Population & Water Demand Educational Presentation (Spring 2013). To obtain the available historical datasets presented on slide 25 or to submit questions regarding this information, please contact the Water Use Projections & Planning Manager:
1. Historical water use and GPCD for 2016 RWP WUGs (2006-2010) - The calculated water intake, sales, net water use, and gallons per capita daily for the municipal Water User Groups to be included in the 2016 regional water plans.
2. Historical intake values and water sources by system - Water intake volumes and water source information for water systems responding to the annual water use survey.
3. Detailed breakdown of 2011 County-Other WUGs - A detailed list of the water systems and non-system domestic water use estimates that make up the "County-Other" WUGs.
4. Water System/WUG allocations - The population within a WUG may be supplied by one or more individual water systems. This table displays the allocation formula between surveyed water systems and WUGs.
5. WUG Entity 2011 GPCD Detail Report Generation List - A web-accessible report illustrating the intake and sales volumes used to develop the base gallons per capita daily (GPCD); the results for each Entity can be downloaded as a pdf or MS Excel file. At this time reports can only be created and downloaded for one WUG at a time.
Draft Population & Municipal Water Demand Projections Memo (03/05/13)
Population & Municipal Water Demand Projections Methodology (03/05/13)
Non-Municipal Water Demand Projections Methodology
Population & Municipal Water Demand Projections Adjustment Criteria (03/05/13)
Updated Mining Demand Projections Spreadsheet extracted from the "Oil & Gas Water Use in Texas: Update to the 2011 Mining Water Use Report"; see report link bullet below (01/28/13)
Executive Summary - Oil and Gas Water Use in Texas: Update to the 2011 Mining Water Use Report - This is the 2012 update to the 2011TWDB-contracted report to identify current water uses and develop future demand projections for mining/oil/gas entities. The full 2011 report & 2012 update report are posted under the "additional research reports" link above (Contract Report #090483939). (09/01/12)
Census Map Comparison of 2010 Census results to the 2010 Population projections, from the 2011 Regional Water Plans. (04/01/11)

Task 3: Water Supply Analysis

The Role of Modeled Available Groundwater in Regional Water Planning - TWDB FAQ sheet (1/31/14)
Industrial Water Sources (Mining, Manufacturing, Steam Electric Power) - TWDB survey data (10/28/13)
"DFC-Compatible" groundwater availability spreadsheet - for some of the aquifer areas without MAGs (11/26/12)
Maps for Some of the Non-Relevant Aquifer Areas (some may have "DFC-Compatible" groundwater availability estimates)
- Region E: Major Aquifers Map / Minor Aquifers Map
- Region F: Major Aquifers Map / Minor Aquifers Map
- Region J: Major Aquifers Map
- Region M: Major Aquifers Map / Minor Aquifers Map
- Region N: Major Aquifers Map / Minor Aquifers Map

Task 4D: WMS Identification, Evaluation, & Recommendations

Water Conservation Best Management Practices - Please visit the TWDB link to browse the individual practices and sector bmp guides. BMPs are dated to indicate the most current update that has taken place (03/05/13)
Drafting BMPs: Stakeholder Development Process - Follow and participate in the ongoing effort between the TWDB/TCEQ/WCAC and interested stakeholders to review and update the 2004 Best Management Practices Guide. (03/05/13)
TCEQ website for Environmental Flow Standards (03/05/13)
[ Use of this costing tool is inappropriate for any 5th planning cycle project cost development, please refer to Exhibit C -General Guidelines for 5th cycle RWP development, section 5.5] The Water Management Strategy Costing Tool (updated, 1/22/15) Note: This Excel-based model has a large file size (12.2MB), so it has also been made available in a compressed/zipped version (1.3 MB) to facilitate the download process.
The Water Management Strategy Costing Tool Users Guide (updated 06/06/13)
Water Conservation Savings Quantification Study - contracted study to identify and evaluate potential methods in evaluating actual water savings achieved by municipal water conservation efforts. (02/12/12)
Executive Summary - Drought Management in the Texas Regional and State Water Planning Process - contracted study to examine the potential benefits and drawbacks of including drought management as a regional water management strategy. Full report is posted under the "Additional Research Reports" link above (Contract Report #0804830819). (05/31/09)

Educational Presentations

Changes to RWPlan Requirements Educational Presentation - General (Spring 2013)
Changes to RWPlan Requirements Educational Presentation- In Depth of New Drought Chapter 7 (Spring 2013)
Population & Water Demand Educational Presentation (Spring 2013)
DB17 Source Module Training Presentation (Fall 2012, available only as webinar)
DB17 Entity Module, Release 1 Training Presentation (03/27/14)

To obtain the Webinar recording of any of these presentations, please contact the Regional Water Planning Manager.

Contract Documents

Executed Third Amended Scope of Work for Completion of the 4th Cycle of RWP Planning PDF (prepared by TWDB) (04/15/14)
General Guidelines for Development of the 2016 RWPs (Exhibit C) (10/01/12)
Amended Guidelines for 2016 RWP Data Deliverables (Exhibit D) (updated 03/17/15)
TWDB Contracting Documents - FAQs and Helpful Contracting Documents

Administrative Documents

Public Notification Quick Reference Guide for Regional Water Planning Lists the events that trigger notice requirements during the planning process. The table shows the rule reference and what type of notice is triggered by the particular event (updated 07/23/12)
Rules Pamphlet (November 2012) - Quick reference guide to the 2012 revised water planning rules (31TAC) and Texas statute reference for regional water planning
Regional Water Planning Rules & Statutes (31 TAC 355 & 357)
Groundwater Management Area Representation on Regional Planning Groups - Relative to SB 660 on representation of the GMAs on RWPGs (09/01/11)
Certification of Procurement of Professional Services Form - Required form between the Political subdivision and the prime sub-contractor. (06/01/12)
Flowchart for Amendment Process (updated 03/30/15)
Model Bylaws for Regional Water Planning Groups (01/01/98)
Planning Criteria for the Consensus State Water Plan (01/01/98)
Example Public Notice of applying for RWP Funding (updated 08/14/12)
RWPG Chairs Contacts Notification List (updated on an approximate bimonthly basis)
Regional Notification List - Public Water Utilities (updated 12/01/14)
Regional Notification List - Water Rights Holders (updated 12/08/14)
Regional Notification List - General/Special Law Districts & River Authorities (updated 02/20/15)
TCEQ County Map of Public Water Supply Systems
TCEQ Map of Priority Groundwater Management Areas (PGMAs)

Note: You may wish to contact the TCEQ for the most up to date version of the Water Rights and Public Water Utilities lists - TWDB obtained updated versions of these lists in December 2014. The TCEQ General/Special Law Districts & River Authorities List was obtained in February 2015.