2002 State Water Plan

• Volume 1
• Volume 2
• Volume 3

Approved 2001 Regional Water Plans

Many of the following files are Adobe Acrobat PDFs.

Volume 1:

• Table of Contents and Chapter 1 (PDF 861KB) (Word file)
• Chapter 2 - 4 (PDF 806KB) (Word file)
• Chapter 5 (PDF 8,435KB) (Word file)
• Chapter 6 - 8 (PDF 2,641KB) (Word file)
• Chapter 9-10 (PDF 256K) (Word file)
• Chapter 11 (PDF 5,474KB) (Word file)
• Chapter 12-14 (PDF 3,143KB) (Word file)
• Appendix 1 (PDF 396KB) (Word file)
• Volume 1 - Entire Document (PDF 15,700KB)
• Volume 1 - Word Document (.DOC 12,310KB)

Volume 2

• Downloadable WinZip file of Volume 2

Volume 3

Individual Graphic Files from the State Water Plan. Clicking on the links below will bring up a message box allowing you to download the individual graphics in Jpeg format:

1. 3-1 History and projected future of reservoir development in Texas
2. 4-1 Location of the 16 regional water planning areas in Texas
3. 5-1 Projected population growth in Texas
4. 5-2 Numerical difference between TWDB’s projection for 2000 and the 2000 Census
5. 5-3 Percent difference between TWDB’s projection for 2000 and the 2000 Census
6. 5-4 Projected water demand for irrigation, municipal, and manufacturing water uses during drought
7. 5-5 Projected water demand for steam-electric, livestock, and mining water uses during drough
8. 5-6 Regional per capita water demand projections for 2000-2050
9. 5-7 Analysis of total 1999 water use by county in Texas, illustrating dominant supply source
10. 5-8 The major aquifers of Texas
11. 5-9 The minor aquifers of Texas
12. 5-10 Location of the Yegua-Jackson aquifer in Texas
13. 5-11 Groundwater availability for aquifers of Texas under drought conditions, as reported by Planning Groups
14. 5-12 Percent of available groundwater remaining for the Carrizo-Wilcox, Gulf Coast,Ogallala, Edwards-Trinity High Plains, and Hueco-Mesilla Bolson aquifers through 2050
15. 5-13 Current groundwater, surface water, and wastewater reuse supplies from existing sources through 2050 under drought conditions
16. 5-14 Major river basins of Texas
17. 5-15 Surface water availability index
18. 5-16 Surface water supply index
19. 5-17 Surface water availability for the different river basins in 2000 under drought conditions
20. 5-18 Existing interbasin transfers in the State
21. 6-1 Environmental flow criteria for regional and State water planning
22. 7-1 Number of water user groups with projected needs Statewide
23. 7-2 Number of water user groups with projected needs in regional water planning areas in 2050
24. 7-3 Volume of needs in regions in 2050
25. 7-4 Volume of needs Statewide in 2050
26. 7-5 Counties in Texas with unmet needs in 2050
27. 8-1 Statewide comparison of demands versus supplies with and without implementation of the regional water plans
28. 8-2 Volumetric comparison of the various sources of water utilized by recommended water management strategies to meet needs in the regional water plans
29. 8-3 Major and minor reservoirs recommended in the regional water plans to meet needs
30. 8-4 Major water conveyances proposed by Planning Groups
31. 9-1 Relative proportion of estimated capital costs to meet water-related needs for Texas through 2050
32. 9-2 Through 2050, capital costs of (1) water supply, (2) drinking water (infrastructure), (3) wastewater, and (4) total capital costs, for the 16 planning areas
33. 9-3 Capital costs on a per capita basis comparing projected population in 2050 and total capital costs through 2050
34. 13-1 Locations and expected completion dates of groundwater availability models of the major aquifers of Texas
35. 14-1 Reservoir sites and unique stream segments recommended by Region H
36. 14-2 Unique reservoir sites proposed by Planning Groups
37. Regional Summary Pages Chapter 11:
    • Region A
      • Location Map
      • Region Map
      • Projected Water Supplies and Demands
      • Water User Groups with Needs by 2050
      • Types of Water Management Strategies Used to Meet Needs by 2050
    • Region B
      • Location Map
      • Region Map
      • Projected Water Supplies and Demands
      • Water User Groups with Needs by 2050
      • Types of Water Management Strategies Used to Meet Needs by 2050
    • Region C
      • Location Map
      • Region Map
      • Projected Water Supplies and Demands
      • Water User Groups with Needs by 2050
      • Types of Water Management Strategies Used to Meet Needs by 2050
    • Region D
      • Location Map
      • Region Map
      • Projected Water Supplies and Demands
      • Water User Groups with Needs by 2050
      • Types of Water Management Strategies Used to Meet Needs by 2050
    • Region E
      • Location Map
      • Region Map
      • Projected Water Supplies and Demands
      • Water User Groups with Needs by 2050
      • Types of Water Management Strategies Used to Meet Needs by 2050
    • Region F
      • Location Map
      • Region Map
      • Projected Water Supplies and Demands
      • Water User Groups with Needs by 2050
      • Types of Water Management Strategies Used to Meet Needs by 2050
    • Region G
      • Location Map
      • Region Map
      • Projected Water Supplies and Demands
      • Water User Groups with Needs by 2050
      • Types of Water Management Strategies Used to Meet Needs by 2050
    • Region H
      • Location Map
      • Region Map
      • Projected Water Supplies and Demands
      • Water User Groups with Needs by 2050
      • Types of Water Management Strategies Used to Meet Needs by 2050
    • Region I
      • Location Map
      • Region Map
      • Projected Water Supplies and Demands
      • Water User Groups with Needs by 2050
      • Types of Water Management Strategies Used to Meet Needs by 2050
    • Region J
      • Location Map
      • Region Map
      • Projected Water Supplies and Demands
      • Water User Groups with Needs by 2050
      • Types of Water Management Strategies Used to Meet Needs by 2050
    • Region K
      • Location Map
      • Region Map
      • Projected Water Supplies and Demands
      • Water User Groups with Needs by 2050
      • Types of Water Management Strategies Used to Meet Needs by 2050
    • Region L
      • Location Map
      • Region Map
      • Projected Water Supplies and Demands
      • Water User Groups with Needs by 2050
      • Types of Water Management Strategies Used to Meet Needs by 2050
    • Region M
      • Location Map
      • Region Map
      • Projected Water Supplies and Demands
      • Water User Groups with Needs by 2050
      • Types of Water Management Strategies Used to Meet Needs by 2050
    • Region N
      • Location Map
      • Region Map
      • Projected Water Supplies and Demands
      • Water User Groups with Needs by 2050
      • Types of Water Management Strategies Used to Meet Needs by 2050
    • Region O
      • Location Map
      • Region Map
      • Projected Water Supplies and Demands
      • Water User Groups with Needs by 2050
      • Types of Water Management Strategies Used to Meet Needs by 2050
    • Region P
      • Location Map
      • Region Map
      • Projected Water Supplies and Demands
      • Water User Groups with Needs by 2050
      • Types of Water Management Strategies Used to Meet Needs by 2050