- (a) Regional water planning groups shall submit an initially prepared regional water plan to the executive administrator prior to adoption of the regional water plan by the regional water planning group. The executive administrator shall provide written comments to the regional water planning group within 30 days of receipt of the initially prepared regional water plan. The executive administrator may delay providing comments up to a total of 60 days from receipt of the initially prepared regional water plan by providing reasons for the delay to the regional water planning group. The regional water planning group shall consider revisions to the regional water plan based on the executive administrator's written comments and all other public comments received.
- (b) The regional water planning group shall submit in a timely manner to the executive administrator information on any known interregional conflict between regional water plans.
- (c) The regional water planning group shall modify the regional water plan to incorporate board resolutions of interregional conflicts.
- (d) The regional water planning group shall seek to resolve conflicts with other regional water planning groups and shall participate in any board sponsored efforts to resolve interregional conflicts.
- (e) A regional water planning group may amend an adopted regional water plan at any meeting, after giving notice according to §357.12 of this title (relating to Notice and Public Participation). A political subdivision in the regional water planning area may request a regional water planning group to consider specific changes to an adopted regional water plan. A regional water planning group must formally consider such request within 180 days after its submittal and shall amend its adopted regional water plan if it determines an amendment is warranted. A regional water planning group may propose amendments to an approved regional water plan by submitting proposed amendments to the board for its consideration and possible approval under the standards and procedures of this chapter.
Source Note:The provisions of this §357.11 adopted to be effective March 11, 1998, 23 TexReg 2338.