The state water plan shall include summaries for the state and from approved regional water plans, when available, which shall address, at a minimum, the following topics:

1. (1) basis for planning, including sections on planning history, Texas water statutes, rules, regulations, and Texas' water supply institutions;
2. (2) description of methods used for projecting future water demands which shall include methods for projecting future population and water demands for municipal and associated commercial and institutional uses, manufacturing, irrigation, thermal electric power generation, mining, and livestock watering;
3. (3) description of methods to address water quality problems related to water supply, to ensure public health, safety and welfare, to further economic growth, to protect agricultural and natural resources, to determine water supply availability, and to address drought response planning;

4. (4) description of future conditions which shall, at a minimum, include:

   1. (A) demands for water;
   2. (B) supplies currently available;
   3. (C) comparison of water demand and supply to identify surpluses or needs of water;
   4. (D) social and economic impact of not meeting needs;

   5. (E) recommended solutions to meet needs, which shall include:

      1. (i) specific recommendations of water management strategies to meet the near-term needs; and
      2. (ii) specific recommendations of water management strategies or alternative management scenarios that meet the long-term needs. An alternative management scenario is a combination of various water management strategies;
   6. (F) needs for which no feasible water management strategy exists; and
   7. (G) descriptions in subparagraphs (A)-(F) of this paragraph shall be presented for each county and basin by the major providers of water for municipal uses and for the following water use categories: municipal and associated commercial and institutional uses; manufacturing; irrigation; thermal electric power generation; mining; and livestock watering;
5. (5) consideration of recommendations of river and stream segments of unique ecological value and sites of unique value for construction of reservoirs to the legislature for potential protection; and
6. (6) regulatory, administrative, and legislative recommendations that the board believes are needed and desirable to facilitate the orderly development, management, and conservation of water resources, to facilitate more voluntary water transfers, and the preparation for and response to drought conditions in order that sufficient water will be available at a reasonable cost to ensure public health, safety and welfare, further economic development, and protect the agricultural and natural resources of the entire state.

Source Note:The provisions of this §358.4 adopted to be effective March 11, 1998, 23 TexReg 2382.