1. (a) The following entities and persons shall report to the board information on pipelines and other conveyance facilities that they own or operate and that can be used for water conveyance unless the pipeline and other conveyance facility is exempted in subsection (b) of this section:

   1. (1) holders of surface water permits, certified filings for surface water, or certificates of adjudication for surface water;
   2. (2) holders of permits for the export of groundwater from a groundwater conservation district;
   3. (3) retail public water suppliers;
   4. (4) wholesale water providers;
   5. (5) irrigation districts; and
   6. (6) any person or entity transporting groundwater or surface water between points separated by a linear distance of 20 miles or more.

2. (b) Information shall be reported on a pipeline and other conveyance facility segment that can be used for the conveyance of water unless:

   1. (1) it has been used to transport wastewater, oil, gas, or any hazardous substance identified in 40 CFR, Chapter 1, Part 116, Designation of Hazardous Substances;
   2. (2) it is a retail distribution system pipeline or other retail conveyance facility;
   3. (3) it is a lateral canal or other open channel water conveyance facility that carries water from main canals. For purposes of this subsection, a main canal is a primary water delivery or conveyance canal and a lateral canal is a secondary water delivery canal that carries water from the main canal to the end user;
   4. (4) it is a transmission pipeline of nominal diameter of six inches or less; or
   5. (5) it is a pipeline or other conveyance facility transporting groundwater or surface water between points separated by a linear distance of less than 20 miles.

3. (c) Report standards. The executive administrator will provide reporting standards for pipeline and other water conveyance facilities information. These standards will be generally similar to the standards and reporting protocols described in the United States Department of Transportation National Pipeline Mapping System standards for Pipeline and Liquefied Natural Gas Operator Submission, dated March 1999. The information shall be reported on a segment-by-segment basis, with a description of which segments connect together. For purposes of this section, a segment is defined as a portion of the pipeline or water conveyance facility with the same attributes.

   1. (1) Content standards. Pipeline and/or conveyance facility segment attributes to be reported include:

      1. (A) owner;
      2. (B) owner's contact information;
      3. (C) operator;
      4. (D) operator's contact information;
      5. (E) system name;
      6. (F) nominal diameter of the pipeline segment;
      7. (G) top width and carrying capacity for open channel facility segments;
      8. (H) construction material;
      9. (I) construction date;
      10. (J) whether or not, at the time of reporting, the pipeline or facility is operational; and
      11. (K) other attributes as required by the executive administrator.

   2. (2) Positional reporting standards. Provide the geographic information on the position and alignment of each pipeline and conveyance facility segment using one of the following methods:

      1. (A) provide global position system coordinates with a mean accuracy of no less than +/- 10 meters;
      2. (B) identify existing facilities now being reported on the board's Texas Strategic Mapping Program (StratMap) hydrography data layer that can be found at www.tnris.state.tx.; or
      3. (C) draw the pipeline or conveyance facility on maps provided by the executive administrator, or modify existing StratMap data, from the board's statewide digital orthophoto quad data layer, fitting the pipeline or facility to the image as closely as possible (within +/- 10 meters is preferred).

4. (d) Schedule and standards for responses.

   1. (1) The information shall be submitted to the executive administrator no later than November 30, 2003.
   2. (2) Entities listed under subsection (a) of this section shall report changes to the elements required in subsection (c) of this section within 12 months of their occurrence.
   3. (3) Before November 30, 2008 and every five years thereafter, the reporting entity shall verify the accuracy of the information provided to the executive administrator.

Source Note:The provisions of this §358.6 adopted to be effective January 2, 2002, 26 TexReg 11025.