(a) The TWDB will facilitate the development of best management practices and guidance:
- (1) for the operation of an outdoor warning siren in a flash flood-prone area of this state; and
- (2) for an outdoor warning siren installed, maintained, or operated in a flash flood-prone area, including guidance that an outdoor warning siren be equipped with a backup power source that is different from the siren's primary power source.
- (b) Each municipality, county, or other governmental entity required to install, maintain, and operate one or more outdoor warning sirens in accordance with Texas Water Code §16.502(c) must do so in accordance with the TWDB guidance on outdoor warning siren systems.
- (c) The TWDB may not approve financial assistance, other than financial assistance for an outdoor warning siren, for a county or municipality until the county or municipality certifies to the board that it is in compliance with Texas Water Code §16.502.
Source Note:The provisions of this §378.3 adopted to be effective May 6, 2026, 51 TexReg 2954.