Lege TREND. Speed Read Water Regulation Recommendations. Texas Legislature Interim Reports.
Senate Committee on Agrilcuture Water & Rural Affairs recommends:
- surface water permits: monitor for time, accurancy and transparency
- align Groundwater District processes among districts to create similar pcrocesses across districts
- Kolkhorst letter raises concerns of unique districts
Natural Resources recommends:
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Privately-funded pilot for water conservation awareness. “funding for the campaign’s development and execution is most appropriate from private sources at this time”
- Preserve the expedited decertification process of SB 573.
- State Funding for Water Availability Models
- Require the Texas Groundwater Protection Committee to develop well-plugging program (water wells) through TDLR
- Rio Grande Water Repayment pass a “resolution calling on the federal government to amend the 1944 Treaty to require Mexico to commit to a firm water delivery schedule going forward”