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Texas Administrative Code http://info.sos.state.tx.us/pls/Pub/readtac$ext.TacPage?sl=R&app=9&pjir—&p_yloc=&p_t... <<Prev Rule Texas Administrative Code Next Rule>> TITLE 30 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY PART I TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY CHAPTER 288 WATER CONSERVATION PLANS, DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLANS, GUIDELINES AND REQUIREMENTS SUBCHAPTER A WATER CONSERVATION PLANS RULE§288.5 Water Conservation Plans for Wholesale Water Suppliers A water conservation plan for a wholesale water supplier must provide information in response to each of the following paragraphs.If the plan does not provide information for each requirement,the wholesale water supplier shall include in the plan an explanation of why the requirement is not applicable. (1)Minimum requirements.All water conservation plans for wholesale water suppliers must include the following elements: (A)a description of the wholesaler's service area,including population and customer data,water use data,water supply system data, and wastewater data; (B)specific, quantified five-year and ten-year targets for water savings including,where appropriate,target goals for municipal use in gallons per capita per day for the wholesaler's service area,maximum acceptable water loss, and the basis for the development of these goals. The goals established by wholesale water suppliers under this subparagraph are not enforceable; (C)a description as to which practice(s)and/or device(s)will be utilized to measure and account for the amount of water diverted from the source(s)of supply; (D)a monitoring and record management program for determining water deliveries, sales, and losses; (E)a program of metering and leak detection and repair for the wholesaler's water storage, delivery,and distribution system; (F)a requirement in every water supply contract entered into or renewed after official adoption of the water conservation plan, and including any contract extension,that each successive wholesale customer develop and implement a water conservation plan or water conservation measures using the applicable elements of this chapter.If the customer intends to resell the water,then the contract between the initial supplier and customer must provide that the contract for the resale of the water must have water conservation requirements so that each successive customer in the resale of the water will be required to implement water conservation measures in accordance with applicable provisions of this chapter; (G)a reservoir systems operations plan, if applicable,providing for the coordinated operation of reservoirs owned by the applicant within a common watershed or river basin. The reservoir systems operations plans shall include optimization of water supplies as one of the significant goals of the plan; (H)a means for implementation and enforcement,which shall be evidenced by a copy of the ordinance, rule, resolution, or tariff, indicating official 1 of 2 11/24/2014 4:43 PM