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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) Periodically, the advisory group shall review the environmental flow standards for each river basin and bay system adopted by the commission under Section 11.1471. In conducting a review of the environmental flow standards, the advisory group shall:
(1) work with the science advisory committee and the pertinent basin and bay area stakeholder committees and basin and bay expert science teams in a manner similar to that provided by Section 11.02362;
(2) take into consideration the work plans developed under Section 11.02362(p);
(3) analyze previous environmental flow recommendations and standards;
(4) prescribe future monitoring, studies, and activities needed to better understand the environmental flow; and
(5) validate or refine:
(A) the environmental flow recommendations;
(B) the environmental flow standards adopted by the commission; and
(C) strategies to achieve the environmental flow standards.
(b) The advisory group shall develop a biennial statewide work plan to prioritize and schedule the review of environmental flow standards under Subsection (a). The work plan must establish:
(1) the methodology used to prioritize the review of the environmental flow standards of each river basin and bay system; and
(2) a timeline for the review of the environmental flow standards of each river basin and bay system.
(c) The advisory group shall submit to the commission:
(1) any review conducted under Subsection (a), including recommendations to the commission for use in adopting rules under Section 11.1471; and
(2) the biennial work plan developed under Subsection (b).
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Water Code - WATER § 11.02363. Periodic Review of Environmental Flow Standards; Statewide Work Plan - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/water-code/water-sect-11-02363/
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