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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the frequency of water audits by certain retail public |
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utilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 16.0121, Water Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsections (b), (c), and (f) and adding Subsection (b-1) |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) Except as provided by Subsection (b-1) [Every five
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years], a retail public utility providing potable water shall |
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perform and file with the board an annual [a] water audit computing |
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the utility's [most recent annual] system water loss during the |
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preceding year. |
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(b-1) A retail public utility providing potable water that |
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serves populations of 3,300 or less and that does not receive any |
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form of financial assistance from the board shall perform and file |
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with the board every five years a water audit computing the |
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utility's most recent annual system water loss. |
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(c) The board shall develop appropriate methodologies and |
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submission dates for a water audit required under Subsection (b) or |
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(b-1) for the following categories of retail public utilities: |
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(1) retail public utilities serving populations of |
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100,000 or more; |
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(2) retail public utilities serving populations of |
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50,000 or more but less than 100,000; |
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(3) retail public utilities serving populations of |
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more than 3,300 but less than 50,000; and |
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(4) retail public utilities serving populations of |
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3,300 or less. |
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(f) The board shall compile the information included in the |
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water audits required by Subsections [Subsection] (b) and (b-1) |
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according to category of retail public utility and according to |
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regional water planning area. The regional planning group for a |
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regional planning area shall use the information to identify |
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appropriate water management strategies in the development of a |
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regional water plan under Section 16.053. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than May 1, 2013, a retail public |
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utility that receives financial assistance from the Texas Water |
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Development Board, or a retail public utility that serves a |
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population of more than 3,300, shall submit the first annual report |
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required by Section 16.0121, Water Code, as amended by this Act. |
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The initial water audit report submitted by a retail public utility |
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under that section shall compute the utility's most recent annual |
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system water loss. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |