Water For Environmental Flows - 78th R.S. (2003)

Committee:	Joint Water For Environmental Flows
Title:	Interim Report
Library Catalog Title:	Interim report
Subjects:	Environmental flows | Environmental protection | Rivers | Water planning | Water rights | Water supplies |
Library Call Number:	L1836.78 W291f
Session:	78th R.S. (2003)
Online version:	View report [21 pages  File size: 454 kb]
Charge:	This report should address the charge below.
1.	The study commission shall conduct public hearings and study public policy implications for balancing the demands on the water resources of the state resulting from a growing population with the requirements of the riverine, bay, and estuary systems including granting permits for instream flows dedicated to environmental needs or bay and estuary inflows, use of the Texas Water Trust, and any other issues that the study commission determines have importance and relevance to the protection of environmental flows. In evaluating the options for providing adequate environmental flows, the study commission shall take notice of the strong public policy imperative that exists in this state recognizing that environmental flows are important to the biological health of our parks, game preserves, and bay and estuary systems and are high priorities in the permitting process. The study commission shall specifically address ways that the ecological soundness of these systems will be ensured in the water allocation process.
Committee:	Joint Water For Environmental Flows
Title:	Science Advisory Committee report
Library Catalog Title:	Science Advisory Committee report
Subjects:	Environmental flows | Environmental protection | Rivers | Water planning | Water rights | Water supplies |
Library Call Number:	L1836.78 W291fs
Session:	78th R.S. (2003)
Online version:	View report [158 pages  File size: 3,194 kb]
Charge:	This report should address the charge below.
1.	The study commission shall conduct public hearings and study public policy implications for balancing the demands on the water resources of the state resulting from a growing population with the requirements of the riverine, bay, and estuary systems including granting permits for instream flows dedicated to environmental needs or bay and estuary inflows, use of the Texas Water Trust, and any other issues that the study commission determines have importance and relevance to the protection of environmental flows. In evaluating the options for providing adequate environmental flows, the study commission shall take notice of the strong public policy imperative that exists in this state recognizing that environmental flows are important to the biological health of our parks, game preserves, and bay and estuary systems and are high priorities in the permitting process. The study commission shall specifically address ways that the ecological soundness of these systems will be ensured in the water allocation process.
Supporting documents
Committee:	Joint Water For Environmental Flows
Title:	Committee documentation: Science Advisory Committee tape logs, May 21, June 18, and July 29, 2004; agenda, June 18, 2004
Library Catalog Title:	Minutes
Library Call Number:	L1836.78 W291FM
Session:	78th R.S. (2003)
Online version:	View document [6 pages  File size: 425 kb]

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