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TITLE 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
PART 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
CHAPTER 298 - ENVIRONMENTAL FLOW STANDARDS FOR SURFACE WATER
SUBCHAPTER H - RIO GRANDE, RIO GRANDE ESTUARY, AND LOWER LAGUNA MADRE
SECTION/RULE §298.540 - Schedule for Revision of Standards
Chapter Review Date 07/21/2023

The environmental flow standards adopted in this subchapter for the Rio Grande, and its associated tributaries in Texas, may be revised by the commission through the rulemaking process. The final revised rules shall be effective no sooner than ten years from the effective date of this rule, unless the Rio Grande Basin, Rio Grande estuary, and Lower Laguna Madre Stakeholder Committee submits a work plan approved by the advisory group under Texas Water Code, §11.02362(p), that provides for a periodic review to occur more frequently. The rulemaking process shall include participation by a balanced representation of stakeholders having interests in the Rio Grande, its associated tributaries, Rio Grande estuary and Lower Laguna Madre.

Source Note: The provisions of this §298.540 adopted to be effective March 6, 2014, 39 TexReg 1416.

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