TWDB Update - Chairman Peter Lake

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The chairman of the Texas Water Development Board addressed the 2019 mid-year conference of the Texas Water Conservation Association to discuss two new pieces of legislation, Senate Bills 7 and 8, which aim to protect people and property from flooding in Texas. SB7 establishes two new funds for flood mitigation projects linked to coordinated regional planning. SB8 requires updating floodplain maps and establishing regional planning groups to develop a prioritized list of flood projects. The TWDB will hold public listening sessions to gather input on rulemaking and implementation of the new laws.

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TWDB UPDATE
TEXAS WATER CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION
2019 MID-YEAR CONFERENCE
Peter Lake
Chairman
Texas Water Development Board
June 20th, 2019

The Legislation
SB 7
FUNDING
Sen. Creighton / Rep.
Phelan
- Texas Infrastructure
Resiliency Fund
- Flood Infrastructure
Fund
SB 8
PLANNING
Sen. Perry / Rep. Larson
- Update Flood Plain
Mapping/Hydrology
- Coordinated Regional
Planning
- State Flood Plan

The Legislation
TEXAS
INFRASTRUCTURE
RESILIENCY
FUND
TIRF
FLOOD
INFRASTRUCTURE
FUND
FIF
SENATE BILL 7

The Legislation
T
I
R
F
SENATE BILL 7
Hurricane Harvey Account $638mm
- TWDB & TDEM design prioritization
- TDEM prioritizes & approves
- Recovery + Mitigation Projects
Flood Plain Mgmt. Account $47mm
- Support development of State Flood
Plan

The Legislation
F
I
F
SENATE BILL 7
“Future-Proofing” $793mm
- Entire State
- Grants & Loans
- Flood Mitigation Projects
Linked to Planning
- Before: Cooperation & Coordination
- After: Must Be in State Flood Plan

The Legislation
SENATE BILL 8
Update Floodplain Maps
- Supercharging FEMA CTP Program
Regional Planning Groups
- Based on Watersheds
- Run by Local Stakeholders
Creates Ranked List of Flood Mitigation Projects
- Projects Must Sync Inside Region AND Across
Regions

Implementation
STAKEHOLDER INPUT!!!
• Statewide “LISTENING” sessions
• First two weeks in August
• Schedule Will Be Announced Soon
• Sign up for our Mailing List on TWDB Website
• LOTS of Questions Need to Be Answered!

Questions – SB 7
• Require use of updated maps/hydrology?
• Require other standards/policies?
• What does cooperative planning look like?
• How much of the money loans/grants?
• How to get best bang for each state buck?
• What’s best frequency of funding?
• What’s best project prioritization criteria?

Questions – SB 8
• How should the watershed planning regions
be divided?
• Who should be included in the Regional
Planning Groups?
• What standard are we measuring to?
• What’s best project prioritization criteria?
STAKEHOLDER INPUT!!!

Flood is Different
KNOWNS
•How Much
Water
•Where It Is
•Where It’s Going
UNKNOWNS
•???
WATER SUPPLY

Flood is Different
KNOWNS
•???
UNKNOWNS
•How Much
Water
•Where It Is
•Where It’s Going
FLOOD MITIGATION

Key Principles
1. LOCAL DECISION MAKING
2. COORDINATION IN PLANNING
3. LINK MONEY TO PLANNING

PETER LAKE
Chairman
Texas Water Development Board
@twdb_Peter
peter.lake@twdb.texas.gov

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