{ "snippet": "A TWDB Water User Group (WUG) is the foundational entity used by the Texas Water Development Board to project water demand, evaluate supply, and identify needs (shortages/surpluses) for regional and state water planning. WUGs include cities (population >500), major water utilities (>280 acre-feet/year), and aggregated rural county-other areas across six categories. This layer represents the municipal WUGs in the 2022 State Water Plan and 2021 Regional Water Plans.", "summary": "A TWDB Water User Group (WUG) is the foundational entity used by the Texas Water Development Board to project water demand, evaluate supply, and identify needs (shortages/surpluses) for regional and state water planning. WUGs include cities (population >500), major water utilities (>280 acre-feet/year), and aggregated rural county-other areas across six categories. This layer represents the municipal WUGs in the 2022 State Water Plan and 2021 Regional Water Plans.", "accessInformation": "Texas Water Development Board - Water Supply Planning", "thumbnail": "", "maxScale": 5000, "typeKeywords": [], "description": "

Municipal WUGs in the 2021 RWPs are defined as: (A) Privately-owned utilities that provide an average of more than 100 acre-feet per year for municipal use for all owned water systems; (B) Water systems serving institutions or facilities owned by the state or federal government that provide more than 100 acre-feet per year for municipal use; (C) All other Retail Public Utilities not covered in paragraphs (A) and (B) that provide more than 100 acre-feet per year for municipal use; (D) Collective Reporting Units, or groups of Retail Public Utilities that have a common association and are requested for inclusion by the RWPG; and (E) Municipal and domestic water use, referred to as County-Other, not included in paragraphs (A)-(D) of this subsection The list of WUGs for the 2021 RWPs was prepared based on the rules listed above and TWDB Water Use Survey data for the 2010-2014. WUG polygons were created using 2016 public water system boundary aggregations.<\/SPAN><\/P><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/DIV>", "licenseInfo": "

WUG boundaries are derived from the Texas Water Service Boundary Viewer representing the best available information provided by the TWDB and third-party cooperators of the TWDB and is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, the TWDB provides information via this web site as a public service. Neither the State of Texas nor the TWDB assumes any legal liability or responsibility or makes any guarantees or warranties as to the accuracy, completeness or suitability of the information or boundaries for any particular purpose. These service boundaries and info provided in the application do not alter legal boundaries as regulated by the Public Utility Commission and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). TWDB systematically revises or removes data discovered to be incorrect. If you find inaccurate information or have questions, please contact TWSBV@twdb.texas.gov. The views and conclusions contained in this document are those of the authors and should not be interpreted as representing the opinions or policies of the U.S. Geological Survey. Mention of trade names or commercial products does not constitute their endorsement by the U.S. Geological Survey.<\/SPAN><\/P><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/DIV>", "catalogPath": "", "title": "WUG_SWP2022", "type": "", "url": "", "tags": [ "WUG", "Water User Group", "RWP", "Regional Water Plan", "2021", "SWP", "State Water Plan", "2022", "Water Planning" ], "culture": "en-US", "portalUrl": "", "name": "", "guid": "", "minScale": 150000000, "spatialReference": "" }