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Managing a Water Utility

Featured Items:

	Am I Regulated As a Water or Sewer Utility? Brief introduction to the conditions that would subject anyone who provides water or sewer service in Texas to regulation as a utility.

	TCEQ Water Utility Database (WUD) Data, reports, maps, and reference materials of use to water districts and other water utilities in Texas.

Topics Under This Category:

	Establishing a New Water Utility Basic steps to follow to determine whether there is a need to establish a new water or sewer utility and, if so, how to do so.

	Regional Certification for Water and Sewer Utilities Explains role of the TCEQ in certifying utilities as regional providers of water and wastewater services. Links to standard letter utilities may complete to request this certification.

	Rules and Guidance for Water Utilities Brief list of principal TCEQ rules and guidance documents for water utilities.

	Rules for the Submetered or Allocated Billing of Utility Services Links to Title 30, Texas Administrative Code, Subchapter H, Utility Submetering and Allocation.

	Temporary Water Rate Applications Explains when water utilities may use temporary rates; links to forms necessary to apply to establish temporary rate structures. Temporary rates are typically one aspect of a water utility's drought contingency plan.

	Utility Publications, Checklists, Applications and Documents Lists and links to virtually all TCEQ forms and publications that are relevant to water utilities.

	Water and Wastewater Submetering or Allocation A description and explanation of submetered and allocated utility billing.