Texas HB2605 mandates water audit validations and mitigation plans for municipally owned utilities with over 150,000 service connections.

Texas HB2605 amends the Water Code to require municipally owned utilities serving over 150,000 connections to validate their water audits and develop water loss mitigation plans. Utilities must validate their audits within 180 days of filing and submit a mitigation plan within a year. The validation must be conducted by a certified individual following board guidelines and cannot be done by board staff or the person who submitted the audit.

Texas HB2605 mandates water audit validations and mitigation plans for municipally owned utilities with over 150,000 service connections.

Texas HB2605 amends the Water Code to require municipally owned utilities serving over 150,000 connections to validate their water audits and develop water loss mitigation plans. Utilities must validate their audits within 180 days of filing and submit a mitigation plan within a year. The validation must be conducted by a certified individual following board guidelines and cannot be done by board staff or the person who submitted the audit.