District Regulatory Plan
It is the purpose and intent of the District Regulatory Plan to establish policy in the area of groundwater regulation, permits and enforcement and to establish District regulatory areas and regulatory requirements for each area. The Regulatory Plan is based on many factors, including expected population growth and migration, as well as the availability of alternative source waters. The District periodically reviews our regulatory plan to ensure that predictions of future water needs and subsidence are up to date and to confirm that the plan ultimately ceases subsidence in Fort Bend County. The latest Joint Regulatory Plan Review was completed in 2025, which determined a modification to the Regulatory Plan would be needed. The plan was amended and approved by the Board of Directors on December 10, 2025.