Res 2018-025/adopting the 2018 Hays County, Texas Hazard Mitigation Plan as the official plan of the City; authorizing the inclusion of the City of San Marcos Hazard Mitigation Plan as an appendix; designating the City Manager as the official authorized

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Hays County Hazard Mitigation Plan, Hays County Annex 1.3 Incorporation of Sources Organize and Review In addition to stakeholder and public input, the MPC also reviewed other County planning resources that could provide useful information for the plan update process. Table HC.2 lists the documents reviewed and how they were considered for incorporation in the updated plan. Table HC.2, Review/Incorporation of Sources Name of DocumentTypeHow Incorporated 2013 State of Texas HMPPlanUtilized hazard definitions and hazard classification names. Incorporated best available hydraulic and hydrologic study results for Flood Insurance StudyStudy flood hazard profile. This plan is a framework for decision-making for the Commissioners Court. Considered incorporation for objectives to: • Coordinate existing and future County plans • Coordinate with local plans • Hold a Water Summit with Cities, MUDs, developers, River Authorities, Conservation Districts, water conservation and environmental groups • Support the Edwards Aquifer Authority’s efforts to implement Hays County Strategic impervious cover restrictions Policy and Implementation Plan • Increase education and outreach to residents on the importance of Plan 2010 water quality, quantity and preservation • Work with AgriLife extension and landowners to support Texas Watershed Steward Program, brush management, creekside conservation, and other efforts to protect water quality and quantity • Incorporate Water Quality Best Practices into all road projects • Work with TxDOT, developers and others to focus their mitigation projects where most beneficial (Hays County, 2010) Reviewed in order to consider recommendations: In the northwestern and north central portion of the County: • Expand water conservation efforts and use of rainwater collection systems in lieu of using limited Trinity groundwater; • Expand water reuse opportunities In the northeastern portion of the County: • Expand water conservation efforts and use of rainwater collection systems in lieu of using limited Edwards groundwater In the southwestern portion of the County: Water and Wastewater • Expand water conservation efforts and use of rainwater collection Facilities Plan for the systems in lieu of using limited Trinity groundwater Plan Portion of Hays County • Expand water reuse opportunities West of the IH-35 Corridor In the southeastern portion of the County: • Expand water conservation efforts and use of rainwater collection systems in lieu of using limited Edwards groundwater Countywide • The County and other jurisdictions within the County should continue to promote and incentivize water management actions that are more sustainable, including broad support for water conservation and reuse, and rainwater collection systems as an alternative to groundwater (HDR Engineering, Inc., 2011) 4