The California Water Boards' Annual Performance Report - Fiscal Year 2015-16
REGULATE: WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
GROUP:
401 Water Quality Certifications
MEASURE
3, 4
:
AVERAGE NUMBER OF DAYS BETWEEN RECEIPT OF AN IDNIVIDUAL 401 APPLICATION AND INITIAL REGULATORY ACTION ON THAT APPLICATION
AVERAGE NUMBER OF DAYS BETWEEN RECEIPT OF ALL SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION AND INDIVUDUAL 401 CERTIFICATION, OR DENIAL
MESSAGE:
The Water Quality Certification program regulated 4,622 active projects and received new 1,289 water quality certification applications during the fiscal year.
Key Statistics for FY 2015-16
Projects regulated statewide
4,622
Applications received statewide
1,289
MEASUREMENTS
- Data Last Updated on:
02-21-2017 (3:43 pm)
Region
Acres
Active Projects
Applications Received
1
12,443,367
590
145
2
2,892,908
868
267
3
7,355,824
373
92
4
2,848,718
343
61
5
37,980,338
1,284
306
6
20,986,959
302
81
7
12,712,384
99
17
8
1,791,532
397
113
9
2,484,354
337
179
SB
0
29
28
Statewide
101,496,384
4,622
1,289
WHAT THE MEASURE IS SHOWING
Statewide, staff regulated 4,622 active projects during the fiscal year and there were 1,289 new applications received. Staff review application information and consult with the applicant and other agencies to ensure project impacts are avoided and minimized to the greatest extent possible and to approve appropriate compensatory mitigation for unavoidable impacts.
WHY THIS MEASURE IS IMPORTANT
Dredge and fill projects are regulated from the start of project construction through the period of any required on-site monitoring to ensure permit compliance. Work associated with managing active projects includes (but is not limited to): approving mitigation plans, reviewing monitoring reports, conducting site inspections and potential enforcement actions. In addition to managing active projects, staff review certification applications. Each certification application represents a project with potential impacts to waters of the state.
TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS
Data Source: CIWQS. Period July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016.
Data Definitions:Measure 1: is the number of WQC Program regulatory measures active during any part of the fiscal year, regardless of the effective date of the certification. Measure 2: is the number of applications received during the fiscal year. Both measures 1 & 2 are for all permit types: individual 401, WDR, and general order enrollees.
