The California Water Boards' Annual Performance Report - Fiscal Year 2015-16

FEES: WATER QUALITY

GROUP:

Fee Based Water Quality Programs

MEASURE:

USES AND SOURCES OF FUNDS

MESSAGE:

Key Statistics for FY 2015-16
Fees Collected for FY 2015-2016:	$116,990,027
Fund Expenditures:	$119,642,767
Surplus/Deficit (Impact to Fund Reserve):	-$2,652,741

MEASUREMENTS - Data Last Updated on:

Sources and Uses of Funds (Programs Collecting Water Quality Fees	Direct (Program staffing and contracts)	Indirect (Administration Support, operating expenses and pro rata)	Basin Planning and TMDL	Monitoring (GAMA/SWAMP)	Enforcement	Other (Beach Monitoring, etc.)	Total Expended	Total Collected

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Uses of Funds	$ (Millions)	Percentage

WHAT THE MEASURE IS SHOWING

WHY THIS MEASURE IS IMPORTANT

TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS

Data Source: Fee unit.
Unit of Measure: Fees assessed and annual budget in dollars ($). Figures in million dollars ($M)
Data Definitions:
Direct Costs: includes program staffing costs and program contracts.
Indirect Costs: includes administrative support, operating expenses and pro rata (Fee Unit (130) Pro Rata (130) Quality Assurance (142) CIWQS (553) DOJ Legal Services (Program 25) Health Care (Item 9800) Section 3.60 15/16 FL 3 FAC OPS).
Basin Planning and TMDL: funds the basin planning and Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) programs.
Monitoring: Includes Groundwater monitoring (GAMA) and surface water monitoring program (SWAMP).
Other: It includes beach monitoring and program redirected funds.
References: Fee Unit Program Page
FY 2015-2016 Water Quality Fee Schedule
California Code of Regulations (Fee Schedule)
Annual Fees Report to the Legislature

GLOSSARY

Authority to set fees

Water Code Section 13260 requires each person who dischargers waste or proposes to discharge waste that could affect the quality of the waters of the state to file a report of waste discharge with the appropriate regional water board and to pay an annual fee set by the State Water Board, the funds from which are to be deposited in the Waste Discharge Permit Fund (WDPF). Water Code section 13260 requires the State Water Board to adopt, by emergency regulations, an annual schedule of fees for persons discharging waste to the waters of the state. Water Code section 13260 further requires the State Water Board to adjust the fees annually to conform to the revenue levels set forth in the Budget Act.

( Page last updated: 2/16/17 )