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The California Water Boards' Annual Performance Report - Fiscal Year 2016-17
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MEASUREMENTS
| 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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| NPDES (102/103) | $19,665,342 | $905,918 | $4,692,640 | $3,533,681 | $1,067,204 | $433,388 | $30,298,174 | $28,649,086 |
| Stormwater (105) | $19,567,214 | $901,398 | $4,669,225 | $3,516,049 | $1,061,879 | $431,225 | $30,146,990 | $32,206,743 |
| 401 Cert (100/107) | $6,925,193 | $319,021 | $1,652,524 | $1,244,394 | $375,818 | $152,618 | $10,669,568 | $7,090,059 |
| WDR (126) | $20,849,123 | $960,451 | $4,975,120 | $3,866,210 | $1,131,446 | $459,476 | $32,241,826 | $28,035,991 |
| Land Disposal (131) | $6,358,879 | $292,933 | $1,517,387 | $1,179,175 | $345,085 | $140,138 | $9,833,597 | $14,129,110 |
| CAF (191/194) | $3,209,695 | $147,860 | $765,913 | $595,198 | $174,185 | $70,736 | $4,963,587 | $4,077,774 |
| Ag Waivers (128) | $4,520,641 | $208,251 | $1,078,738 | $0 | $245,327 | $99,627 | $6,152,584 | $5,124,152 |
| Cannabis | $580,448 | $26,739 | $138,509 | $107,637 | $31,500 | $12,792 | $897,626 | $3,157,868 |
| Other Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $249,773 |
| Fund Reserve From Previous Periods | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,483,395 |
| Total Expended | $81,676,535 | $3,762,571 | $19,490,056 | $14,042,344 | $4,432,444 | $1,800,000 | $125,203,952 | $125,203,951 |
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WHAT THE MEASURE IS SHOWING
In Fiscal Year (FY) 2016-17, 65 percent of fees assessed were budgeted in the programs directly related to the fee paying programs. The remaining 35 percent is budgeted to be expended for the following categories, indirect costs (3%), and non-fee paying programs including Basin Planning and TMDLs (16%), water quality monitoring (11%) and enforcement (4%). The difference between fees collected and the budgeted expenditures were funded from fund reserves from previous periods.
WHY THIS MEASURE IS IMPORTANT
Since FY 2005-2006, the water quality regulatory programs and the programs and resources supporting those programs are funded directly with the fees collected by these regulated entities under those programs. In establishing the fee schedule the Water Board has to consider all the expenditures related to those programs and distribute the fees among the programs and categories of discharges according to a fee schedule. Fees are assessed and collected to support the workload and activity associated with the Waste Discharge Permit Fund (WDPF).
TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS
- Data Source: Fee unit.
- Unit of Measure: Fees assessed and annual budget in dollars ($). 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 2016-2017 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.
