STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD
WORKSHOP SESSION--DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
ITEM
4
CONSIDERATION OF A PROPOSED RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO AMEND AN INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT WITH
THE DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME TO ADD FUNDS FOR MONITORING IN THE TOXIC SUBSTANCES MONITORING PROGRAM AND THE STATE MUSSEL WATCH PROGRAM IN FISCAL YEARS (FYs) 1999-00, 2000-01, AND 2001-02
DISCUSSION
The State Water Resources Control Board’s (SWRCB’s) Toxic Substances Monitoring Program (TSMP) and the State Mussel Watch Program (SMWP), initiated in 1976, are designed to detect the presence and concentration of toxic pollutants in fish, mussels, clams, and other aquatic organisms in selected fresh, estuarine, and marine waters. The Department of Fish and Game (DFG) has satisfactorily operated the field collection and laboratory aspects of the TSMP and SMWP for the SWRCB in accordance with interagency agreements. The current agreement with DFG for the TSMP and SMWP is a three-year interagency agreement which expires on June 30, 2002.
The FY 1999-00 State budget contains an additional $250,000 baseline augmentation for the TSMP, SMWP, and the Coastal Fish Contamination Study (CFCS). Staff is requesting authorization to add up to $200,000 per year of the augmentation to the existing TSMP/SMWP three-year interagency agreement with DFG. The remaining $50,000 will be used for the CFCS. The addition of $200,000 per year will increase the annual TSMP/SMWP budget to $520,000 per year. The augmentation will be used to sample more priority watersheds. The maximum three-year grand total for the TSMP/SMWP interagency agreement is expected to be $1,560,000. The actual amounts will be determined via the annual budget process.
POLICY ISSUE
Should the SWRCB adopt a resolution authorizing the
Executive Director or his designee to amend the DFG three-year interagency
agreement to add up to $200,000 per year to the TSMP/SMWP for an amount not to
exceed $520,000 per year from the General Fund (total of $1,560,000 over three
years)? The actual budget amounts for
FYs 2000-01 and 2001-02 will be determined via the annual budget process.
The proposed $200,000 increase in the FY 1999-00 TSMP/SMWP budget will not exceed the current budget amount of $520,000 from the General Fund. Staff anticipates the need for similar maximum amounts for FYs 2000-01 and 2001-02. The maximum three-year total is expected to be $1,560,000. The actual budget amounts for FYs 2000-01 and 2001-02 will be determined via the annual budget process.
Yes. All RWQCBs.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
That the SWRCB adopt a resolution authorizing the Executive Director or his designee to amend the DFG three-year interagency agreement to add up to $200,000 per year to the TSMP/SMWP for an amount not to exceed $520,000 per year from the General Fund (total of $1,560,000 over three years). The actual budget amounts for FYs 2000-01 and 2001-02 will be determined via the annual budget process.
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September 27, 1999 DRAFT
STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD
RESOLUTION NO. 99-__
AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO AMEND AN
INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME
TO ADD FUNDS FOR MONITORING IN THE TOXIC SUBSTANCES
MONITORING PROGRAM AND THE STATE MUSSEL WATCH PROGRAM
IN FISCAL YEARS (FYs) 1999-00, 2000-01, AND 2001-02
WHEREAS:
1. The State Water Resources Control Board’s (SWRCB’s) Toxic Substances Monitoring Program (TSMP) and State Mussel Watch Program (SMWP), initiated in 1976, are designed to detect the presence and concentration of toxic pollutants in fish, mussels, clams, and other aquatic organisms in selected fresh, estuarine, and marine waters.
2. The Department of Fish and Game (DFG) has satisfactorily operated the field collection and laboratory aspects of the SWRCB’s TSMP and SMWP in accordance with interagency agreements for the last 23 years.
3. The FY 1999-00 State budget contains additional funding for the TSMP/SMWP. The three-year interagency agreement with DFG will be increased by an amount not to exceed $200,000 per year from the General Fund. The new total annual budget for the TSMP/SMWP will not exceed $520,000 (total of $1,560,000 over three years). The additional funds will be used for monitoring more priority watersheds.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT:
The SWRCB:
Authorizes the Executive Director or his designee to amend the DFG three-year interagency agreement to add up to $200,000 per year to the TSMP/SMWP for an amount not to exceed $520,000 per year from the General Fund (total of $1,560,000 over three years). The actual budget amounts for FYs 2000-01 and 2001-02 will be determined via the annual budget process.
The undersigned, Administrative Assistant to the Board, does hereby certify that the foregoing is a full, true, and correct copy of a resolution duly and regularly adopted at a meeting of the State Water Resources Control Board held on October 21, 1999.
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Maureen Marché
Administrative Assistant to the Board