The California Water Boards' Annual Performance Report - Fiscal Year 2012-13
REGULATE: WASTE DISCHARGES TO LAND - WDR |
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MEASUREMENTS
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WHAT THE MEASURE IS SHOWING
Approximately 43% all of and All Other type (non-municipal and non-industrial) of Waste Facilities discharging to land under Waste Discharge Requirements have their reporting requirements now in the Water Boards database (CIWQS). This percentage varies among the regional boards and several offices are still not fully tracking the self-monitoring reports in CIWQS. Of the reports that were documented as required during fiscal year 2012-13, 56% were received of which 52% were recorded as reviewed.
WHY THIS MEASURE IS IMPORTANT
Self Monitoring Reports (SMR) contain the information required by the permits necessary to assess compliance and to measure the quality of the discharge from regulated facilities. Data reported typically include both data required by the permit and any additional data the permittee has collected consistent with permit requirements. The data typically contains an assessment of the conditions of the discharge and includes the values analyzed by a certified laboratory and other field measurements (such PH and flow). During the review of the self monitoring reports regional board staff compares the values reported with the permit requirements and determines if the self monitoring report is complete and all the reported values are within the permitted limits. In 2010 the Water Boards started to use the CIWQS database to track monitoring reports due, received and reviewed both in either electronic or paper form. This card shows the progress towards tracking the required reports using CIWQS. Self Monitoring Reports are the primary tool used to assess compliance with permit requirements. SMR are submitted with different frequencies and with different purposes. Most dischargers submit quarterly and annual reports. In some cases certain dischargers may also be required to submit monthly reports and other technical reports. In general, all regulated facilities must submit, at a minimum, an annual report.
TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS
- Data Source: CIWQS. Period July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013. Extracted on August 12, 2013.
- Unit of Measure: Number of self-monitoring reports that were due, received or reviewed during FY 12-13.
- Data Definitions: Self-Monitoring Report required in Waste Discharge Requirements. Data includes all Self-Monitoring Report types and frequencies.
- References: Information on the Water Boards’ WDR - NON15 Program
Public Reports and Data
Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Information
GLOSSARY
- All other WDR facilities
- All facilities that treat and/or dispose of wastes that do not fall into one of the Municipal, Industrial and Agricultural Waste categories. It does not include Dairies or other Confined Animal facilities
- Self Monitoring Report
- TThe form used to report self-monitoring results by regulated facilities. Self-Monitoring: Sampling and analyses performed by a facility to determine compliance with a permit or other regulatory requirements.
- CIWQS
- The California Integrated Water Quality System (CIWQS) is a web-based relational database for core regulatory data. Using this system, both staff and the public can access data related to places of environmental interest, permits and other orders, inspections and violations and enforcement activities.
- Waste Discharge Requirements Program
- The Waste Discharge Requirements (WDR) Program regulates all point source discharges of waste to land that do not require full containment (which falls under the Land Discharge Program), or are not subject to the NPDES Program.