California Water Boards' Annual Performance Report - Fiscal Year 2017-18
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TARGETS AND RESOURCES: REGION 7 COLORADO RIVER
TARGETS AND RESOURCES - REGION 7
ALL REGIONAL TARGETS
ALL RESOURCES
Targets Achieved:
• = Less than 60% of target met
• = Target met between 60% and 80%
• = Target met at 80% or above
Colorado River Regional Water Board Performance Summary1 | Percentage of Targets Met |
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Area: 19863 square miles | Budget: $8,022,744 | Staff: 32 | |
Permitting 50% • | Inspections 100% • | Others 56% • | |
1Regional Board performance summary statistics show the percentage of targets met. |
Total Maximum Daily Load and Basin Planning | |||||
Program Budget: $1,025,295 | Program Staff: 6.30 | ||||
Target | Actual Achieved | % of Targets Met | |||
Pollutant/Water Body Combinations Addressed | 4 | 0 | 0% • | ||
Total Maximum Daily Loads Adopted | 2 | 0 | 0% • | ||
Basin Plan Amendments Adopted | 1 | 1 | 100% • | ||
Regional Considerations: The Coachella Valley Stormwater Channel PCBs and Pesticides TMDLs and the Palo Verde Outfall Drain and Lagoon DDT and Toxaphene TMDLs to address the 4 pollutant/waterbody combinations targets and the 2 TMDL targets were not completed in FY 17-18 for the following reasons: 1) These TMDLs are a part of and will be implemented through the Coachella Valley Agricultural General Order (CVAGO) and the Palo Verde Valley Agricultural General Order (PVAGO). Agricultural general orders are highly controversial, resource intensive, and require coordination with stakeholders and the State Water Board; and 2) The PVAGO, which is planned to serve as a model for the CVAGO and other agricultural general orders in the Region, was delayed due to changes in management and legal staff. Regional Board staff plan to present the PVAGO to the Regional Board for consideration of approval in March 2019 and the CVAGO in May 2019. | |||||
NPDES Wastewater | |||||
Program Budget: $449,288 | Program Staff: 1.80 | ||||
Target | Actual Achieved | % of Targets Met | |||
Major Individual Permits Issued or Renewed | 0 | 0 | |||
Major Individual Facilities Inspected | 3 | 1 | 33% • | ||
Minor Individual Permits Issued or Renewed | 4 | 3 | 75% • | ||
Minor Individual Facilities Inspected | 3 | 3 | 100% • | ||
Minor General Facilities Inspected | 0 | 0 | |||
Regional Considerations: One private facility was in transition undergoing a change in ownership during the permit renewal process last fiscal year. The permit renewal was delayed until the facility was operating under new ownership. The permit was renewed in September 2018. | |||||
NPDES Stormwater | |||||
Program Budget: $329,519 | Program Staff: 1.20 | ||||
Target | Actual Achieved | % of Targets Met | |||
Municipal (Phase I/II Inspections) | 1 | 1 | 100% • | ||
Construction Inspections | 30 | 29 | 97% • | ||
Industrial Inspections | 20 | 21 | 105% • | ||
Regional Considerations: No Regional Board Considerations Provided | |||||
Waste Discharge to Land - Wastewater | |||||
Program Budget: $848,713 | Program Staff: 4.10 | ||||
Target | Actual Achieved | % of Targets Met | |||
Waste Discharge to Land Inspections | 55 | 72 | 131% • | ||
Individual Waste Discharge Requirements Updated | 8 | 3 | 38% • | ||
Regional Considerations: Staff concluded several years of work updating major outdated WDR permits for the two of the largest wastewater treatment plants in the region. These facilities are in the cities of Palm Springs and Palm Desert (Coachella Valley Water District WRP 10) in Riverside County. These permits took an unusual amount of staff time coordinating with the dischargers to develop plans to study groundwater impacts. In addition, staff turnover and change in management caused the target of 8 to be missed. Staff continued its oversight of a major industrial facility in Imperial County, the One World Beef Plant in Brawley, with the preparation of a new permit adopted in September 2018 to replace WDR permits adopted in 2016 and 2017. | |||||
Land Disposal | |||||
Program Budget: $882,714 | Program Staff: 5.10 | ||||
Target | Actual Achieved | % of Targets Met | |||
Landfill Individual Permits Updated | 5 | 2 | 40% • | ||
Landfill Inspections | 20 | 43 | 215% • | ||
All Other Individual Permits Updated | 2 | 2 | 100% • | ||
All Other Inspections | 20 | 23 | 115% • | ||
Regional Considerations: Staff retirements, turnover and change in management caused the target of 5 to be missed. The unit size increased with the addition of a seasoned Engineering Geologist in November 2017, which will ensure that future targets are met. | |||||
Confined Animal Facilities (WDR, NPDES, etc.) | |||||
Program Budget: $95,066 | Program Staff: 0.40 | ||||
Target | Actual Achieved | % of Targets Met | |||
Confined Animal Facilities Inspections | 8 | 10 | 125% • | ||
Regional Considerations: No Regional Board Considerations Provided | |||||
Timber Harvest (Forestry) | |||||
Program Budget: $0 | Program Staff: 0.00 | ||||
Target | Actual Achieved | % of Targets Met | |||
Timber Harvest Inspections | 0 | 0 | |||
Regional Considerations: No Regional Board Considerations Provided | |||||
Enforcement | |||||
Program Budget: $60,450 | Program Staff: 0.20 | ||||
Target | Actual Achieved | % of Targets Met | |||
Facilities with Over $12,000 in MMPs (4 or More Violations) Not Assessed within 18 Months of Accrual | 0 | 2 | • | ||
Class 1 Priority Violations will Result in Formal Enforcement or an Investigative Order Pursuant to Water Code Section 13267 within 18 Months of Discovery | 100% | 26% | 26% • | ||
Regional Considerations: No Regional Board Considerations Provided | |||||
Cleanup | |||||
Program Budget: $949,500 | Program Staff: 3.60 | ||||
Target | Actual Achieved | % of Targets Met | |||
New Department of Defense Sites Into Active Remediation | 1 | 1 | 100% • | ||
New Cleanup Sites Into Active Remediation | 0 | 0 | |||
Cleanup Sites Closed | 2 | 2 | 100% • | ||
New Underground Storage Tank Sites Into Active Remediation | 5 | 4 | 80% • | ||
Underground Storage Tank Sites Projected Closed | 7 | 10 | 143% • | ||
Regional Considerations: No Regional Board Considerations Provided | |||||
WHAT THE CARD IS SHOWING
Each target card provides a direct comparison of actual outputs for the fiscal year (July 1st to June 30th) to the target estimates established at the outset of the fiscal year. While budgetary and personnel information is not directly aligned with the activities being assessed, it does provide a basis for understanding the relative priority of key programs within each region and across the State. For the actual outputs presented, the Water Boards are continuing to evolve its data bases for improved accuracy. Some of the measurements reported may be different than the measurements tracked by the regions and programs. In addition, there are several targets for which outputs cannot be readily displayed without modification to the databases. This includes the number of permits revised, which should include the number of permits reviewed, revised and/or rescinded.
For the actual outputs presented, the Water Boards are continuing to evolve its data bases for improved accuracy. Some of the measurements reported may be different than the measurements tracked by the regions and programs. Notably, the data portrayed include entries completed before November 4, 2014 and may not reflect data input after that period.
WHY THIS CARD IS IMPORTANT
Beginning with FY 2009-10, performance targets were established for certain output measures. Targets are goals that establish measurable levels of performance to be achieved within a specified time period. This card demonstrates how the resources of the region are being deployed to protect water quality. In establishing the targets, the Regional Water Boards considered the unique differences and needs within their respective watersheds, their work priorities given available resources, external factors such as furloughs, and prior year outputs.
TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS
- Target circles: • = Less than 60% of target met
• = Target met between 60% and 80%
• = Target met at 80% or above. - Other Programs (budget): miscellaneous programs not included in the above.
- Permits issued: Does not include rescissions, amendments or permit revisions that may have been included in the targets.
REGIONAL CONSIDERATIONS
Regional Considerations provided in tables above under each program section.