STATE
WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD
WORKSHOP
SESSION - DIVISION OF CLEAN WATER PROGRAMS
MAY
3, 2000
ITEM 10
SUBJECT
CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE
EXECUTIVE OFFICER TO EXECUTE AN INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT (IA) WITH THE DEPARTMENT
OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL (DTSC) FOR THE STATE AND REGIONAL WATER BOARDS TO
PROVIDE REGULATORY OVERSIGHT OF SITE REMEDIATION AT UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE (DoD) FACILITIES
DISCUSSION
The Regional Water Quality Control Boards
(RWQCBs) and the DTSC have been overseeing cleanup at DoD facilities for
several years. The DTSC is the sole
recipient of funding through a two-year DoD Cooperative Agreement to support
cleanup oversight. The DTSC provides
DoD funding to the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) through an IA.
RWQCBs oversee cleanup at approximately 100 DoD
facilities related to the DoD Cooperative Agreement. RWQCBs are the lead agencies for oversight of petroleum cleanups
at all DoD facilities. During Fiscal
Year (FY) 1997-98, in order to reduce regulatory overlap, either DTSC or a
RWQCB was identified as the lead oversight agency for non-petroleum
cleanup. RWQCBs are lead agencies at 42
facilities.
According to a 1998 DoD Report to Congress,
responses, such as investigations, interim actions, design, cleanup, and
long-term monitoring, have been completed at 40% of California’s sites (1,515
of 3,789). Responses are underway on
the majority of the remaining sites.
The DTSC and the SWRCB staff are negotiating an
IA for FYs 2000-01 and 2001-02 to continue funding from DoD for RWQCB cleanup
oversight at military facilities. The
oversight by the RWQCBs is to ensure water quality concerns are addressed in
response actions at military facilities.
POLICY
ISSUE
Should the SWRCB continue to be a party to an
Interagency Agreement as a mechanism to fund oversight of cleanups at DoD
facilities that are under the DoD Cooperative Agreement?
FISCAL
IMPACT
Currently, the SWRCB has $4.255 million
identified in the SWRCB's FY 2000-01 budget.
It is anticipated that each of the FY 2000-01 and FY 2001-02 budgets
will be close to the $4.255 million identified in the SWRCB’s FY 2000-01
budget.
REGIONAL
BOARD IMPACT
Yes, all RWQCBs.
STAFF
RECOMMENDATION
That the SWRCB authorize the Executive Director,
or his designee, to execute an IA.
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DRAFT April 24, 2000
STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD
AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE AN INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT (IA) WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL (DTSC) FOR THE STATE AND REGIONAL WATER BOARDS TO PROVIDE REGULATORY OVERSIGHT OF SITE REMEDIATION AT UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DoD) FACILITIES
WHEREAS:
1. The State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) has been funded previously through Cooperative Agreements by DoD and has actively participated in the DoD Environmental Restoration Program.
2. Cal/EPA designated DTSC to be the sole recipient of funding through DoD Cooperative Agreements.
3. The SWRCB and DTSC have agreed to split lead responsibility at DoD facilities in order to reduce duplication of cleanup oversight.
4. DTSC will provide DoD funding to the SWRCB through an IA to ensure water quality concerns are addressed in response actions at military facilities.
5. Approval of this IA will ensure that there will be coordinated State agency oversight of the DoD facility cleanup activities, including those activities at closing facilities.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED:
The State Water Resources Control Board authorizes
the Executive Director to execute an approximately $8.5 million, two-year IA
with DTSC for oversight of the cleanup of military facilities during Fiscal
Years 2000-01 and 2001-02.
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 the meeting of the State Water Resources Control Board held on May 18, 2000.
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Maureen Marché
Administrative Assistant to the Board