The California Water Boards' Annual Performance Report - Fiscal Year 2013-14

TARGETS AND RESOURCES: REGION 5 CENTRAL VALLEY

GROUP: TARGETS AND RESOURCES - REGION 5

MEASURE: ALL REGIONAL TARGETS
ALL RESOURCES

Targets Achieved:
• = Less than 60% of target met
• = Target met between 60% and 80%
• = Target met at 90% or above

Central Valley Regional Water Board Performance Summary¹	Your Page Does not Support iFrames Percentage of Targets Met
Area: 59344 square miles	Budget: $38,734,209	Staff: 244.7
Permitting 100% •	Inspections 89% •	Others 50% •
¹Regional Board performance summary statistics show the percentage of targets met.

Total Maximum Daily Load and Basin Planning
Program Budget: $2,422,266	Program Staff: 19.10
	Target	Actual Achieved	% of Targets Met
Pollutant/Water Body Combinations Addressed	15	0	0% •
Total Maximum Daily Loads Adopted	1	0	0% •
Basin Plan Amendments Adopted	2	3	150% •
Adoption of a pyrethroid TMDL—that will address 15 pollutant/water body combinations—was delayed until FY15/16 in order to allow consideration of new toxicity evaluation data that became available in January 2015. The two basin planning targets for FY2014-15 were the amendments for de-designating Municipal and Domestic Supply (MUN) in the 12 Sacramento River Basin water bodies and the pyrethroids control program. Staff did not bring the pyrethroid control program to the Board for its consideration in order to incorporate new toxicological information that became available late during the fiscal year. However, the Board approved the amendments for de-designating MUN in the 12 water bodies and also approved two triennial review actions related to developing basin planning work plans for the Central Valley.

NPDES Wastewater
Program Budget: $3,533,893	Program Staff: 25.20
	Target	Actual Achieved	% of Targets Met
Major Individual Permits Issued or Renewed	8	13	163% •
Major Individual Facilities Inspected	22	24	109% •
Minor Individual Permits Issued or Renewed	16	16	100% •
Minor Individual Facilities Inspected	10	23	230% •
Minor General Facilities Inspected	0	101
Region 5 renewed 9 major permits and amended 4 permits in fiscal year 2014-15. The additional inspections of Minor Facilities represent unscheduled inspections of Cleanup sites with NPDES permits and responses to complaints.

NPDES Stormwater
Program Budget: $1,287,151	Program Staff: 10.40
	Target	Actual Achieved	% of Targets Met
Municipal (Phase I/II Inspections)	0	0
Construction Inspections	385	513	133% •
Industrial Inspections	195	213	109% •
Additional inspections were conducted to accommodate requests by permittees for enrollment terminations and in response to complaints.

Waste Discharge to Land Wastewater
Program Budget: $3,623,433	Program Staff: 25.70
	Target	Actual Achieved	% of Targets Met
Waste Discharge to Land Inspections	183	237	130% •
Individual Waste Discharge Requirements Issued or Updated	32	37	116% •
The Central Valley Water Board is placing a higher emphasis on enrollments of dischargers under General Orders and Waivers to eliminate the backlog of older Waste Discharge Requirements. Over 80 enrollments under General Orders or waivers were made in the 2014-15 fiscal year. The excess number of permits adopted includes a number of amendments that were not included in the original performance target. The number of inspections conducted includes Oil and Gas Extraction Facility inspections that were not accounted for in development of this performance metric.

Land Disposal
Program Budget: $3,174,929	Program Staff: 21.50
	Target	Actual Achieved	% of Targets Met
Landfill Individual Permits Issued or Updated	9	8	89% •
Landfill Inspections	83	150	181% •
Land Disposal All Other Individual Permits Issued or Updated	7	7	100% •
Land Disposal All Other Inspections	52	34	65% •
Although the total number of inspections (150) exceeded the targeted inspections, the number of facilities inspected (93) was only slightly greater than the anticipated number of facilities inspected (83), which was the original metric. The number of return inspections represents large facilities that required multiple inspections, and confirmation inspections to ensure that violations were addressed. Although the total number of inspections (150) exceeded the targeted inspections, the number of facilities inspected (93) was only slightly greater than the anticipated number of facilities inspected (83), which was the original metric. The number of return inspections represents large facilities that required multiple inspections, and confirmation inspections to ensure that violations were addressed.

Confined Animal Facilities (WDR, NPDES, etc.)
Program Budget: $1,575,522	Program Staff: 11.80
	Target	Actual Achieved	% of Targets Met
Confined Animal Facilities Inspections	350	443	127% •
Because of a delay in the effort to issue General Orders for feedlots and poultry facilities, resources were diverted to conduct additional compliance inspections.

Timber Harvest (Forestry)
Program Budget: $1,480,783	Program Staff: 11.10
	Target	Actual Achieved	% of Targets Met
Timber Harvest Inspections	160	243	152% •
Forest Activities Program (FAP) targets were exceeded due to increased inspections of post-fire assessments and logging activities.

Enforcement
Program Budget: $878,811	Program Staff: 6.00
	Target	Actual Achieved	% of Targets Met
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	100	100% •
Facilities with Over $12,000 in MMPs (4 or More Violations) Not Assessed within 18 Months of Accrual	0	4	•
The facilities with more than 4 MMPs that have gone 18 months without formal enforcement represent complicated settlements with disadvantaged communities and, also, cases where additional discretionary enforcement is being combined with MMP enforcement. It is anticipated that these cases will be resolved with formal enforcement in 2016. Overall, Region 5 staff are addressing better than 99% of all MMP violations with formal enforcement within 18 months of the violations.

Cleanup
Program Budget: $5,646,411	Program Staff: 31.10
	Target	Actual Achieved	% of Targets Met
New Department of Defense Sites Into Active Remediation	56	43	77% •
Cleanup Sites Closed	42	50	119% •
New Underground Storage Tank Sites Into Active Remediation	59	64	108% •
Underground Storage Tank Sites Projected Closed	103	106	103% •
New Cleanup Sites Moved into Active Remediation	80	37	46% •
Forty-eight sites were predicted to go into active remediation in FY 2014-15 pending the finalization of Aerojet Operable Unit #6 Record of Decision (RoD). The RoD was subsequently finalized in July 2015 and the Cleanup Program is well on way to meeting the metric for FY2015-16.

WHAT THE CARD IS SHOWING

Each target card provides a direct comparison of actual outputs for FY 2013-14 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 through July 27, 2011 and do not reflect data input after that period. 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.

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 arrows: = Less than 80% of target met
= Target met between 80% and 90%
= Target met at 90% or above.
All other programs include: Timber Harvest, Non point Source, 401 Certification, Tanks, Pretreatment, Recycling and miscellaneous programs (for budget information).
Other Programs (budget): miscellaneous programs not included in the above.
Permits issued: Does not include rescissions or permit revisions that may have been included in the targets
Target Definitions FY 2011-2012

REGIONAL CONSIDERATIONS

Enforcement
In the second Table, under the “Enforcement” heading “Mandatory Minimum Penalty Violations Not Addressed Within 18 Months of Discovery”, the Target FY 13-14 metric was 0, and the Central Valley did not address 261 MMPs. Of those 261, 27 are for cases in the Sacramento office; 88 in Fresno; and 146 in Redding.
For Sacramento, staff will issue enforcement actions for 16 of the 27 listed MMP violations by September 10th. Another five MMPs have been referred to the Attorney General’s office. For the six remaining MMPs, the RP wants to apply their penalty toward a Compliance Project and staff is still waiting for appropriate information from the County.
In Fresno, 83 of the 88 listed MMP violations will be addressed by the end of September. The remaining five will be addressed by the end of the calendar year.
For Redding, 118 of their 146 unaddressed MMPs are for a single project in a small economically-disadvantaged community and the MMPs will be covered by a Compliance Project. Regardless, all of the MMPs will be linked to formal enforcement actions by the end of September 2013.
NPDES
Table 1 – NPDES Major Individual Permits Issued, Revised, and Renewed (Actual 7; Target 9) – Two permits were delayed because additional research was required, including consultation with the Department of Public Health
Table 1 – NPDES Stormwater Construction Inspections (Actual 345; Target 450) – Target was not met due to staff being redirected to enforcement activities and to industrial stormwater inspections.

Clean Up
Table 2 – UST Sites Project Closed (Actual 116; Target 120) – Destruction of monitoring wells are required prior to closure. Currently over 40 monitoring wells sites are awaiting destruction but have not been completed.

TMDL and Pollutant Water Body Combinations
The target TMDL scheduled for FY 12/13 was the Pesticide TMDL dealing with diazinon and chlorpyrifos and potential replacement pesticides in the Sacramento and San Joaquin River watersheds. In response to public comments received, a fairly substantial change was made in the approach to addressing these pesticide issues. Essentially the same water quality objectives and implementation plan are now proposed, but only as a basin plan amendment and not as a TMDL. The documents are being redrafted and will need to undergo further public review and comment. The basin plan amendments regarding pesticides should be brought to the Board at the December 2013 or February 2014 Board meeting for consideration of adoption. The pollutant / water body combinations were to be addressed by the pesticide TMDL, and will instead be addressed by the basin plan amendment.

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