Report 2017-118 Recommendation Responses
Report 2017-118: State and Regional Water Boards: They Must Do More to Ensure That Local Jurisdictions' Costs to Reduce Storm Water Pollution Are Necessary and Appropriate (Release Date: March 2018)
Recommendation for Legislative Action
To promote the establishment of appropriate pollutant limits, the Legislature should amend state law to direct the State Water Board to assess whether a study of a specific water body is justified and, if so, to require the appropriate regional board to ensure that the study is conducted by the regional board or the applicable local jurisdictions. For example, a study could be justified if the water body's condition might warrant modifying a maximum pollutant level, if the study could be performed cost-effectively, and if the study's benefits are likely to reduce local jurisdictions' costs or improve protection of the water body's uses. The State Water Board should seek additional funding for local jurisdictions to conduct studies if it believes additional resources are needed.
Description of Legislative Action
As of March 1, 2022, the Legislature has not taken action to address this specific recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: February 2022
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: No Action Taken
Description of Legislative Action
As of March 1, 2021, the Legislature has not taken action to address this specific recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: March 2021
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: No Action Taken
Description of Legislative Action
As of March 2020, the Legislature has not take action to address this specific recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: March 2020
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: No Action Taken
Description of Legislative Action
The Legislature has not taken any action to address this specific recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: February 2019
California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: No Action Taken
Description of Legislative Action
The Legislature has not taken action to address this specific recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: September 2018
California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: No Action Taken
Description of Legislative Action
Legislation has not been introduced to address this specific recommendation.
However, Assembly Bill 2538 (Rubio) would, in part, requires the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board to use the guidelines developed by the State Water Board in a pilot project conducted to assess if a financial capability analysis can be effectively used to help municipalities implement a MS4 permit. It would also require the State Water Board to oversee the use of the guidelines and, upon completion of the pilot project, to make statewide recommendations or site-specific recommendations based on feasibility and the need to address the most prominent pollutants.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: May 2018