Report 2017-118 Recommendation 7 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 #7 To: Water Resources Control Board
If the State Water Board believes regulations are necessary to ensure that the regional boards and local jurisdictions follow its guidance regarding adequate and consistent information pertaining to their costs for storm water management, the State Water Board should adopt such regulations.
Annual Follow-Up Agency Response From September 2023
The State Water Board has initiated development of regulations to require local jurisdictions to report consistent data and information on their costs of complying with stormwater discharge permits. The State Water Board released a draft of the regulations for public review and comment in July 2023 and held a Board workshop in September 2023. A final draft version of the regulations will be distributed for another round of public comment before the State Board considers adopting the regulations in early 2024. Once adopted and reporting begins, the State Water Board will determine whether to develop additional guidance for the Regional Boards on how the data and information submitted should be evaluated.
- Estimated Completion Date: July 2024
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Pending
Annual Follow-Up Agency Response From November 2022
Although the Water Board did not provide a response for the recommendation during this annual follow-up period, its most recent response from 2021 appears to convey its ongoing position as stated: Namely that, after an appropriate evaluation, relying in part on the annual review process specified in recommendation 8, the State Water Board will consider adopting regulations if it determines there are portions of the guidance that are not being implemented. The updated guidance and the glossary are now available, and we will continue our evaluations on the implementation of the guidance. As such, the status of this action remains "not fully implemented" or "pending".
- Estimated Completion Date: Pending
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Pending
Annual Follow-Up Agency Response From October 2021
The Water Board's response for this recommendation remains the same as previously stated. Namely that, after an appropriate evaluation, relying in part on the annual review process specified in recommendation 8, the State Water Board will consider adopting regulations if it determines there are portions of the guidance that are not being implemented. The updated guidance and the glossary are now available, and we will continue our evaluations on the implementation of the guidance. As such, the status of this action remains "not fully implemented" or "pending".
- Estimated Completion Date: Pending
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Pending
Annual Follow-Up Agency Response From October 2020
The Water Board's response for this recommendation remains the same as previously stated. Namely that, after an appropriate evaluation, relying in part on the annual review process specified in recommendation 8, the State Water Board will consider adopting regulations if it determines there are portions of the guidance that are not being implemented. The updated guidance and the glossary are now available, and we will continue our evaluations on the implementation of the guidance. As such, the status of this action remains "not fully implemented" or "pending".
- Estimated Completion Date: Pending
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Pending
Annual Follow-Up Agency Response From October 2019
The Water Board's response for this recommendation remains the same as previously stated. Namely that, after an appropriate evaluation, relying in part on the annual review process specified in recommendation 8, the State Water Board will consider adopting regulations if it determines there are portions of the guidance that are not being implemented. After the updated guidance and the glossary are available in December 2019, we will continue our evaluations on the implementation of the guidance. As such, the status of this action remains "pending".
- Estimated Completion Date: To be determined
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Pending
We continue to assess the status of this recommendation as pending based on the State Water Board's ongoing effort to refine its guidance, including the adoption of a glossary that will define cost categories.
1-Year Agency Response
After an appropriate evaluation, relying in part on the annual review process specified in recommendation 8, the State Water Board will consider adopting regulations if it determines there are portions of the guidance that are not being implemented.
- Completion Date: March 2019
- Response Date: February 2019
California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Pending
We assessed the status of this recommendation as pending based on the State Water Board's continued effort to refine its guidance, including the adoption of a glossary that will define cost categories.
- Auditee did not address all aspects of the recommendation
6-Month Agency Response
After an appropriate evaluation, relying in part on the annual review process specified in recommendation 8, the State Water Board will consider adopting regulations if it determines there are portions of the guidance that are not being implemented.
- Estimated Completion Date: To be determined
- Response Date: August 2018
California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Pending
60-Day Agency Response
After an appropriate evaluation, relying in part on the annual review process specified in recommendation 8, the State Water Board will consider adopting regulations if it determines there are portions of the guidance that are not being implemented.
- Estimated Completion Date: To be determined
- Response Date: April 2018
California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Pending
All Recommendations in 2017-118
Agency responses received are posted verbatim.