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State Water Board reopens cost-of-compliance talks; stakeholders propose data consolidation, program coordination and innovation grants
Summary
The board reopened a cost-of-compliance initiative to identify ways to reduce the regulatory cost burden on permittees. Stakeholders suggested consolidating reporting portals, coordinating regional implementation, and exploring innovation grants to support compliance investments.
The State Water Resources Control Board and Division of Water Quality reopened a multi-stakeholder discussion about the “cost of compliance” — the total expenses permittees incur to meet water-board requirements — and invited regulated entities, regional boards and other agencies to work together on efficiency measures.
Phil Crater, deputy director of the Division of Water Quality, said the board has emphasized cost-of-compliance work since a 2012 resource-alignment evaluation and wants to continue identifying ways to reduce monitoring, reporting and treatment costs without sacrificing environmental protections. “We recognize that fees are one among many costs that regulated entities incur to comply with their permits,” he said.
Stakeholder proposals and discussion: Bob…
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