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State presents small net change to drinking-water fees, ELAP budget; about 500 labs in ELAP program
Summary
Staff told stakeholders the governor's January proposed fee-setting budget shows a small net increase for the Safe Drinking Water Account and a slight decrease for the Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program; ELAP staff said the program licenses roughly 500 laboratories, down about 2% from last year.
State Water Resources Control Board staff presented fee-setting budget figures from the governor's January proposed budget and described the cost drivers behind small net changes for the Safe Drinking Water Account (SDWA) and the Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (ELAP).
Tracy Lotz of the fee and revenue branch said the SDWA fee-setting budget for fiscal year 2024-25 was $47,980,000 and the governor's January proposed figure for 2025-26 is $48,270,000, a net increase of $287,000, or 0.6 percent. Lotz attributed the largest SDWA cost-driver…
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