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State Water Board seeks short-term loan to staff probationary groundwater basins while fee collections are delayed
Summary
The State Water Resources Control Board asked the subcommittee for authority to borrow up to $16.4 million from the Underground Storage Tank Fund to cover staffing costs while delays in collecting SGMA probation fees persist; the board said fees should repay the loan once court matters and fee timelines are resolved.
The State Water Resources Control Board told the Senate subcommittee it needs an interim loan to continue staffing for its Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) oversight work while fee collections are delayed in at least one probationary basin.
What was requested: Board staff and the Department of Finance representative said the board seeks a loan up to $16.4 million from the Underground Storage Tank Fund to cover the cost of 22 positions for up to three years while the board completes probationary work and waits for fee collections. The board explained that statute requires the board to recoup the cost of state backstop activities from basins that enter probation…
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