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Board opens 30‑day comment period for proposed groundwater monitoring fee to recover field costs
Summary
Environmental health staff proposed a $107/hour groundwater‑monitoring fee estimated at about six hours per site to cover vehicle and field time; the board voted unanimously to open a 30‑day public comment period.
Nathan from environmental health presented a proposal to begin a 30‑day public comment period for a new groundwater monitoring fee, explaining the fee is intended to recoup staff vehicle use and field time associated with more frequent on‑site monitoring as development continues. "We're looking at the possibility of instating a fee. It's $107 per hour and we put that roughly at 6 hours," Nathan said, describing the calculation as intended to be cost‑recovery rather than revenue generation.
Board members asked how often monitoring occurs and whether the fee would be charged to applicants; staff said current monitoring frequencies average 12–15 site visits across three staff and that the 30‑day comment initiation would allow public input before the fee returns for adoption. The board voted unanimously to open the comment period.
