Status of OWOW 2.0 Suggested OWOW 1.0 OWOW 1.0 Addressing Implementation Challenge Recommendations Challenge Activities Land for new water Financial incentives for Land availability Continue working to treatment facilities property owners to make continues to be a implement in urban areas land available for challenge recommendations from difficult to obtain cleanup facilities OWOW 1.0 Finding parties Work with State & Groundwater Support efforts of water responsible for Federal agencies to contamination districts and other groundwater obtain grants, including efforts continue to agencies to investigate contamination is U.S. Dept. of Agriculture be slowed parties responsible for difficult. for perchlorate cleanup groundwater In some cases contamination and collect Set up an orphan share potentially Typical response to funds from those parties to fund responsible parties well contamination clean up contamination are using CEQA or Develop incentives for is to shut down other means to delay Evaluate methods to groundwater producers well but pump & clean-up streamline groundwater to treat for wells treat may be most cleanup projects producing contaminated effective means to water Explore arrangements cleanup where multiple public Change existing local agencies with grant rules & regulations that funding form an MOU with act as barriers to non-public PRPs to share cleaning up water cost and provide regional contamination water supply solutions Local agencies Consolidate Limitations on local Continue to work on limited in amount enforcement authority to agencies remain a providing local agencies of fines & penalties the regulating agency problem. authority to properly able to assess & enforce regulations Expand local agencies’ have limited protecting water quality. enforcement authority. regulatory Utilize part of future Develop panel to jurisdiction over stormwater funding to pay discuss current some agencies, i.e. for cost of enforcement. regulatory environment, school districts interagency impacts, & impacts to business & residents such as groundwater discharge permitting requirements.
OWOW 1.0 Challenge OWOW 1.0 Recommendations Status of Addressing Challenge OWOW 2.0 Suggested Implementation Activities Land for new water treatment facilities in urban areas difficult to obtain Financial incentives for property owners to make land available for cleanup facilities Land availability continues to be a challenge Continue working to implement recommendations from OWOW 1.0 Finding parties responsible for groundwater contamination is difficult. Typical response to well contamination is to shut down well but pump & treat may be most effective means to cleanup Work with State & Federal agencies to obtain grants, including U.S. Dept. of Agriculture for perchlorate cleanup Set up an orphan share fund Develop incentives for groundwater producers to treat for wells producing contaminated water Change existing local rules & regulations that act as barriers to cleaning up water contamination Groundwater contamination efforts continue to be slowed In some cases potentially responsible parties are using CEQA or other means to delay clean-up Support efforts of water districts and other agencies to investigate parties responsible for groundwater contamination and collect funds from those parties to clean up contamination Evaluate methods to streamline groundwater cleanup projects Explore arrangements where multiple public agencies with grant funding form an MOU with non-public PRPs to share cost and provide regional water supply solutions Local agencies limited in amount of fines & penalties able to assess & have limited regulatory jurisdiction over some agencies, i.e. school districts Consolidate enforcement authority to the regulating agency Expand local agencies’ enforcement authority. Develop panel to discuss current regulatory environment, interagency impacts, & impacts to business & residents such as groundwater discharge permitting requirements. Limitations on local agencies remain a problem. Continue to work on providing local agencies authority to properly enforce regulations protecting water quality. Utilize part of future stormwater funding to pay for cost of enforcement.