Department Of Ecology Budget And Program Overview 2001-03 Page 55

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Water Quality Program Budget
Budget: $43,331,681; Staffing: 208 FTEs
State
($) Amount
Sources
Uses
General Fund -
8,475,428 Multiple
Point-source enforcement of permit requirements.
State
Also, Puget Sound Plan activities for shellfish
protection; nonpoint-source watershed
management; and stormwater control, and operator
certification program, forest practices compliance,
water cleanup plans, wastewater re-use, aquatic
plant management EIS, compliance with water
quality laws related to nonpoint-source pollution.
Federal
General Fund -
12,528,212 Federal grants
Numerous EPA grants for point and nonpoint-
Federal
source control; planning and implementation grants
to local governments; groundwater protection; and
administrative moneys for pass-through funds.
Dedicated Funds
General Fund-
29,274 Agreements with local
Miscellaneous, water cleanup plans.
Private/Local
governments.
Water Quality
2,517,716 Excise taxes on
Grant and loan management; technical assistance to
Account
cigarettes and other
local governments for wastewater treatment
tobacco products; sales
facilities and nonpoint-source projects.
tax transfer; loan
repayments, interest
payments; and state
general fund transfer
State Toxics
2,018,882 Hazardous substance
Cooperative effort with Oregon and EPA to
Control
tax, recovered remedial
enhance the health of the lower Columbia River
actions and penalties
through the National Estuary Program. The
collected
Aquatic Plant Management Program assesses
human health and environmental risk associated
with various aquatic pesticides. Also, work with
agricultural community to reduce pesticide and
other contamination.
Water Quality
14,215,369 Fees assessed on the
Issue and manage federal and state wastewater-
Permit Account
holders of wastewater
discharge permits.
discharge permits
Freshwater
1,654,845 Fees on boat trailers
Grants to local governments to prevent, remove, or
Aquatic Weeds
manage invasive freshwater aquatic weeds.
Metals Mining
5,000 Fees collected from
Inspections required by Metals Mining Act.
active metals mining
and milling operations
Water Pollution
1,886,955 EPA grant and state
Administer a loan program for constructing or
Control Revolving
match
replacing water pollution control facilities.
Fund
Activities include portfolio management and
technical assistance to local governments for point,
nonpoint, and estuary projects.
Capital Budget Funding: $319,139,304
Referendum 26
398,083
Sale of Bonds, loan
Grants/loans for the construction or improvement
reappropriation
repayments, and interest
of public waste disposal facilities.
payments
Water Quality Program
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