[미국] 캘리포니아 수자원프로그램 식수안전법 위반 개선 완료

캘리포니아 수자원통제이사회는 지난 달 주의 ‘식수프로그램 및 식수회전기금’을 연방 식수안전법의 준수 범위 내로 되돌리는 미국 환경보호청(EPA)의 교정계획을 성공적으로 완료했다고 발표했다.

EPA는 지난 2013년 캘리포니아 공공보건부가 프로그램을 시행할 당시 식수프로그램에 대해 위법을 알린 바 있다. 당시 이 프로그램은 자금 상 요구조건을 충족하지 못했다. 위반 명령에 따라 CDPH는 교정액션플랜을 개발하고, 2014년 7월 식수프로그램이 캘리포니아주 수자원이사회로 이전되기 전에 요구되는 자재의 절반 가량을 개발했다.

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Calif. Drinking Water Program deemed in compliance with Safe Drinking Water Act

The State Water Resources Control Board Thursday announced it has successfully completed a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency corrective action plan to bring the state’s Drinking Water Program and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund back into compliance with the federal Safe Drinking Water Act.

EPA issued a notice of non-compliance to the Drinking Water Program in 2013 -- when the program was still housed under the California Department of Public Health -- for failing to meet requirements including carrying balance of $455 million in unspent federal capitalization grant funds. Following the non-compliance order, CDPH developed the corrective action plan and about half of the required action items before the Drinking Water Program was transferred to the State Water Board in July 2014.

According to the State Water Board, since the program’s transfer it has upgraded its financial management practices to meet EPA’s unliquidated obligation reduction strategy and reduced the program’s obligations balance to less than $102 million as of May 10.

In a May 17 letter to the State Water Board, the EPA states that the corrective action plan will be closed because California "… has adequately addressed the obstacles and inefficiencies in its disbursement process."

Additionally, the State Water Board has released the draft 2016 Clean Water State Revolving Fund and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Intended Use Plans (IUPs).

The 2016 IUPs outline the State Water Board’s business plan for the SRF Programs during federal FY 2016 and state FY 2016-’17 and also include revised final guidelines for Proposition 1’s drinking water and wastewater funds.

The deadline for comments on the draft IUPs is 12 p.m. on June 16.

[출처 = Water World / 2016년 5월 27일]