Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board
June 23, 2025
GeoTracker: T10000022965
Chris Aune
Housing Manager - Real Estate & Economic Development
City of Lancaster
44933 Fern Avenue
Lancaster, CA 93534
[email protected]
Annual Estimate for Cost Recovery Program – W. Avenue I Properties (West), Lancaster – Cost Recovery Code 2060026
Section 13304 of the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act (Porter Cologne) allows the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Lahontan Region (Water Board) to recover reasonable expenses from responsible parties to oversee cleanup and abatement of discharges, which have adversely affected waters of the state. A cost recovery account has been established for your facility, which is where Regional Water Board time charges are billed to you.
Section 13365 of Porter Cologne requires that annually we provide each responsible party with the following information:
1. A detailed estimate of the work to be performed or services to be provided, including a statement of the expected outcome of that work, based upon data available to the agency at the time;
2. The billing rates for all individuals and classes of employees expected to engage in the work or services; and
3. An estimate of all expected charges to be billed to the responsible party by the agency.
Estimate of Work to be Performed and Expected Outcome
Water Board staff estimate that the following work may be performed for the subject site during the fiscal year 2025-2026:
1. Review and comment on semi-annual groundwater monitoring reports and investigation or remedial action work plans and reports;
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2. Conduct site visits and/or technical consultations (e.g., meetings and/or telephone conversations with you or your consultant), phone calls and meetings to keep informed on the remediation progress; and
3. Preparation of any necessary written correspondence, such as internal Water Board communications (e.g., memorandum, meetings, and briefings to management or Board Members), administrative billings, annual cost estimate letter, or other relevant documentation.
Billing Rates
Enclosure 1 describes the billing rates for employees expected to engage in the work or services for your facility, including an example of how the hourly billing rate is calculated.
The name and classification of employees making charges will be listed on invoices. The average billing rate is approximately $235 per hour.
Estimate of Expected Charges
Water Board staff expects to charge approximately 100 hours in the conduct of cleanup oversight for this project during fiscal year 2025-2026, which runs from 1 July 2025 through 30 June 2026. The number of hours given is merely an estimate, and you will be billed for the actual hours spent. Based on the average billing rate of $235 per hour, the estimated billing charge for the subject site may be $23,500 for fiscal year 2025-2026. The estimated billing charge for this site is merely an estimate, which will vary depending on the salary of the individual(s) responsible for the oversight.
Invoices
Site Cleanup Program invoices are currently sent by U.S. Postal Service as standard delivery. To opt-in to receiving invoices by email instead of U.S. Postal Service delivery, complete and return the enclosed form (Enclosure 2).
Electronic submittals for your facilities should be through the State’s GeoTracker system.
Duplicate submission via ECM is not required for documents that are submitted to GeoTracker. Please be aware that submittal of documents to the general ECM mailbox ([email protected]) does not relieve the requirement to upload electronic information to GeoTracker. GeoTracker information is available to the public at http://geotracker.waterboards.ca.gov. This includes well coordinates, well construction, analytical data, and reports.
Should you have any questions, please contact Luis Gomez, Engineering Geologist, at (760) 316-1295 or at ([email protected]) or Christina Guerra, Senior Engineering Geologist at (760) 241-7333 or at ([email protected]).
Christina Guerra, P.G.
Senior Engineering Geologist
Digitally signed by
Christina Guerra
Date: 2025.06.23 13:07:11
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Enclosures: 1. Billing Cost Explanation, Fiscal Year 2025-2026
2. Opt-In for Email Invoice Delivery
cc: Tracy Lotz, State Water Board ([email protected]) Site Cleanup, Division of Administrative Services, State Water Board ([email protected])
Jeffrey Dagdigian, Waterstone Environmental ([email protected]) Heather Fields, Waterstone Environmental ([email protected]) Alonzo Poach, Lahontan Water Board ([email protected])
Employee Salary and Benefit by Classification [1]
AEO - Assistant Executive Officer CEA 14,891$ 30,749$ AGPA - Associate Governmental Program Analyst 8,677$ 11,188$ AFCNSL - Staff Counsel (Attorney) 11,466$ 17,304$
SFCNSLIII - Staff Counsel III (Attorney) 15,614$ 22,051$ SFCNSLIV - Staff Counsel IV (Attorney) 17,256$ 23,159$ EG - Engineering Geologist 9,335$ 17,575$
EPMI - Environmental Program Manager I 18,058$ 22,449$ EPMII - Environmental Program Manager II 20,957$ 23,808$ ES - Environmental Scientist 6,327$ 13,156$
EOI - Exec Officer I 24,336$ 27,647$
EOII - Exec Officer II 24,932$ 28,318$
SEG - Senior Engineering Geologist 16,456$ 20,597$ SRES - Senior Environmental Scientist 15,617$ 19,414$ SRES - Senior Environmental Scientist (Spec) 11,198$ 15,148$ SWRCE - Senior Water Resources Control Engineer 16,456$ 20,597$ SSA - Staff Services Analyst 5,556$ 9,301$
SUEG - Supervising Engineering Geologist 18,074$ 22,624$ SUWRCE - Supervising Water Resources Control Engineer 18,074$ 22,624$ WRCE - Water Resources Control Engineer 9,335$ 17,485$ Intermittent Employees:
SA - Scientific Aid $17.73/hour $21.04/hour
Operating Expenses and Equipment [2] (both State and Regional Board offices) Indirect Costs (Overhead + Admin = cost of doing business) 140% Billing Example for One Month Salary
WRCE - Water Resources Control Engineer
Total Direct Labor Charges [3] (per month): 17,485$
Contract Charges (if applicable): -$
Direct Labor Overhead: 12,646$
State Board Program Admin and Overhead: 2,664$
Regional Board Program Admin and Overhead: 8,742$
Total Cost (per month): 41,537
Divided by 176 hours per month equals per hour: 236$
(Due to the various classifications that expend SCP resources an average of $235.00 per hour can be used for projection purposes.) [1] The name and classification of employees performing oversight work will be listed on invoices you receive. [2] The examples are estimates based on recent billings. Actual charges may be slightly higher or lower. [3] Total Direct Labor Charges = Salary and Benefits
STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD
SITE CLEANUP PROGRAM (SCP)
BILLING COST EXPLANATION
Fiscal Year 2025-2026
Salary/Benefits Range
Note: The State is currently in negotiations with the unions so the upper limits of these ranges may be subject to change.
Updated 03/2025
Sta
te Water Resources Control Board Site
Cleanup Program (SCP)
Opt-In for Email Invoice Delivery
Site
Cleanup Program (SCP) invoices are currently sent by U.S. Postal Service as standard delivery. To opt-in to receiving invoices by email instead of U.S. Postal Service delivery, complete and sign this form and return it to your Regional Board caseworker AND [email protected].
I, ______
__________________________, acknowledge that completion of this form will result in SCP invoices being sent by email to the below designated email address(es) and will stop invoice delivery by U.S. Postal Service. I understand that I am solely responsible for ensuring the email address(es) are up-to-date and am responsible for notifying any changes to the email address(es) on file by emailing my Regional Board caseworker AND [email protected] to ensure invoices are received timely. I understand past due notices will only be sent by U.S. Postal Service.
A valid
physical mailing address is required in case hard copy delivery is needed in the future. This designation may be cancelled at any time by emailing your Regional Board caseworker AND [email protected] and invoices will resume delivery by U.S. Postal Service. Further, the State Water Board may make changes to or end its electronic delivery option at any time. The State Water Board will notify the contact(s) listed below if it needs to change or cancel electronic delivery and resume U. S. Postal Service delivery.
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ensure receipt of invoices, add [email protected] to your trusted email addresses.
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ING CONTACT
BILLING ADDRESS
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EPHONE NO.
INVOICE DELIVERY EMAIL ADDRESSES (3 MAX)
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RESPONSIBLE PARTY/
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
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DATE: SITE ID (if applicable): ________ _____ _______ For add
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