COBI 2015 - Planning

Overview
Issues
Background
Financials

Sources Uses

FY 2016 Appropriation

The Water Resources Planning program is responsible to plan for and encourage the best use of the state's water resources to serve the physical, economic, environmental, and social needs of the people of Utah. This program helps coordinate water resources planning between various governmental agencies; maintains programs with various agencies to obtain streamflow, climatological, SNOTEL and water quality data; develops river basin models for state and local planning purposes and operational models for specific project feasibility studies.

This program maintains the State Water Plan and 11 detailed basin plans covering the state. The plans describe water development opportunities and problems, and make recommendations for the future.

Funding History

Funding Issues

Dam Safety

The purpose of the Dam Safety Program is to minimize the risk of dam failure by bringing dams up to safety standards. The division has estimated that based on the current funding level, it would take 59 years to address the deficiencies of all high-hazard dams in the state.

Appropriation Overview

During the 2015 General Session, the Legislature appropriated for Fiscal Year 2016, $13,603,400 from all sources for Planning. This is a 441.2 percent increase from Fiscal Year 2015 revised estimated amounts from all sources. The total includes $12,874,800 from the General/Education Funds, an increase of 608.6 percent from revised Fiscal Year 2015 estimates.

Appropriation Adjustments

In addition to statewide compensation and internal service fund cost increases, the following appropriation adjustments were made during the 2015 General Session:

DescriptionOngoingOne-Time Dam Safety$0$11,000,000

OngoingOne-TimeFinancing Source

$0$11,000,000General Fund, One-time

Cooperative studies are performed with the U.S. Geological Survey, the federal Natural Resource Conservation Service, and Utah water user groups (such as cities, counties, and water districts) on a cost share basis. These studies provide data for the state water plan.

Utah is near the top of the nation in per capita water consumption. Statute (73-10-32) requires water conservation planning by the division. Water conservation and education are essential in order to reduce future water demands. Water conservancy districts and retailers must submit water conservation plans.

Intent Language

HB0003: Item 107

Under the terms of 63J-1-603 of the Utah Code, the Legislature intends that appropriations provided for the Division of Water Resources in Item 15, Chapter 5, Laws of Utah 2014, shall not lapse at the close of FY 2015. Expenditures of these funds are limited to: Current Expenses $50,000; Computer Equipment/Software $25,000; Special Projects/Studies $125,000.

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Sources of Finance	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
General Fund	1,636,500	1,717,800	1,843,400	1,676,900	1,802,600	5,000	1,807,600	55,200	1,862,800
General Fund, One-time	0	0	0	4,000	9,300	0	9,300	11,002,700	11,012,000
Water Resources C and D	624,900	520,100	440,400	574,200	706,000	(9,400)	696,600	32,000	728,600
Total	$2,261,400	$2,237,900	$2,283,800	$2,255,100	$2,517,900	($4,400)	$2,513,500	$11,089,900	$13,603,400

Categories of Expenditure	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
Personnel Services	1,972,700	1,948,000	1,987,300	1,980,600	2,174,500	51,800	2,226,300	86,000	2,312,300
In-state Travel	14,700	12,000	15,900	11,300	15,900	(4,600)	11,300	0	11,300
Out-of-state Travel	4,400	5,600	4,500	7,300	4,500	2,800	7,300	0	7,300
Current Expense	64,600	61,900	69,500	60,900	69,200	1,600	70,800	2,500	73,300
DP Current Expense	82,200	84,800	77,900	58,100	82,100	(18,000)	64,100	(5,200)	58,900
Capital Outlay	0	0	0	8,200	0	0	0	0	0
Other Charges/Pass Thru	122,800	125,600	128,700	128,700	171,700	(38,000)	133,700	11,006,600	11,140,300
Total	$2,261,400	$2,237,900	$2,283,800	$2,255,100	$2,517,900	($4,400)	$2,513,500	$11,089,900	$13,603,400

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Other Indicators	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
Budgeted FTE	23	23	21	21	21	0	21	0	21
Actual FTE	20.60	20.30	20	19.10	0	0	0	0	0

COBI contains unaudited data as presented to the Legislature by state agencies at the time of publication. For audited financial data see the State of Utah's Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports.