IV. Program Allocations 4.0 Regulation This program includes water use permitting, water well construction permitting, water well contractor licensing, environmental resource and surface water management permitting, permit administration, compliance and enforcement, and any delegated regulatory program. District Description: This program includes all permitting functions of the District, including water use permitting, water well construction permitting and well contractor licensing, and environmental resource permitting. These activities are designed to ensure that water and related natural resources in the District are protected and conserved. Also included are permit compliance and enforcement activities, administration of water shortage rules, and other activities necessary to support the District’s regulatory responsibilities. SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT PROGRAM BY EXPENDITURE CATEGORY Fiscal Years 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, and 2013-14 TENTATIVE BUDGET - Fiscal Year 2013-2014 4.0 Regulation Fiscal Year 2009-10 (Actual-Audited) Fiscal Year 2010-11 (Actual-Audited) Fiscal Year 2011-12 (Actual-Audited) Fiscal Year 2012-13 (Current Amended) Fiscal Year 2013-14 (<strong>Tentative</strong> <strong>Budget</strong>) Difference in $ (Current -- <strong>Tentative</strong>) % of Change (Current -- <strong>Tentative</strong>) Salaries and Benefits $16,598,824 $17,271,156 $14,570,308 $15,016,414 $15,072,857 $56,443 0.4% Other Personal Services 0 0 0 0 0 0 Contracted Services 1,929,184 2,412,004 1,917,002 2,051,411 2,685,784 634,373 30.9% Operating Expenses 273,626 197,279 156,375 1,722,498 1,651,298 (71,200) -4.1% Operating Capital Outlay 0 0 12,608 253,928 264,386 10,458 4.1% Fixed Capital Outlay 0 0 0 0 0 0 Interagency Expenditures (Cooperative Funding) 0 75,000 125,314 432,000 521,550 89,550 20.7% TOTAL $18,801,634 $19,955,439 $16,781,607 $19,476,251 $20,195,875 $719,624 3.7% District Revenues Fund Balance Debt Local Revenues State Revenues Federal Revenues TOTAL Salaries and Benefits $14,872,857 $0 $0 $0 $200,000 $0 $15,072,857 Other Personal Services 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Contracted Services 2,685,784 0 0 0 0 0 2,685,784 Operating Expenses 1,651,298 0 0 0 0 0 1,651,298 Operating Capital Outlay 264,386 0 0 0 0 0 264,386 Fixed Capital Outlay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Interagency Expenditures (Cooperative Funding) 521,550 0 0 0 0 0 521,550 TOTAL $19,995,875 $0 $0 $0 $200,000 $0 $20,195,875 Workforce Rate (Salary without benefits) SOURCE OF FUNDS Fiscal Year 2013-14 RATE, OPERATING AND NON-OPERATING Fiscal Year 2013-14 Operating (Recurring - all revenues) Non-operating (Non-recurring - all revenues) Salaries and Benefits 185 $11,179,238 $15,072,857 $0 $15,072,857 Other Personal Services 0 0 0 0 0 Contracted Services 0 0 1,645,194 1,040,590 2,685,784 Operating Expenses 1,651,298 0 1,651,298 Operating Capital Outlay 264,386 0 264,386 Fixed Capital Outlay 0 0 0 Interagency Expenditures (Cooperative Funding) 0 521,550 521,550 TOTAL $18,633,735 $1,562,140 $20,195,875 WORKFORCE Fiscal Years 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, and 2013-14 WORKFORCE CATEGORY Fiscal Year (Current -- <strong>Tentative</strong>) 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 Difference % Change Authorized Positions 195 193 218 192 185 (7) -3.6% Contingent Worker 31 23 18 1 0 (1) -100.0% Other Personal Services 11 3 3 0 0 0 TOTAL WORKFORCE 237 219 239 193 185 (8) -4.15% TOTAL Changes and Trends: In fiscal year 2011-12, a major restructuring of the Regulation Division was implemented, centralizing permitting functions in the Tampa Service Office, streamlining processes, and improving responsiveness to the regulated public. Recently, additional minor changes have been made to further increase efficiency by reducing the number of bureaus from four to three, including some additional reductions in total staffing. These changes have resulted in cost savings over the last three years, although the proposed fiscal year 2013-14 budget is slightly higher than the previous year, due in large part to the need to install automated meter reading equipment on agricultural wells in the Dover/Plant 105
IV. Program Allocations City Water Use Caution Area. This equipment is critical to provide timely data during freeze events, when groundwater pumping in the area for frost protection can generate severe short term impacts. Other trends in regulation include continuing progress in online permitting. Over 90 percent of well construction permit applications are submitted online. The trend for Water Use Permit (WUP) and Environmental Resource Permit (ERP) applications is positive, with over 50 percent of those applications submitted online in May 2013. The District continues to work closely with the other water management districts and the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) on statewide permit consistency initiatives for both WUPs and ERPs. The rulemaking activities are nearing completion and the new rules are scheduled to go into effect in the fall of 2013. <strong>Budget</strong> Variances: The overall increase of 3.7 percent or $719,624 for this program is primarily due to increased funding for the installation of equipment ($592,912) and meter reimbursements ($89,550) for the Dover/Plant City Automatic Meter Reading project to reflect the projected number of meters to be issued during fiscal year 2013-14, a full year of implementation. 193.00 $19,476,251 Issue Description Issue Amount Workforce Category Subtotal Salaries and Benefits 7.00 - 1 Salaries & Benef it s - Alt hough t here is a reduct ion of 7 FTEs f or t his program, due t o a 3 percent merit increase and addit ional ret irement benefits costs, the budgeted amount increased. Other Personal Services Contracted Services <strong>Southwest</strong> <strong>Florida</strong> Water Management District REDUCTIONS - NEW ISSUES 4.0 Regulation Fiscal Year 2013-14 <strong>Tentative</strong> <strong>Budget</strong> - August 1, 2013 FY 2012-13 <strong>Budget</strong> (Current-Amended) Reductions - 7.00 - 0.00 2 Eliminated contingent worker positions. 158,000 1.00 3 Environment al Resource Permitt ing (Recurring) 31,500 0.00 - 1.00 189,500 Operating Expenses 4 Technology & Inf ormat ion Services 134,517 211,002 5 Sof t ware M aint enance 33,000 6 Rental of Ot her Equipment 15,0 0 0 7 Travel - Staff Duties 12 ,0 57 8 Unif orm Program 6,911 9 Prof essional Licenses 4,776 10 Tuition Reimbursement 2,547 11 Fees Associated with Financial Activities, Office Supplies, Safety Supplies, Books, Subscriptions & Data Operating Capital Outlay Fixed Capital Outlay Interagency Expenditures (Cooperative Funding) 2,194 TOTAL REDUCTIONS - - - - - - 8.00 $400,502 106