To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Hearing to Consider Adoption of Revised Fees for the Contra Costa County Health Services Department, Environmental Health Division, Small Water System Program
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. RECEIVE staff presentation regarding the increase of two regulatory fees charged by the Contra Costa County Health Services Department, Environmental Health Division ("EH Division"), Small Water System Program ("SWS Program"), based on a fee study;
2. OPEN a public hearing regarding the adoption of the attached Resolution, to increase regulatory fees charged by the EH Division, SWS Program, effective October 7, 2025, for Local Small Water System (2-4 connections) and State Small Water System (5-14 connections);
3. RECEIVE oral and written testimony, public comments, and any objections to the resolution; and CLOSE the public hearing; CONSIDER staff's presentation, all testimony, public comments, objections, the staff report, Appendix A.6 of the NBS "Contra Costa County Health Services, Environmental Health Division Fee Study," dated June 6, 2025, (Attachment 1), and all other testimony and materials presented to the Board prior to the close of the public hearing;
4. ADOPT Resolution, (Attachment 2) increasing SWS Program regulatory fees charged by the EH Division, effective October 7, 2025, for Local Small Water System (2-4 connections) and State Small Water System (5-14 connections); and
5. DIRECT the Health Services Director, or designee, to terminate the Contra Costa County Local Primacy Delegation Agreement with sufficient statutory notice so that the Agency's regulatory authority terminates no later than February 28, 2026, returning the regulatory oversight of the delegated small public water systems back to the State Water Resources Control Board.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Revenue from the increased Environmental Health ...
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