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~' BATB: December 5, 1995 TO: Tim Haertel FR®iVI: Matt Moore R~: Summary of Watershed Annual Reporting Annual reports submitted by metropolitan Water Management Organizations (WMO), for 1993 and 1994, were summarized using three elements of the report requirements. The BWSR examined activity reports and work plans, local plan approval, and WMO news letters, in an attempt to determine if basic information is included in the annual reports. Tabulation of the annual reports received by the BWSR over the past two years, indicates there is no consistency in which WMOs are reporting. Therefore, since the total number and which WMOs reporting each year varies, it is difficult to arrive at any specific conclusions. One conclusion that can be drawn, is that a minority of the WMOs are complying with reporting requirements. The reports submitted for 1993 and 1994 show 35% of the WMOs reported on a yearly basis, 33% reported once out of two years, and 33% did not report. The total percent of WMOs reporting in 1993 was 61%, and 41% in 1994. The 120 day reporting deadline was met by 54% and 42% of WMOs in 1993 and 1994, respectively. Content of the annual reports was consistent, however the quality of the information did vary from one WMO to another. Review of the reports indicated 59°'° and 37% contained an activity report and annual work plan in 1993 and 1994, respectively. Local plan approvals indicated an overall percentage of approved plans maintained at 20% between the two years, based on an average of those WMOs reporting. Based on a total count of local plans approved and total plans possible, the percentage dropped form. approximately 12% in 1993 to approximately 7% in 1994. This variability demonstrates the overall variability of the data. Review of the annual reports for some type of WMO newsletter or informational article, show 35% of WMOs utilized this tool in 1993, and 24% in 1994. The variability which WMOs are reporting does not allow any definite conclusions to be drawn. The stunmary does indicate that annual reporting is not consistent from WMO to WZYIO or year to year. Compliance to the annual reporting rule is not a problem from the information collected in 1993 and 1994. There needs to be a consensus, among the agencies, of which elements of annual report are pertinent for determining WMO activity and subsequent compliance. This will allow a stronger emphasis to be placed on the annual report and provide further consistency to the process.