���� Reasonable �Cost Guidelines���June 21, 2024
PSTC Meeting�
Public Comment
Received: 6/19/2024
While we recognize the current proposal has an adjusted increase per the presentation here: 2024 Reasonable Cost Guidelines Proposed Rate Changes - we urge the committee to consider a more substantial increase across rates up to and not to exceed a 10% adjustment. The health and fiduciary obligation to fund solvency should be top of mind for everyone involved in the program. That said, recent legislative actions as well as related policy proposals have demonstrated that it may be appropriate to enhance rates initially above a flat inflationary adjustment.
It may be time to put in place a clear and concrete annual inflationary adjustment with a static minimum where rates are adjusted to the index as a matter of policy. The Association agrees that in some years of negligible index that the reprogramming work associated is not worth the benefit but at the minimum in any year that the index shows at least a 2.0% increase (as an initial proposal) rates should be adjusted. In years below 2% consecutive years could be combined to keep up with industry standards.
Recommendations
RCG Recommendations
TLC | Labor Task Description | 2023 Rates | Proposed 2024 Rates | ||
REP | Non-REP | REP | Non-REP | ||
5.1 | principal | $180.00 | $108.00 | $189.00 | $114.00 |
5.2 | REP | $160.00 | $108.00 | $168.00 | $114.00 |
5.2 | senior engineer/scientist | $160.00 | $108.00 | $168.00 | $114.00 |
5.3 | project manager | $148.00 | $108.00 | $155.00 | $114.00 |
5.4 | project engineer / scientist | $127.00 | $108.00 | $133.00 | $114.00 |
5.5 | staff engineer / scientist | $108.00 | $108.00 | $114.00 | $114.00 |
5.6 | senior technician | $85.00 | $85.00 | $89.00 | $89.00 |
5.7 | draftsperson | $81.00 | $81.00 | $85.00 | $85.00 |
5.8 | staff technician | $71.00 | $71.00 | $75.00 | $75.00 |
5.9 | clerical and courier | $64.00 | $64.00 | $67.00 | $67.00 |
RCG Recommendations
TLC | Task Description | 2023 RCG | Proposed 2024 RCG |
7.1a | Monitoring and Remediation Report (MRR) - no system- quarterly | $2,393.00 | $2,517.00 |
7.1b | Monitoring and Remediation Report (MRR) - no system- semi-annually | $2,991.00 | $3,146.00 |
7.1c | Monitoring and Remediation Report (MRR) - no system- annually | $3,590.00 | $3,777.00 |
7.2a | Monitoring and Remediation Report (MRR) - system/implementation report- quarterly | $3,364.00 | $3,839.00 |
7.2b | Monitoring and Remediation Report (MRR) - system/implementation report- semi-annually | $4,205.00 | $4,424.00 |
RCG Recommendations
TLC | Task Description | 2023 RCG | Proposed 2024 RCG |
4.1 | sample wells-includes all labor and equipment (bailer, water level indicator/interface probe, temp, conductivity, pH, DO, ORP meter(s), hand tools, cones, safety equipment, PPE, etc.) | $130.00 | $137.00 |
4.2 | gauging geochemical/water quality parameters for wells not sampled all labor and equipment (15 min/well; 1 well = 1/4 of senior tech rate) | $21.00 | $22.00 |
4.3 | slug testing-includes 3 wells tested, including interpretation of data, and all equipment and labor | $2,600.00 | $2,735.00 |
Fund Projections
*Additional Fund Projections will be calculated based on Public Comments and presented at the PSTC Meeting on July 19, 2024
Next Steps
June 21, 2024 - Extension of 30-Day Comment Period - Please submit comments in writing for consideration
July 19, 2024 - PSTC votes on RCGs
August 1, 2024 - Proposed RCG Effective Date
Contact Information
Public comments:
cdle_ops_public_comment@state.co.us
Jenna Calkins, State Fund Program Manager – Jennifer.Calkins@state.co.us
Mary KV White, Remediation Supervisor – MaryKV.White@state.co.us