The provisions of the bill addressing felony sanctions are the subject of this analysis. The bill would amend the Water Code as it relates to penalties for certain wastewater treatment facilities operating without a permit. Currently these offenses are punishable at the misdemeanor and felony level with the punishment based on the specific circumstances of the offense. 
 
Expanding the list of behaviors for which a criminal penalty can be applied is expected to increase correctional supervision and/or incarceration populations and thereby increase demands on county and/or state correctional resources. In fiscal year 2014, 22 people were arrested, fewer than 10 were placed under felony community supervision, and fewer than 10 were admitted into state correctional facilities for certain offenses related to Water Code violations. This analysis assumes the bill's provisions would not result in a significant impact on state correctional populations, programs, or workloads.