^[PDF] Financial Assurances: Strengthening Public Safety of Waste Facilities and Surface Mines

In the first section of this report, we com- pare and contrast financial assurance policies at various state agencies. Next, we discuss issues for legislative consideration and make recom- mendations on how to improve financial assur- ance policies and practices so as to minimize the state’s potential future-year costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/2006/site_assurances/site_assurances_042606.pdf

The 2016-17 Budget: Department of General Services

Feb 22, 2016 - Governor ’s Proposal Shift GCP to DGS. The Governor ’s budget proposes to shift the GCP from VCGCB to DGS. As part of this shift, the budget transfers nine positions and $1.2  million in funding authority to DGS.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3362

^[PDF] Groundwater—Waters beneath the land surface in

Groundwater—Waters beneath the land surface in under- ground basins (aquifers), underground streams, and underground flows of a surface stream. California’s Water: An LAO Primer 74 Groundwater Recharge—Inflow of water to a groundwater reservoir from the surface.
https://lao.ca.gov/2008/rsrc/water_primer/water_primer_102208.pdf

California's Water: An LAO Primer

Groundwater —Waters beneath the land surface in underground basins (aquifers), underground streams, and underground flows of a surface stream. Groundwater Recharge —Inflow of water to a groundwater reservoir from the surface.
https://lao.ca.gov/2008/rsrc/water_primer/water_primer_102208.aspx

Liquid Assets: Improving Management of the State's Groundwater Resources

Groundwater is the portion of water from precipitation that does not run into surface streams but rather infiltrates (either naturally or deliberately) under the surface of the ground. In a sense, all groundwater starts as some form of surface water, meaning that the two types of water are integrally connected.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2010/rsrc/groundwater/groundwater_032410.aspx

^[PDF] Liquid Assets: Improving Management of the State's Groundwater Resources

The “Disconnect” Between Groundwater Law and Science Groundwater and Surface Water Intercon- nected. In a 2003 publication, DWR describes groundwater and surface water as being physi- cally connected.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2010/rsrc/groundwater/groundwater_032410.pdf

^[PDF] Improving Management of the State’s Groundwater Resources

Current law does not acknowledge the physical connection between groundwater and surface waters:  State water laws create three exclusive categories of waters: surface waters, subterranean streams, and percolating groundwater.  Water rights are required only for withdrawals from surface waters or subterranean streams, but hydrological science
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/resources/2011/Improving_Management_of_Groundwater_Resources_020111.pdf

^[PDF] The Comprehensive Safe Drinking Water, Water Supply Reliability, and Delta Restoration Act of 2008

The initia- tive also authorizes the commission to issue revenue bonds for specified Delta convey- ance projects developed under the initiative and to provide funding for the nonstate share of costs of specified surface storage projects that receive general obligation bond- funding support under the initiative.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2007/070915.pdf

Strengthening Public Safety of Waste Facilities and Surface Mines: Financial Assurances

Financial assurances for surface mines cover the total costs to reclaim the entire planned disturbance for the lifetime of the mine. (When an owner/operator submits its surface mine plan to the local lead agency for approval, the entire plan for the mine is presented.
https://lao.ca.gov/2006/site_assurances/site_assurances_042606.htm

Redirect up to $10.7 billion in previously authorized general obligation bond authority to certain water-related projects and amend the constitution to prioritize certain uses of water (Amendment #1).

Jan 8, 2016 - Projects to Increase Surface Water Storage Capacity ($900  Million). The measure provides $900  million to increase the surface storage water capacity of existing facilities and specifies that San Luis Reservoir (in Merced County) and Shasta Dam (in Shasta County) projects are eligible for such funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-107