The 2026-27 Budget: Permitting Support at the State Water Resources Control Board

Mar 2, 2026 - The ruling limits federal jurisdiction to relatively permanent bodies of water and to wetlands that have a continuous surface connection to WOTUS. California has many wetlands and other ephemeral or seasonal waters that previously were considered WOTUS but now no longer meet the federal definition because they lack a continuous surface connect ion or are not relatively permanent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5144

What Threat Does Sea-Level Rise Pose to California?

Aug 10, 2020 - Additionally, water infiltrating upward may flow through hazardous contaminants currently buried in the soil and carry them toward the surface, thereby distributing pollutants into fresh groundwater supplies and surface soils, as well into stormwater runoff that flows through local streets and fields.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4261

Hydraulic Fracturing: How It Works and Recent State Oversight Actions

Dec 1, 2016 - Once the concrete has set, a perforated casing (called a liner) is placed at the bottom of the w ellbore in the oil or natural gas reservoir to allow the oil or natural gas to enter the well and be pumped up to the surface.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3513

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Water Resources

Mar 2, 2023 - Water users rely less on groundwater in wet years —when surface water is more abundant —and more in dry years. In some smaller and more vulnerable communities that lack access to surface water, groundwater provides up to 100  percent of drinking water supplies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4725

The 2026-27 Budget: Governor’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel Tax Credit Proposal

Feb 24, 2026 - Historically, the state has used the revenues from the taxes that road users pay to support activities that benefit those users, such as for the operation, maintenance, and improvement of the state ’s surface transportation system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5139

Crude Oil by Rail—Federal Update

Dec 17, 2015 - Crude Oil by Rail—Federal Update December 17, 2015 Crude Oil by Rail —Federal Update On December 4 th , President Obama signed into law a long-awaited federal transportation funding reauthorization bill —the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act—which provided $305 billion over five years for the nation’s transportation systems.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3321

The 2016-17 Budget: The State's Drought Response

Feb 5, 2016 - In normal years, many of the state ’s farming operations —particularly those centered in the Central Valley —depend upon surface water deliveries from Northern California rivers fed by mountain runoff.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3343

The 2025-26 Budget: State Mandate—Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board

May 5, 2025 - It asserted that common use of the word sewer is not limited to sanitary systems and cited earlier statute that uses a more expansive definition of “sewer system ” which includes systems to dispose of sewage, industrial waste, and surface and stormwaters.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5039

New Federal Toxics Law Could Have Future Implications for State

Oct 5, 2016 - In 2013, DTSC identified its initial list of three priority products for review: (1) paint, varnish, and surface cleaners containing methylene chloride; (2) spray polyurethane foam systems containing unreacted diisocyanates; and (3) children foam-padded sleeping products containing polyurethane foam and tris phosphate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3504

Assessing Early Implementation of Urban Water Use Efficiency Requirements

Jan 4, 2024 - Suppliers might consider ways to increase supplies through banking groundwater, expanding surface storage, building desalination facilities, or importing additional water. (Due to the  significant associated cost and/or geographical or practical limitations, expanding surface storage and increasing ocean desalination are options only for certain  suppliers.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4823