The 2024-25 Budget: Salton Sea Management Program

Feb 26, 2024 - Many landowners lay claim to the Sea and its surrounding areas, including the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians, who have deep roots in the area. Other landowners include the state, Riverside County, Imperial Irrigation District (IID), Coachella Valley Water D istrict (CVWD), the federal Bureau of Land Management, the federal Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), and private  landowners.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4859

The 2025-26 Budget: May Revision Trailer Bill Proposals on the Delta Conveyance Project and Water Quality Control Plans

May 27, 2025 - For example, after the board adopted the 2018 Bay-Delta Plan amendments but before implementation, SWRCB was sued by 12 petitioners —water agencies objecting to the more stringent unimpaired flow standards; environmental groups claiming flow standards were not protective enough of fish and wildlife; and the federal government, which operates the Central Valley Project.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5053

The Salton Sea: A Status Update

Aug 29, 2018 - This is due both to the potential for significant negative impacts to public health and the environment, as well as to the fiscal and programmatic commitments the state has made to try to prevent su ch impacts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3879

The 2022-23 Budget: Pesticide Enforcement

May 5, 2022 - This includes investigating and pur suing cases to levy administrative penalties and coordinating referrals to the Attorney General ’s Office or  U.S.  EPA. The positions also would further support local enforcement actions by providing additional assistance to CACs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4592

The 2020-21 Budget: Resources and Environmental Protection

Feb 25, 2020 - This inhibits the Legislature, state, and stakeholders from evaluating the su ccess of this novel approach and how it might be modified or replicated for other regions or departments. Shifting HCF Would Leave WCB ’s Existing Programs Without Funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4178

Assessing Early Implementation of Urban Water Use Efficiency Requirements

Jan 4, 2024 - For example, although in the aggregate it appears that the 13 suppliers in the North Coast region do not face reductions, two of the individual su ppliers serving more than 1.6  million customers will need to reduce water use by more than 25  percent to meet their 2035  objectives.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4823

The 2020-21 Budget: Governor's Wildfire-Related Proposals

Feb 21, 2020 - Mission Ta sking Fund and Other Disaster ‑Related Su pport. $27.5  million ($26.6  million General Fund and $874,000 federal funds) in 2019 ‑20 to support various disaster and emergency ‑related purposes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4172

Preparing for Rising Seas: How the State Can Help Support Local Coastal Adaptation Efforts

Dec 10, 2019 - Correspondingly, as California communities increase preparation for and begin to experience the impacts of SLR, CalOES likely will play a role in su pporting such efforts. State Has Been Engaged in SLR Planning, Data Collection, and Information Dissemination.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4121