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

Mar 2, 2026 - The water boards also have had to take on certain responsibilities formerly conducted by federal agencies, such as verifying delineations (identification and mapping) for waters that are no longer under federal jurisdiction and conducting certain e nforcement-related inspections and complaint response.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5144

The 2025-26 Budget: State Mandates—Regional Water Quality Control Boards

May 30, 2025 - For example, CSM determined that requirements to develop a particular monitoring plan, update various maps in Geographic Information System format, and assess and report on effectiveness of runoff programs in meeting certain objectives, to be state-reimbursable mandates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5054

The 2026-27 Budget: Framework for Approaching the Natural Resources, Environmental Protection, and Agriculture Budget

Feb 10, 2026 - The budget proposes $2.1  million in 2026 ‑27 and $1.9  million in each of the subsequent three years from the Strong Motion Instrumentation and Seismic Hazard Mapping Fund to purchase equipment and add ten permanent positions to DOC ’s California Strong Motion Instrumentation Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 10, 2022 - Fine-Scale Vegetation Mapping and California Natural Diversity Database. The budget includes $33  million in 2022-23 and $20  million in 2023-24 from the General Fund for the following: Fine-Scale Vegetation Mapping.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4633

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Budget trailer legislation (Chapter  650 of 2025 [SB  158, Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review]) allocates $2.1  million in one-time General Fund to LCI to conduct activities pursuant to Chapter  24 of 2025 (SB  131, Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review), including developing maps of infill sites eligible to qualify for new exemptions from CEQA.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

Managing Floods in California

Mar 22, 2017 - State Mapping and Notification Requirements. Required DWR and CVFPB to (1)  map flood risk areas in the Central Valley, (2)  prepare levee flood protection zone maps, and (3)  annually notify applicable property owners that they live in a flood zone protected by a levee. a Chapters 364 (SB 5, Machado); 365 (SB 17, Florez); 366 (AB 5, Wolk); 367 (AB 70, Jones); 368  (AB  156,  Laird), and 369 (AB  162, Wolk) of 2007.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3571

Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires in California

Jan 28, 2025 - CalFire —AlertCalifornia Fire Camera Mapping System.  $10  million one time in 2024 ‑25 for the AlertCalifornia Fire Camera Mapping System operated by the University of California, San Diego. CalFire —Heavy  Fire Equipment Operator Staffing
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4952

Expanding Access to Safe and Affordable Drinking Water in California—A Status Update

Nov 10, 2020 - (Because comparable data are not readily available, the map excludes information for state small systems and domestic wells that are not regulated by the state.) Most Drinking Water Challenges Affect Lower ‑Income Communities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4294

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

Feb 5, 2016 - Drought Monitor —a federal project that produces weekly maps of drought conditions —bases its determinations on an index comprised of data on precipitation, soil moisture, and streamflow, combined with “reported impacts and observations. ” These maps are used by some other government agencies, including the U.S.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3343

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Sep 12, 2024 - AlertCalifornia Fire Camera Mapping System. The budget includes $10  million on a one-time basis from the General Fund for the AlertCalifornia Fire Camera Mapping System. This system, operated by the University of California, San Diego, includes cameras and sensors designed to identify and monitor wildfire activity.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4928