What Can We Learn From How the State Responded to the Last Major Drought?

May 13, 2021 - Both of these changes were included in Chapter   27 o f 2015 (S B  88 , Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review). Additionally, DWR (working through the regulatory authority of the California Water Commission) increased state requirements for water efficiency in new and retrofitted outdoor landscapes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4429

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

Nov 10, 2020 - Specifically, Chapter   27 o f 2015 (S B  88 , Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) authorized SWRCB to require certain water systems that consistently fail to provide safe drinking water to consolidate with, or receive an extension of service from, another public water system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4294

The 2020-21 Budget: Resources and Environmental Protection

Feb 25, 2020 - Additionally, the Legislature authorized $ 88  m illion from Proposition   68 i n 2019 ‑20 for grants to GSAs to begin implementing their GSPs and employ practices that bring their groundwater usage into balance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4178

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

Feb 21, 2020 - Includes $20  million one time to create a mission tasking fund for state agencies that have been tasked by OES to perform response and recovery activities for declared disasters and $7.5  million ongoing to support 88 positions to administer the mission tasking fund and provide staff augmentations across the department. 110 Fire Eng ines. $25  million one time (GGRF) in 2018 ‑19
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4172