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

Mar 2, 2026 - SWRCB also found that approximately 48  percent of individual state-only permits processed recently could have instead been processed as dredge/fill certifications before Sackett . SWRCB estimates an individual state-only dredge/fill permit requires up to 140 more staff hours than a dredge/fill certification.
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