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

Mar 2, 2026 - SWRCB estimates an individual state-only dredge/fill permit requires up to 140 more staff hours than a dredge/fill certification. 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