The Bay-Delta Plan and Voluntary Agreements: Ensuring Effective Legislative Oversight

Mar 18, 2026 - The state added the doubling goal as a narrative water quality objective in the 1995 Bay ‑Delta Plan. Doubling natural production relative to the average annual 1967 ‑1991 baseline would mean nearly 900,000 naturally produced salmon annually.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

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

May 30, 2025 - The 2025-26 Budget: State Mandates—Regional Water Quality Control Boards The 2025‑26 Budget State Mandates —Regional Water Quality Control Boards Constitution Requires the State to Reimburse Local Governments for Mandated Activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5054

The 2025-26 Budget: State Mandates—Regional Water Quality Control Boards [Publication Details]

May 30, 2025 - The 2025-26 Budget: State Mandates—Regional Water Quality Control Boards [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5054

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

May 27, 2025 - Water Quality Control Plans CEQA Exemptions Background Per state and federal law, the SWRCB —together with its nine regional water quality control boards —develop water quality control plans (WQCPs) to regulate and protect water quality in the state ’s major water basins, including in the San Francisco Bay and Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta (Bay-Delta) watershed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5053

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

May 27, 2025 - The 2025-26 Budget: May Revision Trailer Bill Proposals on the Delta Conveyance Project and Water Quality Control Plans [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5053

The 2026-27 Budget: Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation Proposals

Mar 19, 2026 - California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Resources. The office coordinates the state-level guidance for and review of CEQA-related documents, including maintaining a statewide clearinghouse of CEQA environmental documents.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5167

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

Mar 2, 2026 - Background Federal and State Laws Govern Water Quality in California. Water quality is governed by the federal Clean Water Act (CWA) and state Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act. Under CWA, the U.S.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5144

The Bay-Delta Plan and Voluntary Agreements: Ensuring Effective Legislative Oversight [Publication Details]

Mar 18, 2026 - This report discusses the State Water Resources Control Board’s (SWRCB’s) proposed—and long-overdue—update of the water quality control plan for the San Francisco Bay-Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, which includes an alternative compliance pathway for certain water users called voluntary agreements (VAs, also known as Healthy Rivers and Landscapes).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5163

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposed Zero-Emission Vehicle Incentive

Feb 24, 2026 - Federal Air Quality Standards. California has two regions with the most critical air quality challenges in the nation —the South Coast Air Basin and the San Joaquin Valley. The regions need to make substantial reductions in criteria pollutants from all sources —specifically , nitrous oxides (NOx) and fine particulate matter —to meet federal air quality standards.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5140

Climate Change and Agriculture [Publication Details]

Mar 17, 2026 - Presented to: Senate Agriculture Committee Senate Environmental Quality Committee
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5158