The 2025-26 Budget: State Mandate—Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board

May 5, 2025 - It asserted that common use of the word sewer is not limited to sanitary systems and cited earlier statute that uses a more expansive definition of “sewer system ” which includes systems to dispose of sewage, industrial waste, and surface and stormwaters.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5039

The 2024-25 Budget: Salton Sea Management Program

Feb 26, 2024 - Despite 15 years to plan between the QSA in 2003 and the end of the temporary inflow to the Sea in December 2017, the state did not implement any major management projects at the Salton Sea during that time.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4859

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

Mar 18, 2026 - Some notable examples of previous VAs include: (1)  the Quantification Settlement Agreement , adopted in 2003 to address longstanding disputes over Colorado River water rights and to reduce use of Colorado River water in California; (2)  the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement , agreed to in 2006 following an 18 ‑year legal dispute, with the goal of restoring fish
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - In other words, we are not describing the budget condition as having a surplus or a deficit at this time. These concepts are inherently tools of communication, not accounting, and are ultimately somewhat subjective.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

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

May 27, 2025 - In other words, CEQA would continue to apply to any regulations or orders issued by water boards —as well as any changes to water rights —to carry out the WQCP. In our view, the Legislature would benefit from additional information, such as a detailed side-by-side comparison, about how various statutory and regulatory requirements differ and overlap.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5053

The 2022-23 Budget: Municipal Stormwater and Urban Runoff Discharges Mandate

Feb 28, 2022 - In 2003, Los Angeles County and several cities in the region filed test claims with the commission alleging that various sections of the 2001 Los Angeles RWQCB stormwater discharge permit constituted state ‑reimbursable mandates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4565

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Residential Electricity Rates in California

Jan 7, 2025 - For example, in 2003, the state implemented a Renewable Portfolio Standard, which generally requires load ‑serving entities (LSEs) to provide a minimum percent of retail electricity sales from qualifying renewable generation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4950

A Framework for Evaluating State-Level Green Stimulus Proposals

Jan 5, 2021 - In other words, it is often unclear whether funding certain activities is likely to produce more jobs and economic activity in the state than alternative spending options in the current economic climate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4308

Assessing Early Implementation of Urban Water Use Efficiency Requirements

Jan 4, 2024 - In other words, they must not have water losses that are more than the amount in this standard, regardless of whether they can achieve their overall WUO through the other standards. The WUO Can Be Increased to Account for Certain Local Factors.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4823