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

Mar 2, 2026 - Same as above, but for non ‑WOTUS waters of the state (for example, isolated wetlands and ephemeral streams). Pollutant and Stormwater Discharge CWA Section 402 NPDES permit (federal discharge permit) State and Regional Water Boards For WOTUS, regulates point source discharges of pollutants, including stormwater.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5144

The 2023-24 Budget: CalRecycle’s Zero Waste Plan Proposal

Feb 28, 2023 - Recent Legislation Expanded CalRecycle ’s Responsibilities for Certain Waste Streams. Over the past several years, the Legislature has enacted legislation that has significantly expanded CalRecycle ’s responsibilities with regard to certain waste streams.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4719

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

Mar 18, 2026 - (Flow refers to the volume of water moving through rivers, streams, or the Delta and is typically measured in cubic feet per second.) More than two ‑thirds of Californians and millions of acres of farmland rely on water from the Bay ‑Delta watershed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

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

May 13, 2021 - For example, SWRCB ordered and enforced that less water be diverted from some of the state ’s rivers and streams, and CDFW closed some rivers and streams to fishing in order to protect fish in low water flows.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4429

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 16, 2023 - The SB 19 Plan , released in 2022, recommended several steps to improve the stream gage network: (1) integrating third-party gages, (2) improving and expanding the current state stream gage network (including reactivating historical stream gages and installing new ones), (3) prioritizing funding for stream gages, and (4) streamlining regulatory permitting.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4807

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

May 30, 2025 - For example, CSM determined that requirements to develop certain monitoring and work plans; provide specific information in annual reports; and develop plans for various studies, such as investigations of sediment toxicity in streams, to be state-reimbursable mandates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5054

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 16, 2025 - These include $47  million for dam safety, $15  million for systemwide flood risk reduction, $11  million for flood management, and $5  million in the Urban Streams Restoration Program. (The impacts of the first two of these reductions will be somewhat offset by the new appropriations from Proposition  4.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5080

The 2024-25 Budget: Sustainable Funding for the Department of Pesticide Regulation

Mar 5, 2024 - For instance, a single tax rate is easier for the state to administer and offers a more predictable revenue stream. It  also is simpler and more predictable for the entities that pay the tax. A flat increase also aligns with the recommendations in the independent contractor ’s report.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4873

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Cap-and-Trade Reauthorization

May 7, 2025 - In year s where auction revenues are comparatively high, this would free up additional GGRF for spending on other legislative priorities while still providing certain and consistent funding streams to the existing  programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5042

The 2022-23 Budget: State Water Resources Control Board—Bay-Delta Plan Update

Jan 31, 2022 - Pursuant to the state Porter ‑Cologne Water Quality Control Act and federal Clean Water Act, SWRCB regulates water quality for the waters of the state, including its rivers and streams. As a component of implementing these responsibilities, in 1978 the board adopted a water quality control plan for the Sacramento ‑San Joaquin Bay ‑Delta, known as the Bay ‑Delta Plan.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4506