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

Mar 2, 2026 - Municipal, construction, and industrial stormwater and municipal wastewater discharges to WOTUS via point sources such as pipes, ditches, or channels. WDRs (state ‑only discharge permit) State and Regional Water Boards For non ‑WOTUS waters of the state, regulates discharges of pollutants, including stormwater. a Construction and industrial stormwater, landfill wastewater, food
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5144

Overview of California's Ports

Aug 23, 2022 - The Legislature has prioritized port issues through nonbudgetary channels as well, such as by convening the Assembly Select Committee on Ports and Goods Movement for two hearings, one on congestion (November 2021) and another on the impact of port congestion on agriculture (February 2022).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4618

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

Mar 18, 2026 - The watershed has been reshaped by a vast network of dams, pumps, levees, reservoirs, and engineered channels to support water storage, water delivery, and flood control. These facilities alter the volume, timing, temperature, salinity, and direction of natural water flows —often with harmful consequences for aquatic and riparian habitats —and create physical barriers that impede fish migration.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

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

Oct 16, 2023 - This funding will support construction of permanent barriers in three channels in the southern Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta with operable gates to control the flow of water. This project, which is expected to be completed by 2029, has been identified by the state and federal governments as a way to control salinity, improve water quality, and allow free fish passage in these south Delta channels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4807

The 2024-25 Budget: Flood Management Proposals

Feb 26, 2024 - For example, the Kopta Slough project would restore a river channel and remove rock revetment, ultimately leading to restoration of 170 acres of salmon rearing habitat on the Sacramento River. Similarly, the Crow ’s Landing project would restore a floodplain and provide 270 acres of salmon habitat in the San Joaquin River basin.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4856

The 2024-25 Budget: Salton Sea Management Program

Feb 26, 2024 - Three additional projects totaling 1,022  acres are under construction or about to start construction —a pilot project to create fish habitat, a project to preserve and enhance wetlands, and a project to restore several stranded channels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4859

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Sep 12, 2024 - The 2024‑25 budget package provides a total of $17.8 billion from various fund sources—the General Fund, a number of special funds, bond funds, and federal funds—for the departments overseen by the California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA) and California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA). This amount represents about half of total 2023‑24 estimated expenditure levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4928