3860 Department of Water Resources
Budget-Balancing Reductions
  • The Budget includes General Fund reductions of $200,000 in 2007-08 and $7.3 million in 2008-09.

  • The following programs totaling $75.4 million General Fund have been exempted from the budget balancing reductions:

    Scheduled expenditures of $61.9 million for the Paterno settlement.

    Scheduled expenditures of $13.5 million for projects to implement the Colorado River Quantification Settlement Agreement.

    The major budget balancing reductions include:

  • 2007-08

    Reduce $200,000 for flood management. This reduction will decrease resources available for floodplain management.

  • 2008-09

    Reduce $1.6 million for water management activities. This reduction will reduce resources available for the 2009 California Water Plan Update and data collection and analysis.

    Reduce $5.4 million for flood management activities. This reduction will reduce General Fund resources available for erosion repairs, sediment removal, floodway protection, and floodplain evaluation. In the short run, this reduction will be partially offset by the availability of Proposition 1E and/or Proposition 84 funds for many of these programs.

    Reduce $200,000 for support of the Central Valley Flood Protection Board.

    Reduce $136,000 for support of the State Watermaster Program.