Environmental Protection
3940 State Water Resources Control Board

The State Water Resources Control Board (State Board) and the nine Regional Water Quality Control Boards (Regional Boards) preserve and enhance the quality of California's water resources and ensure proper allocation and effective use. These objectives are achieved through the Water Quality and Water Rights programs.
MAJOR PROGRAM CHANGES Back to Top
  • Investigation, Enforcement and Fraud - The Governor's Budget includes $1.3 million and 8.5 positions for investigations and enforcement of water quality requirements and to address fraudulent reporting and failure to report by wastewater and stormwater dischargers. The State Water Resources Control Board will establish dedicated units of investigators and enforcement personnel to consistently and equitably enforce water laws and regulations.

 BUDGET-BALANCING REDUCTIONS Back to Top
  • The Budget includes General Fund reductions of $4.3 million and 12.0 positions in 2008-09.

    The major budget balancing reductions include:
PROGRAMS Back to Top
The following table presents total proposed budget year positions and expenditures for each budgeted program area. These expenditures include all funding sources that support the state agency's programs.
Code Program
 Proposed
2008-09*
Positions
Dollars
10 Water Quality
1,314.7
$726,940
20 Water Rights
100.4
12,616
30.01 Administration
212.1
21,141
30.02 Distributed Administration
-
-21,141
Totals, Positions and Expenditures (excluding Infrastructure)
1,627.2
$739,556
 
 Infrastructure Expenditures
-
-
Totals, Positions and All Expenditures
1,627.2
$739,556

Refer to the Program Descriptions for a description of programs operated by this state agency.

Refer to the 3-Yr Expenditures & Positions for expenditures, positions, and funding detail.
PRINTABLE BUDGET DOCUMENTS Back to Top
The following identifies budget documents for this state agency that are available in a printable (pdf) format.

Entire State Water Resources Control Board Budget (pdf * - 54K) in pdf format.
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of all budget information for this state agency. Note: Along with other information, this document includes the documents listed below.

 Fund Condition Statements ONLY (pdf * - 14K)
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of only the fund condition statements for each fund administered by this state agency.

 Detail of Appropriations and Adjustments ONLY (pdf * - 20K)
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of only the detail of appropriations and adjustments for this state agency.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Back to Top
Legal Citations and Authority
Includes the legal citations (state statutes, federal statutes, and court orders) for operation of department programs and activities.