3860 Department of Water Resources
Major Program Changes
  • Delta Habitat Conservation and Conveyance Program - The Budget provides $2.6 million State Water Project funds to support planning, environmental, right of way, engineering, and construction activities related to the Bay Delta Conservation Plan and Delta Vision Process.

  • FloodSAFE California - The Budget provides $280.0 million bond funding and 29.5 positions to support the FloodSAFE California Program, a long-term initiative to reduce flood risk in California by using an integrated statewide approach to manage California's aging flood control systems in light of changing climate conditions and a growing population. The Department of Water Resources will manage and monitor activities to reduce flood risk to the people of California, develop sustainable flood management systems for the future, and minimize the adverse consequences of floods when they do occur.

  • Davis-Dolwig Act - The Budget provides an annual transfer of $7.5 million from Harbors and Watercraft Fund to the Department of Water Resources for boating related recreation and fish and wildlife enhancements and proposes amendments to the Davis-Dolwig Act to clarify the Legislature's constitutional appropriation authority. (Also see Major Project Changes under the Infrastructure Overview section for an additional $30.9 million in capital outlay funding.)