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
  • Groundwater Quality: The budget includes $1.9 million to develop pilot projects in the Tulare Lake Basin and the Salinas Valley that focus on nitrate contamination in groundwater. The State Water Resources Control Board's actions, outlined by SB X2 1, will improve the understanding of the causes of groundwater contamination, identify potential remediation solutions, and recommend funding sources to recover costs expended by the state for cleanup activities.
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
2009-10*
Positions
Dollars
10 Water Quality
1,273.8
$587,670
20 Water Rights
82.5
11,658
30.01 Administration
218
21,141
30.02 Distributed Administration
0
-21,141
Totals, Positions and Expenditures (excluding Infrastructure)
1,574.3
$599,328
 
 Infrastructure Expenditures
-
-
Totals, Positions and All Expenditures
1,574.3
$599,328

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 * - 48K) 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 * - 13K)
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 * - 19K)
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.