Natural Resources
3860 Department of Water Resources

The Department of Water Resources protects, conserves, develops, and manages California's water. The Department evaluates existing water resources, forecasts future water needs and explores future potential solutions to meet ever-growing needs for personal use, irrigation, industry, recreation, power generation, and fish and wildlife. The Department also works to prevent and minimize flood damage, ensure the safety of dams, and educate the public about the importance of water and its proper use. More.....

MAJOR PROGRAM CHANGES Back to Top
  • FloodSAFE Program - The Budget includes $210.8 million in Proposition 84 and 1E bond funds to evaluate, repair, and strengthen critical levees in the Central Valley and the Delta, provide grants and subventions to help local governments protect their communities from flooding, and continue the development of the Central Valley Flood Protection Plan.
PROGRAMS Back to Top
The following table presents total proposed budget year personnel years and expenditures for each budgeted program area. These expenditures include all funding sources that support the state agency's programs.
Code Program
 Proposed
2010-11*
Personnel
Years
Dollars
10 Continuing Formulation of the California Water Plan
400.1
$188,053
20 Implementation of the State Water Resources Development System
1,558.7
1,047,350
30 Public Safety and Prevention of Damage
525.6
355,566
35 Central Valley Flood Protection Board
16.4
7,823
40 Services
16.3
9,576
45 California Energy Resources Scheduling
51.4
3,688,840
50.01 Management and Administration
592.0
67,776
50.02 Distributed Management and Administration
-
-67,776
99 Loan Repayment Program
-
-4,464
Totals, Personnel Years and Expenditures (excluding Infrastructure)
3,160.5
$5,292,744
 
 Infrastructure Expenditures
-
1,130,863
Totals, Personnel Years and All Expenditures
3,160.5
$6,423,607

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

Refer to the 3-Yr Expenditures & Personnel Years for expenditures, personnel years, and funding detail.

Refer to the Infrastructure Overview for infrastructure expenditure 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 Department of Water Resources Budget (pdf * - 82K) 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 * - 12K)
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 * - 22K)
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.