Report 2021-118 Recommendation Responses
Report 2021-118: State Water Resources Control Board: It Lacks the Urgency Necessary to Ensure That Failing Water Systems Receive Needed Assistance in a Timely Manner (Release Date: July 2022)
Recommendation for Legislative Action
To provide transparency and accountability in the State Water Board's efforts to assist failing water systems, the Legislature should amend state law to require the State Water Board by June 2023 to include its timeliness goals and its performance in comparison to those goals in the annual expenditure plans and reports it already submits to the Legislature. The Legislature should also require the State Water Board to include in those reports a list of drinking water project applications that have exceeded the board's timeliness goals and a brief description of the reasons for delays, its strategies for overcoming those delays, and its estimated time to execute funding agreements.
Description of Legislative Action
As of January 31, 2023, the Legislature has not taken action to address this specific recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: February 2023
California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: No Action Taken
Description of Legislative Action
As of October 21, 2022, the Legislature has not taken action to address this specific recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: November 2022