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California Water Today 113 <br /> Table 2.8 <br /> Primary state and federal water management agencies <br /> Agency Responsibility _ <br /> State <br /> State Water Resources Control Board Permits and administers state surface water rights; <br /> regulates water quality(along with nine regional <br /> boards) <br /> California Department of Water Resources Administers the State Water Project;oversees state <br /> (California Natural Resources Agency) flood control operations and overall state water <br /> planning <br /> California Department of Fish and Game Implements California fish protection laws and the <br /> (California Natural Resources Agency)and state Endangered Species Act <br /> Fish and Game Commission <br /> California Department of Public Health Regulates drinking water quality(utilities,devices) <br /> Central Valley Flood Protection Board Permits construction and modification of levees <br /> within the Central Valley <br /> California Public Utilities Commission Regulates water rate structures for private water <br /> utilities(-20 percent of urban customers) <br /> Federal <br /> U.S.Department of the Interior Acts as watermaster for the Colorado River <br /> U.S.Bureau of Reclamation(USBR)(U.S. Administers the Central Valley,Klamath River, <br /> Department of the Interior) Colorado River,and other projects <br /> U.S.Fish and Wildlife Service(U.S. Administers the federal Endangered Species Act for <br /> Department of the Interior) inland fish species <br /> National Marine Fisheries Service National Administers federal Endangered Species Act for <br /> Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration salmon,steelhead trout, and other species that <br /> (U.S.Department of Commerce) spend at least part of their lives in the ocean <br /> U.S.Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) Regulates water quality through the Clean Water <br /> Act,Safe Drinking Water Act,Resource Conservation <br /> and Recovery Act,and other federal laws <br /> U.S.Army Corps of Engineers(U.S. Builds and oversees flood control systems and flood <br /> Department of Defense) operations of most reservoirs <br /> Federal Emergency Management Agency Operates the National Flood Insurance Program <br /> (U.S.Department of Homeland Security) (including levee certification and regulation of <br /> land use in floodplains)and provides flood disaster <br /> assistance <br /> Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Licenses and regulates dams that produce <br /> (FERC) hydropower <br />