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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 <br />(California Natural Resources Agency) <br />Administers the State Water Project; oversees state <br />flood control operations and overall state water <br />planning <br />California Department of Fish and Game <br />(California Natural Resources Agency) and <br />Fish and Game Commission <br />Implements California fish protection laws and the <br />state Endangered Species Act <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. <br />Department of the Interior) <br />Administers the Central Valley, Klamath River, <br />Colorado River, and other projects <br />U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (U.S. <br />Department of the Interior) <br />Administers the federal Endangered Species Act for <br />inland fish species <br />National Marine Fisheries Service National <br />Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration <br />(U.S. Department of Commerce) <br />Administers federal Endangered Species Act for <br />salmon, steelhead trout, and other species that <br />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. <br />Department of Defense) <br />Builds and oversees flood control systems and flood <br />operations of most reservoirs <br />Federal Emergency Management Agency <br />(U.S. Department of Homeland Security) <br />Operates the National Flood Insurance Program <br />(including levee certification and regulation of <br />land use in floodplains) and provides flood disaster <br />assistance <br />Federal Energy Regulatory Commission <br />(FERC) <br />Licenses and regulates dams that produce <br />hydropower