RWQCB - rivers draining to the Pacific Ocean between the Oregon border and Tomales Bay San Francisco Bay RWQCB - rivers draining to San Francisco Bay (except the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers) and to the Pacific Ocean from Tomales Bay south to Pescadero Creek. Central Coast RWQCB - rivers draining to the Pacific Ocean from Pescadero Point south through Santa Barbara County. Los Angeles RWQCB - rivers draining to the Pacific Ocean in Ventura and Los Angeles Counties. Central Valley RWQCB - the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers and their tributaries. Lahontan RWQCB - rivers draining into the Great Basin. Colorado River Basin RWQCB - the Colorado River and tributaries. Santa Ana RWQCB - rivers draining to the Pacific Ocean from Huntington Beach south to Newport Beach. San Diego RWQCB - rivers draining to the Pacific Ocean from Laguna Beach south to the border with Baja California, Mexico. Reports and portals Performance report The Water Boards released a first-of-its-kind Performance Report in 2009 describing the performance of the State and Regional Water Boards in protecting California's waters through implementation of existing water quality and water rights laws. Along with the Performance Report, the Water Boards led the State's Water Quality Monitoring Council's effort to launch a coordinated, statewide web portal named "My water quality" that communicates the actual quality of California's waters. These tools are being continuously improved and will soon describe actual targets for environmental improvement over the coming years. In 2014, during the drought, 28 small California communities cycled onto and off of a list of "critical water systems" that the Board had determined could run dry within 60 days. See also CAL EPA Groundwater Ambient Monitoring and Assessment Program Native American Rights Southern California Coastal Water Research Project U.S. Bureau of Land Management United States Bureau of Reclamation Category: Water in California References Further reading California Water Code Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act—complete text with 12-28-2012 revisions, effective 1 January 2013. Native American Rights GAMA – Groundwater Ambient Monitoring & Assessment Program-Geotracker California Dept. of Public Health: programs U.S. Bureau of Land Management: California water laws Local Oversight Agencies United States Bureau of Reclamation: Water index Non-fiction - "Cadillac Desert"; by Marc Reisner. External links official State Water Resources Control Board website State Water Resources Control Board: California Water Quality Database My Water Quality portal State Water Resources Control Board: Water Rights California Department of Water