STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD (SWRCB) (CALIFORNIA)

The water rights and water permitting agency of the State of California. The SWRCB consists of five members (to include a Chairman and Vice Chairman) whose responsibility it is to "protect water quality and allocate water rights" within the State of California. To assist in these functions, the SWRCB is served by a staff to include an Executive Director, a Chief Deputy and nine (9) Regional Board Executive Officers serving the regions of: (1) North Coast Region; (2) San Francisco Bay Region; (3) Central Coast Region; (4) Los Angeles Region; (5) Central Valley Region; (6) Lahontan Region; (7) Colorado River Basin Region; (8) Santa Ana Region; and (9) San Diego Region.