WSIP Uncommitted Funds Emergency Regulation
The California Water Commission on November 19, 2025, approved modifying its Water Storage Investment Program (WSIP) regulations using the emergency rulemaking process. The modification allows the Commission to increase the amount of conditional funding committed to a project on a case-by-case basis, to account for inflation and increased public benefits.
Commission staff filed the proposed emergency rulemaking action with the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) on December 1, 2025. This regulation became effective upon filing with the Secretary of State on December 10, 2025. You can find the Notice of Approval of Emergency Regulatory Action and the approved regulation text here.
Rulemaking file:
- Notice of Proposed Emergency Rulemaking Action and Finding of Emergency
- Revised Notice of Proposed Emergency Rulemaking Action and Finding of Emergency
- Proposed Emergency Regulation Text
- Revised Proposed Emergency Regulation Text_Redline
- Revised Proposed Emergency Regulation Text_Clean
- Comment Letter (2025-11-17) - Chris Quock
- Comment Letter (2025-11-17) - Save Mount Diablo
- Comment Letter (2025-11-17) - Ben King
- Comment Letter (2025-11-17) - Willow Springs Water Bank
- Comment Letter (2025-11-18) - Destiny Santanna
- Comment Letter (2025-11-19) - California Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Resolution 2025-08: Adoption of Emergency Regulation Regarding Use of Uncommitted Funds
- Confirmation of Mailing and Evidence of Adoption of Proposed Emergency Regulation