Savvy 'regulated' parties violate laws with the knowledge that the odds are in their favor. It truly is easier to ask forgiveness rather than permission. No citizen oversight. Emphasis on issuing permits for bean counting purposes with little consideration to sound science. Total lack of enforcement.
Laws lack enough 'teeth'.
Need much more enforcement power. Need the extra attorneys and judges to move these cases quickly. Need enforcement power over agriculture who are exempt or not covered by environmental laws. Staff knows that they're safe if they don't make any critical decisions. This survey addresses economic influences on the department however an often larger influence is the judicial system where we often lose cases which would have been won in years past.