Sites Project Authority Statement on Proposed Order for Sites Reservoir Water Right
Maxwell, CA – Today, the Sites Project Authority released the following statement after the State Water Resources Control Board (State Board) Administrative Hearings Office’s (AHO) transmittal of a draft Decision Conditionally Approving the Water Right Application for the Sites Reservoir Project and associated Draft Water Right Permit:
“We are carefully reviewing these extensive documents and will take the time necessary to fully understand their potential implications on the Project’s operations and the benefits that it can provide to the people of California. Elements of the draft decision and permit are different from the end of the hearing process last year, and we will need to evaluate and reconcile these differences.
In the coming weeks, interested parties will have the opportunity to submit public comment to the State Board on the terms and conditions of the draft decision and permit. The Authority intends to actively participate in this process.
We remain committed to delivering the benefits that the people of California overwhelmingly supported with the passage of Proposition 1 in 2014. Today, the water challenges facing our state remain daunting. We will continue working with our state and federal partners, as well as our statewide participants, to ensure Sites Reservoir can help meet the goals of the California Water Plan.”
