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California Gets $219M Boost for Sites Reservoir Water Storage Project

Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced that California's Sites Reservoir project has received nearly $219 million in additional state funding to…
September 2, 2025 Read More

Governor Newsom Advances Sites Reservoir Project to Finally Expand California’s Water Storage

Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom is continuing to prepare the state for the water shortages impacting western states and the upcoming…
August 22, 2025 Read More

Sites Reservoir project advances with key permits secured

MAXWELL, Calif. — The Sites Reservoir project, a significant off-stream storage facility planned north of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, has…
July 28, 2025 Read More

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August 21, 2025

Sites Reservoir Awarded Additional $218.9 Million in Prop 1 Funds following California Water Commission Decision

Sites Reservoir Awarded Additional $218.9 Million in Prop 1 Funds Following California Water Commission Decision Maxwell, CA – The Sites…
July 18, 2025

Press Release: Sites Reservoir Advances Toward Construction with Key Permitting and Contracting Milestones

Sites Reservoir Advances Toward Construction with Key Permitting and Contracting Milestones  Maxwell, CA – Today, the Sites Project Authority (Authority)…
April 24, 2025

Press Release: Updated Operations Analysis Finds Water for More Than 3 Million People Could Have Been Captured If Sites Reservoir Were Operational Today

Updated Operations Analysis Finds Water for More Than 3 Million People Could Have Been Captured If Sites Reservoir Were Operational…
March 18, 2025

Press Release: Sites Reservoir Allocated an Additional $134 Million in Federal Funding

Sites Reservoir Allocated an Additional $134 Million in Federal Funding Maxwell, CA – Last week, the Sites Reservoir Project (Project)…

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July 20, 2025

California’s newest lake a north state reservoir could break ground in 2026

Groundbreaking on one of California's newest reservoirs could begin by the end of next year, officials announced Friday.
April 30, 2025

Ringside: How to Add 10 Million Acre Feet Per Year to California’s Water Supply

An 18 foot increase in the height of Shasta dam would increase the storage capacity of this massive 4.5 million…
April 24, 2025

New analysis shows Sites Reservoir’s water-capturing potential

MAXWELL, Calif. - The Sites Project Authority revealed that the Sites Reservoir could have captured more than 550,000 acre-feet of…
April 2, 2025

Sites Reservoir Project allocated additional federal funding

After years of work and planning, the Sites Reservoir Project in Colusa County received an additional $134 million in funding…

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