News

Despite recent rain, Colusa County has been upended by devastating drought conditions

April 18, 2023

The recent rains have brought needed relief to communities throughout California, reviving depleted reservoirs and rebuilding the Sierra snowpack. While we celebrate this reprieve from […]

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This reservoir on the Sacramento River has been planned for decades. What’s taking so long?

February 27, 2023

The Sites Reservoir — a $4.4 billion project to add dams and store more water that’ll be sent south — is still years away from […]

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How will California’s water storage hold up in future dry-wet cycles?

January 19, 2023

California’s recent storms have brought record amounts of precipitation but have also revived a perennial debate at the state Capitol over water storage and management.

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Press Releases

Press Release: Governor Newsom Includes Sites Reservoir in Building More, Creating Jobs Initiative

May 19, 2023

Governor Newsom Includes Sites Reservoir in Building More, Creating Jobs Initiative   Sacramento, CA – Governor Newsom announced that Sites […]

Press Release: New Analysis Finds 2023 Storms Would Have Yielded Water for Up to 2.4 Million People, Farms, and Businesses if Sites Reservoir Were Operational Today

March 16, 2023

New Analysis Finds 2023 Storms Would Have Yielded Water for Up to 2.4 Million People, Farms, and Businesses if Sites […]

Press Release: New Analysis Reveals Recent Storms Would Have Yielded Water for Up to 2 Million People, Farms, and Businesses if Sites Reservoir Were Operational Today

January 18, 2023

New Analysis Reveals Recent Storms Would Have Yielded Water for Up to 2 Million People, Farms, and Businesses if Sites […]

Press Release: Sites Reservoir Awarded Additional $80 Million in Federal Funds to Increase Drought Resilience

January 4, 2023

Sites Reservoir Awarded Additional $80 Million in Federal Funds to Increase Drought Resilience   Sacramento, CA – Last week, the […]

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Sites Reservoir among drought resilience projects receiving federal funding

October 18, 2022

The Department of the Interior on Monday announced $210 million from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that will bring clean, […]

Biden administration dedicates $30M for Sites Reservoir project

October 17, 2022

REDDING, Calif. – A much-anticipated water storage project in northern California received a major financial commitment from the federal government Monday.

With California expected to lose 10% of its water within 20 years, Newsom calls for urgent action

September 7, 2022

With California enduring historic drought amplified by global warming, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday released a new plan to adapt […]

Newsom Says It Takes ‘Absurd’ Amount Of Time For New Water Projects

September 7, 2022

Sacramento, CA — California Governor Gavin Newsom is calling on state agencies to reduce the time it takes to move […]

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