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 […]

News

Could Sites be California’s next big reservoir?, Western Farm Press

March 16, 2016

California’s latest drought has made the need for additional water storage self-evident to a larger segment of the population.

Editorial: Brown should focus on water storage, not tunnels and trains, Chico Enterprise Record

January 20, 2016

Gov. Jerry Brown has a grand stage and likely has some time to kill in his State of the State […]

Sites Reservoir has bipartisan support & Invest in dams and salmon, too, Sacramento Bee

January 2, 2016

The California Water Commission will be deciding on how to spend $2.7 billion in water bond money on water storage […]

California needs to invest in Sites reservoir, Sacramento Bee

December 16, 2015

California must develop a modern water system and strategy that includes greater flexibility to deal with climate change and a […]

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