News

Sites Team Intent on Building Reservior

April 17, 2024

Its time has come. Sites Reservoir is a critical infrastructure project for California’s changing water supply challenges and it needs to be built, said Sites […]

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California storms deliver above-average snowpack, replenish reservoirs

April 1, 2024

California’s mountains are covered with snow, reservoirs are mostly filled and hills across the state are sprouting green grass and wildflowers after the latest round […]

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California’s largest new reservoir project in 50 years gains momentum

March 17, 2024

$205 million from Congress is latest boost for Sites Reservoir, but can it overcome opposition? Colusa County is known for sprawling rice farms and almond […]

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Press Releases

Press Release: Sites Reservoir Awarded Additional $205.6 Million in Federal Funding to Improve Western Water Infrastructure

March 11, 2024

Sites Reservoir Awarded Additional $205.6 Million in Federal Funding to Improve Western Water Infrastructure Maxwell, CA – This week, Congress […]

Press Release: New Analysis Finds Sites Reservoir Would Be 80 Percent Full After Recent Storms If It Were Operational Today

February 15, 2024

New Analysis Finds Sites Reservoir Would Be 80 Percent Full After Recent Storms If It Were Operational Today 2023 and […]

Press Release: Sites Reservoir Reaches Milestone in Environmental Review Process

November 17, 2023

Sites Reservoir Reaches Milestone in Environmental Review Process SACRAMENTO, CA – The Sites Project Authority, as the lead agency under […]

Press Release: California Certifies Sites Reservoir Under Senate Bill 149 for Streamlined Judicial Review

November 7, 2023

California Certifies Sites Reservoir Under Senate Bill 149 for Streamlined Judicial Review Decision Saves Time and Reduces Cost While Ensuring […]

News

Final Plans for Sites Reservoir Project Released

November 10, 2023

The Bureau of Reclamation and Sites Project Authority have finalized plans for the Sites Reservoir project. It would become the second-largest off-stream […]

Governor certifies Sites Reservoir project

November 10, 2023

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday certified the Sites Reservoir Project for judicial streamlining, marking a significant step in California’s ongoing […]

Pacific Flyway birds are counting on California to honor voters and build Sites Reservoir

June 21, 2023

The construction of Sites Reservoir would benefit millions of migratory birds that stop in the Central Valley on their journey […]

Sites closer to a reality with state water board decision

June 5, 2023

Sites Reservoir, which could provide 1.5 million acre-feet of additional water storage capacity, received a significant boost late last week […]

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