News

Sites Reservoir project finally gets green light, construction expected to begin in 2024

November 24, 2023

Located just over an hour north of Sacramento in Glenn and Colusa counties lies 14,000 acres of grassland, streams and the main canal of the […]

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Sites Reservoir Project Moving Forward After Environmental Review

November 21, 2023

In a noteworthy development for California’s water management, the Sites Project Authority, functioning as the lead agency under the California Environmental Quality Act, has officially […]

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Sites Project Authority certifies Sites Reservoir’s final environmental report

November 19, 2023

SACRAMENTO – An important milestone was reached Friday for the construction of another reservoir in California. The Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for Sites Reservoir […]

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Press Releases

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 […]

Press Release: Sites Reservoir Awarded $30 Million in New Federal Funding

July 28, 2023

Sites Reservoir Awarded $30 Million in New Federal Funding   Sacramento, CA – Sites Reservoir was awarded an additional $30 […]

Press Release: Sites Reservoir on a Regulatory Fast Track with State’s Permitting Reforms

July 10, 2023

Sites Reservoir on a Regulatory Fast Track with State’s Permitting Reforms   Maxwell, Calif. – The Sites Project Authority would […]

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Have no Prop. 1 water projects been built in California? No, but they are moving slowly

January 19, 2023

SACRAMENTO —  California voters approved a ballyhooed $7.5-billion bond issue eight-plus years ago thinking the state would build dams and other vital […]

New analysis projects capabilities of Sites Reservoir during heavy river flows

January 19, 2023

The Sites Project Authority released findings Wednesday from a new analysis that projected Sites Reservoir could have diverted and captured […]

Sites Reservoir team discusses hopes and hurdles

January 17, 2023

REDDING, Calif. — Water availability has become a critical issue in the face of ongoing drought, and one prominent potential solution […]

California has lots of catching up to do on flood management — with or without climate change

January 16, 2023

SACRAMENTO — When Leland Stanford became California’s governor in 1862, he needed a rowboat to carry him to the Capitol to be […]

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