The Sites Project would divert Sacramento River water to the reservoir via the Tehema-Colusa Canal and the Glenn-Colusa Canal. Dams would be built across Stone Corral Creek and Funks Creek. Source: Sites Project Authority

SITES RESERVOIR: Procedural ruling bifurcating Application 33534 and Notice of Public Hearing on Application 33534b

From the State Water Resources Control Board:

On May 11, 2022, the Sites Project Authority (Authority or Applicant) filed Application 33534 (Application 25517X01) to appropriate water from the Sacramento River, Stone Corral Creek, and Funks Creek. The Authority seeks these approvals for the construction and operation of the Sites Reservoir Project, which would divert water to storage in Sites Reservoir for later use in northern and southern California for multiple purposes, including agricultural use, municipal use, and fish and wildlife protection.

Additional background information about the Sites Reservoir Project and the procedures applicable to this hearing are available in the June 5, 2024, Amended Notice of Public Hearing and Pre-Hearing Conference, which is incorporated herein. The procedures in the June 5 Amended Notice of Hearing and subsequent amendments remain in effect unless explicitly revised.