STATEMENT: Friends of the River responds to Sites Project Section 401 denial Friends of the River Policy and regulation September 18, 2024From Friends of the River: The State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) is responsible for granting certification of state compliance...
NOTICE: Sites Reservoir Project: Denial without prejudice of water quality certification State Water Board Policy and regulation September 16, 2024From the State Water Resources Control Board: On September 16, 2024, the Chief Deputy Director for the State Water Resources...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California Sites Reservoir project hits troubled waters in permitting process Courthouse News Service Policy and regulation September 16, 2024A key certification request was withdrawn because the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lacked documentation. By Alan Riquelmy, Courthouse News...
SITES AHO RULING: Procedural Ruling Regarding Evidentiary Issues, Time Limits, and Site Visit in the AHO Proceeding on the Proposed Sites Reservoir Project State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS September 4, 2024From the State Water Resources Control Board: This procedural ruling addresses the motions to supplement case in chief exhibits filed...
NOTICE: Public hearing on proposed reservoir project in Sacramento Valley continues in September State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS August 31, 2024Sites Project Authority seeks water right for construction, storage The State Water Resources Control Board will continue a multi-day public...
AG ALERT: Hearing process could boost Sites Reservoir project Ag Alert Water rights and water law August 28, 2024By Christine Souza, Ag Alert The plan to build California’s first new major reservoir in decades advances as the state...
COMMENTARY: Farmers to benefit as Sites Reservoir nears fruition Ag Alert Commentary July 24, 2024By Fritz Durst, a Yolo County farmer and chairman of the Sites Joint Power Authority From prolonged drought to excessive...
HIGH COUNTRY NEWS: In an era of dam removal, California is building more High Country News Water project operations July 12, 2024by Theo Whitcomb, High Country News When the largest dam removal in U.S. history began on the Klamath River this...
SITES RESERVOIR: State Water Board AHO issues procedural ruling in the proceeding on the proposed Sites Reservoir Project State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS July 3, 2024From the State Water Board Administrative Hearings Office: On June 17, 2024, the State Water Resources Control Board’s Administrative Hearings...
NOTICE: State Board AHO releases procedural ruling and amended notice of public hearing for Sites Reservoir water right application State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS June 7, 2024On March 1, 2024, the State Water Resources Control Board’s Administrative Hearings Office (AHO) issued a Notice of Public Hearing...
PRESS RELEASE: Conservation groups undaunted by court ruling: Sites Reservoir is a bad deal for rivers, for fish, and for California Conservation organizations & coalitions Water rights and water law June 6, 2024Court gives Sites Reservoir green light to degrade the environment Press release from Friends of the River: This week, a...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California governor welcomes judicial ruling in Sites Reservoir project Courthouse News Service Water rights and water law June 4, 2024Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday noted that judges must rule on certain CEQA challenges within 270 days under a streamlining...
PRESS RELEASE: Real-time conditions show Sites Reservoir would be 100% full at close of 23-24 wet season Sites Project Authority Water project operations May 30, 2024Sites would be completely filled to 1.5 million acre-feet of water over the past 2 years if it was operational...
NOTICE of Water Quality Certification Application for Sites Reservoir Project State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTSWater quality April 5, 2024From the State Water Resources Control Board: Pursuant to California Code of Regulations, title 23, section 3858, the State Water...
NOTICE: Sites Project Authority applies for a permit to place dredged and/or fill material into Waters of the US US Army Corps of Engineers ANNOUNCEMENTS March 16, 2024From the Army Corps of Engineers: The Sites Project Authority has applied for a permit to place dredged and/or fill...
