AG ALERT: Sites Reservoir on fast track for final legal green light Ag Alert Policy and regulation November 15, 2023By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert After decades of discussions and delays, a major new reservoir in Northern California is close...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California governor taps new law to streamline Sites Reservoir project Courthouse News Service Policy and regulation November 6, 2023The Sites Reservoir Project is slated to hold up to 1.5 million acre-feet of water, enough for 3 million households...
THIS JUST IN … Governor Newsom Streamlines Sites Reservoir Project Office of Governor Gavin Newsom Policy and regulation November 6, 2023Press release from the Office of the Governor: Today, Governor Gavin Newsom took action to accelerate the Sites Reservoir project, utilizing...
THIS JUST IN … Reclamation and Sites Project Authority finalize plans to create new water storage in Northern California Bureau of Reclamation News Water project operations November 2, 2023Sites Reservoir would increase California’s existing water supply by providing 1.5 million acre-feet of additional storage capacity to the state...
PRESS RELEASE: Coalition urges the Newsom administration to reject the Sites Project Authority’s rushed application for regulatory streamlining Conservation organizations & coalitions Policy and regulation October 25, 2023Today, Friends of the River, Defenders of Wildlife, and a coalition of conservation organizations submitted a letter to the Governor’s...
NOTICE: Sites Reservoir requests certification as an infrastructure project under SB 149 Sites Project Authority Policy and regulation October 11, 2023From the Office of Planning and Research: Sites Reservoir has requested certification as an infrastructure project under SB 149 SB...
PRESS RELEASE: Coalition of Conservation Groups Unite in Opposition To Sites Reservoir, Formally Protest Water Right Conservation organizations & coalitions CommentaryWater rights and water law September 1, 2023Friends of the River (FOR) and the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (CSPA), two of California’s oldest and most respected water...
PRESS RELEASE: Scientific Report: Yearly Greenhouse Gas Pollution From Proposed Sites Dam and Reservoir Project Would Equal 80,000 Gas-Powered Cars Conservation organizations & coalitions Policy and regulation August 24, 2023New Patagonia & Friends of the River Study Estimates the Proposed Dam’s Annual Emissions Press release from Friends of the...
PRESS RELEASE: Biden-Harris Administration Invests $50 Million in California Water Storage Projects Bureau of Reclamation News Water project operations July 27, 2023Sisk Dam Raise and Reservoir Expansion Project, Los Vaqueros Reservoir Expansion, and Sites Reservoir Project to receive funding From the...
UNDARK: Will California Get Enough Rain to Fill Its Pricey New Reservoir? Undark Water project operations April 17, 2023The $4 billion project is designed to draw water from the Sacramento River — but only during major storm surges....
CAL MATTERS: This reservoir on the Sacramento River has been planned for decades. What’s taking so long? Cal Matters Water project operations February 27, 2023By Alistair Bland, Cal Matters Last century, California built dozens of large dams, creating the elaborate reservoir system that supplies...
COMMENTARY: These projects can solve water crisis, protect farms Edward Ring CommentaryPolicy and regulationWater supply augmentation December 14, 2022By Edward Ring Despite seasonal rainfall at normal levels so far this year, the California Department of Water Resources on...
AG ALERT: State deepens water supply cuts as drought continues Ag Alert Policy and regulation March 23, 2022By Christine Souza, Ag Alert The California Department of Water Resources is cutting its water allocation for the State Water...
AG ALERT: Sites Reservoir clears a critical funding hurdle Ag Alert Policy and regulation December 12, 2021By Christine Souza The atmospheric river storm that brought some rain and snow to the parched state may serve as...
COMMENTARY: It’s time to fulfill the promise: Build Sites Reservoir Ag Alert Commentary August 18, 2021By Jeffrey P. Sutton, general manager of the Tehama-Colusa Canal Authority California is in a dire situation. Most of our...
