DR. JAY LUND: Why can’t we capture all the water in wet years? Maven Best of the NotebookNews November 7, 2023 1195Capturing and Managing Large Storms and Wet Winters in California—Prospects and Limitations Capturing water from wet periods for use in...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California governor taps new law to streamline Sites Reservoir project Courthouse News Service News November 6, 2023 236The 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 Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other November 6, 2023 1628Press 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 Press Release/Notice Agency News November 2, 2023 1530Sites Reservoir would increase California’s existing water supply by providing 1.5 million acre-feet of additional storage capacity to the state...
DAN WALTERS: Another wet winter looms. California needs to get serious about water management Cal Matters Commentary October 29, 2023 582California’s reservoirs are more full than usual thanks to last winter’s heavy rain and snow storms. Scientists believe that the...
WATER STORAGE INVESTMENT PROGRAM: Update on the Pacheco Reservoir Expansion Project Maven News October 25, 2023 426In 2014, voters approved Proposition 1, the Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act, which allocated $2.6 billion for the...
PRESS RELEASE: Coalition urges the Newsom administration to reject the Sites Project Authority’s rushed application for regulatory streamlining Press Release/Notice News October 25, 2023 199Today, Friends of the River, Defenders of Wildlife, and a coalition of conservation organizations submitted a letter to the Governor’s...
SJV WATER: One Central Valley dam project gets nearly $95 million in funding; two others still in proposal phase SJV Water News October 21, 2023 555By Jesse Vad, SJV Water Three dam expansion projects could increase water storage for use in the Central Valley by...
NEWS RELEASE: Biden-Harris Administration and San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority Approve Plan for B.F. Sisk Dam Project, Advancing Water Supply Reliability and Public Safety in California’s Central Valley Press Release/Notice Agency News October 20, 2023 279As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, investments in B.F. Sisk Dam expansion represent first approval of a...
NOTICE: Sites Reservoir requests certification as an infrastructure project under SB 149 Press Release/Notice ANNOUNCEMENTS October 11, 2023 59From 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 Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other September 1, 2023 493Friends of the River (FOR) and the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (CSPA), two of California’s oldest and most respected water...
PRESS RELEASE: Biden-Harris Administration Invests $50 Million in California Water Storage Projects Bureau of Reclamation News Press Release/Other July 27, 2023 386Sisk Dam Raise and Reservoir Expansion Project, Los Vaqueros Reservoir Expansion, and Sites Reservoir Project to receive funding From the...
NOTICE: Posting of Additional Information for Water Right Permit Application A025517X01 of Sites Project Authority – Colusa, Glenn, and Tehama Counties Press Release/Notice ANNOUNCEMENTS June 20, 2023 50From the State Water Resources Control Board: Please be advised that Sites Project Authority submitted additional information in support of...
CA WATER COMMISSION: Water Storage Investment Program project update Maven Meetings and Events March 29, 2023 673In 2014, voters approved Proposition 1, the Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act, which provided $2.6 billion to be...
CAL MATTERS: This reservoir on the Sacramento River has been planned for decades. What’s taking so long? Cal Matters News February 27, 2023 39By Alistair Bland, Cal Matters Last century, California built dozens of large dams, creating the elaborate reservoir system that supplies...