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...
STANFORD NEWS: ‘Grey infrastructure’ can’t meet future water storage needs Stanford University Water project operations May 29, 2024A new study maps how energy and food systems depend on stored water to generate hydropower and feed irrigation. Dams...
SJV WATER: New Kern County groundwater bank gets underway with another shot of public funding SJV Water Groundwater News April 4, 2024By Lois Henry, SJV Water The $171 million Kern Fan Groundwater Storage project – with a unique “eco-twist” – received...
CA WATER COMMISSION: Update on the Water Storage Investment Program Projects Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation February 29, 2024Proposition 1 of 2014 dedicated $2.7 billion for investments in water storage projects, which the California Water Commission administers through...
PRESS RELEASE: New Analysis Finds Sites Reservoir Would Be 80 Percent Full After Recent Storms If It Were Operational Today Sites Project Authority Water project operations February 17, 20242023 and 2024 storms combined would have yielded 1.2 million acre-feet of water From the Sites JPA The Sites Project...
WATER STORAGE INVESTMENT PGM: Commissioners discuss what to do if a project is not progressing Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management February 1, 2024At the January meeting of the California Water Commission, commissioners discussed what discretion the Commission has if a project selected...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Conservation groups sue over Sites Reservoir project Courthouse News Service Water rights and water law December 21, 2023By Adam Riquelmy, Courthouse News Service A legal challenge was filed Wednesday in Yolo County Superior Court over one of...
PRESS RELEASE: Lawsuit: Sites Reservoir Proposal Threatens River, Climate, Fish Center for Biological Diversity Water rights and water law December 20, 2023From the Center for Biological Diversity: Conservation and environmental justice groups filed a legal challenge today to the largest reservoir...
SITES RESERVOIR: Notice of assignment to the Administrative Hearings Office Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS December 6, 2023From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board’s Executive Director has assigned to the Administrative...
PRESS RELEASE: Sites Reservoir Reaches Milestone in Environmental Review Process Sites Project Authority Policy and regulation November 17, 2023Press release from the Sites JPA The Sites Project Authority, as the lead agency under the California Environmental Quality Act,...
PRESS RELEASE: Friends of the River, Sierra Club, California Sportfishing Protection Alliance Condemn Today’s Hastened Approval of Sites Reservoir’s Environmental Impact Report Conservation organizations & coalitions Policy and regulation November 17, 2023Press release from Friends of the River, California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, and the Sierra Club On November 17, members of...
SJV WATER: Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water Storage District directors frustrated by state’s “miscalculation” of carry over water SJV Water Water project operations November 16, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water Districts that contract for State Water Project water are only allowed to hold a certain...
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...
DR. JAY LUND: Why can’t we capture all the water in wet years? Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management November 7, 2023Capturing 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 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...
