THIS JUST IN … Governor Newsom Streamlines Sites Reservoir Project Office of Governor Gavin Newsom Press Release/Other November 6, 2023 1634Press 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 Agency News November 2, 2023 1538Sites 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 584California’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 Notebook News and Features October 25, 2023 464In 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 Conservation organizations & coalitions Press Release/Other October 25, 2023 200Today, 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 591By 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 US Department of the Interior Agency News October 20, 2023 282As 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 Sites Project Authority ANNOUNCEMENTS October 11, 2023 60From 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 Press Release/Other September 1, 2023 514Friends 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 390Sisk 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 State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS June 20, 2023 51From the State Water Resources Control Board: Please be advised that Sites Project Authority submitted additional information in support of...
NASA/JPL: US-German satellites show California water gains after record winter NASA/JPL News June 7, 2023By NASA/JPL Early data shows the greatest net gain of water over the winter in nearly 22 years, but the...
CA WATER COMMISSION: Water Storage Investment Program project update Maven Notebook News and Features March 29, 2023 699In 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 42By Alistair Bland, Cal Matters Last century, California built dozens of large dams, creating the elaborate reservoir system that supplies...
GUEST COMMENTARY: Amid Onslaught of Storms, State Must Get Serious About More Pumping, Water Storage Dave Puglia Commentary January 15, 2023 32By Dave Puglia, President & CEO, Western Growers California has once again been caught flat-footed in the aftermath of another...