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California’s Largest New Reservoir Project In 50 Years Gains Momentum
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Maddie Simmons /The Mercury News (San Jose)by Paul RogersColusa County is known for sprawling rice farms and almond orchards, wetlands full of migrating ducks and geese, staunch conservative politics, and the 19th-century family cattle ranch where former Gov. Jerry Brown retired five years ago.
Push to Build Biggest California Reservoir in Decades Hit with Lawsuit
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /San Francisco Chronicleby Kurtis AlexanderA plan to build the largest reservoir in California in decades, Sites Reservoir about 70 miles north of Sacramento, is being challenged as ecologically destructive and not worth the cost in a lawsuit filed by environmental groups Wednesday.
The Right Water Project for a Changing California Just Got Put on the Fast Track | Opinion
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Sacramento Beeby Mike WadeLast week, Gov. Gavin Newsom utilized the state’s new infrastructure streamlining bill to accelerate the building of Sites Reservoir. This is great news for all Californians, particularly farmers who provide a safe, healthy, reliable food supply. Sites Reservoir is a critical element in California’s struggle to maintain a reliable water supply in the face of climate change.
Water Agencies Say Funding For California’s Biggest Dam in Decades is ‘Pretty Much Lined Up’
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Sacramento Beeby Ari PlachtaCalifornia water agencies say they have nearly secured $4.5 billion in funding needed to build the state’s largest reservoir in nearly a century, Sites Reservoir, as a state environmental review process for the project comes to a rapid close after decades of delay.
Opinion: It’s About Time California Built the Sites Reservoir
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /Los Angeles Timesby George SkeletonCalifornia’s state government began drawing up plans for Sites Reservoir in the Sacramento Valley 70 years ago. And it still only exists on paper.
So, kudos to Gov. Gavin Newsom for deciding that it’s finally time to put this tardy project on the fast track.
Fast track means there’ll be limited time for any opponent to contest the project in court on environmental grounds.
Project Plans for the Sites Reservoir in Northern California Finalized
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kristiene Gong /ABC 10by Brody AdamsThe future of California water storage reached a major milestone Thursday with the finalization for plans of the Sites Reservoir in Northern California. The reservoir would be the second largest off-stream reservoir in the nation and would increase Northern California’s water storage capacity by up to 15%, according to a press release from the Bureau of Reclamation. It will deliver water to beneficiaries primarily during dry periods or drought. The project area is about an hour north of Sacramento, situated between the Sacramento Valley to the east and the mountainous portion of the Coast Range on the west. It’s currently being used for livestock and cattle grazing.
Opinion: California’s Water Battles Continue Despite Record Rain and Snow
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /CalMattersby Dan WaltersOn Monday, California water officials slogged through deep snow 7,000 feet above sea level, west of Lake Tahoe, to affirm what everyone already knew: A series of Pacific storms has generated record-level amounts of precipitation, filling reservoirs, inundating low-lying towns and fields and threatening more disastrous flooding as the Sierra snowpack melts.
Its negative aspects aside, the immense amount of rain and snow is welcome relief from drought that has plagued the state for the past three years.
This Reservoir on the Sacramento River Has Been Planned for Decades. What’s Taking So Long?
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /CalMattersby Alastair BlandLast century, California built dozens of large dams, creating the elaborate reservoir system that supplies the bulk of the state’s drinking and irrigation water. Now state officials and supporters are ready to build the next one.
The Sites Reservoir — planned in a remote corner of the western Sacramento Valley for at least 40 years — has been gaining steam and support since 2014, when voters approved Prop. 1, a water bond that authorized $2.7 billion for new storage projects.
Here’s How Low California’s Reservoirs Are and What to Expect in the Future
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Orange County Registerby Kurt SnibbeHere’s a look at the status of California’s reservoirs during another drought:
There has not been much good news about California’s water supply lately, but there could be some relief on the way. The North-of-Delta Offstream Storage project, often referred to as the planned Sites Reservoir, was authorized by Congress in 2003. The long delayed project got a financial boost in March when the federal government signaled its intent to loan the project nearly $2.2 billion — about half of the cost to design, plan and build it.
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