Another $134 Million of federal funding has been received for Sites Reservoir Project. That’s in addition to $129 Million awarded by the Biden Administration in January. So far a total of more than $780 Million of federal money has been allocated to the project. The Bureau of Reclamation has agreed to contribute 16% of the total funding necessary for completion. California will also contribute a significant amount of Proposition One money. The Sites Project Authority is still working through the regulatory process before ground can finally be broken. Some environmental groups and tribes are still fighting the project, which they say will divert too much water from the Sacramento River and harm Salmon and other wildlife. Supporters hope the water storage will help the region withstand droughts and flooding. The reservoir is planned for an area west of Williams, and would hold up to 1.5 Million Acre-Feet of off-stream storage which would be diverted by canals and pipelines 17 miles from the Sacramento River. More can be learned at sitesproject.org.
-Steve Gibson