Interior Region 10 California-Great Basin

Sites Reservoir

In The News

• Reclamation and Sites Project Authority extend public comment period for proposed water storage project (Dec 2021)
• Reclamation and Sites Project Authority roll out environmental documents and announce public meetings for new water storage project (Nov 2021)
• USDA loans $449 million to improve Northern California water supply (Nov 2018)
• Public meetings for Sites Project draft environmental review documents (Nov 2017)
• Offstream storage project in Northern California takes critical step forward (Aug 2017)
• Reclamation Releases Progress Report on the North-of-the-Delta Offstream Storage Investigation (Dec 2013)
• Statement of Michael Gabaldon, Director Technical Resources U.S. Department of the Interior Before the Natural Resources Committee Subcommittee on Water and Power U.S. House of Representatives on Water for Our Future and Job Creation: Examining Regulatory and Bureaucratic Barriers to New Surface Storage Infrastructure (Feb 2012)
• North-of-the-Delta Offstream Storage Investigation Initial Alternatives Information Report Available (Oct 2006)

Project Facts and Frequently Asked Questions

• Fact sheet - NODOS / Sites Reservoir (PDF - 1 MB)
• FAQ - NODOS / Sites Reservoir (PDF - 150 KB)

Documents

Final Feasibility Report for the North of Delta Offstream Storage Investigation

• Main body

Appendices

• Appendix A – Plan Formulation
• Appendix B – Engineering
• Appendix C – Economics
• Appendix D – Real Estate
• Appendix E – Recreation
• Appendix F – Fish
• Appendix G – Modeling Assumptions for Operations Plan
• Appendix H – Hydropower
• Appendix I – Draft Risk Assessment Report
• Appendix K – Implementation
• Appendix L – Cost Allocation
• Appendix M – Sites Reservoir Project Environmental Feasibility Summary Report

For More Project Information

• Sites Project Authority
• Department of Water Resources - Statewide Infrastructure Investigations
• Proposition 1 Water Storage Investment Program – Sites Project

The existing Tehama-Colusa Canal would be used to help convey Sacramento River water to Sites Reservoir

Contacts

Allison Jacobson
Project Manager
Phone: (916) 978-5075

Lisa Navarro
Public Affairs Specialist
Phone: (916) 978-5111