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Reclamation and Sites Project Authority extend public comment period for proposed water storage project

Media Contact: Mary Lee Knecht, 916-978-5100, mknecht@usbr.gov
For Release: Dec 27, 2021
Comment Period Extended on Sites Project Comment Period Extended on Sites Project

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Reclamation and Sites Project Authority announce an extension of the public comment period on the proposed Sites Reservoir Project. Public involvement is an important part of the environmental review process. The extension will allow for additional opportunity to participate and help inform the content of the project’s environmental analyses.

On Nov. 12, 2021, Reclamation released a Notice of Availability announcing the public review and comment period for the Sites Reservoir Project Revised Draft Environmental Impact Report/Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement and dates of virtual public meetings.

The public review and comment period is extended from Jan. 11 to Jan. 28, 2022.

The revised draft EIR/EIS is available at  https://sitesproject.org/resources/environmental-review/. Written comments may be mailed to Bureau of Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way, W-2830, Sacramento, CA  95825 or Sites Project Authority, P.O. Box 517, Maxwell, CA  95955.

For questions about the Sites Reservoir Project or meetings, contact Vanessa King, Reclamation, at 916-978-5077, vking@usbr.gov or Alicia Forsythe, Sites Project Authority, at 916-880-0676, aforsythe@sitesproject.org.

Learn more about the project at https://www.usbr.gov/mp/nodos/ and https://sitesproject.org/.

Draft EIR/EIS
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