[Mick]

A Yolo County judge rejected a lawsuit brought by the Sierra Club, Center for Biological Diversity and other groups who claimed that the Sites Reservoir environmental impact report was inadequate and needed to be redone.

The $4.5 billion Sites Reservoir will be 70 miles NW of Sacto, and will provide water to 500k acres of Central Valley farmlands and 24 million people, including residents of Santa Clara County, parts of the East Bay and Los Angeles. It would store water diverted from the Sacto River in wet years.

The project was supported by Pres Biden, Gov Newsom, Farm organizations, organized labor and 20+ water agencies. It would be the largest new reservoir in California (8th largest in the state) since 1979.

https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/06/05/c...al-groups/

The $4.5 billion Sites Reservoir is now the $6.2 billion Sites Reservoir.
Massive California reservoir to cost billions more than expected

First major reservoir newly constructed in CA since 1979. 38% increase in cost attributed to "inflation." Construction to begin next year, finished by 2033. 13 miles long, 4 miles wide.

[Mick]

A Yolo County judge rejected a lawsuit brought by the Sierra Club, Center for Biological Diversity and other groups who claimed that the Sites Reservoir environmental impact report was inadequate and needed to be redone.

The $4.5 billion Sites Reservoir will be 70 miles NW of Sacto, and will provide water to 500k acres of Central Valley farmlands and 24 million people, including residents of Santa Clara County, parts of the East Bay and Los Angeles. It would store water diverted from the Sacto River in wet years.

The project was supported by Pres Biden, Gov Newsom, Farm organizations, organized labor and 20+ water agencies. It would be the largest new reservoir in California (8th largest in the state) since 1979.

https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/06/05/c...al-groups/

The $4.5 billion Sites Reservoir is now the $6.2 billion Sites Reservoir.
Massive California reservoir to cost billions more than expected

First major reservoir newly constructed in CA since 1979. 38% increase in cost attributed to "inflation." Construction to begin next year, finished by 2033. 13 miles long, 4 miles wide.