Water Storage Investment Program

COURTHOUSE NEWS: California water board approves permit for Sites Reservoir project

Courthouse News Service

Water rights and water law

November 5, 2026

Detractors of the reservoir includes environmentalists and Native tribes that say they’re being ignored in favor of “Big Agriculture.” By...

PRESS RELEASE: State Water Board approves water right for Sites Reservoir

State Water Board

Water rights and water law

November 4, 2026

Permit balances water supplies, protections for fish and water quality From the State Water Resources Control Board: As California responds...

COMMENTARY: The time is now: Sites Reservoir can strengthen California’s water future

Guest Contributor

CommentaryWater rights and water law

November 3, 2026

By: Jeff McCreary, Director of Operations, Western Region, Ducks Unlimited; Tim Johnson, President and CEO, California Rice Commission; and David Guy, President,...

COMMENTARY: The Sites Reservoir is a bad deal for Californians

Guest Contributor

CommentaryWater rights and water law

November 3, 2026

Cutting corners leads to a bad project – we all suffer the hidden costs and damages By Keiko Mertz, Friends...

COMMENTARY: Sites Reservoir can help sustain wetlands in the San Joaquin Valley

Guest Contributor

CommentaryWater rights and water law

November 3, 2026

By Ric Ortega, General Manager of Grassland Water District For those of us responsible for delivering water to California’s remaining...

COMMENTARY: For California Indians, the Sites Reservoir project is one more story of cultural genocide

Guest Contributor

CommentaryWater rights and water law

November 3, 2026

By Chairman Wayne “Rick” Mitchum Jr. On November 4th, the California State Water Resources Control Board (Water Board) will make...

WATER COMMISSION: Chino Basin Program moves closer to final Prop 1 funding award

Maven

Planning and management

October 8, 2026

Proposition 1, approved by California voters in 2014, authorized $2.65 billion for public benefits associated with water storage projects, administered...

Sites Project Authority responds to revised water right permit: “We can see a path forward that allows the Project to advance”

Sites Project Authority

Planning and management

September 18, 2026

From the Sites Project Authority: Today, the Sites Project Authority (Authority) issued the following statement regarding the revised water right...

CA WATER COMMISSION: Willow Springs Water Bank advances toward final Proposition 1 funding

Maven

Planning and management

September 16, 2026

Proposition 1, approved by California voters in 2014, authorized $2.65 billion for the public benefits associated with water storage projects....

WATER COMMISSION: DWR explains how Article 21 water could supply WSIP pulse-flow projects

Maven

Planning and management

September 15, 2026

Proposition 1, approved by California voters in 2014, allocated $2.7 billion for water-storage investments administered by the California Water Commission...

PRESS RELEASE: State Water Board issues water quality certification for proposed Sites Reservoir

State Water Board

Policy and regulation

September 13, 2026

Proposed water right permit is still pending in separate action From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water...

SF BAYKEEPER: State Water Board capitulates to special interests in new Sites Reservoir permit

San Francisco Baykeeper

CommentaryPlanning and management

September 5, 2026

From the San Francisco Baykeeper: Yesterday, the California Water Resources Control Board (Board) issued a new draft of its water...

SITES RESERVOIR: Procedural Ruling on Evidentiary Objection to Supplemental Evidence and Official Notice of AHO Exhibits

State Water Board

Planning and management

September 5, 2026

From the State Water Resources Control Board: This procedural ruling addresses the evidentiary objection submitted by the NGO Parties1 on...

State Water Board revises draft water right decision for proposed Sites Reservoir; The Sites Project Authority responds

State Water Board

Planning and management

September 3, 2026

Draft balances water supplies with protections for fish, water quality From the State Water Board: The State Water Resources Control...

SITES RESERVOIR: Notice of supplemental hearing and procedural ruling

State Water Board

Planning and management

June 27, 2026

From the State Water Board: The State Water Resources Control Board Administrative Hearings Office will conduct a supplemental day of...