Sites Reservoir Project 1 Draft Environmental Impact Report/ Environmental Impact Statement December 2017
Sites Reservoir Project
1
Draft Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement
December 2017
LEAD AGENCIES
Sites Project Authority
✓ Local leadership
✓ Diverse statewide participation
✓ A partnership with federal and state resource managers
PROJECT OVERVIEW
Net improvements in ecosystem and water quality conditions in the Sacramento River system and Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
The Sites Reservoir Delivers water to California’s water system for…
Project Location & Facilities
Maxwell
Sacramento River
Facilities
Schedule
PrepareProposal
Application Review
Draft EIR/S Final EIR/S
Permits
Preliminary Design Final Design
Construction
Early Operations
Full Operations
Construction Management
CALIFORNIA WATER
COMMISSION PROP 1 FUNDING
PLANNING & PERMITTING
ENGINEERING
CONSTRUCTION & COMMISSIONING
OPERATIONS
Final Funding Agreement
Tributary Inflows
Tributary Inflows
SacramentoRiver
Oroville
✓ Benefits the entire California water management system
✓ Diverts Sacramento River water high in the watershed, from tributaries below Shasta, by capturing flows from storm events
✓ Integration with water system increases operational flexibility and improves water deliveries to communities, farms and the environment – especially in drier water years
Added Flexibility to California’s Water System
Shasta
CVP
CVP Facilities
SWP Facilities
Sites
Folsom
Deliveries to Central Valley and Southern California
North Bay Aqueduct
South Bay Aqueduct
Shasta
SWP
Delta
Reliability: Example of Greater Deliveries in Dry Years
Ecosystem and Water Quality Benefits (Proposition 1-eligible)
Water Supply South
Water Supply North
2030 Projection
Increased Deliveries
Proj
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Del
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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT/STATEMENT
Describes:
• The Project
• Feasible range of alternatives
• Environmental setting
RESOURCE AREAS ANALYZED
Beneficial(7 total)
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PROCESS
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
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