Sites Reservoir Project

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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

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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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