August 5, 2025 - SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Bureau of Reclamation on Monday announced the beginning of public negotiation sessions with the Sites Project Authority for a Partnership Agreement for the proposed Sites Reservoir Project.

Artist rendering of Sites Reservoir, an off-stream water storage facility proposed for Colusa and Glenn counties north of Sacramento.

Reclamation and the Sites Project Authority are partnering on capacity interest in the project to construct a new 1.5-million-acre-foot offstream reservoir, approximately 10 miles west of Maxwell, CA. The agreement to be negotiated supports the reservoir project by outlining the terms and conditions to which each party must adhere. 

The following negotiation sessions will be held in rooms C-1001 and C-1002 – 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, California 95825:

• Aug. 18 – 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Aug. 19 – 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

For more information contact Ryan Everest at 530-892-6220 or reverest@usbr.gov.

The public is welcome to attend and will have the opportunity to provide comments regarding this contracting action. Participation instructions and the proposed contract will be available at each session.

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The Bureau of Reclamation is a federal agency under the U.S. Department of the Interior and is the nation's largest wholesale water supplier and second largest producer of hydroelectric power. Our facilities also provide substantial flood control, recreation opportunities, and environmental benefits.
Source: Bureau of Reclamation