SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) — California’s water board on Wednesday granted a permit to the Sites Reservoir project, a 1.5 million acre-foot lake intended as an answer to the problems of a changing climate and the state’s evolving water needs.
The decision by the State Water Resources Control Board was a crucial step to make the long-simmering project a reality. Officials said the reservoir in Colusa County would allow diversions of up to 986,000 acre-feet of water annually, or enough for 8.4 million people a year.
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