Colusa County in currently participating in the Sites Reservoir Project, a planned off-stream reservoir in Northern California. The Sites Project Authority is pursuing a water right permit from the State Water Resources Control Board, which will provide them legal authority to divert water within certain conditions, for a specific purpose, and for use within a specified area. The Sites Project Authority will be the State designated steward of the water right for the Sites Reservoir Project.
Information on the Sites Reservoir Project’s water right application can be found here: https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/waterrights/water_issues/programs/applications/notices/.
Additional information on the Sites Reservoir Project can be found here: www.sitesproject.org.