Amid drought, California advances big new reservoir project

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Amid a severe drought, California regulators on Wednesday advanced what could be the state's first major new water storage project in years despite warnings it would hasten the extinction of an endangered salmon species while disrupting the cultural traditions of some native tribes.

The plan is to build a new lake in Northern California that, when full, could hold enough water to supply 3 million households for one year. Supporters need about $4 billion to build it. Wednesday's vote by the California Water Commission means the lake — named Sites Reservoir — is eligible for about $800 million in taxpayer money, or about 20% of the project's price tag.

The vote is a major milestone for the reservoir, one of seven water storage projects now eligible to receive public money from a 2014 voter-approved bond. But environmental groups complained it was too early for regulators to say the project was feasible, especially since it hasn't completed multiple environmental reviews required by state and federal law.

They argue the project would pull even more water from the state's rivers, which are already so depleted that fish hatcheries must send fish downstream by truck to give them a chance to survive.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/amid-drought-california-advances-big-new-reservoir-project/ar-AARR6PR

[hunter]

1. Building new reservoirs won't help if the rain and snow don't fall.

Just look at the Colorado River. 100% of that water is captured and still the lake levels fall.

Driving across California's Central Valley one sees the "Build More Dams!" signs alongside the "Pray for Rain!" signs.

Mother Nature is not paying any attention to that "Build it and the rain shall fall," bullshit.

It's the modern version of the Rain follows the plow myth.

The Sites reservoir, if it is built, will probably be the last such project in California.