Federal Investment Funds California Surface Storage Projects by ACWA Staff May 31, 2024 Water News The Department of the Interior has announced a $242 million investment as part of President Joe Biden’s Investing in America agenda that will bring clean, reliable drinking water to communities across the West through five water storage and conveyance projects. The projects in California, Colorado and Washington are expected to add at least 1.6 million acre-feet of additional water storage capacity, enough water to support 6.4 million people for a year. The funding package includes two California surface storage projects involving ACWA member agencies: B.F. Sisk Dam Raise and Reservoir Expansion Project — $75 million for the enhancement of off-stream storage capability. The project is in addition to the B.F. Sisk Safety of Dams Modification Project already underway and is in partnership with the San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority. Sites Reservoir Project: — $67.5 million for the off-stream storage project that will develop up to 1.5 million acre-feet of new water storage on the Sacramento River system located in Northern California.
