California Farm Bureau President Shannon Douglass on Sites Reservoir Project
November 6, 2026
“California Farm Bureau congratulates the Sites Project Authority on receiving its water right permits for the Sites Reservoir Project.
“This step gives the project more certainty about Sites' future and enables breaking ground as soon as next year on this critical effort to add 1.5 million acre feet of water storage for California's communities and farms. Sites is most critical for providing supplies in the dry years when water is otherwise scarce throughout the system.
“This week's milestone also confirms what many of us believe: with the right combination of project design, support, and leadership, big water projects are still possible in California.”
– Shannon Douglass, President, California Farm Bureau
California Farm Bureau works to protect family farms and ranches as part of a nationwide network representing more than 5 million Farm Bureau members. Learn more at www.cfbf.com or follow @cafarmbureau on Instagram, LinkedIn, X, or Facebook.
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