SACRAMENTO, California — The Trump administration on Friday formally signed off on the proposed Sites Reservoir north of Sacramento, aligning itself with Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom on one of California’s largest water projects.
What happened: The Interior Department and Bureau of Reclamation issued a record of decision, which completes the agency’s environmental review of the project and authorizes the federal government to cover up to 25 percent of the reservoir’s total cost.
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum cast the move as part of President Donald Trump’s agenda on water, which he detailed one year ago in an executive order to maximize water supplies.
“The Sites Reservoir Project and the gains achieved over the past year demonstrate how a disciplined, mission-focused approach can expand water reliability for communities, agriculture and the economy,” Burgum said in a press release.
