Gov. Gavin Newsom touted his administration’s plans Tuesday to build the first reservoir in decades in Northern California as the solution to maintaining the state’s water supply as extreme weather becomes a more regular occurrence.
Newsom spoke at Davis Ranches in Colusa, near the site of the planned Sites Reservoir in Maxwell. The governor argued the planned water storage project is critical to maintaining supply as drought becomes more common.
He fast-tracked the $4.5 billion project via legislation passed last year that expedites legal challenges filed under the Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)…