An important milestone was reached Friday for the construction of another reservoir in California. The Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for Sites Reservoir was certified and the Sites Reservoir Project was approved by the Sites Project Authority, the lead agency under the California Environmental Quality Act. Next up for the Sites Project Authority is to move the project through the final planning stages. After getting through the final stages, crews will begin building the reservoir. … The Sites Project says the final EIR evaluates the environmental impact and proposed mitigation measures that come with construction and operations. It was updated to address public comments and updates to the project following a draft that was released in 2021.