Sites Reservoir

ABSTRACT ONLY - This is not an individual presentation within a Traditional Technical Session; rather, this will be a full, themed Session, consisting of multiple Traditional and/or Grab-N-Go length presentations on various aspects of the planned Sites Reservoir project. The planned Sites Reservoir will be the largest new reservoir in California in decades. The reservoir will provide 1.5 million acre-feet of off-river storage, supplied by canals routing stormwater flows from the Sacramento River. The main reservoir will be impounded by two large zoned earthen dams, each close to 300 feet in height, plus multiple zoned earthen saddle dams. The project includes new pipelines and canals, pumping and hydropower-generating facilities, power transmission facilities, and roadway rerouting. The project is situated in a highly seismic region, creating a key driver for dam design. Design for the many types of facilities comprising the project is being performed by a team of consulting firms, integrated under the Sites Project Authority. Members of the team will present on various aspects of the project:• Project Overview: A Robust Solution for a Critical Need (HDR)• The Big Dams: Design Approach for Sites Dam and Golden Gate Dam (AECOM)• Using the Site Effectively: Planning the Sites Reservoir Saddle Dams (GEI)• The Heart of the System: Developing the Regulating Reservoirs (Geosyntec)• Wise Use of Water: Evaluating Pumping, Releases, and Generating Scenarios (Jacobs)