1. Sites Project WSIP Update — Draft Documents Could Be Released as Soon as April During the WSIP program update, staff noted the Sites Project is working toward completing federal permitting and the federal environmental document/record of decision. Water rights documents were described as assumed to be drafted and publicly released in the near term, which could lead to release of draft public benefit contracts possibly in April, with the final funding award described as likely toward the end of the year. A public commenter raised concerns about changes to the project's conveyance design (now routing through the Tehama-Colusa Canal and a pipeline near Dunnigan), potential subsidence impacts, methylmercury drainage issues, and lack of mitigation planning — urging the Commission to revisit whether the current project matches what was originally approved.
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