Our speaker for the October 17th meeting was James Watson, General Manager for the Sites project.  Jim has been the leader and champion of the Sites project for last three years. Under his leadership, the project is ready to take off.

In his presentation, Jim gave an overview of the Sites project and how the project would improve California’s water system.  He described the benefit of the Sites project on the ecosystem including benefits to Salmon and Delta Smelt population.  A project of this magnitude does not come without its own challenges.   Some of the challenges include building partnership with project participants and stakeholders, development of a functional organization, meeting schedules and deadlines, secure funding, and managing risks.