Amid drought, California advances big new reservoir project

The reservoir is the largest of seven water storage projects scheduled to receive funding from a 2014 voter-approved bond. Environmental groups oppose the project. They say it would take too much water out of the Sacramento River and harm endangered species of salmon.

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