The federal government and California water agencies announced an agreement to raise a dam and expand San Luis Reservoir, increasing its water-storing capacity.

One of California’s largest reservoirs is on track to get bigger. A $1 billion project to raise the height of B.F. Sisk Dam and increase water storage capacity on the San Luis Reservoir cleared another hurdle.

Water managers in the South Bay entered into a deal that will add a huge amount to their storage by expanding the San Luis Reservoir in Merced County.