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

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.

In a significant boost for increasing Northern California’s water supplies, eight water agencies have reached an agreement with the federal government to spend nearly $1 billion to raise the height of the dam at one of California’s largest reservoirs,

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.