HomeMy WebLinkAbout99-041RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE CALIFORNIA WATER COMMISSION'S
REQUEST FOR A SECTION 205 RECONAISSANCE INVESTIGATION OF THE
NUISANCE FLOODING IN THE 3B's AREA OF THE SACRAMENTO RIVER
WHEREAS, the Butte County Board of Supervisors has demonstrated a
willingness to participate in requesting non-federal sponsorship by the Reclamation
Board for many flood control projects in the County of Butte; and
WHEREAS, the California Water Commission voted to support an U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers Reconnaissance Investigation of the 3B's Nuisance Flooding on
March 5, 1999; and
WHEREAS, property owners in the Butte Sink and along the Angel Slough, the
Western Canal District, the Butte County Rice Growers t~ssociation, the State
Department of Transportation, and the County of Glenn, have indicated their support for
the flood control project including, technical expertise, property use and access, in-kind
support, as well as financial support; and
WHEREAS, the residents of the area and agricultural interests have suffered
extensive damages to infrastructure, residences, other structures and crops over the past
fifteen years; and
WHEREAS, Highway 162, Ord berry Road, and numerous roads in both Butte
and Glenn Counties, have suffered lengthy closures and extensive repetitive damages
over the past fifteen years; and
WHEREAS, potential solutions to this widespread problem are available through
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers programs and there is enough justification to support a
Federal interest in the solution to this problem.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors, that a
flood control project is necessary in this area to protect the health, safety and welfare of
the residents of Butte County and in order to expedite a mitigation of the nuisance
flooding problem.
I. Support the California Water Commissions request for funding of an U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers Reconnaissance Investigation to develop a federal
interest in finding a solution to this problem.
2. Request the California Water Commission to request this as a priority project.
3. State the County of Butte's willingness to support this project with technical
expertise, in-kind services, and financial participation.
FASSED AND AllOPTED by the Butte County Board of Supervisors, State of
California this 9`~ day of March 1999, by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Beeler, Davis, Houx, Josiassen and Chair Dolan
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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ABSTAINING: None r"
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JANE DOLAN, Chair
Bute County Board of Supervisors
ATTEST:
JOHN S. BLACKLOCK, Chief Administrative Officer
And Clerk of the Board