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From:McAfee-Bowersox, Miranda
Subject:Press Release to be sent shortly
Date:Monday, October 19, 2020 4:29:46 PM
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Hello Board Members,
The below press release will be sent shortly.
Thank you.
Miranda
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 19, 2020
CONTACT
Miranda Bowersox
Butte County Public Information Officer
530.282.2146
STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES FORM WORKING GROUP TO ADDRESS WATERSHED CONCERNS
WITHIN NORTH COMPLEX BURN SCAR IN BUTTE COUNTY
Butte County, Ca--At the request of Butte County, the California Governor’s Office of Emergency
Services (Cal OES) has formed a Working Group with the help from the Central Valley Regional Water
Quality Control Board, Department of Water Resources, and the California Conservation Corps, to
place sediment control measures to reduce the potential for the migration of ash and debris into
drainages and waterways.
The goal of this program is to place devices to capture and slow transport of potentially toxic ash and
debris from burned and destroyed structures, until formal removal of the ash and debris can be
performed. Priority of placement will be based on the concentration of burned structures, proximity
to waterways, and other physical features that influence rainfall runoff. The Working Group, with
the assistance of Butte County, is working proactively to reduce risks to not only residents of Butte
County, but the greater California community.
Work is anticipated to begin the week of October 19, and is expected to take several weeks. The
Working Group is also collaborating with community members and other state agencies to better
understand the potential impacts to the Lake Oroville watershed. The Working Group will focus on
strategic areas throughout the North Complex burn scar area within Butte County, and will include
private property.
The Working Group will be entering private property to install these measures under emergency
authorizations. Land owners will not need to sign-up or register for this work to be performed on
their property. Sediment control measures may not be installed on every property, but rather those
that pose a relatively high risk to runoff.
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Miranda Bowersox
Communications/Public Information Officer
Butte County Administration
25 County Center Drive, Oroville Ca. 95965
T. 530.552.3320
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