HomeMy WebLinkAbout12.15.21 Press Release_ Groundwater Sustainability Plans Considered for Adoption
From:McAfee-Bowersox, Miranda
Subject:Press Release: Groundwater Sustainability Plans Considered for Adoption
Date:Wednesday, December 15, 2021 2:21:48 PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 15, 2021
CONTACT
Kamie Loeser, Director
Butte County Department of Water and Resource Conservation
bcwater@buttecounty.net or 530.552.3595
Groundwater Sustainability Plans Considered for Adoption
Butte County Department of Water and Resource Conservation has participated in the development of three Groundwater
Sustainability Plans over the past few years. This week the plans are being considered for adoption in the three
groundwater subbasins in Butte County: Butte, Vina, and Wyandotte Creek.
The Butte County Board of Supervisors held a public hearing and passed a resolution yesterday, December 14, 2021
adopting the Butte Subbasin Groundwater Sustainability Plan. Butte County is one of 11 Groundwater Sustainability
Agencies (GSAs) in the Butte Subbasin responsible for implementing the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act. Over
the course of the next month, all GSAs in the Butte Subbasin will be considering adoption of the same plan. The plan is
available online:
https://www.buttecounty.net/waterresourceconservation/Sustainable-Groundwater-Management-Act
The Vina GSA and Rock Creek Reclamation District GSA will be considering adoption of the plan for the Vina Subbasin this
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evening, December 15, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. at the City of Chico Council Chambers. The plan and meeting information is
available online: https://www.vinagsa.org/
The Wyandotte Creek GSA will be considering adoption of the plan for the Wyandotte Creek Subbasin at their meeting
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tomorrow, December 16, 2021 at the City of Oroville Council Chambers at 2:00 p.m. The plan and meeting information is
available online: https://www.wyandottecreekgsa.com/
Staff would like to thank all of those who have participated in the development of these plans. We look forward to
continued partnership with local agencies, agricultural and conservation partners, and the public as implementation
begins.
Miranda Bowersox
Communications/Public Information Officer
Butte County Administration
25 County Center Drive, Oroville Ca. 95965
T. 530.552.3320
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