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Butte County report: two wet years improved groundwater levels but basins remain in long-term deficit
Summary
County water staff told supervisors that groundwater levels rose in the 2023–24 period — with Vina showing the largest short-term gains — but cumulative groundwater storage remains below year-2000 levels and long-term decline continues in parts of the county
County water staff presented the annual groundwater status report for the 2024 water year on June 10, telling the Board of Supervisors that two consecutive wetter-than-normal years improved groundwater levels but did not erase a long-term storage deficit in parts of the county.
Cammy Loeser, director of Water and Resource Conservation, said the report “utilizes the information from our annual reports prepared for the groundwater sustainability agencies in compliance with the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act.” Kelly Peterson, the county’s water resources scientist, summarized sub-basin…
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