Butte County completes Five Mile Basin emergency work, directs feasibility study and funding path for long‑term solution

Oct 28, 2025

Public Works completed a short‑term SAFE project in the Five Mile Basin that staff say raised the structure’s modeled protection from about a 44‑year to a 130‑year storm. The board directed staff to begin an alternatives analysis, pursue monitoring and maintenance contracts, explore CSA 24/Prop 218 funding and negotiate an MOU with the City of Ch

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Butte County officials confirmed completion this month of short‑term SAFE emergency work in the Five Mile Basin and directed staff to pursue a multi‑year plan to monitor, maintain and study long‑term flood control options.

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