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Butte County staff say 2024 water year brought improved groundwater levels and storage
Summary
County staff told the Water Commission that water year 2024 produced above'normal hydrologic conditions, with improved groundwater levels and storage across the Butte, Vina and Wyandotte Creek subbasins; staff outlined monitoring, DROP program support and ordinance revision plans for 2025.
Butte County staff presented the county'level groundwater status report for water year 2024 to the Butte County Water Commission on April 2, saying hydrologic conditions were generally favorable and that groundwater levels and storage improved from the prior year.
Kelly, presenting the county report required under county code chapter 33, said the county compiled the report from the three subbasin annual reports and consultant work and that the county has produced these status reports for two decades. "This report is required under county code, chapter 33," Kelly said during the presentation.
Kelly described 2024 as an "above normal" water year on the Sacramento Valley Water Year Index and noted…
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