Butte County advances pilot groundwater recharge projects using reverse tile drains and floodwater triggers
GeoSyntec and county staff updated the Butte County Water Commission on pilot groundwater-recharge work funded by a VINA SGMA grant, including reverse tile-drain tests south of Chico, TTEM surveys, and a county resolution to enable precipitation-based floodwater triggers under Water Code 1242.1; staff emphasized water-rights and permitting analyses will follow.
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GeoSyntec project manager Joe Turner and county staff briefed the Butte County Water Commission on pilot groundwater-recharge work funded by the VINA SGMA grant, describing field tests, geophysical surveys and early monitoring results.
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