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Butte supervisors back county role in groundwater governance and appoint Jim Graden to Vina GSA seat
Summary
After hours of public comment and supervisor debate, the Board of Supervisors appointed Jim Graden to the Vina GSA non‑agricultural domestic well user seat and directed staff to keep the county's GSA management role through the agreement term, prioritizing continuity for the upcoming 2027 periodic evaluation.
The Butte County Board of Supervisors on Dec. 16 appointed Jim Graden to the Vina Groundwater Sustainability Agency’s non‑agricultural domestic well user seat after a lengthy public hearing and discussion about eligibility rules and representation.
Board members and stakeholders spent much of the morning debating how strictly to interpret the seat’s eligibility criteria — which require that a director extract groundwater for domestic use only — and whether screening decisions should be made by an ad‑hoc committee, staff or the full board. Melissa Kitts, assistant clerk of the board, explained that the JPA and prior screening led the nomination committee to forward Graden’s application for the unexpired term ending Oct. 10, 2027. Jim Graden addressed the board, saying…
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