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Residents urge action on Rock Creek/Keefer Slough bifurcation as repeated floods damage homes
Summary
At a lengthy April 28 board hearing, North Chico residents described repeated flooding since the Park Fire and urged the Butte County Board of Supervisors to pursue a permanent fix — including cleaning the Rock Creek/Keefer Slough bifurcation, forming a flood control district or coordinating permits — while staff described legal and permitting limits to county intervention.
Chair Connolly opened a public hearing April 28 focused on recurring flooding north of Chico, where residents said sediment and burned debris from the Park Fire have changed flow patterns and repeatedly inundated homes.
Residents from the Rock Creek and Keefer Slough watershed described property damage, trapped roads, and repeated out‑of‑pocket repairs. “I’ve flooded three times since November 2024,” said Jessica Hoag, a Hagen Ridge Road resident, recounting displacement, repairs paid personally and damage to her home. Multiple other residents described boulders, burned logs and sediment that they say now block the original Rock Creek channel and divert water into Keefer Slough, overwhelming bridges and drainage structures.
Public Works staff told the board that the issue is long‑standing and made worse by recent wildfires and sediment loads. The department recalled a 2023 Department of Water Resources feasibility study that presented three alternatives…
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