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Butte County Drought Task Force looking at drought reaction

Posted by: Maven on December 13, 2008 at 7:17 am

From the Chico Enterprise-Record:

Drought isn’t just a Southern California problem. Throughout the Sacramento Valley, water officials are noting that well levels are dropping, some to points that haven’t been seen since the 1970s.

The Butte County Drought Task Force met this week to ponder the state of the drought and what county leaders can do about it. Members include leaders in areas such as emergency services, Resource Conservation District, California Water Service, Cooperative Extension, the Water Commission, etc.

Butte County is currently in its first phase of drought. However, if it doesn’t rain — a lot — the county will soon upgrade that status to phase 2, explained Paul Gosselin, director of the county Department of Water and Resource Conservation.

But it’s time to start preparing strategies to deal with the predicted continued drought, Gosselin explained. “Things are starting to get more dire.” He told Drought Task Force members the county may need to soon “consider and recommend” water conservation practices.

Butte County residents use about 285 gallons of water each per day. That’s about 100 gallons more than residents in Southern California, Gosselin said. “The worst thing for next year would be for people to not be fully aware,” Gosselin said. In any crisis, including drought “rumor and misinformation” can cause chaos.

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December 13, 2008 · Filed Under Drought, Weather & Snowpack

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