Crucial Meeting April 12, 2012

It is bad enough when powerful interests have insatiable thirsts, but unfortunately, the local water districts are collaborating with them to squeeze more water from the Sacramento Valley for points south. This year, Butte Water District plans to incorporate ground water into a water transfer to Kern County, and multiple districts have bought into a scheme to “integrate” the ground water here into the state water supply. To hear about the “integration” plan and voice your views, attend the Glenn Colusa Irrigation District meeting on Thursday, April 12th from 6-8 p.m. at the Chico Masonic Hall, 1110 W. East Avenue. If you want to see how they are trying to break the details of their plan to us, click here to view the final report.

The photo below illustrates what happens when too much ground water is used over many years.