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ChicoSol runs guest commentary on Mondays. Submit your idea for a commentary to ch**********@***il.com. Deep under the land that raised me, an aquifer flows beneath almond orchards and farmhouses and county roads, beneath small towns and fields and the places where generations of families have built their lives around the assumption that when they turn on the faucet, water will …

Vina GSA presentation letter coming

The Chico City Council will consider direction after hearing a presentation on the status of the Vina Groundwater Sustainability Plan periodic evaluation at its Oct. 6 meeting.

The September 2026 Draft Periodic Evaluation and Draft Amended GSP are open for public review through Oct. 26 and may be submitted through the Vina GSA’s online comment form or by email to VI*******************@*****CA.GOV.

Chico City Council meets at 6 p.m. Oct. 6 at 421 Main St. in the City Council Chambers.

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