OROVILLE — The Butte County Board of Supervisors has laid out early groundwork for short-term management of the Five-Mile Basin, which acts as a flood control point for Big Chico Creek in Bidwell Park.

Public Works Director Josh Pack brought three options to the board during Tuesday’s meeting to begin dealing with the severe sediment buildup at the basin, limiting its capacity to hold water during large storm events.

“Over the past six weeks, a lot has been done with (researching alternatives),” Pack said in his presentation. “But we’ve also been working on a lot of other efforts, coordinating with the regulatory agencies and our various stakeholders.”

The first alternative focused on what the county is already doing, which is standard maintenance each year, which Pack’s department alre

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