The Butte County League of Women Voters hosted a workshop on Watersheds & General Plans co-sponsored by the Butte County Departments of Development Services and Water and Resource Conservation.  This workshop took place on September 25, 2008 from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the Masonic Family Center 1110 W. East Avenue, Chico and approximately 50 members of the public and watershed groups from throughout the county attended.  Butte County General Plan 2030 and a number of Watershed Groups staffed information stations for visitors to obtain information and answer questions. Tony St. Amant with the League opened the workshop and welcomed participants.  Paul Gosselin, Director of the Butte County Department of Water and Resource Conservation provided an overview on his department’s role in land use planning and managing water resources. Presentations were provided by Butte County Principal Planner Dan Breedon on the Butte County General Plan 2030 process as well as Don Chase on the City of Chico’s General Plan update.  The evening’s key-note speaker was Jeff Loux, Director, Land Use and Natural Resources UC Extension at Davis who spoke on planning for water wise development in the Sierra. The evening also included study groups that organized around several of Butte County’s watersheds.  Notes from these meetings were transcribed and will be available on this website soon.  The notes will be shared with Butte County’s incorporated cities as well as staff and decision makers involved in the Butte County General Plan 2030 and Chico General Plan 2030 updates.