Butte County has launched a Drought Resilience Outreach Project (DROP) to assist residents with wells that have been damaged by recent wildfires or drought. The county administration said that the DROP would allow qualified residents to get their damaged wells repaired at little to no cost. Funding for this project comes from the State Water Resources Control Board. Applications for the program are being accepted throughDecember 31, 2024, with applications being reviewed in January. … For those accepted into the program, well repairs or replacement is expected to begin in April 2025.