Federal judge approves settlement against Butte County over water contamination
A federal judge approved a consent decree Friday in a case brought by a California environmental nonprofit against Butte County over a county-run solid waste facility. That nonprofit, California Open Lands, maintains a wetland preserve in Butte County that leads to a Sacramento River tributary. The wetland sits near the Neal Road Recycling and Waste Facility — and during a major rainstorm in 2019, the nonprofit said the facility allowed contaminants to seep out of its facility and into the wetland.