The California Department of Water Resources awarded multimillion-dollar grants to two groundwater subbasins in Butte County. DWR announced that the Vina subbasin, which includes Chico and Durham, and the Wyandotte Creek subbasin, which covers the Oroville area, are among 32 subbasins that will receive a total of $187 million to “help support local sustainable groundwater management.” Vina and Wyandotte Creek each received $5.5 million. The county’s third subbasin, Butte, did not get a grant in the funding announced this week. Tod Kimmelshue, chair of the Butte County Board of Supervisors and a member of the Vina subbasin board, praised the state for supporting local efforts.