Butte County has launched a new website aimed at educating the public about the impact of the Oroville Dam and how water from the county is sent across California to support millions of people and farmland. The site, ourwatertheirpower.org, is intended to give residents what county leaders describe as a clearer, more transparent look at one of California’s most important water systems. It breaks down how water captured from the Feather River is stored in Lake Oroville and then sent hundreds of miles south as part of the State Water Project. … The website also highlights economic challenges local communities face, including what the county estimates is an annual loss of more than $20 million tied to the dam.

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