Winter storms, combined with debris from the Park Fire, pushed the Five-Mile basin in northeast Chico to its limits for flood control. Butte County Public Works Director Josh Pack received a nod from the Board of Supervisors during Tuesday’s meeting to look into a job order contract to mitigate flood risk, ideally before winter. Pack said the Five-Mile Sediment Removal Project would consist of two phases with the first made up of any work that can be completed this year and the second being the long-term work next year and beyond. Pack said the goal of the first phase is to begin work by Aug. 15, creating a strict timeline to get the project rolling. … To help aid in the project, Pack said U.S. Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) helped secure $5.6 million in earmarked funding while state Assemblyman James Gallagher (R-Yuba City) introduced a bill that could expedite the work by exempting the project from the California Environmental Quality Act and its required studies.