Grand Jury reports on Palermo flooding issues

Grand Jury reports on Palermo flooding issues

PALERMO — Dips, trenches and geography add to the already high risk of flooding in Palermo. Combine those elements with poor drainage and one bad storm and the community faces the potential for devastation. The 2025 Butte County Grand Jury took a deep dive into Palermo flooding, an ongoing and often yearly problem, and determined a litany of factors that have historically put the community in deep water. According to the report, the main cause o…