Scott River Watershed Curtailment Orders and Addendums for 2025 Scott-Shasta Emergency Regulations
Curtailment Status:
Scott River Watershed: On July 22, 2025, the State Waterboard issued Addendum 8, suspending all curtailments in the Scott River. The State Waterboard recently issued Addendum 7 reinstating curtailments based on the flows at the Fort Jones USGS gage dropping below the July minimum flow requirement of 50 cfs. Several community members expressed concern regarding the accuracy of the measurement, and USGS has revised their flow measurements upward based on the Watermaster’s measurements. It is important to note that Scott River flows have been declining, and all diverters are still encouraged to conserve and coordinate their diversions as flows decrease to maintain the minimum instream flows.
- Order WR 2024-0024-DWR: Curtails surface water diversions in the Scott River watershed.
- Order WR 2024-0025-DWR: Curtails adjudicated groundwater rights and groundwater diversions associated with parcels listed in Attachment A of the Order, for the Scott River watershed.
Scott River Watershed Curtailment Status Map
Scott River Watershed Orders
- Order Imposing Water Right Curtailment and Requiring Reporting for Surface Water Rights in the Scott River watershed (Order WR 2024-0024-DWR)
- Order Imposing Water Right Curtailment and Requiring Reporting for Adjudicated Groundwater Rights and Known Groundwater Diversions Associated with Parcels Listed in Attachment A in the Scott River Watershed (Order WR 2024-0025-DWR)
