Scott River Valley

Statistics

  • Basin Name
  • Scott River Valley
  • Basin Number
  • 1-005
  • SGMA Basin Priority
  • Medium
  • Critically Overdrafted
  • No
  • Hydrologic Region Name
  • North Coast
  • Counties
  • Siskiyou
  • Adjacent Basins
  • No items found

Basin Notes

Scott River Adjudication / (83% of the basin non-adjudicated)

2003: Bulletin 118 basin description

2014: CASGEM Basin Prioritization note: “GW Basin contributes to surface water flow in the Scott River which supports an threatened/endangered salmon. Adjudicated basin. Currently being reviewed for Public Trust issues regarding GW management.”

2016: California WaterBlog (UC Davis) on stream-groundwater interaction

2017: Scott River Stream System Annual Report 

2018: CASGEM Basin Prioritization note: “Complex GW management issues involving the basin hydrology, pumping adjudications law suits to reduce the impacts on Scott River and associated fisheries.”

Basin Prioritization: Medium

2022: Groundwater Sustainability Plan submitted to DWR

2023: DWR approves GSP 4/27/23

At-A-Glance

Source: CA DWR
Source: CA DWR

California Water Library Documents About This Basin

Statement of Findings regarding the Approval of the Scott River Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Plan

California Department of Water Resources (DWR) | April 27th, 2023

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Scott Valley Groundwater Sustainability Plan

Siskiyou County Flood Control and Water Conservation District | January 20th, 2022

Due to file size, this document has been divided into multiple files. Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9 Plan approved by DW

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Siskiyou County Agricultural Economics Analysis Considering Groundwater Regulation

University of California, Merced | September 2nd, 2021

This economic analysis estimates potential impacts in gross revenues from changing cropping patterns in Siskiyou County’s three agricultural valleys namely Butte Valle

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Scott River Ajudication Decree

California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) | January 30th, 1980

The water rights set forth in this decree consist of (1) all surface water rights in the Scott River stream system, as defined in paragraph 2, excluding springs or standi

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