Scott River Watershed Curtailment Orders, Curtailment Map, Addenda, and Reporting Forms for the Scott-Shasta Emergency Regulation
Curtailment Status:
Scott River Watershed: Curtailments are in effect for all surface and groundwater water rights in the Scott River Watershed. As of 6:30 am on June 10, 2026, the flow at the Fort Jones United States Geological Survey (USGS) gage is 117 cubic feet per second (cfs), which is less than the June 1-23 flow requirement of 125 cfs. The State Water Board will continue to monitor flows to determine if further adjustments to the curtailments are appropriate.
- 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.
- Order WR 2026-0005-DWR: Curtails surface water diversions in the Scott River watershed.
- Order WR 2026-0008-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 WR 2024-0024-DWR: Imposes Water Right Curtailment and Requiring Reporting for Surface Water Rights in the Scott River watershed (Order WR 2024-0024-DWR)
- Order WR 2024-0025-DWR: Imposes 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 2026-0005-DWR: Curtails surface water diversions and reporting requirements in the Scott River watershed.
- Order WR 2026-0008-DWR: Impoes Water Right Curtailment and Requires Reporting for Groundwater Pumping under schedule C of the Scott River Adjudication and Overlying Groundwater Diversions in the Scott River Watershed (Priority Group 9).
Order Reporting Forms (Curtailment, Certifications, Petitions, and Information Requests)
- Scott Surface Water Right Curtailment Report
- Scott Overlying and Adjudicated Groundwater Curtailment Report
- Scott and Shasta Minimum Human Health and Safety Certification – up to 55 gallons/person/day
- Scott and Shasta Minimum Human Health and Safety Petition – request for additional water above the 55 gallons/person/day (coming soon)
- Scott and Shasta Minimum Livestock Diversion Certification and Petition (coming soon)
- Scott and Shasta Non-Consumptive Use Certification (coming soon)
