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Water Board curtails most surface water rights in Scott Valley


By Theodora Johnson


At noon on July 2,

all surface water rights in Scott Valley were curtailed by the State Water Resources Control Board. Four days later, on July 6, a minor change was made to the curtailment: first-priority diverters are now allowed 15% of their water right. AgWA questioned Water Board staff as to why 100% of surface water had been curtailed on 7/2, when the flow rate at the USGS gage in the Scott River…

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