Water Board steps in 3rd time to manage minimum flows in Scott River, tributaries

Sarah Schaefer’s voice carried over the feed from Sacramento like a distress signal. 

The state Water Resources Control Board was holding an all-day workshop before passing a third emergency drought regulation – “eregs” –  for Scott and Shasta Rivers. 

“It affected the Karuk – suicide, diabetes, poverty. Eel and salmon were half their diet. The spring run was important to them, now it’s basically disappeared.”