Required Notice of Proposed Emergency Action The regulation would allow the Board to issue curtailment orders to junior water rights holders if needed to maintain the emergency minimum flows. It establishes priority groups for curtailments, first targeting post-adjudication water rights. Exceptions would be made for non-consumptive use and to meet […]
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 Scott River’s 2023 Coho Salmon Returns Above Average —Population Resilience Calls into Question State’s Emergency Water RegulationÂ
 Scott Valley Agriculture Water Alliance Press Release Etna and Fort Jones, CA – January 11, 2024 —Unprecedented emergency regulations on a small ranching community in the Klamath River watershed are being called into question as state data shows that coho salmon populations continue to improve in the Scott River. The Scott, […]
Flood-MAR: A Risky Recharge Gambit?
flood managed aquifer recharge (Flood-MAR) in California: Proponents argue Flood-MAR provides much-needed flexibility and resiliency. While often discussed as an emerging climate adaptation strategy, forms of intentional winter flooding and aquifer recharge have actually been practiced for over a century by native tribes and farmers/ranchers seeking to boost summer water […]
State Water Board approves emergency regulation to ensure minimum flows for Scott, Shasta rivers
The California State Water Resources Control Board has approved an emergency regulation to establish minimum flow requirements for the Scott and Shasta Rivers in order to protect threatened fish species and ensure water supplies for human needs. This is the third year in a row such emergency regulations have been […]
Fort Jones Christmas Parade Results 2023
Adult organization Float -Scott Valley Quilters Guild Childrens organization Float-Fort Jones Elementary School Commercial Float-Siskiyou Telephone Adult organization walking-Siskiyou Mountain Men Childrens Organization Walking-Fort Jones 4H Adult General-Nor Cal Riders Adult Organization Horse Drawn-Scott Valley Rotary Adult Organization Mounted-Back Country Horsemen Childrens Organization Mounted-SV Pleasure Park Royalty Vehicle after 1940-Jefferson […]
Two Scheduled Vacancies On The Callahan Water District
The Siskiyou County Clerk announces that there are two scheduled vacancies on the Callahan Water District, with full terms expiring December 3, 2027. Members of the Callahan Water District Board shall be registered voters living within the District. Members are required to file Form 700, Statement of Economic Interest. For […]
55th Annual Ugly Sweater Christmas Parade
The 55th annual Ugly Sweater Christmas Parade was a true crowd-pleaser, with standing room only as hundreds of people and kids gathered to enjoy a festive rural American Christmas spectacle. Despite the frosty December Saturday, the atmosphere was warm and lively. Attendees indulged in culinary delights, savoring Clamper burgers and […]
Letter to State Water Resources Control Board
SWRCB Offiicals, The permit you recently issued for Jim Morris Farms to divert water from the Scott River to groundwater is not in the public interest because, as shown in a previous demonstration project, it will only raise Scott River flows in early summer when flows are almost always adequate. […]
Thanksgiving Blessing: Scott Valley FOCUS
The Scott Valley FOCUS annual Thanksgiving food giveaway took place on Monday, Nov. 20. Over 200 families received food for a traditional Thanksgiving dinner, complete with a turkey, stuffing, gravy, potatoes, produce, cranberry sauce and a pie. The FOCUS group thanks the many volunteers who helped make the event a […]
Annual Christmas parade in Fort Jones
Get ready to embrace the festive spirit and kick off the holiday season in style. The Fort Jones Lions Club invites you, your family, and friends to an enchanting event, the annual Fort Jones Christmas Parade. The parade will take place at 1 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 9 in downtown Fort […]