Scott and Shasta River Watersheds Listening Sessions

The California Water Board is hosting two identical in-person listening sessions on October 30, 2023, at the Montague Community Center about the Regulation of flows in the Scott and Shasta River watersheds. They will also review various funding opportunities related to the watersheds. 

Monday, October 30, 2023
Montague Community Center 216 S. 11th Street Montague, CA 96064
In-person participation only.
Listening Session No. 1: starts at 2:00 P.M.
Listening Session No. 2: starts at 5:30 P.M.

Listening Sessions Details
The purpose of these in-person-only listening sessions, which will be broken into two identical sessions, is to give the public the opportunity to provide feedback and for comments from tribes, local diverters, residents, and others on their experiences and thoughts regarding prior efforts in the watershed, including the emergency regulation, with a focus on what has worked well, what has worked poorly, and recommendations for changes in approach moving forward over the long term. The presentations by funding entities will be at the beginning of each listening session.

While a quorum of the State Water Board may be present, no State Water Board action will be taken.

Please see the listening sessions notice for more details on how to participate.

Prior to the commencement of the listening sessions, staff from several governmental and nongovernmental entities have been invited to provide brief overviews of funding opportunities available to the community related to supporting instream flows.  Representatives from these entities will also be available during the listening sessions to answer funding questions about individual projects that attendees may be interested in pursuing.

How to Receive Updates
If you would like to receive email updates about the Shasta River and Scott River watersheds moving forward, please sign up for the State Water Board’s “Scott-Shasta Drought” email subscription list under “Water Rights”.

Questions
Please email questions regarding this notice and related efforts to: ScottShastaDrought@waterboards.ca.gov or leave a message at our dedicated Scott River and Shasta River phone line at: (916) 327-3113.

Additional information on the State Water Board’s previous emergency regulation efforts in the Scott River and Shasta River watersheds is available online at the Scott River and Shasta River Watersheds Drought Response website.