On Monday, the California State Water Resources Control Board scheduled a public hearing to consider setting minimum water flows for Scott River, a Klamath River tributary in Siskiyou County. The groups that petitioned the board last month, including the Karuk Tribe and the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations, say that setting minimum flows in the Scott River is critical for restoring the state’s salmon fishery. California’s salmon fishery was closed this year after abysmally low counts of juvenile salmon. … The public hearing is set for Aug 15 at the Water Board’s regularly scheduled meeting, and written comments must be submitted before noon on July 20. Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a temporary drought emergency on the Scott River in 2022, but the groups involved in the effort would like to see the declaration made permanent.

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