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Coho numbers have been increasing in the Scott River for the past 20 years. And, their life cycle needs don’t match what the State Water Board is demanding for flow levels in the Scott for 2022.
Why the State Water Board’s 2021-2022 flow regulation is not needed for coho salmon in the Scott River
A winter flow minimum of 362 cubic feet per second (cfs) is now being promoted by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) for the Scott River. This level is based on misapplied instream flow models. CDFW failed to compare any of the readily available Scott River flow data with the actual fish data collected by its own personnel.
