Temporary Permit Application T033514
Summary
SCH Number
2025120738
Public Agency
State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights
Document Title
Temporary Permit Application T033514
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
12/17/2025
Document Description
Project is a non-construction project seeking approval to spread water within the SVID service area using water diverted from the Scott River between December 15 and March 31 annually, through March 31, 2030 to improve conditions for fishery resources.
Contact Information
Name
Jim Morris
Agency Name
Scott Valley Irrigation District
Job Title
Applicant
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Address
Phone
Email
Name
Benjamin McCovery
Agency Name
SWRCB
Job Title
Engineering Geologist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Etna
Counties
Siskiyou
Regions
Countywide
Zip
96027
Waterways
Scott River
Township
41N
Range
9W
Section
2
Base
M.Diablo
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
Executive Order N-7-22
Reasons for Exemption
Governor Gavin Newsom’s March 28, 2022 Executive Order (EO) N-7-22 concluded that strict compliance with California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) would prevent, hinder or delay the mitigation of the effects of significant precipitation. Item 12 of EO N-7-22 requires the State Water Board to prioritize temporary water right permits to accelerate approvals for projects that enhance the ability of a local or state agency to capture high runoff events for local storage or recharge, consistent with water rights priorities and protections for fish and wildlife. This item suspends CEQA, and the regulations adopted pursuant to it, to the extent that CEQA would otherwise apply to actions taken by state agencies for the purposes of carrying out this directive. This temporary permit will enhance the ability of Scott Valley Irrigation District to capture high runoff events for underground storage and groundwater recharge, consistent with water rights priorities and protections for fish and wildlife. Water stored underground under the permit will be used for fish and wildlife enhancement within the service area of the Scott Valley Irrigation District. Accordingly, CEQA is suspended to the extent that it would otherwise apply to this temporary permit.
County Clerk
Siskiyou
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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