OUR KLAMATH RIVER
The Klamath River is in trouble. The federal
government's mismanagement of the Klamath
has led to the collapse of its once epic salmon runs.
KLAMATH RIVER NEWS
Klamath River Dam News
Environmental group pulls out of Klamath talks
oregonwild.org
A prominent environmental group has backed out of negotiations over a deal meant to help fish, farmers, tribes and others in the Klamath Basin. The California-based Northcoast Environmental Center said the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement would threaten salmon and other fish and the basin and won't speed the removal of four dams on the Klamath River, which the center supports. The agreement, they said, doesn't do enough to ensure flows for fish runs while guaranteeing water deliveries to farms that rely on irrigation water diverted from the river. "We understand and sympathize with the plight of upriver farmers, who need water for their crops," said Greg King, the NEC's Klamath campaign coordinator. "The farmers require water to avoid dry fields. But the salmon need that same water to avoid extinction." Two other environmental groups, Oregon Wild and WaterWatch, have already come out against the agreement, as has the Hoopa Valley Tribe in California and some upper basin irrigators. The settlement was crafted over three years by a coalition of 26 groups representing government, farming, fishing, tribal and conservation interests. It was released in draft form last year, hailed as a way to end long-running disputes over water and resources in the basin that straddles the Oregon and California border.
Federal and state officials sign nonbinding deal to remove Klamath River dams The agreement has PacifiCorp spending $200 million, California $250 million to uproot four dams that have blocked the migration of salmon. Critics say the deal favors farmers over fish.
Klamath Riverkeeper to Sue PacifiCorp for Polluting Klamath River
Regina Chichizola, Klamath Riverkeeper
January 17, 2007
Thousands of adult salmon have died because of low flows and poor water quality. Since the dams were built, Klamath Salmon numbers have dropped from more than a million to less then 8% of that with one of the worst runs ever occurring last year, according to the Klamath Riverkeeper. Record-setting levels of a highly toxic algae have been found behind the dams during the last two years, and last year, low runs of wild Klamath salmon caused severe restrictions on commercial salmon fishing on over 700 miles of coastline in Oregon and California. These conditions have resulted in federal disaster declarations and have fueled the movement by the states, fishermen, tribes, and environmental groups to take down PacifiCorp’s outdated dams along the Klamath River.
All 4 Klamath Dams Should Go
For possibly the first time in anybody's recollection, recreational and commercial fishermen wholeheartedly agree on a fisheries issue.
“I've been around this fleet all of my life, and I've never seen such agreement,” said Lincoln County Commissioner Terry Thompson. He considered having recreational and commercial fishermen “on the same page at the same time” a clear referendum against PacifiCorp's re-licensing request for four dams the Portland-based utility owns on the Klamath River.
Final Environmental Impact Statement
Klamath River information
The Klamath River, approximately 250 mi (400 km) long,
is a major river of the Pacific coast in southern Oregon and
northern California in the United States. It drains an arid
farming valley in its upper reaches, passing swiftly through
the mountains in its lower reaches before emptying into the ocean.
The river is considered a prime habitat for king salmon AKA
Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Steelhead Trout, and Rainbow
Trout. Once the third-largest producer of salmon on the West
Coast, the river has produced only a fraction of its historic runs
since the construction of six dams built between 1908 and 1962.
Oregon Natural Resources Conservation Services
Evaluation and Review of Water Use Estimates and Flow Data
For a look at the life on the Klamath River, past and present:
Pelican Network Salmon Gallery
Aid for Commercial Fishermen:
July, 2006
Oregon Legislators Approve Package of Salmon Fishing Aid
Commerce Secretary Takes Steps Toward Salmon Fishing Aid
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Sustainable Life Info Copyright © 2005-2009 DLH Business Associates. All rights reserved.
The Klamath River is in trouble. The federal
government's mismanagement of the Klamath
has led to the collapse of its once epic salmon runs.
KLAMATH RIVER NEWS
Klamath River Dam News
Environmental group pulls out of Klamath talks
oregonwild.org
A prominent environmental group has backed out of negotiations over a deal meant to help fish, farmers, tribes and others in the Klamath Basin. The California-based Northcoast Environmental Center said the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement would threaten salmon and other fish and the basin and won't speed the removal of four dams on the Klamath River, which the center supports. The agreement, they said, doesn't do enough to ensure flows for fish runs while guaranteeing water deliveries to farms that rely on irrigation water diverted from the river. "We understand and sympathize with the plight of upriver farmers, who need water for their crops," said Greg King, the NEC's Klamath campaign coordinator. "The farmers require water to avoid dry fields. But the salmon need that same water to avoid extinction." Two other environmental groups, Oregon Wild and WaterWatch, have already come out against the agreement, as has the Hoopa Valley Tribe in California and some upper basin irrigators. The settlement was crafted over three years by a coalition of 26 groups representing government, farming, fishing, tribal and conservation interests. It was released in draft form last year, hailed as a way to end long-running disputes over water and resources in the basin that straddles the Oregon and California border.
Federal and state officials sign nonbinding deal to remove Klamath River dams The agreement has PacifiCorp spending $200 million, California $250 million to uproot four dams that have blocked the migration of salmon. Critics say the deal favors farmers over fish.
Klamath Riverkeeper to Sue PacifiCorp for Polluting Klamath River
Regina Chichizola, Klamath Riverkeeper
January 17, 2007
Thousands of adult salmon have died because of low flows and poor water quality. Since the dams were built, Klamath Salmon numbers have dropped from more than a million to less then 8% of that with one of the worst runs ever occurring last year, according to the Klamath Riverkeeper. Record-setting levels of a highly toxic algae have been found behind the dams during the last two years, and last year, low runs of wild Klamath salmon caused severe restrictions on commercial salmon fishing on over 700 miles of coastline in Oregon and California. These conditions have resulted in federal disaster declarations and have fueled the movement by the states, fishermen, tribes, and environmental groups to take down PacifiCorp’s outdated dams along the Klamath River.
All 4 Klamath Dams Should Go
For possibly the first time in anybody's recollection, recreational and commercial fishermen wholeheartedly agree on a fisheries issue.
“I've been around this fleet all of my life, and I've never seen such agreement,” said Lincoln County Commissioner Terry Thompson. He considered having recreational and commercial fishermen “on the same page at the same time” a clear referendum against PacifiCorp's re-licensing request for four dams the Portland-based utility owns on the Klamath River.
Final Environmental Impact Statement
Klamath River information
The Klamath River, approximately 250 mi (400 km) long,
is a major river of the Pacific coast in southern Oregon and
northern California in the United States. It drains an arid
farming valley in its upper reaches, passing swiftly through
the mountains in its lower reaches before emptying into the ocean.
The river is considered a prime habitat for king salmon AKA
Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Steelhead Trout, and Rainbow
Trout. Once the third-largest producer of salmon on the West
Coast, the river has produced only a fraction of its historic runs
since the construction of six dams built between 1908 and 1962.
Oregon Natural Resources Conservation Services
Evaluation and Review of Water Use Estimates and Flow Data
For a look at the life on the Klamath River, past and present:
Pelican Network Salmon Gallery
Aid for Commercial Fishermen:
July, 2006
Oregon Legislators Approve Package of Salmon Fishing Aid
Commerce Secretary Takes Steps Toward Salmon Fishing Aid
top of page
Sustainable Life Info Copyright © 2005-2009 DLH Business Associates. All rights reserved.
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