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Supervisors put support behind Klamath dam deals

Posted by: Maven on December 2, 2009 at 5:18 pm

From the Eureka Times-Standard:

“Humboldt County supervisors on Tuesday voted to conditionally support the draft agreements meant to tear out the Klamath River’s four main dams and resolve the thorniest fish and water issues in the basin.

The county Department of Public Works recommended the action, saying the two agreements behind the massive dam removal project were technically sound and politically supported. While the Klamath River Hydropower Agreement envisions the dams beginning to come out in 2020, Environmental Services Manager Hank Seeman said the timeline would allow state and federal environmental reviews of the complex project to be complete and legally defensible.

Yurok Tribe Policy Analyst Troy Fletcher said that the agreements are the best means to restore the struggling fisheries of the Klamath River and resolve long-standing disputes. There is no other credible alternative, he said.

”If not these agreements, what are the concrete, achievable alternatives?” Fletcher said. … “

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December 2, 2009 · Filed Under Northern California

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