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Supervisors updated on Klamath dams agreements

Posted by: Maven on December 5, 2009 at 7:15 am

From the Siskiyou Daily News:

“Siskiyou County Counsel Thomas Guarino presented an update to the board of supervisors at its Tuesday meeting regarding the status of the county’s involvement in the ongoing negotiations concerning the Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement (KHSA) and the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement (KBRA).

Both agreements are aimed at examining and/or pursuing removal of the four hydroelectric dams owned by PacifiCorp and currently in operation on the Klamath River.

The county has been told by federal and state negotiators that, in order to approve the hydro agreement, the KBRA must be signed. The KBRA has been negotiated by a coalition of 26 non-elected, non-governmental organizations representing environmental concerns, some fisheries organizations, some tribal interests, a group of farmers on the Klamath Project near Tulelake and others.

Guarino explained that meetings will take place concerning these proposed agreements on Dec. 9 and 10 in Portland, Ore., and on Dec. 15 and 16 in Sacramento. He said that a final decision on whether the county will sign the agreements is supposed to be made by Jan. 14. … “

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December 5, 2009 · Filed Under Northern California

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