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Water crimped to Klamath farmers; federal plan aims to protect threatened salmon in the Klamath River

Posted by: Maven on March 20, 2010 at 5:19 am

From the Eureka Times-Standard:

“The federal government has ordered significantly reduced water deliveries to Upper Klamath Basin farms this year, responding to concerns over drought and potential harm to protected salmon in the Klamath River.

Farms in the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s Klamath Irrigation Project will get only 30 percent to 40 percent of the water they are allocated in average years, while remaining water will be sent down the river to keep coho salmon from being harmed. The action comes after the National Marine Fisheries Service determined that the bureau’s intended water deliveries would jeopardize coho and prompted the change in operations.

The crisis is likely to strain relations forged among tribes, fishermen, farmers and conservationists who in February signed parallel agreements to tear our four dams on the Klamath and embark on a $1 billion restoration effort. The legislation to put those plans in place is still being written. … “

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March 20, 2010 · Filed Under Northern California

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