Press Updates

Klamath Off Project Water Users Rejected in Litigation with PacifiCorp

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Tea Party group, Tribes discuss KBRA

 Members of local organizations disagree on several issues

 By JOEL ASCHBRENNER, H&N Staff Reporter, August 19, 2010

 

The KBRA is about more than dams

By GREG ADDINGTON, Klamath Water Users Association

 Klamath Falls Herald and News, July 9, 2010

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Digging ever deeper for water

 Attitudes are changing in the Klamath Basin, but a town's dry well is another alarm bell

 The Oregonian Editorial Board, July 1, 2010

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Download Information regarding the Klamath

Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement (KHSA) and the potential costs associated with

relicensing the Klamath facilities—the alternative to the KHSA. Written by PacificCorp to

The Honorable Wally Herger, U.S. House of Representatives, April 1, 2010

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Adjudication without settlement potentially devastating for agriculture 

 By BECKY HYDE, Guest commentary, Klamath Falls Herald and News, March 30, 2010
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Drought conditions lead to reduced irrigation in basin 

By Charlie Unkefer, Mount Shasta Area Newspapers, March 24, 2010

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 Governor Issues State Drought Declaration for Klamath Basin Counties

Governor simultaneously requests a federal natural resource disaster determination

March 17, 2010

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State: Groundwater access not unlimited 

 By TY BEAVER, H&N Staff Writer, March 19, 2010

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Dealing with drought

 Q&A with Bureau of Reclamation commissioner 

 By TY BEAVER, H&N Staff Writer, March 19, 2010

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Water will flow for crops  

 Amount about a third of what is needed for entire Project, irrigators say

 By TY BEAVER, H&N Staff Writer, March 19, 2010

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Coordinated Federal Effort Allows for Klamath Project Water Deliveries in Drought-Stricken Basin

03/18/2010 Contacts: Kendra Barkoff/Joan Moody (202) 208-6416

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State’s interest viewed as plus 

 Local residents say cooperation will help as region deals with water shortage

 By TY BEAVER, JILL AHO and LEE JUILLERAT, H&N Staff Writers, March 11, 2010

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Governor considers water shortage

Kulongoski could be in the Klamath Basin next week to discuss aid to irrigators

By TY BEAVER, H&N Staff Writer, March 4, 2010

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Economic impact goes beyond farmers 

 BY JILL AHO , H&N Staff Writer, March 5, 2010

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Klamath Water Deal Faces First Big Test

BY ROB MANNING, March 4, 2010

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Ore. gov seeks aid for farmers ahead of water deal

By JEFF BARNARD, AP Environmental Writer, March 4, 2010

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Governor gears up for tough Klamath water year

The Associated Press, March 2, 2010, GRANTS PASS, Ore.

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Senator to push for KBRA

Jeff Merkley was first federal lawmaker to back water agreement

March 1, 2010, By TY BEAVER, H&N Staff Writer

Clarifications on the Klamath agreements

James Honey • March 2, 2010

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Water year looks dire Lack of precipitation worries irrigators, fishermen

 By TY BEAVER, H&N Staff Writer, February 20, 2010

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Klamath settlement could benefit habitat for California’s migratory birds

Settlement includes reliable water supplies for Klamath refuges that provide important habitat for birds.

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Parties Sign Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement, Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement

Columbia Basin Bulletin, February 19, 2010
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Water deal signed

By TY BEAVER, H&N Staff Writer, February 19, 2010

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Klamath Basin Pact signed by Schwarzenegger and Kulongoski

Klamath Basin water-sharing agreement resolves 100-year struggle about fish and farms

By Peter Wong, Statesman Journal, February 19, 2010

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It's signed! Klamath dam pacts signed in Oregon Capitol

John Driscoll, The Times-Standard, February 19, 2010

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OBAMA ADMINISTRATION, GOVERNORS, AND KLAMATH COMMUNITIES
SIGN PACT TO RESTORE RIVER AND LOCAL ECONOMIES
N E W S R E L E A S E – Friday, February 19, 2010

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Klamath water deal ends long conflict

Tribal leader praises effort, says that removing dams will 'set the river free'

By Jeff Barnard,  The Associated Press, February 19, 2010

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Agreement assures future of basin, Capital Press Letter, February 12, 2010

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Commissioners move agreement a step forward. People were going to be unhappy no matter which way they voted, Herald and News Editorial, February 12, 2010

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Good faith from the government, February 11, 2010, Capital Press Editorial

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Oregon senator supports Klamath Basin agreement, By Matthew Preusch, The Oregonian

February 11, 2010, 3:21PM

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Votes taken on water deal Deadline passes for groups to sign water agreement

by TY BEAVER February 11, 2010

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Agreements best way to deal with future crises

Dani Watson Klamath Falls Herald and News, Letter to the editor, February 9, 2010

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 Klamath County Commissioners Vote “Yes” to Support Klamath Basin Settlement Agreements

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Agreements would settle many historic differences 
Karl Wenner, MD Klamath Falls  

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Settlement agreements address new realities  by Mary Williams Hyde

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Klamath County approves water deal By TY BEAVER
H&N Staff Writer

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Water deal - Irrigation district votes yes

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UKWUA Membership Unanimously Agrees to Support Klamath Settlement Agreements

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3 groups support water deal: Tulelake Irrigation District, Basin Improvement District vote in favor By TY BEAVER, H&N Staff Writer, February 4, 2010

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Off-Project users discuss agreement, Klamath Falls Herald and News, January 29, 2010

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Humboldt County signs on to Klamath dams agreement,
Donna Tam, The Times-Standard, January 27, 2010

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Bureau of Reclamation commissioner: Agreement offers more tools
By TY BEAVER, H&N Staff Writer. January 27, 2010

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Restoration agreement better than the status quo. It would provide certainty, access to low-cost power and help in dealing with the Endangered Species Act  H&N OpEd. By GREG D. CORBIN

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Agreement gives Basin chance to be proactive, Klamath Falls Herald and News
Letter to the Editor, Matt Walter, January 28, 2010

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Jackson Co. officials say Rogue Valley water supply "not in jeopardy" from KBRA
By Emily Wood, January 26, 2010

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Klamath Tribes approve KBRA, H&N Staff,  January 20, 2010
 

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Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement letter to the Editor
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Reaching Consensus on the Klamath,
New York Times
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The impending Klamath pact creates a future out of chaos,
Oregonian

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It’s time for irrigators to choose: Self-determination or conflict?
Agreement provides self-determination for water and power and regulatory assurances 
By STEVE KANDRA

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2 options: Settlement or legal process
by Ty Beaver, Herald and News

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The Klamath Basin agreement: seizing a chance to move forward

January 18, 2010, Oregonian, By Martin Goebel

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Watershed-wide approach is best  By Dan Keppen, Siskiyou Daily News, January 13, 2010

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Settlement offers power benefits for all Basin irrigators by MATT WALTER, Guest writer,
November 22, 2009, Klamath Falls Herald and New

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Klamath River Dams - Setting the Record Straight By Senator Sam Aanestad 11/18/2009

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Solutions, not Victims, Oregonian Editorial by Carl Scronce, November 9, 2009
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Oregonian Editorial on the Dams, September 30, 2009