COURTHOUSE NEWS: Judge finds feds violated law by favoring irrigators in the Klamath Basin Courthouse News Service Water rights and water law September 12, 2023Monday’s order upholds the notion that irrigators’ rights come after the Bureau of Reclamation’s obligations to protected fish species and...
PRESS RELEASE: Reclamation affirms Klamath Project 2023 water supply Bureau of Reclamation News Current Conditions September 5, 2023Allocation remains at 260,000 acre-feet; need for curtailment diverted From the Bureau of Reclamation: Reclamation announced today that the Klamath...
CAL MATTERS: The world’s largest dam demolition has begun. Can the dammed Klamath River finally find salvation? Cal Matters Ecosystems August 31, 2023by Rachel Becker, Cal Matters Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters...
USFWS: New challenges in the struggle to save Pacific Salmon US Fish and Wildlife Service Fish and wildlife August 31, 2023By Andrea Medeiros, Christian Thorsberg, Leah Schrodt, Susan Sawyer, and Lena Chang, all with the US Fish and Wildlife Service...
AG ALERT: Klamath farmers hope to harvest crops before shutoff Ag Alert Agriculture August 15, 2023By Christine Souza, California Farm Bureau Federation Even with a more positive water outlook in early 2023, irrigators of the...
UC DAVIS: Discussing ‘Deadbeat Dams’ as Klamath Plan Moves Forward UC Davis Ecosystems July 14, 2023Center for Watershed Sciences Director Andrew Rypel talks the importance of — and paths ahead for — California’s dams By...
PRESS RELEASE: Judge: Federal Shasta River “Safe Harbor” coho salmon program violates Endangered Species Act Conservation organizations & coalitions Policy and regulationWater rights and water law July 13, 2023From the Western Environmental Law Center, Friends of the Shasta River, and the Environmental Protection Information Center: Late yesterday, the...
THE CONVERSATION: Removing dams from the Klamath River is a step toward justice for Native Americans in Northern California The Conversation Ecosystems July 12, 2023By Beth Rose Middleton Manning, University of California, Davis and Robert Lusardi, University of California, Davis The Klamath River runs...
COURTHOUSE NEWS SERVICE: Fight over Oregon’s Klamath water can stay in federal court, Ninth Circuit rules Courthouse News Service Water rights and water law June 5, 2023A Ninth Circuit panel ruled against the Klamath Irrigation District in its attempt to move a dispute over the allocation...
CAL MATTERS: No California salmon: Fishery to be shut down this year Cal Matters Fish and wildlife March 15, 2023The salmon industry, worth about half a billion dollars, is devastated. The culprits: Drought and decades of water diversions and...
UC DAVIS: The Science of Saving Salmon as Klamath Dams Come Down UC Davis EcosystemsFish and wildlife February 24, 2023Scientists Test the Waters Amid the World’s Largest Dam Removal by Malia Reiss, UC Davis The world’s largest dam removal...
AG ALERT: Federal actions on water frustrate Klamath farmers Ag Alert Policy and regulation February 8, 2023By Christine Souza, Ag Alert A decades-long tussle over water continues at the California-Oregon border, as irrigators of the federal...
THE CENTER SQUARE: Tribal, state and federal leaders praise largest dam removal in U.S. history The Center Square Ecosystems December 8, 2022By Madison Hirneisen | The Center Square California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown and Secretary of the Interior...
NOAA FISHERIES: As Dam Removals Move Forward, NOAA Explores Next Steps for Habitat Restoration in Klamath Watershed NOAA Fisheries Ecosystems December 7, 2022NOAA and partners have released a plan for restoring habitat for salmon and steelhead in key areas of the Klamath...
NOTICE: Issuance of Water Quality Certification Amendment for Lower Klamath Project License Surrender Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS November 4, 2022From the State Water Resources Control Board: On November 3, 2022, the Executive Director of the State Water Resources Control...
