Archive for June 2020
June 2020 Water Works
Water Users React to “Restored” Project Allocation Klamath Water Users Association (KWUA) expressed appreciation for the Bureau of Reclamation’s (Reclamation) June 9 announcement that irrigation water supplies from the Upper Klamath Lake / Klamath River system will not dramatically change from the already-limited allocation acre-feet announced in April. “This is definitely a relief,” said KWUA…
Read MoreSupreme Court Declines Review in Water “Takings” Case
MEDIATE RELEASE June 22, 2020 Contact Information: Paul Simmons, Executive Director (916) 769-6685 [email protected] Supreme Court Declines Review in Water “Takings” Case The United States Supreme Court has denied a petition requesting that it review a lower court decision that ruled Klamath Project irrigators were not entitled to compensation for the re-allocation of water…
Read MoreShut Down & Fed Up Rally Underscores the Plight of Basin Agriculture
On May 29, thousands of people – farm and ranch families, the local community, friends and supporters from other areas, and political leaders – participated in a peaceful demonstration and rally intended to draw attention to the plight of Klamath Basin agriculture and the need for reform of water policies. The organizers succeeded, well beyond…
Read MoreKWUA Files Opposition to Proposed Power Rate Increases, Partners with Oregon Farm Bureau
On June 4, KWUA filed written testimony with the Oregon Public Utilities Commission (PUC) opposing a proposed 10 percent increase in the cost for power for irrigation and drainage pumping for KWUA members and their patrons. PacifiCorp, the retail power service provider for the Upper Klamath Basin and some other areas of Oregon, requested PUC approval…
Read MoreIrrigation Allocation Still Disastrously Low
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 12, 2020 Contact Information: Paul Simmons, Executive Director (916) 769-6685 [email protected] Irrigation Allocation Still Disastrously Low Klamath Water Users Association’s (KWUA) board of directors is reminding Klamath Project irrigators that the irrigation water supply from Upper Klamath Lake is severely less than necessary to meet needs. The projected supply of 140,000…
Read MoreWater Users React to Restored Project Allocation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 9, 2020 Contact Information: Paul Simmons, Executive Director (916) 769-6685 [email protected] Water Users React to Restored Project Allocation Klamath Water Users Association (KWUA) expressed appreciation for the Bureau of Reclamation’s (Reclamation) announcement today that irrigation water supplies from the Upper Klamath Lake / Klamath River system have not changed from the…
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