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KWUA Water Works, June 2022, Issue 34
INTERIM OPERATIONS PLAN: CAN’T EXPIRE SOON ENOUGH In a ten-page letter to Ernest Conant, Regional Director for the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), Klamath Water Users Association (KWUA) expressed its strong objection to the potential extension of the Interim Operations Plan (IOP) that was adopted for the Klamath Project in 2020. KWUA Executive Director Paul Simmons…
Read MoreKlamath Project Drought Response Agency Applications Due June 15th
The Klamath Project Drought Response Agency is currently accepting applications for its 2022 No Irrigation Programs to provide financial assistance and/or relief to local farmers and ranchers who normally receive surface water through the Klamath Project. Applications are currently being accepted for both the East and West side of the Klamath Reclamation Project. The application…
Read More2022 KPDRA No Irrigation Program Announcement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 6, 2022 (541) 882-6331 www.klamathwaterbank.com 2022 KPDRA No Irrigation Program Announcement The Klamath Project Drought Response Agency (KPDRA) is currently accepting applications for its 2022 No Irrigation Programs to provide financial assistance and/or relief to local farmers and ranchers who normally receive surface water through the Klamath Project. The application deadline is…
Read MoreContext for the Bureau of Reclamation’s 2022 Upper Klamath Lake Allocations
Everyone, from Tribal interests and environmental lawyers to KWUA and supporters of Western agriculture, has criticized the Bureau of Reclamation’s announcement of this year’s Upper Klamath Lake water allocation. Among the most outspoken against the Bureau of Reclamation’s spring allocation has been the Klamath Tribes. In a recent press release (see at the end)…
Read MoreKWUA Board President Ben DuVal’s Speech
Good Evening, thank you all for coming to Klamath Water Users annual meeting. I’m Ben DuVal, I farm down by Newell. Yes, you can drive 45 miles from Klamath and still be in the Project. I’ve served as Klamath Water Users President for the last year, and what a year it has been. I’m glad…
Read MoreFailed Water Policy To Shut Down Klamath Basin Food Production for 2nd Consecutive Year
FAILED FEDERAL WATER POLICY WILL SHUT DOWN KLAMATH BASIN FOOD PRODUCTION FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE APRIL 11, 2022 Contact Information Paul Simmons (916) 769-6685 [email protected] The federal government announced today that it will deprive highly fertile farms and ranches in the Klamath Basin of irrigation water necessary to produce food this…
Read MoreSTATEMENT OF KLAMATH WATER USERS ASSOCIATION ON KLAMATH IRRIGATION DISTRICT ELECTION
STATEMENT OF KLAMATH WATER USERS ASSOCIATION ON KLAMATH IRRIGATION DISTRICT ELECTION April 8, 2022 Klamath Water Users Association (KWUA) urges calm and understanding in response to KWUA member Klamath Irrigation District’s (KID) April 4 announcement of the results of an election by its patrons. KID is a public agency governed by a board of directors.…
Read MoreKlamath Basin Women In Ag: Not A Footnote In History
This piece was written by Tricia Hill, a 5th generation Klamath Basin woman farmer, former KWUA president, and owner operator of her family’s farm, Gold Dust & Walker Farms. This post was written in response to the voices in the Federal Government that have made decisions and commented that, perhaps, to help the endangered species…
Read MoreKWUA Water Works, March 2022, Issue 32
2022 Klamath Project Operations Plan to Be Released During the week of April 4, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) will issue its 2022 Operations Plan for the Klamath Project. The Operations Plan prescribes volumes of water that Reclamation determines will be available for irrigation and wildlife refuges and Klamath River flows during the “spring-summer”…
Read MoreWritten Testimony from Modoc Count Supervisor Geri Byrne on Klamath River Basin Conditions and Opportunities
On March 8th, 2022, sheep rancher and Modoc County Supervisor, Geri Byrne, spoke on behalf of Klamath, Modoc and Siskiyou counties in a virtual hearing for the Natural Resources Committee’s Subcommittee on Water, Oceans and Wildlife. In her testimony, Supervisor Byrne covered the economic and social impact the ongoing Klamath Basin water crisis has been…
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