KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. —The Bureau of Reclamation is announcing its 2023 irrigation supply for Upper Klamath Lake and the Klamath River, and it has some people unhappy. It’s allocating 215,000 acre-feet of water. The Klamath Water Users Association says that’s ...
KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. —The Bureau of Reclamation announced Monday a limited water supply for this irrigation season, amid continued drought conditions. The Klamath Project is a system of dams, canals, and pumping plants, that runs along the pacific flyway in ...
KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. —The Oregon legislature passed $100-million in drought relief funding for the state. Of that, around $20 million is headed to Klamath County for ongoing drought relief and wildfires. There’s a sigh of relief for many in the ...
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. —The Klamath Tribes have filed a lawsuit against the Bureau of Reclamation, which runs the Klamath Project. The tribes are asking for the bureau to release less water down the Klamath River for flows in California. The ...
SISKIYOU COUNTY — An agreement was reached yesterday to remove the 4 dams along the Klamath River in Klamath and Siskiyou Counties. While the states and affected tribes are behind the move, some ranchers are not. The Klamath Water Users ...
Klamath Falls, Ore. – A member of President Trump’s Cabinet was in Klamath County Thursday, focusing on water issues. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt arrived in Klamath Falls Wednesday. “As we drove down the hill yesterday, I see this ...
Klamath Falls, Ore. – Electric bills for farmers on the Klamath Project are more than 2000% higher than they were 13 years ago. But, a meeting is coming up in Klamath Falls to address that problem. Getting irrigation water isn’t ...
Klamath Project irrigators have filed lawsuits challenging new federal limits on water supplies. Tricia Hill of the Klamath Water Users Association believes a new biological opinion sets aside too much water for endangered fish. “Quit using the Klamath Project as ...
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – Despite above average mountain snowpack levels, Klamath Project farmers will still need to stretch their irrigation supplies this summer. The mountains above Upper Klamath Lake have 123% of average snowpack for March 25th. “The bad news ...
Klamath Falls, Ore. – After more than a month of deliberation, a federal judge has handed down a ruling on how water in the Klamath Basin should be handled this summer. Judge William Orrick issued his decision late Monday, ruling ...