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 ...

Klamath Falls, Ore. – This is a critical week for water users on the Klamath Project. Klamath Basin farmers still aren’t sure just when the water will start flowing, or how much they’ll get. April 1st is usually a target ...

Klamath Falls, Ore. – A agreement which would have provided water sharing for off-Project irrigators in the Klamath Basin has expired. The Upper Klamath Basin Comprehensive Agreement was signed in April of 2014. Klamath Tribal Chairman Don Gentry explains the ...

Klamath Falls, Ore. – The bill is called the ‘Klamath Infrastructure Improvement Act’. The legislation is sponsored by U.S. Representative Greg Walden.  “This is an important piece of legislation that is aimed at providing affordable power for farmers in the ...

Klamath Falls, Ore. – A federal judge has ruled that Klamath Project farmers are not entitled to compensation for a shutoff of irrigation water in 2001. Water to the Klamath Project was shut off in 2001, and used instead to ...

Klamath Falls, Ore. – A bill recently introduced in the U.S. Senate could benefit farmers on the Klamath Project. Those farmers have watched their electric bills skyrocket by more than 2000% over the past decade. Klamath Water Users Association Executive ...

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