Our Klamath Basin
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Letter to FERC, Governors Schwarzenegger and
Kulongoski, and PacifiCorp from K Walden,
Hornbrook
Save the Dams, posted 11/2/06 Magalle Roman Salas
Secretary
FERC
888 First Street NE
Washington, DC 20426
Governor Schwarzenegger
State Capitol Building
Sacramento, Ca 95814
ph# 916-445-2841 fax# 916-445-4633
Oregon Governor Kulongoski
160 State Capitol 900 Court St.
Salem, Or. 97301-4047
ph# 503-378-3111 fax# 503-378-6827
THIS IS ONLY ONE OF THE LETTERS SENT TO MANY
NEWS PAPERS ASKING TO PUBLISH OUR SIDE OF THE
STORY. THERE HAS ONLY BEEN ONE SIDE PUBLISHED
SO FAR, AND THAT HAS BEEN TO REMOVE THE DAMS.
WE WOULD LIKE THE PEOPLE TO KNOW THERE IS
ANOTHER SIDE AND THAT WE ARE HERE.
LINDA.PRENDERGAST@PACIFICORP.COM
This is the other side of the story!
Many of the citizens of Siskiyou
county have united to give their
opinions regarding the removal of the
four dams on the Klamath River, that
the enviromentalists and Indians have
so loudly said need to go. Well I
hope that WE will be heard now! The
four Dams in question are Iron Gate,
Copco 1, Copco 2 and J C Boyle all
located on the Klamath River, of
course most of us know this because of
all the bad press the Klamath and Dams
have recently had.
No one has mentioned any of the
residents of this area, asked what
their opinions are, how it's going to
affect our lives, our property values,
businesses, the economic growth of our
county and surrounding counties. It
will devastate an entire Eco-System
that has been established and
flourishing for nearly 100 years.
Copco Dam was built in 1917, the fish
haven't been home in 89 years, and
according to records they were never
past Copco Marsh before the Dams. But
regardless, the damage was done when
the dams were put in, we can't change
that fact, but how can the
Enviromentalists and the Indians
justify the killing of a Eco-System
here now, and the destruction of their
own county, sorry we all live here
it's not always about you!
The blue green algae issue was thrown
around so much in the press this
summer that some of us thought we were
turning green. This was purely a
political attack to try and weaken the
powers above. It's no wonder Pacific
Corp. is so tired fighting the battle
with these people, they certainly get
annoying. But this is what they want
to do, be annoying.
The residents of the Klamath Basin and
of Iron Gate, Copco Lake and on up the
river are tired of other people
telling us what to do. We like our
power rates as they are. The
California power grid is strained
enough. We want to keep our homes,
property, businesses and lakes and
river the way they are today. Without
these lakes we have no fire control at
all in Northern Calif. These lakes
have saved many families and their
homes from great losses. I'll bet the
river has even saved a few in the
Karok tribe? You know the river
floods every winter and trickles in
the summer, it is written. You know
the fish aren't going to go home
unless you plant them. Why keep doing
this?
There is proof that the river is not
killing the fish, rather Bacteria and
Disease are. There are fixes to every
thing that is broken but why don't we
hear about them? It's all about the
money and what they have to gain.
It boils down to: They used bad
science with the spotted owl and who
took care of all the hundreds of
people affected by that? The people
who lost their jobs? The businesses
lost? The towns that closed? We did,
the tax payers. So this time use good
science and look forward not back.
Who's going to compensate the entire
county and it's residents and
businesses when we lose all the
tourism that helps this community
flourish? When we lose property and
home values? Our tax dollars? Who is
going to pay for the dam removals and
the clean up from all the sediment
that will kill the river for years if
not removed correctly? Again our tax
dollars?
To all the Enviromentalists and
Indians and any other guy who wants to
join in on the Battle of the Dams,
come on over. There are 44,000 people
in Siskiyou County and 26,000 in
surrounding areas all sharing the
power we have form Paciic Corp. and
these dams, how many of them are you?
The residents of Iron Gate, Copco Lake
and the Klamath River all plan on
staying on for the long haul. We
won't give up the fight.
You know what our committee has said
more than once? We wish the press and
the reporters would print less off the
Associated Press and maybe do some
homework to check the validity of the
stories they are printing. The bad
press that the Klamath has taken has
been extremely one sided and full of
untruths.
The Enviromentalists and the Indians
say send a letter? OK, How about one
to Save the Dams!!!!!!!!!!
K. Walden
Iron Gate Lake
Hornbrook, Ca
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