Court strikes down Navigable Waters Protection Rule, Capital Press 8/31/21. "...American Farm Bureau Federation said it is “extremely” disappointed in the ruling..." Here for KBC News Water Quality page

Hay comes to the Klamath basin in a time of need, H&N  8/28/21.

Letter from U.S. Congressman LaMalfa to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission regarding Klamath Dam Removal, 8/19/21. "...This silt has been estimated at 20.4 million cubic yards but, given the recent issues of sediment underestimation on the Condit Dam and other dam removal projects, it could be as high as 60 million cubic yards...In 2009, the complete clean up of this sediment was estimated to cost more than $4 billion. Sediment issues become even more severe and likely to cause mass fish mortality during dry water years, which the entire Klamath Basin has faced in 2020 and 2021...County officials have informed me that revenues will decrease between $600,000 and $800,000 per year, and effectively require at least one school district to be shut down...It is unconscionable to require the public to cover the liability for dam removal, rob them of the ability to fund their education system, and ignore their votes against this proposal..."

Must reconsider dam removal during drought, by Kevin Quinn, Tulelake, Letter to editor H&N 8/13/21. "Our Basin is in flames. Wells that served generations of area families are going dry, and it will take decades of heavy winters to recharged the falling water table. And they’re taking out the dams..."

Emergency water delivery aims to help birds, fish at Tule Lake, H&N 8/13/21. "...Ducks Unlimited announced that, along with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Tulelake Irrigation District and local farmers, they had secured 10,000 acre-feet of water to deliver to the sump...The water will be “borrowed” from PacifiCorp’s hydroelectric reservoirs on the Klamath River...By lowering the reservoirs by 10,000 acre-feet and adjusting flows upstream, the action isn’t expected to majorly affect flows out of Iron Gate Dam or the elevation of Upper Klamath Lake... the PacifiCorp reservoirs will have to be refilled later in the year, ideally following a precipitation event in the fall or early winter..."

What the public needs to know about Klamath River dams, Capital Press Commentary by William E Simpson 11, 8/12/21. "Iron Gate and Copco lakes together hold a reserve of 45 billion gallons of fresh water...the premise of fish migration past this area is a dangerous myth..."

Help for dry well owners as groundwater decline persists, H&N 8/7/21. "In July, the number of dry wells registered in Klamath County was at 84. A month later, that number has climbed to 185 as wells from the California state line all the way to Crescent and La Pine are getting low and going dry..."

Why we support keeping the Snake River dams, Guest View by Jeff Van Pevenage, August 6, 2021, Capital Press. "Removing the Lower Snake River dams as part of Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson’s $33.5 billion framework doesn’t promise to bring back Idaho’s salmon...The Columbia River System is the nation’s single largest wheat export gateway, transporting 50% of all U.S. wheat to markets overseas. The Northwest Infrastructure Proposal will slow international trade including the distribution of wheat, soy, corn, wood, autos, mineral bulks and cruise tourism, and has the potential to eradicate the 40,000 local jobs that are dependent on this trade...The removal of the dams will cause transportation methods to shift towards truck and rail, creating greater instability in freight costs, and exposing farmers to potentially higher transportation costs for grain shipments to destination markets, particularly during the fall when corn and soybean shipments from the Midwest are heavy."

After destroying the California Klamath Dams, eco warriors are coming for you, The New American 8/5/21. "The effort to blow the dams, which is proceeding even though 80 percent of voters rejected it, will destroy life in the area—not to mention the environment. But the scheme aligns well with the United Nations and its “sustainable development” plans in Agenda 21 and Agenda 2030. Their fight is your fight.." SEE VIDEO

USDA pledges $15 million in additional drought relief for Klamath Basin, H&N, 8/3/21