KRRC Public Meeting in Klamath Falls March 20

Copco Dam (US Fish & Wildlife)

KRRC Public Meetings in Yreka and Klamath Falls on March 19 and 20

The Klamath River Renewal Corporation (KRRC) is hosting two informational meetings for the public on the evenings of March 19 and 20 in Yreka and Klamath Falls. Media is invited. 

Under the terms of the amended Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement (KHSA), KRRC is charged with removing four PacifiCorp dams on the Klamath River (JC Boyle, Copco, No. 1 & 2, and Iron Gate), restoring formerly inundated lands, and implementing required mitigation measures in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations.

The informational meetings will provide an opportunity for residents of Yreka and Klamath Falls to hear a presentation by KRRC Community Liaison Dave Meurer on KRRC’s project, objectives, including updates on the current status of the project. A question and answer session will follow. Technical consultant Seth Gentzler of AECOM and KRRC staff member Anna Murveit will also be in attendance. Materials will be available for distribution that describe project scope and timeline, jobs, other project benefits, and project impacts.

Meeting details are as follow:

March 19, Yreka
Best Western Miner’s Inn (Auditorium), 6:00‐8:00 pm
122 E Miner St., Yreka, CA

March 20, Klamath Falls
Oregon Institute of Technology, 6:00‐8:00 pm
College Union Building, Room 201 A/B (Mazama/Scott)
3201 Campus Dr., Klamath Falls, OR

KRRC is an independent non‐profit corporation. Public meetings are for informational purposes only. The information and opinions presented are to assist attendees in understanding KRRC’s proposed activities (which may change over time). KRRC is not a government agency and does not speak for, or have the ability to bind, any government agency. Meeting comments will not be incorporated into the official public records of the government agencies responsible for reviewing KRRC’s permit or license applications. For further information, contact anna@klamathrenewal.org or 650‐465‐1632.

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About KRRC

The Klamath River Renewal Corporation (KRRC) is an independent nonprofit organization formed in 2016 as part of the amended Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement (KHSA). KRRC is part of a cooperative effort to re‐establish the natural vitality of the Klamath River so that it can support all communities in the basin.
Signatories of the amended KHSA, including the States of California and Oregon, local governments, Tribal nations, dam owner PacifiCorp, irrigators, and several conservation and fishing groups, appointed KRRC to take ownership of four PacifiCorp dams — JC Boyle, Copco, No. 1 & 2, and Iron Gate — and then remove these dams, restore formerly inundated lands, and implement required mitigation measures in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations. KRRC’s work is funded by PacifiCorp customer surcharges and California Proposition 1 water bond funds.

KRRC values transparency and cooperation with all stakeholders and is committed to working with residents and governments to minimize any nuisance or negative impacts while enhancing the project’s local benefits. The people of the Klamath basin will continue to work together during and after dam removal to take further steps toward a shared, sustainable future.

For more information on the Klamath River Renewal Corporation visit http://www.klamathrenewal.org/

Press release provided from the Klamath River Renewal Corporation.