Project Irrigators "look forward to fair fight" on Upper Klamath Lake elevations and fish populations

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Project Irrigators "look forward to fair fight" on Upper Klamath Lake elevations and fish populations

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Klamath Project irrigators received good news on June 7. Judge Stephen Bushong, who is conducting the judicial phase of the Klamath Basin water rights adjudication, confirmed that the irrigation districts in the Project would be able to put on an evidentiary case opposing water rights claims for high Upper Klamath Lake elevations for the benefit of fish.

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Oregon court continues to uphold Tribal Water Rights

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Oregon court continues to uphold Tribal Water Rights

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - On Wednesday, June 7, 2023, Klamath County Circuit Court Judge pro tem Stephen K. Bushong issued an opinion once again affirming the Klamath Tribes’ water and treaty rights. The Court rejected arguments that a prior ruling had wiped away a prior determination quantifying those water rights.

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