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KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Today, the Oregon legislature approved $20 million in funding for critical needs in Klamath County caused by water curtailments and wildfire. “This is welcome news,” said Klamath County Commissioner Kelley Minty Morris, who was on point for local interests pursuing the funding. “We are grateful for this action, and for Governor Brown’s support for this desperately needed funding package.”
Read MoreSALEM, Ore. - Today Oregon House Republican Leader Vikki Breese-Iverson (R-Prineville) and Representative E. Werner Reschke (R-Klamath Falls) released statements regarding the conclusion of the second special session of 2021.
Read MoreWASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today [9/30/21] announced that key legislation to fund the federal government until December and respond to recent natural disasters has passed both chambers of Congress and will be signed into law. Merkley serves as Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the Interior, one of the key subcommittees directing the funding.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Klamath Water Users Association is sad and severely disappointed with today's announcement of water availability for the Klamath Project. "Family farms, rural communities, and wildlife are going to suffer beyond imagination," said KWUA President Ben DuVal.
Read MoreSALEM, Ore. - Governor Kate Brown today issued the following statement on the urgent need for relief for Oregonians in the Klamath Basin due to prolonged drought conditions:
Read MoreIn March of this year, the Omnibus Bill was signed and included Drought Relief Funding for groundwater pumping and land idling. Klamath Project farmers who completed these tasks during the 2018 irrigation season may be eligible for the funding. Applications are now being accepted starting today through November 9, 2018
Read MoreWASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Greg Walden (R-Hood River) today announced that he has secured drought relief for Klamath Basin irrigators in legislation that the House of Representatives will consider this week. Walden included a provision in the Water Resources Development Act that authorizes $10 million annually for four years to the Bureau of Reclamation to implement needed drought relief measures for the $181 million dollar agriculture economy in the Klamath Basin.
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