Reclamation files surprise complaints against KDD

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Reclamation files surprise complaints against KDD

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - The day after our country celebrated its independence, and just three days after water in KDD’s North Canal was used to fight a wildfire in a nearby Midland neighborhood, the United States Department of Justice, on behalf of the Bureau of Reclamation, filed a complaint against the district alleging there is no “Project Supply” available for the district and further alleging the district is making “unauthorized diversions” in breach of its contract.”

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Five county officials pen letter to Reclamation; citing health, safety, and well fare of citizens relating to irrigation

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Five county officials pen letter to Reclamation; citing health, safety, and well fare of citizens relating to irrigation

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - County Commissioners and Supervisors from Klamath, Modoc, and Siskiyou Counties are weighing in with the Bureau of Reclamation regarding the need for timely diversion of water to the Klamath Project this year in the interest of public health and safety.

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Agreement buys time on new Klamath Project Ops Plan

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Agreement buys time on new Klamath Project Ops Plan

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - A federal judge has approved a proposal to withdraw a legal action that could have potentially sent an additional 50,000 acre-feet (AF) of Upper Klamath Lake downstream, avoiding a potential “worst-case” scenario for local irrigators.

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Court Denies Farmers’ and Ranchers’ Just Compensation Claims in Water Takings Case

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Court Denies Farmers’ and Ranchers’ Just Compensation Claims in Water Takings Case

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has ruled in favor of the United States in the long-running lawsuit titled Baley v. United States, commonly known as the Klamath Project water “Takings Case.” The plaintiff water users sought just compensation for taking of their water rights in 2001 when the United States re-allocated irrigation water to threatened and endangered species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).

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Season 4, Episode 4 - Ben DuVal & Paul Simmons

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Season 4, Episode 4 - Ben DuVal & Paul Simmons

Paul Simmons and Ben DuVal of the Klamath Water Users Association are our guests on Season 4, Episode 4 of Ask Klamath. In this episode of Ask Klamath we discuss the current status of irrigation water in the Klamath Basin, future projects of the KWUA and take your questions live.

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Harvest Tour Showcases Klamath Ag

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Harvest Tour Showcases Klamath Ag

On Thursday, September 27, 2018, the Klamath Water Users Association (KWUA) held their 11th Annual Fall Harvest Tour that included stops at; Gone Fishing, Klamath Project FF pumping station, Skyline Brewing, a horseradish field & processing shed, a mint harvest and Wong’s Potatoes.

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Walden Secures Drought Relief for Klamath Basin in Upcoming Legislation

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Walden Secures Drought Relief for Klamath Basin in Upcoming Legislation

WASHINGTON, 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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BOR Releases Final Impact Documents to Deliver Non-Project Water Through Project Facilities

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BOR Releases Final Impact Documents to Deliver Non-Project Water Through Project Facilities

Klamath Falls, Ore. – The Bureau of Reclamation has released a final environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact to disclose potential environmental effects associated with the issuance of contracts with districts and/or individual water users for conveying non-project water through Klamath Project facilities.

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KWUA Offers Charter Bus to SF for Water Hearing

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KWUA Offers Charter Bus to SF for Water Hearing

Next week KWUA and many Klamath Reclamation Project patrons will gather in San Francisco to attend a hearing that will determine the fate of the Klamath Reclamation Project in 2018.

KWUA would like to invite patrons of the Klamath Project who are interested in attending the hearing to ride down on a charter bus from Klamath Falls to San Francisco and back.

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