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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KDD Exercises state permit for diversion of water

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KDD Exercises state permit for diversion of water

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - On Thursday evening [4/15/21], the Klamath Drainage District (KDD) began deliveries of water after its Board of Supervisors voted to operate under its state permit. KDD acquired the permit from the Oregon Water Resources Department in 1977 for the use of live flow from the Klamath River for year-round irrigation like all other private irrigators on the river currently diverting.

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New court ruling could prevent curtailments of irrigation in Upper Klamath Lake tributaries

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New court ruling could prevent curtailments of irrigation in Upper Klamath Lake tributaries

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - On February 24, the Klamath County Circuit Court issued significant rulings in the Klamath Basin water rights adjudication. The ruling will affect the quantification and enforcement of instream water rights of the Klamath Tribes.

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Oregon court affirms Klamath Tribes’ water rights

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Oregon court affirms Klamath Tribes’ water rights

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – On Wednesday, February 24, 2021, in an order from Klamath County Circuit Court Judge Cameron F. Wogan, the Oregon court again affirmed the Klamath Tribes’ water and treaty rights. Wednesday’s order rejected attacks on the Tribes’ water rights determined by the Oregon Water Resources Department...

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