Klamath Project gets fraction of needed supply; massive river flows anticipated

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Klamath Project gets fraction of needed supply; massive river flows anticipated

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore - The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) announced the initial 2023 irrigation supply from Upper Klamath Lake and the Klamath River for farms and wildlife refuges within the Klamath Project at Klamath Water Users Association’s (KWUA) annual meeting on April 13, 2023. Reclamation’s initial allocation is 215,000 acre-feet of water, which represents approximately 60 percent of the water needed this year for farms and wildlife refuges served by the Klamath Project. 

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Failed federal water policy will shut down Klamath Basin food production for second consecutive year

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Failed federal water policy will shut down Klamath Basin food production for second consecutive year

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - The federal government announced today that it will deprive highly fertile farms and ranches in the Klamath Basin of irrigation water necessary to produce food this year. The decision comes at a time of global food security fears, rapidly rising food prices, and concerns that grocery store shelves may become empty this year.

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KWUA Urges a stop to unacceptable behaviors

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KWUA Urges a stop to unacceptable behaviors

Klamath Water Users Association today urged that supporters of agriculture stop intimidating and inappropriate behaviors immediately. Reports say that names and addresses of U.S. Bureau of Reclamation employees have been published on social media, inviting that anger be directed toward those public servants, and there have been other inappropriate communications. “Stop it,” said KWUA President Ben DuVal. “It is completely out of line. It will hurt Klamath Project agriculture.”

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2020 Klamath County Fair postponed

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2020 Klamath County Fair postponed

Following the May 7, 2020 Press Conference of Governor Brown, and like so many other county fairs throughout Oregon, the Klamath County Fair, originally scheduled to take place July 30 to August 2, 2020, has been postponed as a direct result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

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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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