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KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Klamath Water Users Association (KWUA), along with districts, individual water users, and tribes in the Klamath Basin, received a letter from the Bureau of Reclamation on Tuesday, announcing that the previously communicated “likely” reduction to the Klamath Project’s water supply was no longer necessary and
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – Reclamation announced today that the Klamath Project water supply allocation, originally announced on April 13 and increased on May 19, will remain at 260,000 acre-feet and no reductions will be made to Klamath Project water users.
Read MorePORTLAND, Ore.— Oregon Health Authority (OHA) issued a recreational use health advisory today for Agency Lake, and extended a recreational use health advisory issued July 1 for the southern portion of Upper Klamath Lake. In addition to covering Howards Bay south to the Link River Dam, the expanded advisory now includes all of Upper Klamath Lake.
Read MorePORTLAND, Ore. - Oregon Health Authority (OHA) issued a recreational use health advisory on June 30 for the southern portion of Upper Klamath Lake, from Howards Bay south to the Link River Dam, due to the presence of a cyanobacteria bloom and cyanotoxins above recreational use values for human exposure.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Road construction is expected to begin today on a section of Oregon Highway 140 west of Klamath Falls around Upper Klamath Lake between the Howard Bay boat launch and the intersection of Lakeshore Drive.
Read MoreKLAMATH 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.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Yesterday marked a significant move by the Klamath Irrigation District (K.I.D) to safeguard the interests of its farmers and countless others across the Western United States.
Read MoreCHILOQUIN, Ore. — C’waam (Lost River sucker) and koptu (shortnose sucker) are two species of fish unique to Upper Klamath Basin, and both were once a plentiful food source for the Klamath Tribes. However, in the last 50 years, the population of these fish has been decimated from degradation of their habitat, the rivers they spawn in, and the lakes where they live.
Read MoreKLAMATH 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.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – The Bureau of Reclamation, in coordination with PacifiCorp, will increase flows at Link River Dam and below Iron Gate Dam to reduce the risk of disease for salmon in the Klamath River. From April 19 through the end of the month, flows will vary on the Link and Klamath rivers.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – The Bureau of Reclamation announced the 2023 water supply allocations for Klamath Project contractors at the Klamath Water Users Association annual meeting last evening. In addition, Reclamation announced $13 million for drought resiliency, ecosystem enhancement, and groundwater monitoring in the Klamath Basin.
Read MoreSALEM, Ore. – Transformation of a degraded, contaminated 45-acre landscape on the shores of Klamath Lake into wetland habitat was honored today by the State Land Board during the 18th Annual State Land Board Awards.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - On August 26, 2022, at approximately 8:11 AM, Oregon State Police Troopers and emergency personnel responded to a single-vehicle crash on Oregon Highway 140w near milepost 58.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Today, the United States Bureau of Reclamation said that irrigation districts that provide water to family farms and national wildlife refuges should immediately cease all diversion of water from Upper Klamath Lake, the major water storage reservoir for the Klamath Project.
Read MorePORTLAND, Ore.—Oregon Health Authority (OHA) has extended a recreational use health advisory issued July 1 for Shoalwater Bay on Upper Klamath Lake today to include all of Upper Klamath Lake.
Read MoreKLAMATH 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.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – The Bureau of Reclamation announced today, the initial Klamath Project water supply allocation in the third consecutive year of drought conditions. Coupled with the allocation announcement is the release of the Klamath Project 2022 Temporary Operating Procedures, which will guide operations for the 2022 water year.
Read MorePORTLAND, Ore.—Oregon Health Authority (OHA) has lifted the recreational use health advisory issued for all of Upper Klamath Lake in Klamath County. OHA issued the first advisory for Shoalwater Bay on July 30, expanded the advisory to include Howard’s Bay on Aug 30, and expanded the advisory to cover all of Upper Klamath Lake on Sept 10.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - An amazing transformation is taking place on a 40 acre parcel of fallow land on the shores of Klamath Lake. This land, the ancestral home of the Klamath and Modoc people, is coming back to life thanks to a partnership that includes the Klamath Tribes, the Oregon Department of Transportation and contractors.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Klamath Water Users Association today expressed grave disappointment with the announcement by the Bureau of Reclamation that no water is to be diverted at A Canal for irrigation in 2021. “The first water delivery from the A Canal was in 1907. This is the first year ever it will deliver zero water,” said Paul Simmons, Executive Director and Counsel for KWUA.
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