Governor Brown Visits Klamath Falls to Declare Drought, Provide Relief

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Governor Brown Visits Klamath Falls to Declare Drought, Provide Relief

Governor Kate Brown today signed an Executive Order declaring a drought in Klamath County and directed state agencies to coordinate and prioritize assistance to the region. Additionally, Governor Brown meet with Klamath County officials, tribal members, and water users to discuss options for immediate drought relief. At the meeting, Governor Brown committed the state to a locally supported, comprehensive resolution to conflicts over water and land in the Klamath Basin, and asked federal officials to commit to the same.

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Klamath Project Meets to Discuss Drought and Current Hydrology [Audio]

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Klamath Project Meets to Discuss Drought and Current Hydrology [Audio]

Close to 70 people attended a Klamath Project Contractors meeting at the Klamath County Fairgrounds held by, the Tom Paul & Ivan Gall from the Oregon Water Resources Department (OWRD), Scott White, Executive Director of the Klamath Water Users Association (KWUA) and Klamath County Commissioner, Donnie Boyd.

This meeting was intended to bring contractors of the Klamath Reclamation Project current information about the 2018 Irrigation season. The meeting began with introductions by Commissioner Boyd and remarks about a drought declaration from the commissioners this morning [2/20/18]. 

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Commissioners Work on Preemptive Measures for Drought Declaration [LIVE Video]

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Commissioners Work on Preemptive Measures for Drought Declaration [LIVE Video]

Today we spoke with Commissioner Kelley Minty Morris about the potential of a drought in the Klamath Basin this summer and how the Klamath County Commissioners are working to get the ball rolling on a potential Drought Declaration, if needed. 

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