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Archive 88 -
September 2009
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Around 1900, Link River,
between Upper Klamath Lake and Lake
Ewauna,
occasionally went dry before
the Klamath Project was built. There
was no hydropower, no hatcheries,
occasionally no fish (fish need
water), no artificially-raised river
flows or lake levels.
HERE for more
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Press Release: KWUA, KWAPA and UKWUA. UKWUA represents
approximately 5% of Off Project Water users. The other 95%,
Klamath Resource Conservancy, were denied a seat at the
table.9/30/09
Summary: Draft Klamath Hydro Agreement 9/30/09
PRESS RELEASE: PacifiCorp - Klamath Dam Agreement Unveiled,
9/30/09
PRESS RELEASE: (Interior) Secretary Salazar Announces Draft
Agreement on Klamath Dam Removal Proposal, DOI 9/30/09.
“If it was not for the good-faith efforts of a wide
range of stakeholders and the engagement of the public, we
would not have reached this milestone” added Salazar."
(KBC NOTE - Go
HERE to see what the public has to say, and
HERE.. The public was left out of the closed door
meetings, including representatives of thousands of acres of
ag land. If they had wanted input, would they have waited
until today to allow us to see their plan for our
power, land and water rights?)
PRESS RELEASE:
Governor Kulongoski's statement on Klamath dam removal
proposal, 9/30/09
PRESS RELEASE:
Gov. Schwarzenegger Issues Statement Regarding Draft
Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement
Could Klamath Dam Removal Deal Set Future Precedent? OPB
9/30/09
PRESS RELEASE: Solar Energy Project to Aid Klamath Irrigators,
PacifiCorp 9/30/09
Klamath Dam Removal Settlement Expected This Week, OPB,
posted to KBC 9/29/09
Dam removal deal near;
Negotiations are expected to
conclude today,
H&N 9/29/09
Guarino to take (Klamath) dam removal letter to Portland,
(Letter
by
Siskiyou County Counsel Tom Guarino), Siskiyou Daily News,
posted to KBC 9/29/09
Nothing is perfect, including Basin proposal, H&N letter
by Ann Fairclo 9/15/09. "
(Klamath) Tribes’ land
purchase would be huge mistake
(in Willamette),
H&N letter 9/29/09
California Admission to the Union; Mining Claimants legal
authority under Federal Law, February 13, 1850
Obama
Administration Orders Study on Removing Dams on Snake River to
Help Fish, CNS News 9/28/09
Man-made
surge would create danger to salmon, by James A. Waddell,
(Karuk Tribal Member) Siskiyou Daily News 9/29/09
EPA representative
describes relationship to Klamath TMDL
by David
Smith, Siskiyou Daily News 9/25/09. "According
to the Environmental Protection Information Center Web site,
the consent decree was entered at the conclusion of a lawsuit
filed against the EPA titled “Pacific Coast Federation of
Fishermen’s Associations, et al. v. Marcus.” The site states
that the suit was aimed at compelling the EPA to create the
TMDLs for 17 north coast rivers and streams..."
California Admission to the Union; Mining Claimants legal
authority under Federal Law, February 13, 1850
Klamath Water Report 9/29/09
Klamath Water Report 9/21/09
(San
Joaquin) River restoration: Ready for dry run, 9/29/09
Obama Administration’s New Policy on Oceans Keeps an Eye on
Land,
CSN News 9/28/09
National Sheepdog Finals, 7677 Lower Klamath Lake Rd,
Sept 22-27.
THE
FORUM - Discussion about the KBRA, KBC and Ms Becky Hyde.
Scroll down to Sept 18th.
My advice to the San Joaquin Farmers - TURN YOUR WATER
ON,
by Jeff Head, 9/18/09. Jeff Head from Idaho stood with the
Klamath Farmers in 2001 water shut-off, helped assemble
irrigation pipe at the headgates, and turned the water on. He
also wrote the book: "The
Stand at Klamath Falls:
How rural western farmers and their supporters stood up to
entrenched environmentalism, activist judges, and agencies
of the Federal Government in southwestern Oregon...and
prevailed." Another writing:
America at
the Crossroads of History.
“DROUGHT
Parched river endanger fabled Klamath salmon run,” 9/17/09
letter from Carolyn Pimentel, Interim Scott River Watershed
Council Coordinator, to Mr. Fimrite, Staff Writer San
Francisco Chronicle, in response to
"Key
salmon spawning rivers all but dry," SF Chronicle 9/13/09.
"The
Scott River Watershed Council would like corrections made to
the inaccuracies stated about the Scott River in the above
referenced article. We would appreciate a follow-up article
given the same front page attention as the original article
with the attached photo and graph, and the following
corrections and pertinent additional information"
Klamath TMDL peer
reviewer concerns addressed in report, Siskiyou Daily News
9/18/09
Klamath TMDL
both supported and opposed at meeting, Siskiyou Daily News
9/18/0
PLP
vs State of California Complaint (PLP = Public Lands for
the People Inc.) California Suction Dredge Miners are
demanding a Jury Trial for the taking of their rights to mine
on public land, posted to KBC 9/18/09.
California unemployment rate
hits 12.2 percent,
Sac Bee 9/18/09
Klamath
Marsh plan open for comment
by
9/18/09
Klamath Water and Power Agency public meeting
9/18/09
A KBC reader
posed this question after reading that
Resource Conservancy, representing 98% of off Project land,
is
denied a seat at the Klamath Restoration Agreement/KBRA table,
while the new Klamath off-Project group lead by Becky Hyde and
Karl Scronce, is at the table
representing less than 2%.
Tom Mallams, president of
Klamath Off-Project Water Users Association said, "Resource
Conservancy represents over 125,000 acres. Scronce
doesn't own any land but has a ... verbal lease on about 450
acres by Modoc Point. Becky 's property is 480 acres.
Their whole group represents
maybe 2,000 acres."
The question: Why do the tribes want Hyde at the table and not Resource
Conservancy? See Becky Hyde
page on Whose Who.
Klamath Tribe document
explains how they want the Off-Project land, so perhaps
Resource Conservancy's presence at the table would be
inconvenient for the tribe's goal.
Four
minute Tea Party Freedom Speech by 11 yr old Sara Warmack,
"You can make a difference, I can make a difference, and
together we Will make a difference!"
Tulelake Irrigation
District well water report, posted to KBC 9/17/09
State water bond
and Klamath dam removal, by Siskiyou County Supervisor
Marcia Armstrong, Pioneer Press, posted to KBC 9/17/09
Saving
the sucker, how the fish was listed as endangered,
and
Critical habitat: Providing safe havens for fish
by
Jill Aho, Herald and News, posted to KBC 9/17/09
KBC NOTE: "In 1986
the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service staff responsible
for whether or not to pursue these (ESA) listings
believed there were only 12,000 Lost River suckers in
Upper Klamath Lake...they didn't believe they were
endangered. A couple years later...we now know for a
fact that number's exceeded by tens of thousands of Lost
River suckers. Now they flip flop and say they are
endangered. What constitutes endangered?
David
Vogel, fisheries scientist with 29 years
experience, 14 years working for the Fish and Wildlife
Service." |
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Sucker holds significance for tribes, H&N,
posted to KBC 9/17/09.
KBC COMMENT:
According to Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement
advocates, power ratepayers and taxpayers must pay
millions/billions$ to decimate four Klamath River dams
because salmon must come into the Klamath Basin and
beyond because they supposedly provided food for the
Indians. In this article, tribal biologist said the
indians staple was suckers; they would have starved
without suckers. What was it, suckers or salmon? |
Scientists cautiously optimistic about recovery, H&N ,
posted 9/17/09.
“Basically,
it was felt that you had to have certain high lake levels in
order to protect the habitat for spawning and shoreline
vegetation for young suckers, and you didn’t want that lake to
get too low or it would affect algae blooms. "(But) a lot of
research has indicated lake-level management is less critical
to the survival of the fish than we previously thought.” (KBC
NOTE:
Dr. William Lewis, National
Academy of Science, speaks about suckers in regards to lake
levels and land acquisitions to improve sucker
populations. The NRC was/is ignored.)
California Farm Bureau Federation Friday Review, Legislative
and governmental update, posted to KBC 9/17/09
Reversing past changes to the watershed, H&N, posted to
KBC 9/17/09
Klamath
Water and Power Agency public meeting 9/18/09
Sent to KBC:
"Oregon public meetings law allows for executive sessions for
a number of reasons. If you are interested in the extent of
those exemptions just Google ORS, then click on chapter 192,
then scroll down to 192.660 (2) (f) for the specific
exclusion."
Agreement’s opponents not using delay, deception, Letter
to editor, H&N by Milly Lewis 9/15/09. "Is
this the very same Kandra who thought it perfectly OK to meet
with selected other elites, behind closed doors, with total
secrecy strongly enforced, to draft an agreement that will be
forced on us, the peasants of Klamath County? Even though we
do not agree with the provisions?"
HERE
for more opponents of the 'agreement.'
Nothing is perfect, including Basin proposal, H&N letter
by Ann Fairclo 9/15/09. "
Is
removing dams sensible when power water short?
H&N letter by John
Poorman, Lakeview 9/15/09
Water report by Bureau of Reclamation for 9/7 to 9/14/09
Whitsett, Garrard don’t deserve attacks over water, H&N
letter by Edward Bartell 9/13/09. "I am troubled by the
attacks on State Sen. Doug Whitsett, by Greg Addington,
Klamath Water Users Association executive director, and Steve
Kandra, a board member. It is monumentally ungrateful of them
to smear the senator after he and Rep. Bill Garrard worked day
and night to secure the roughly $20 million in rate shock
protection for Klamath Basin irrigators....I
find it hard to believe that it is sheer coincidence that
Kandra’s cousin and fellow Klamath Water Users Association
board member Karl Scronce, who I understand sold his
off-Project farm, was one of the founders of this dissident
(off-project) group."
9/12/09: Pioneer Day, Tulelake Honker 10am-1pm,
watch parade from lawn.
Tulelake Butte
Valley Fair 9/10-13/09
(Siskiyou County counsel) Guarino letter: Stop neglecting us
in dam negotiations, Siskiyou Daily News, posted to KBC
9/7/09.
“As you may or may not know, the position of the County of
Siskiyou has been that it does not believe that there is
sufficient information or scientific study to support a
determination at this time that removal of the dams is
appropriate. This bill presupposes that dam removal is the
appropriate solution....These
harms include loss of property values and property taxes, loss
of recreational activities, loss of clean hydroelectric power,
and increase in the costs of power for the ratepayers in the
County, as well as environmental impacts and restoration
mitigations for which adequate funding has yet to be
identified."
A note from
Bob Davis, Siskiyou County, regarding the Klamath Basin
Restoration Agreement, 9/7/09. "I am still waiting for
someone to show the words that guarantee farmers water...."
A compliment
to KBC from Bob Davis, Siskiyou County:
"I
approve of anything you wish to do. You have earned our faith
in you."
Bob
Letter to editor H&N, "If the dams are gone, what will stop
the flooding?" Bill Haugen 08/29, Klamath Falls, posted to
KBC 9/7/09
Rafting companies say dam removal could hurt business,
Medford Mail Tribune, posted to KBC 9/7/09
Forest
Service unfair to four-wheel drive group, H&N letter to
editor by Larry East Jr., posted to KBC 9/7/09
Wildlife
part of roads discussion,
OHV users say they are being scapegoated,
H&N, posted to KBC 9/7/09
The
following is an excerpt from the proposed California water
bond, posted to KBC 9/7/09,
regarding Klamath dam removal.
Farmer vs. farmer: Klamath water controversies well up,
Capital Press, posted to KBC 9/5/09.
"Mitchell
(Klamath Tribal member at negotiation table) said the
contestants stayed out of the settlement negotiations of their
own volition, and characterized the group's motion to vacate
the agreement as an unnecessary complication."
Nicholson sent
to KBC the following response:
"It is odd that Jeff
Mitchell's remembrances diverge from what is factual. It can
easily be verified that Resource Conservancy, which represents
the Upper Basin contestants, asked for a seat at the table.
This request was never honored." (KBC NOTE: Resource
Conservancy represents more than 100,000 acres on Klamath
Off-Project land.)
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Here is the
Klamath Tribe document
of
intensions in the closed-door KBRA/settlement agreement:
putting land into tax-exempt trust, ...intends
to "buy back private lands....and secure funding for
purchasing retired water rights, conservation
easements...assert tribes senior water rights...expand
gaming...exchange for federal lands..."
State to respond to adjudication
request,
H&N, posted to KBC 9/5/09
Dam removal agreement almost finished, H&N, posted to KBC
9/5/09. Includes comments by KWUA, Karuk Tribe Craig Tucker,
and PCFFA Glen Spain. More on
Tucker and
Spain.
Klamath water report 8/24-8/31/09
County
pleads for restored Williamson funding, Siskiyou Daily
News, posted to KBC 9/5/09
(Klamath)
Irrigation upgrades,
H&N, posted to KBC 9/5/09
Cops jump on swine-flu power:
Shots heard 'round the world.
Pandemic bill allows
health authorities to enter homes, detain without warrant,
World Net Daily, posted to KBC 9/5/09
Study: no infections
from algae bloom exposure, Siskiyou Daily News, posted to
KBC 9/2/09 "The
warning signs are being posted by the Forest Service, Karuk
Tribe and other groups along stretches of the river and at the
reservoirs.... Supervisor
Cook said he would like to contact the Forest Service and see
why they are posting the warning signs along the river when
there has been no case of toxins entering anybody’s blood
stream.
Congressman Greg Walden's Oregon
Congressional Connection, Forest Health 9/2/09
Siskiyou
Crest National Monument, opinion by Siskiyou County supervisor
District 4 Grace Bennett 9/2/09
What's Next?
(mandatory vaccinations)
by Nita Still, Nontegue 9/2/09
Harold
Foster is (Siskiyou) Cattleman of the Year, Pioneer Press
9/2/09
Klamath Water and Power Agency public meeting
9/1/09
