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Archive 69 - February 2008
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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

Words from Webster - The end-game, Pioneer Press, posted 2/28/08

Conservancy group wants more negotiations, H&N, posted 2/28/08

Family Farm Alliance annual conference, Las Vegas, Feb 28-29.

Water roundtable: Discussions focus on dam removal, power rates, H&N, posted 2/28/08

Poll Results Back Group's Stance Against Expansion Of Clean Water Act, Western Business Roundtable, posted 2/28/08

Lawmakers push feds to better help salmon, Oregonian, posted 2/28/08

Letter to the Editor from Shasta Nation, Pioneer Press, posted 2/28/08

Water settlement: Twelve districts sign on to pact, H&N, posted 2/27/08

Irrigators clash over proposed Klamath deal, California Farm Bureau, posted 2/26/08

 Bureau of Reclamation moving ahead on storage studies, H&N, posted 2/26/08. "The effort is in the appraisal stage and will be completed in 2011." (KBC NOTE: Settlement does not include funds to create Long Lake storage. We were told several years ago that the Bureau was studying Long Lake, and now they will still be studying it for 3 more years???)

Question-answer session draws 100 people, H&N, posted 2/26/08

A response by Klamath Basin irrigator