Klamath Water Users Association archive 7 July-Dec 06

NEWS ARCHIVE #7
also see PRESS RELEASES
July-December 2006
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KWUA letter to Senate and House Appropriations Committees regarding Salmon Commercial Fishery Failure Emergency Funding, 12/1/06

Stakeholders ask for Klamath talk delay, Dams subject of closed-door talks, Capital Press 12/1/06

Irrigators seek $86 million in lawsuit, November 30, 2006 Herald and News

Pondering the power of the future, Herald and News 11/30/06

Opinions vary on Klamath dam removal, by Susan Chambers, TheWorldLink.Com November 30, 2006

BOR UKL fish screen comments 11/30/06

Irrigators charge breech of contract Klamath off-project customers seek $86 million, Capital Press 11/29/06

The Klamath Soil and Water Conservation District in partnership with local business and organizations is presenting the Klamath Renewable Energy Conference November 29, 2006. HERE for agenda and registration.

PRESS RELEASE: Postponed – Working Session on the Organizational Structure for the Klamath River Basin Conservation Implementation Program, Bureau of Reclamation 11/27/06

Salmon rule gets preliminary OK, Managers aim for Klamath River flexibility, Herald and News 11/18/06

Parties say Klamath settlement close, Dam relicensing hearings involve many related issues,Capital Press 11/17/06

President appoints chairwoman for river compact, Tam Moore, Capital Press 11/17/06

Salmon vs. power costs, Agency looking at dam options, Herald and News 11/15/06

Five years after crisis, needs remain, Herald and News by Steve Kadel 11/5/06

The year the water shut off, Herald and News 11/5/06

Basin water situation continues to show positive developments, Herald and News 11/5/06

Fishermen, farmers agree on ideas for Klamath River fixes, by Susan Chambers, October 23, 2006 The World Link

Farmers and Fishermen met in Merrill, by Senator Doug Whitsett, Oregon District #28, October 23, 2006

Coalition pushes for storage; Fishermen, farmers want to give Congress a unified message, by Steve Kadel Herald and News 10/22/06

Voisin wrong about Basin, Letter to the editor of Herald and News by Bob Gasser, Merrill 10/21/06

Chiloquin dam to be removed; Animal habitat will be opened, by Steve Kadel, Herald and News 10/20/06

Bush picks Deb Crisp for top Compact spot, by Pat Ratliff, Pioneer Press October 18, 2006

Letter from President Bush appointing Deb Crisp as Chairman of the Klamath River Compact Commission, 10/16/06.

Bush appoints Crisp to Klamath Commission, Oct 17, 2006, Siskiyou Daily News

Nutrient Loading of Surface Waters in the Upper Klamath Basin: Agricultural and Natural Sources, by Dr. Ken Rykbost, Superintendent Professor, and B.A. Charlton, Faculty Research Assistant, Klamath Experiment Station, Klamath Falls, Oregon, posted 10/13/06.

Governors to meet for Klamath water summit by Ty Beaver, Herald and News 10/13/06

Klamath Water Users Association Guest Opinion piece submitted to the Sacramento Bee in response to their Aug 16^th Editorial, Klamath Soup, followed by SacBee article, Klamath Soup, 8/17/06

“Fishermen and Farmers Can Coexist, and We Will Coexist”, by Dan Keppen, Executive Director Family Farm Alliance, Klamath Falls, Oregon 8/15/06

Fisheries Disaster Declaration by Senator Doug Whitsett, Oregon District 28, 8/15/06

PRESS RELEASE: Commerce Department Declares Commercial Fishery Failure for Coastal Oregon and California Department of Commerce 8/10/06

Declaration Concerning the Klamath River Fall Chinook Salmon Fishery, THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE, Washington. D.C. 20230, July 6, 2006

Final paper prepared by a task force to improve and update the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), August 1, 2006

Mint farmer looks abroad, Herald and News July 20, 2006

Build water answers from the ground up, Herald and News editorial 7/19/06

PRESS RELEASE: Resources Committee passes Endangered Species Compliance and Transparency Act, House Committee on Resources 7/19/06

Pacific Legal Foundation and Klamath irrigators appeal river flows at 9th Circuit, KWUA News Release 7/14/06

Congressman Walden calls for Klamath River Basin Summit, Letter 7/14/06

Oregon Salmon Commission Tours the Klamath Project by Jacqui Krizo, Klamath Courier 7/12/06

PRESS RELEASE: KWUA applauds Commerce announcement, July 7, 2006

PRESS RELEASE: Gutierrez Announces Klamath River "Fishery Resource Disaster," Immediate Steps to Help Fishing Communities, Department of Commerce July 6, 2006

Declaration Concerning the Klamath River Fall Chinook Salmon Fishery, THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE, Washington. D.C. 20230, July 6, 2006

Irrigators make their case, by Steve Kadel, Herald and News July 6, 2006

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