| Biological Opinions,
Assessments, National Academy of Science Reports |
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Fish and Wildlife Service
Biological Opinion, April 2008 |
April 6, 2001
NMFS Biological Opinion regarding impacts of the Klamath Project
on Coho Salmon |
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HERE for
entire National Academy of Science final report on Endangered and
Threatened Fishes in the Klamath River Basin: Causes of Decline
and Strategies for Recovery (2004)BOR: |
Bureau of
Reclamation Klamath Report;
all the reports and
filings pertaining to Hardy Phase II and Reclamation review
7/31/06 |
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Lower Klamath Basin Science Conference June, 2004
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NOAA Biological Opinion of the
Klamath Project Operations,
May 31, 2002 |
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USBR - Biological Assessment of Klamath Project's Operations on
the Endangered Lost River Sucker and Shortnose Sucker
February 13, 2002 |
USGS Report to BOR on Reproductive Biology and Demographics of
Endangered Lost River and Shortnose Suckers in the Upper Klamath
Lake, October 2000 |
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More
comprehensive analysis of Klamath River basin
needed to aid decision makers; 2 studies could
assist if improvements are made; National Academy
of Science News Release and Report: 11/28/07 |
KWUA NEWS RELEASE: Key Findings of National
Research Council Klamath River Study Should
Compliment Watershed-Wide Settlement, 12/5/07
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Final
Environmental Impact Statement for Relicensing of
the Klamath Hydroelectric Project No. 2082-027,
FERC 11/16/07 |
Bureau of Reclamation
2007
Biological Assessment |
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| Bureau of Reclamation Undepleted
Natural Flow Study |
Bureau of Reclamation's
Undepleted Natural Flow Study - Final
Report 12/05 and
Appendices (5.9/1.5 MB) PDF files |
| Naturalized flow summary draft reports
for Upper Klamath and Lower Klamath Lakes. 11/03
Part I and
Part II |
'Undepleted
Natural Flow of the Upper Klamath River,'
Final Draft by the Bureau of Reclamation, 12/8,03.
Here is the
Model
Spreadsheet,
Summary Report,
and
News Release
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Rae Olson, Bureau of
Reclamation Public Affairs Officer, describes the Bureau's
Natural Flow Study
12/19/05 |
Assessment of the Klamath
Project Pilot Water Bank; a Review from a Hydrological Perspective,
prepared by USGS Oregon Water Science Center for Bureau of Reclamation
Klamath Falls area office May 3, 2005 |
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Reports by David A Vogel, fisheries scientist |
Biography of
David Vogel |
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Salmon Rearing Habitats
in the Mainstem Klamath River, February 2003, by David A. Vogel. pdf
file Vogel addresses flawed Hardy Flows. |
'8 Peer-reviewed reasons of salmon decline'
from USFWS reports.
The report is from
transcribed audio from David Vogel interview. |
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Summary by KWUA Dan Keppen of David
Vogel's report: Salmon Rearing Habitats in the Main Stem Klamath River
12/12/03 |
Document by
fish-scientist David Vogel, directed to the Fish and Game's statements on
the 2002 fish die-off. |
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Assessment of Klamath River Water Temperatures
Downstream of Iron Gate Dam During September and October 2002, by David
Vogel, go HERE for pdf file. |
Klamath
Fishery Science, Controversy in the Klamath Basin,
Dr. T. B. Hardy vs Dave Vogel, Wildlife Biologist,
The Water Report - Klamath Basin Science
posted to KWUA 2/25/05 |
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Reports by Dr. Ken Rykbost |
Biography of Dr. Ken
Rykbost |
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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.
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Klamath
Watershed in Perspective, a review of historical hydrology of major
features of the Klamath River Watershed and evaluation of Hardy Iron Gate
Flow requirements by Dr. K.A. Rykbost, Superintendent, Klamath Experiment
Station, Oregon State University, and R. Todd, Klamath County Extension
Office, Oregon State University. This is a power point presentation.
3/23/04 |
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Power Point Presentation:
Nutrient
loading in the Klamath Basin: Agriculture and Natural Sources,
Special Report 1023, , by K.A. Rykbost and B.A. Charlton, Oregon
State University/Klamath Experiment Station |
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| Water Quality |
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Message From Senator Whitsett regarding Upper Klamath Basin
phosphorus
2/19/08 |
‘Good science’
casts doubt on blame laid on Basin farms,
Klamath Falls H&N Editorial 2/19/08 |
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Ground-Water Hydrology of the Upper
Klamath Basin, Oregon and California,
USGS/OWRD May 2007 |
Mapping out a new mindset/Studies
indicate phosphorous occurs naturally,
by LEE JUILLERAT H&N 2/14/08 |
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Klamath
Water Users Association’s comments to EPA Region 9 regarding the
Lower Lost River Draft TMDL 7/6/07 |
Officials debate
Lost River
TMDLs;
EPA seeks comments on water quality
regs,
Capital Press 6/29/07 |
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Public Review Draft Lost River TMDL March 2007 |
ORE DEQ -
Total Maximum Daily Load Documents |
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Final Report to the CA State
Water Resources Control Board:
Farming practices and water quality in the Upper Klamath Basin,
April 16, 2002 by TID Manager Earl Donosky and UC
Davis
Agronomist Steven Kaffka |
State Water Quality Control Board
website on Klamath TMDL's:
http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/rwqcb1/
programs/tmdl/klamath/klamath.html |
| State Water Quality Control Board on blue-green
algae:
http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/bluegreenalgae/index.html |
Water Conditions During Upper Klamath Lake Fish Tracking Study
Analyzed,
DOI and USGS
Report, pdf file, posted 9/14/06. Press Release
HERE. |
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An Assessment of the Effects of Agriculture on Water Quality in
the Tulelake Region of California, 1995, pdf file, by S.R.
Kaffka T.X. Lu and Dr. Harry L. Carlson, University of California
Intermountain and Research Extension Center. |
ALGEA, by Dr. David Herfindahl from Siskiyou County Public Health,
posted to KBC 11/7/05 |
Final paper prepared by a task force to improve and update the
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), August 1, 2006
These comments were drafted by KWUA that will be submitted to EPA
regarding their proposed rule on water transfers.
The comments, due early next week, support a proposed EPA rule
clarifying that water transfers are not subject to regulation
under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES),
8/1/06 |
Upper Lost River and Clear Lake
Reservoir Watershed TMDL Analysis,
Klamath Water Users Association (KWUA) posted to KBC 10/8/04. This
is a letter from KWUA to Mr. Bill Hobson, California Regional
Water Quality Control Board. |
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Assessment of Klamath River Water Temperatures
Downstream of Iron Gate Dam During September and October 2002, by David
Vogel, go HERE for pdf file. |
Oregon DEQ Water Quality Index Report for Klamath Basin 1986 -
1995 |
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DEQ: Water Temperature Criteria Page |
USGS: Oregon
District Hydrologic Studies, PN381 Assessment of Nutrient Loading
to Upper Klamath Lake, Oregon |
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USGS: Water Conditions during Upper
Klamath Lake Fish Tracking Study Analyzed, 9/5/06
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Water Conditions During Upper Klamath Lake Fish Tracking Study
Analyzed, 2/02-04 |
USGS:
Effect of
Water-Column pH on Sediment-Phosphorus Release Rates in Upper
Klamath Lake, Oregon, 2001 |
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Upper
Klamath Lake Basin nutrient-loading study; assessment of historic
flows in the Williamson and Sprague rivers 1999 .pdf
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USGS:
A Selected Bibliography of Water-Related Research in the Upper
Klamath Basin, Oregon, through 1994 |
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Data discrepancies in tribal monitoring of Klamath algae,
County of Siskiyou,
Department of Public Health 3/9/07 |
Evaluation of Proposed Lake Management on Hydrodynamics, Water
Quality, and Eutrophication in Upper Klamath Lake - Philip
Williams & Associates 3/29/01 |
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| Water Bank |
Bureau of Reclamation 2006 Water Bank |
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USGS Klamath Basin Ground-Water
Study |
USGS final assessment of Klamath
Water Bank, 98-page pdf file
May 2005 |
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Dan Keppen, KWUA Director replies to these two reports |
BOR 2005 Water Bank fact sheet |
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| Other reports, testimonies and
articles |
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Klamath Water
Users Association (KWUA) Statement on Klamath Sucker Status Review
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Marc Van Camp from MBK
Engineers power point presentation to the National Research
Council regarding the Bureau of Reclamation Klamath River Basin
Natural Flow Study,
1/29/07 |
Ground-Water Hydrology of the Upper
Klamath Basin, Oregon and California,
USGS/OWRD May 2007 |
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To the National Research Council
from Merrill businessman Bob
Gasser, presented
1/29/07, Klamath Falls |
Greg Addington, KWUA
Executive Director, NRC testimony, Klamath Falls 1/29/07 |
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Historical Information on the Klamath River watershed hydrology
and water quality in the Upper Klamath Basin, presented to the
National Research Council Committee on hydrology, ecology and
fishes of the Klamath River Basin, submitted October 3, 2006 by
KWUA. |
Upper
Klamath Basin Science Workshop Results Hosted by DOI, USGS,
FWS, BOR, BLM, February 3-6, 2004
Klamath Falls, Oregon |
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U.S. House
Resources Committee Congressional Field Hearing On The Endangered
Species Act -- testimonies, fact sheets, articles,
press releases, July 2004 |
Congressman Walden
Shares Views with the NWRA on Improving Endangered Species Act, July
20, 2004 |
