BOOOM!...Senators Wyden, Merkley, Boxer and Feinstein just introduced bill in the Senate to enact the Klamath Agreements - including removal of the lower four Klamath Dams FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 21, 2014 CONTACT Severn Williams, 510-336-9566 sev@publicgoodpr AGREEMENT STAKEHOLDERS SUPPORT SENATOR WYDEN’S KLAMATH LEGISLATION Klamath Falls, Ore. – Senator Ron Wyden introduced a bill today in the United States Senate aimed at implementing hard-won negotiated agreements among a wide variety of stakeholders in the Klamath Basin. The agreements establish a water sharing plan aimed at supporting ranchers and farmers, Tribes, native fisheries and bird refuges in the basin. In response to Senator Wyden’s leadership in establishing a brighter economic and environmental future for all Klamath Basin residents, agreement stakeholders issued the following statement: “We thank Senator Ron Wyden for working tirelessly to help us find a lasting solution to our water sharing challenges in the Klamath Basin. We are hopeful that this legislation will finally bring an end to more than a century of challenging times in our community. People came together from all corners of the basin to hammer out these agreements, and the give and take has not always been easy. We are grateful to Senator Wyden, Senator Merkley, Senator Feinstein and Senator Boxer for sponsoring this important legislation. Similarly, Governor Kitzhaber and other leaders who have supported our local process have given all basin residents a reason to hope for a brighter future here for our children, our grandchildren, and the fish and wildlife that rely on this region’s natural resources for survival.” This statement was released on behalf of: American Rivers California Trout Institute for Fisheries Resources (IFR) Karuk Tribe Klamath Water Users Association The Nature Conservancy Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermens Associations (PCFFA) PacifiCorp Salmon River Restoration Council Sustainable Northwest Trout Unlimited Upper Klamath Water Users
Posted on: Wed, 21 May 2014 21:29:15 +0000
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