New year, no agreement. The long-awaited and long-debated Klamath Basin Agreements governing the use of Klamath River water died at the end of 2015, because Congress failed to implement the agreements.
Tribal governments originally supported the agreements, but that changed over time.
Now the tribes and other entities have to figure out where to go next to remove the Klamath dams or otherwise address the myriad of issues facing the river, its sources, and water users.
KlamathTribal Chair Don Gentry and KarukNatural Resources Policy Advocate Craig Tucker join us to talk about the next likely moves.
The State Water Board in California will holdscoping meetings on the relicensing of the Klamath Dams later this month. Here's the list:
January 14, 2016
(2:00–4:00 pm)
Sacramento
Cal/EPA Building
Byron Sher Auditorium
1001 I Street
January 25, 2016
(5:00–7:00 pm)
Arcata
D Street Neighborhood
Center
1301 D Street
January 26, 2016
(10:00 am–12:00 pm)
Orleans
Karuk Tribe Community Room
39051 Hwy 96
January 26, 2016
(5:00–7:00 pm)
Yreka
Best Western Miner’s Inn
Convention Center
Auditorium
122 E. Miner Street