KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. Klamath Project farmers are getting some much-needed relief during the worsening drought. The Bureau of Reclamation has executed a $15 million agreement in drought-related funds.
They’ll be distributed to irrigators across Oregon and California. The Bureau announced the funding back in April, around the time when it said there wouldn’t be enough water to operate the ‘A’ canal.
Now the contract has been signed.
“It’s not enough it’s really far short of what’s needed to take care of the problem, but it’s very welcome and we’re glad to have it in place and we’re just continuing to search everywhere that we can to find mechanisms for additional relief,” said Paul Simmons with the Klamath Water Users Association.
Nobody s winning : Drought upends life in US West basin
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1of45Jamie Holt, lead fisheries technician for the Yurok Tribe, maneuvers a boat near a fish trap in the lower Klamath River on Tuesday, June 8, 2021, in Weitchpec, Calif. A historic drought and low water levels are threatening the existence of fish species along the 257-mile long river. When I first started this job 23 years ago, extinction was never a part of the conversation, she said of the salmon. If we have another year like we re seeing now, extinction is what we re talking about. Nathan Howard/APShow MoreShow Less
Water crisis reaches boiling point on Oregon-California line
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1of45Jamie Holt, lead fisheries technician for the Yurok Tribe, maneuvers a boat near a fish trap in the lower Klamath River on Tuesday, June 8, 2021, in Weitchpec, Calif. A historic drought and low water levels are threatening the existence of fish species along the 257-mile long river. When I first started this job 23 years ago, extinction was never a part of the conversation, she said of the salmon. If we have another year like we re seeing now, extinction is what we re talking about. Nathan Howard/APShow MoreShow Less
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Nobody s winning : Drought upends life in US West basin
GILLIAN FLACCUS, Associated Press
FacebookTwitterEmail 45
1of45Jamie Holt, lead fisheries technician for the Yurok Tribe, maneuvers a boat near a fish trap in the lower Klamath River on Tuesday, June 8, 2021, in Weitchpec, Calif. A historic drought and low water levels are threatening the existence of fish species along the 257-mile long river. When I first started this job 23 years ago, extinction was never a part of the conversation, she said of the salmon. If we have another year like we re seeing now, extinction is what we re talking about. Nathan Howard/APShow MoreShow Less