SPECIAL MEETING: SCBoS Update to Lower Klamath Decommissioning Project

January 23, 2024
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS’ CHAMBERS
311 FOURTH STREET (SECOND FLOOR)
YREKA CALIFORNIA 96097

Feature Photo by @whithassett
Moonshine Falls is right at JC Boyle Dam and presents a slight mystery: Fully under the dam lurking immediately upstream of the dam buried intact in the silt? Evidence suggests it was blasted. In addition to the location factor, this looks like cutting into the sediment, not bedrock. We’ll find out soon what the real deal is.

Source: https://bosagenda.co.siskiyou.ca.us/PublishedMeetings.htm

The purpose of this staff report is to inform the Board of Supervisors and the public of the Lower Klamath Hydroelectric Decommissioning Project’s (Project) progress every month. The report also includes an update on the County Staff’s involvement in the Project, as well as an outline of upcoming activities. While not all areas of interest or concern may be addressed in this report, any questions, comments, or concerns can be directed to the County’s email address for the project: [email protected].

        CKM Environmental

Discussion and possible direction re presentation of an update regarding the Lower Klamath Dam Decommissioning Project, including current/upcoming activities, use of roads and bridges by contractors, County permitting, coordination with the Klamath River Renewal Corporation and communication with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.

     Departmental Requests

A.            County Road Commissioner/Sheriff

Presentation of an update re Copco Road and public safety during the 2024 Lower Klamath Dams Decommissioning Project activities.

    Public Requests

A.            California Department of Fish and Wildlife

Presentation of an update re the Lower Klamath Dams Decommissioning Project, including Parcel B Lands and fish hatchery.

*******Note:  Correspondence received by the Board of Supervisors is on file and available for review in the County Clerk’s Office.  This document and other Board documents are available on-line at www.co.siskiyou.ca.us.

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