cover image courtesy Bieke Lieckens – KRRC contractors dumping hundreds of tons of polluting sediments into Jenny Creek, which empties into the Klamath River.
The Klamath River Renewal Corporation (‘KRRC’) has been misinforming everyone! And when anything goes terribly wrong, they claim it’s ‘as planned’.
The 15-million cubic yards of remaining toxic lake bottom sediments pose a very real and significant threat to the ongoing health and recovery of the Klamath River.
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Shame on the Klamath River Renewal Corporation and the California government officials who approved the KRRC’s actions. How intensely short-sighted, and illogical their decisions have been. Animals have died senseless, painful deaths from the toxins released and families have lost their livelihoods by this AVOIDABLE disaster.
What can “we,” as concerned individuals do to help mitigate the removal of the toxic sediments from the lake bottoms? Can you please provide the addresses and contact information for letters to be written to request this work to be done? Or does this request need to be in the form of a petition?
Fom the CDM-Stillwater report you cite:
“The results of this evaluation suggest the Klamath Reservoir sediments can be
considered relatively clean, with no chemicals present at levels that would preclude their release
into downstream or marine environments. Accordingly Klamath Reservoir sediments are
expected to pose no adverse effects, limited effects, or minor effects under the five exposure
pathways under the Proposed Action and No Action alternatives.”
Well, your idea didn’t work out. Everything west of the dam removal is completely DEAD. They created an ecological disaster.