KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – Klamath Water Users Association (KWUA) expressed deep disappointment with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s announcement of an agricultural water supply of 230,000 acre-feet this year. This amount, characterized as an “initial allocation,” is at 35 percent less than the estimated need.
“Because of the way the internal distribution of water works, we are looking at family farms that will go without water for the fifth straight year,” said KWUA Executive Director Paul Simmons.
“Overall, water conditions in the Klamath Basin are favorable,” said Moss Driscoll Director of Water Policy for KWUA. “It’s even better than last year, when the allocation was higher.”
