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Klamath Basin Water Management: Balancing Species Protection and Agricultural Needs

Upper Klamath Basin showing Natural Resources Conservation Service data sites. Source: http://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/special/klamath.pl

The Klamath Basin, straddling the Oregon-California border, is at the center of a complex water management debate that pits endangered species protection against agricultural interests and local economies. Again recent determinations by the Bureau of Reclamation regarding the Klamath Reclamation Project have sparked controversy and concern among various stakeholders.

So the project’s impact on Southern Resident Killer Whales, which consume Klamath Chinook salmon, is disputed.…

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