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Wednesday, May 14, 2025
cover image courtesy of USGS It’s been ten years since the Elwha Dam (5-miles upstream) and Glines Canyon Dam (13-miles upstream) were removed from the 45-mile long Elwha River. And other than a change in scenery, the results are quite unremarkable, especially considering the cost to taxpayers. Yet we still find misinformed people who keep […]
Construction crews continue to make progress on the deconstruction of Copco No. 2. The smallest of the four Klamath Hydroelectric dams slated for removal. Copco No. 2 is being removed to clear the way for Copco No. 1’s drawdown coming this January. While crews are working fast, the complete deconstruction […]
What about the undeniable billion-dollar economics of using wild horses in a wildfire fuel abatement role — protecting human lives, assets, forest and timber resources, as well as other tertiary benefits? Some Insurance Industry analysts seem to believe there is a role that wild horses can serve, as we see […]
The deconstruction of Copco No. 2, the smallest of the four hydroelectric dams being removed, is well underway. This week crews removed the gates, walkway, and two of the five bays down to the spillway. The remaining bays will direct waters around the dam, rather than over it, to allow […]
Opinion / Letter for publishing Yreka News We have had a little time to consider the Siskiyou County Superior Court Judge dismissing the Taxpayer Lawsuit by Tony Intiso. It was a surrealistic hiatus to a terrific effort to protect the Taxpayers of the State of California against unreasonable and […]
In December, the Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors voted to go against the wishes of 79 percent of the Siskiyou County Voters and voted to go forward with Klamath River dam removal and hire a special employee who would expedite the Siskiyou permit process. “It was moved by Supervisor Valenzuela, […]
INTISIO V WADE CROWFOOT, STATE OF CALIFORNIAHEARING RESCHEDULED FOR MAY 18,2023 AT 10:30 AMCOURTROOM 2, SUPERIOR COURT OF SISKIYOU COUNTY WE HAVE JUST LEARNED THAT THE SISKIYOU COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT HAS ONCE AGAIN CHANGED THE COURT APPEARANCE DATE FOR HEARING ON THE TAXPAYER LAWSUIT AGAINST THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. UNBELIEVEABLE […]
Update* DAM REMOVAL LAWSUIT FILED BY ANTHONY INTISO SET FOR TO APRIL 20th Content Provided By Siskiyou County Water Users By Richard MarshallRichard Marshall, President SCWU I have recently had the opportunity to review the official letter from the Klamath Mitigation Fund which has been sent to selected property owners […]
Case is rescheduled for 1:30 PM Court 2 Case is rescheduled for 1:30 PM Court 2 THE FOLLOWING IS AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE BY RICHARD MARSHALL OF THE SISKIYOU COUNTY WATER USERS ASSOCIATION (SCWUA) AS THE FUTURE OF OUR DAMS ARE BEING JEOPARDIZED AND WILL FOREVER AFFECT SISKIYOU COUNTY IRREPARABLY IN […]
Centered in a seventeen-hundred-acre parcel of land east of Interstate 5 and just south of the California-Oregon border. On my travels up Copco Road just after Iron Gate Reservoir is a great vantage point for a picture with a long-distance lens. Took some research to find a name as it […]
