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Chuck
Bonham: Time for careful review
By
DD BIXBY
H&N
Staff Writer
Bonham
Chuck Bonham, a Trout Unlimited lawyer, has been involved in many water
discussions. He says the most successful dialogues happen when the
negotiations talk about fish and farms instead of fish or farms.
“That change from ‘or’ to ‘and’ — I think
that’s a cornerstone of what parties are trying to change in the
Klamath Basin, and it’s represented in the agreement,” he says.
A self-professed “total geek for water policy,”
Bonham has been involved in water issues in the
“We don’t have any more time to avoid the really
tough dialogue, as difficult as it is to step forward and
participate,” he says. “I have new -found respect for all the
communities (involved).”
Bonham commended the civility in approaching the
negotiations. “I look forward to a future where individuals
welcome fish in cooperation with tribal individuals and local land
owners,” he says. “We’re all rolling up our sleeves together.”
Precious
resource
Bonham says he realized there were people still not
happy with the drafted agreement, but he encouraged them to come to the
table and really think about it.
“Some think there is too much water for the fish,
some think there’s too much water for the farmers,” he says.
Water is the West’s most precious resource, he says.
He hopes people can come together and make it work for each other.
“It’s a path more consistent with the founding of the West.”
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