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Reaching
out to off-Project irrigators
Klamath
Tribes representatives say they hope members of the off-Project
irrigators who oppose the Klamath water settlement will reconsider and
come back to the bargaining table.
Edward
Bartell, who represents many off-Project water users, has said the
settlement “benefits only a select few.” He said the proposal will
be “devastating” for his constituents, who will be forced to retire
more than 18,000 acres of farming and ranch lands by cutting off 30,000
acre-feet of water use in the
However,
Klamath Tribes research biologist Larry Dunsmoor said Friday the
retirement of 30,000 acre-feet of water is a voluntary program. In
addition, those who choose to take part are paid for giving up
irrigation rights.
“It
can’t drive somebody into bankruptcy,” Klamath Tribes attorney Bud
Ullman said.
He
called the proposed settlement the best available option for irrigators.
“We
can offer the off-Project folks a better result than the status quo,”
Ullman said. “That door is still open.”
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