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We could easily lose all our water rights
Pioneer Press
Fort Jones, CA
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
page 12, col 1
pioneerp@sisqtel.net
To the Editor:
After 2001 we have all learned how fast money can be lost without irrigation water. Water equals money.
Fort Jones, CA
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
page 12, col 1
pioneerp@sisqtel.net
To the Editor:
After 2001 we have all learned how fast money can be lost without irrigation water. Water equals money.
The level of water in the Klamath Lake is at the lowest level for this date since the very
beginning of the project (1906). This fact is not due to a natural drought but due to conscious decisions made by the Bureau of Reclamation (our federal government) to let our water go downstream to benefit Coho salmon. These fish are classified as "threatened" and yet, we can all eat wild Coho salmon for dinner every night if we
wish. We could easily lose all of our water rights if we are not careful.
If you do not think it is possible for the government and the extreme environmentalists to
put 80% of agriculture out of business - just look at the logging industry's history. We need to stand together and demand our fair share of the water. The salmon and the suckers should not get it all! We need to promote the finalization of the legal adjudication process of our water rights so that property owners are not robbed of what is rightfully theirs.
David & Marganne Oxley
Klamath Falls, Ore.
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