The letter was drafted to be approved and sent by the
Siskiyou County Flood Control and Water Conservation
District, which is composed of the board of supervisors
members, to the water resources departments of California
and Oregon, as well as the Klamath River Compact Committee.
The letter was also on the agenda for the board of
supervisors’ approval, prompting District 1 Supervisor Jim
Cook to note that he understood why the district would send
a letter of opposition, but not the board.
Cook explained that while he continues to oppose dam
removal, there were certain aspects of each agreement with
which he does not find fault, explaining that he believes
the restoration agreement has actions that can help the
basin immediately.
Cook said he would support sending the letter as a director
for the district, but did not want to support complete
opposition as a member of the board.
The other supervisors retained their opposition to the
agreements, excluding District 2 Supervisor Ed Valenzuela,
who had not supported the board’s decision in April to
reject the agreements.
Taken to a vote as the district, there was unanimous
approval for sending the letter. As the board of
supervisors, however, Cook and Valenzuela voted no, with
Cook reiterating his opposition to dam removal.
The letter itself contains a number of the reasons the board
has raised in the past for opposing the agreements, alleging
that sediments behind the dams will pose a large health risk
if released, and the removal would cause county residents to
suffer economically, along with a number of other concerns.
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