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Information You Need To Know About - 

Klamath Project Operations:  

Bureau of Reclamation Mid-Pacific Region - Klamath Basin Area Office Main Website National Water and Climate Center (NRCS) - Klamath Basin Special Reports

Natural Resources Conservation Service:  Klamath River Basin Activities 

Natural Resources Conservation Service:  Online Web Soil Survey  - Official USDA soil information as viewable maps and tables for more than 2300 soil surveys.

Klamath Project Annual Operations Plans:

Klamath Project 2011 Operations Plan

2010 Operations Plan

Klamath Project 2009 Operations Plan 

Klamath Project 2008 Interim Operations Plan

Klamath Project 2007 Operations Plan

2006 Operations Plan

2005 Operations Plan 

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US Congress:  Kuchel Act  Sept 2, 1964

Land Leasing Program 

USGS:  KLAMATH BASIN—ESTIMATION OF WATER USE WORK PLAN 1999

Biological Assessment with NAS Interim Report .pdf Klamath Basin Water Supply Enhancement Act of 2000  .pdf 
ESA Consultations A-Canal Fish Screen Project
Klamath Project Historic Operations: 1960-1998 .pdf Link River Dam Fish Passage: Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact  (FONSI)

Bureau of Reclamation:  Undepleted Natural Flow Study (12/8/03)

First Draft of Final Report

Model Spreadsheet

Summary Report

Final Draft of Undepleted Natural Flow of the Upper Klamath River  Dec 2004 .pdf 

 

 

Maps:  Klamath River Basin & Klamath Project and Irrigation Districts

 

OSU:  Local Grain Production 

Local Potato Research

Local Sugarbeets

Local Forages

Feasibility of Raising Upper Klamath Lake - BOR Executive Summary

Notes: Klamath Water Users Association

Public Information Meeting - Klamath County Fairgrounds April 7, 2004

Capital Press: Irrigation districts describe dealings with BuRec  July 22, 2005 Bureau of Reclamation's Undepleted Natural Flow Study - Final Report 12/05 and Appendices (5.9/1.5 MB)
Klamath Courier:  WARNING! BOR releases Undepleted Natural Flow Study Dec 14, 2005
Herald and News:   Report models Basin water flows  Dec 20, 2005 BOR:  A-Canal Fish Screen Evaluation Study 2005 .pdf
BOR:  December 2005 - January 2006: Schedule of Flow for the Klamath River at Iron Gate Dam  .pdf BOR Press Release:  Reclamation's FY2007 Budget Request is $971.6 Million  Feb 6, 2006
BOR Press Release:  Klamath Project's Sabo Moving to Upper Colorado Region  Feb 21, 2006 House Resource Committee Press Release:  Subcommittee examines site security costs, transparency   June 22, 2006
Family Farm Alliance:  Site Security Oversight Hearing   June 22, 2006 Family Farm AllianceHarrington Written Testimony before House Subcommittee on Water and Power   June 22, 2006
Bureau of Reclamation Press Release:  Area Manager Appointed for Klamath Basin Office   July 6, 2006 Capital Press:  Interior names Reclamation officials   July 14, 2006
Capital Press:  Final work on Reclamation Klamath Plan in December   Oct 27, 2006 Bureau of Reclamation:  Scoping Notice to Screen Private Water Diversions From Upper Klamath and Agency Lakes   October 2006
Bureau of Reclamation Press Release:  Call for Applications for 2007 Klamath Basin Water Supply Enhancement Study   Dec 20, 2006 Dan Keppen, FFA:  Bureau of Reclamation Managing for Excellence Update   Jan 11, 2007
Family Farm Alliance:  BOR's "Managing for Excellence" Update   Feb 13, 2007 Family Farm Alliance Memo:  Bureau of Reclamation's "Managing for Excellence" Albuquerque Meeting   Mar 1, 2007
BOR Press Release:  Klamath Project 2007 Operations Plan Released   April 9, 2007 BOR:  Reclamation Seeks Klamath River Watershed Restoration Projects  May 18, 2007
Klamath Area Office of the Bureau of Reclamation Press Release:  Reclamation Seeks Klamath River Watershed Restoration Projects  June 18, 2007 PEER Press Release:  Interior Secretary Vows An Ethical Culture Amid Scandals  July 3, 2007
Family Farm Alliance :  BOR "Managing for Excellence" Update  Aug 15, 2007 PEER Press Release:  Massive California Water Reclamation Scheme Full of Holes  Aug 30, 2007
Bureau of Reclamation Press Release:  Reclamation's FY 2009 Budget Request is $919.3 Million  Feb 4, 2008 Klamath Basin Area Office - Bureau of Reclamation Press Release:  Klamath Project 2008 Interim Operations Plan Released  April 3, 2008
Klamath Basin Area Office - Bureau of Reclamation:  Klamath Project Video's  March 2008 BOR Press Release:  Donald R. Glaser named Mid-Pacific Regional Director  May 2, 2008
Department of Interior Budget Office:  US Bureau of Reclamation Funding  2008 Grants.gov:  CESU Project – Liaison Activities for the Klamath Project  July 25, 2008
Bureau of Reclamation Press Release:  Reclamation Accepts Applications for 2009 Klamath Basin Water Supply Enhancement Study  Jan 15, 2009
Bureau of Reclamation:  2009 Water Supply Enhancement Study (formerly the Water Bank)
Herald and News:  Bureau of Reclamation will begin study - Bids being solicited for groundwater substitution options, storage programs   Jan 22, 2009
Family Farm Alliance Press Release:  Issue Alert! Stimulus Funding for Water Projects  March 2, 2009 Bureau of Reclamation Press Release:  Reclamation Announces Delayed Water Deliveries for Klamath Project  Mar 10, 2009
KWUA Press Release:  Klamath Water Users Association Reaction to Delay in Water Deliveries  Mar 10, 2009 BOR Press Release:  Reclamation Announces Start Date for Klamath Project Water Deliveries  April 2, 2009
Columbia Basin Bulletin:  Obama Nominates Colorado Attorney For Assistant Secretary Overseeing Reclamation  April 3, 2009
U.S. Department of the Interior Press Release:  Secretary Salazar Names John Tubbs Deputy Assistant Secretary for Water and Science  June 3, 2009
Bureau of Reclamation Press Release Reclamation Releases 2010 Operations Plan for the Klamath Project  May 6, 2010
Bureau of Reclamation:  USBR Letter to KID and 2010 Klamath Project Operations Plan>  May 2010 Bureau of Reclamation:  USBR Letter re: Water Unavailable to Warren Act Contractors>   May 17, 2010
Bureau of Reclamation Press Release:  Reclamation's Mid-Pacific Region to Open Bay-Delta Office in Sacramento; Susan Fry Named Office Manager  July 22, 2010 Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley Press Release:  Energy and Water Appropriations Clear Committee Hurdle - Bill Includes Millions for Oregon Rivers and Energy Programs  July 23, 2010
California Farmer:  Susan Fry to Manage Bay Delta Office  Aug 10, 2010
Herald and News:  Reclamation office gets new manager - Jason Phillips to take over job in January  Nov 9, 2010
Bureau of Reclamation Press Release:   Klamath Project 2011 Operations Plan Released  Apr 6, 2011
 
Columbia Basin Bulletin:  Bureau Of Reclamation Names New Pacific Northwest Region Director  Oct 21, 2011 
 
DOI News Release:  Secretary Salazar Names Rear Admiral James A. Watson as New Director of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement  Nov 14, 2011
Bureau of Reclamation News:  Reclamation FY 2013 Budget Request is $1 Billion  Feb 13, 2012
   
   
   
   
   

 

 

 

Additional Water Storage Proposals:

Water Users Support Study of Long Lake Offstream Storage Project  August 15, 2003

Letter to Commissioner John Elliott from The Klamath Tribes Sept 9, 2003

Herald and News Letter: Study Long Lake proposal
Herald and News Editorial:  Long Lake not the only storage possibility December 21, 2003  Herald and News:  Don't be too quick to write off Long Lake's value January 12, 2004
Klamath County Commissioners Letter to Gordon Smith on Long Lake February 6, 2004 Herald and News:  Bureau study says Long Lake is solid on the bottom  March 30, 2004
Herald and News:  Keep Long Lake storage project moving  April 1, 2004 Herald and News:  Cut Long Lake's costs, keep water storage project moving ahead by Dan Keppen April 12, 2004
Herald and News:  Update on Long Lake reservoir  March 7, 2005 Agency Lake Ranch
BOR:  Feasibility Study on Increasing the Storage Capacity of Gerber Reservoir .pdf March 2002 Letter from Klamath County Commissioners on Barnes Ranch
Ken Rykbost:  More study needed before going ahead with refuge addition Gail Hildreth Whitsett:  Facts about Barnes Acquisition  February 18, 2005
Klamath Courier:  Flooding more ag land April 20, 2005 Herald and News:  Storage big part of answer for water problems by Dan Keppen  May 23, 2005
Senator Doug Whitsett Address's Barnes Ranch Purchase May 18, 2005 Dan Keppen, FFA:  New Interior Secretary is an Old Hand When it Comes to Western Water Issues   June, 2006
Family Farm Alliance Special Alert:  Bob Johnson Nominated by President as New Reclamation Commissioner   July 21, 2006 Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources:  Domenici Offers Bill to Facilitate BOR Facilities Title Transfer   Aug 4, 2006
Herald and News:  Reclamation spokeswoman takes new assignment   Sept 13, 2006 Herald and News:  Reclamation boss balances issues   Nov 7, 2996
Herald and News Editorial:  Push the studies on feasibility of Long Lake   June 17, 2007 Herald & News:  Long Lake studies under way  July 15, 2007
Herald and News Editorial:  Long Lake part of the answer to water problems  July 23, 2007 Herald and News:  Officials push Long Lake plans  Aug 9, 2007
Bureau of Reclamation Press Release:  Biological Assessment Available for Klamath Project Operations for 2008-2018  Oct 22, 2007 2008 Biological Assessment 10/07
Assessment (3MB) |  Appendices (14MB)
Letters: 
NMFS |  PublicFSFWS
Salt Lake Tribune : Plane crash in park claims 2 (former BOR head John Keys dies)  May 31, 2008 Herald and News:  BOR manager changing jobs  Aug 3, 2008
Herald and News:  Bureau head to leave - Reclamation area manager taking Sacramento job  Aug 25, 2008 Herald and News:  Water storage options - The Long Lake basin holds promise for area  Nov 8, 2008
Herald and News Editorial:  Long Lake could help Basin when water’s short  Nov 13, 2008 Bureau of Reclamation Press Release:  Susan Fry Selected as Area Manager for Reclamation's Klamath Basin Area Office  Dec 19, 2008 
Herald and News:  New Reclamation area manager selected  Dec 20, 2008 Herald and New's Editorial:  Bureau manager a key official in water struggle  Dec 24, 2008
Herald and News:  New manager ready for a challenge - Sue Fry to take over local Bureau of Reclamation office  Jan 11, 2009 Herald and News Letter:  Dredge lake to gain water storage space  Jan 21, 2009
Herald and News Editorial:  'Tis the season to remember the reason for water storage  Feb 12, 2009 Herald and News Letter:  People don’t listen, and that’s a problem  Feb 14, 2009
Julie Kay Smithson Research:  Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions to Intervene and Competing Applications (Swan Lake North Pumped Storage Project) plus National Inventory of Dams  Feb 26, 2009 Herald and News:  Water storage appraisal nearly done  July 1, 2009
Herald and News:    Water storage feasible - Long Lake Valley studies likely will take several more months  Mar 24, 2010 Pioneer Press Letter:  We spit out the KBRA  Mar 24, 2010
Herald and News:  Creating a water solution - Klamath Falls man proposes a unique water storage idea  July 27, 2010
Bureau of Reclamation Klamath Basin Area Office Press Release:  Reclamation Releases Final Appraisal and Optimization Study for the Long Lake Valley Off-Stream Storage Project  Nov 29, 2010
Herald and News Editorial:  Water storage still needed, even if it won’t..be at Long Lake  Dec 1, 2010
Herald and News:  How a biological opinion affects operations  Jan 27, 2011
Herald and News Letter:  Biological opinion on river needs to change  Feb 15, 2011
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

 

 

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