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End of a controversial dam

Mail Tribune article on the notching of Elk Creek Dam on the Rogue River tributary.

Gold Hill Diversion Dam Removal: An Accomplishment to Celebrate

On July 16, 2008 at 10:00 AM WaterWatch joins partners in celebrating the removal of the Gold Hill Diversion Dam Removal. This Cement Diversion Dam is the second greatest barrier to fish passage in the Rogue River.

Gold Hill Celebrates Dam Removal

KTVL article on the removal of Gold Hill Dam on the Rogue River.

Blasting of Elk Creek Dam will begin

Oregonian story about the blasting of Elk Creek Dam on the tributary of the Rogue River near Medford. The notching of the dam will help salmon in the Rogue River.

Farewell, Gold Hill diversion dam

Mail Tribune article on the celebration of the removal of the Gold Hill Dam on the Rogue River.

Feds tell irrigators Klamath salmon need more water

Ag Weekly/AP article on NOAA Fisheries Service evaluation of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's plan for the distribution of water in the Klamath River.

Salmon runs on Rogue expected to revive once dams come down

Oregonian article by Matthew Preusch on the impact of dam removals and notching on the salmon in the Rogue River.

Rogue River dams to come down

 

Groundwater mitigation: Not all state’s streams are faring equally

Bend Bulletin opinion article by Kimberley Priestley of WaterWatch on the Deschutes Groundwater Mitigation Plan.

State Needs Innovative, Aggressive Water Solutions

Opinion piece by Peter Gleick of the Pacific Institute

The End of an Era

Mail Tribune article on the last irrigation season for Savage Rapids Dam.

Un-Damming Elk Creek: Controversial Rogue River dam to make way for salmon

Eugene Weekly article on the notching of the incomplete Elk Creek Dam on the Rogue River.

NEC weighs stance on Klamath agreement

Times-Standard article on the position of the Northcoast Environmental Center on the draft Klamath settlement proposal.

New dam proposals restart 1970s-era fights

ClimateWire article on the relationship between climate change concerns and water storage practices in California.

Sorting through our salmon mystery

Oregonian commentary by Tim Harmon, president of Tradewinds Charters, on the impact of Klamath Basin policies on salmon populations off the Oregon coast.

Don't rush toward flawed Klamath deal

Times-Standard opinion article by Steve Pedery of Oregon Wild and Bob Hunter of WaterWatch on the draft Klamath settlement proposal.

Water trade-off bolsters rivers

Bend Bulletin article on the evaluation of the Deschutes Groundwater Mitigation Program.

Oregon consortium to evaluate Umatilla Basin aquifer recovery

CBB article on the feasibility study of the Umatilla aquifer as authorized by SB 1069.

Feds failed salmon on delta water pumping, judge says

Oregonian article on the federal court ruling on increasing pumping of water from the Sacramento River Delta.

Endangered

Newsweek article on the state of Oregon's salmon-fishing industry.

The Trouble With Salmon

New York Times editorial about the decision of the federal government to shut down commercial salmon fishing along the California coast to north-central Oregon.

Lawmakers aren't so easy to pigeonhole

Opinion article on urban and rural accomplishments in the Oregon legislature.

Coastal voices: As it stands, river pact won't protect fish

Opinion article on the draft Klamath settlement proposal.

Exciting Progress in Removing Fish Killer

OWEB reports on the Savage Rapids Dam Removal Project.

Future of Gold Ray Dam up in air

Mail Tribune article on the Gold Ray Dam.

Oregon OKs water shortage bill; includes Columbia/Umatilla recharge study

Columbia Basin Fish & Wildlife News Bulletin article on the Agriculture and Community Water Act

A legal victory for the Deschutes

A Bend Bulletin editorial on the Swalley Irrigation District’s plan to pipe part of a leaking canal.

A region's vitality, melting away

Article on the impact of the melting of Mt. Hood's glaciers.

Another View: Fish are key to deal on Klamath

Opinion column by Hoopa Valley Tribe's Chairman Lyle Marshall regarding the draft Klamath settlement proposal.

A new test for Oregon's salmon plan

Editorial on the re-listing of Oregon's coastal coho.

Farmers float aquifer idea to quench their thirst

Oregonian article about Umatilla farmers proposing using water from the Columbia River to recharge aquifers.

Water shortage back before lawmakers

Article on the proposed Umatilla basin aquifer storage plan.

Walden cuts pressure for fast action on water pact

Herald and News editorial on the draft Klamath settlement proposal.

Maybe we can turn the clock back

Daily Astorian editorial regarding the draft Klamath settlement proposal.

Klamath Basin settlement is far from a done deal

An editorial in the Redding Record Searchlight on the draft Klamath settlement proposal.

A deal on Klamath's dams

Article in the San Francisco Chronicle on the draft Klamath settlement proposal.

Evaluating the Klamath Restoration Proposal:Can it end Klamath conflicts & get dams out?

Indybay article on the draft Klamath settlement proposal.

A Klamath settlement that isn't

Op-ed from the Oregonian on the draft Klamath settlement proposal.

Klamath water deal reached

LA Times article re: Tribes, farmers and others draw up a plan to remove dams and revive dwindling salmon populations.

Deal Would Remove Klamath River Dams

Associated Press article on the draft Klamath settlement proposal.

Deal afoot to alter Klamath for users

Article in the Oregonian on the draft Klamath settlement proposal.

Dam removal key to Klamath pact success

Article on the draft Klamath settlement proposal.

Groups offer plan for removing dams on Oregon's Klamath River to help salmon population

Oregonian (AP) article regarding draft Klamath settlement proposal.

Klamath groups offer plan for removing dams to help salmon

Associated Press article on the draft Klamath settlement proposal.

Groups Want to Remove Dams for Salmon

Associated Press article on the removal of four dams on the Klamath River.

Legislature's Feb. session to seek more water for rural Oregon

Associated Press article on the Oregon Legislature's proposal to establish aquifer storage areas in eastern Oregon.

Bringing closure to the Klamath conflict

An Oregonian op-ed regarding Klamath Basin solutions by Jim McCarthy of Oregon Wild and Bob Hunter of WaterWatch.

Let science guide dam removal, professors say

Article on professors Jeffrey Mount and Peter Moyle's letter to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service about Klamath dams.

Fish benefit of a Klamath pact questioned

Sacrmento Bee story about the ongoing Klamath settlement talks.

Negotiating the Klamath

Oregonian article about the ongoing Klamath settlement talks.

Klamath Basin report sparks differing interpretations

Article on the National Research Council's report on the Klamath River.

FERC ignores salmon mandates, recommends keeping Klamath dams

Associated Press article on FERC recommending to keep PacifiCorp's four hydroelectric dams.

Judge recommends higher electric rates for Klamath irrigators

Associated Press article on the possibility of Klamath basin irrigators paying more than 0.6 cents per kilowatt hour for electricity.

Governor Stresses need to store more water

Article on Gov. Kulongoski exploring water storage options in the Umatilla Basin.

Stuck in denial as the river runs dry

Oregonian article by Steve Duin on climate change and water scarcity.

Troubled Waters, Part III: The settlement talks -- path to a solution or political fix?

Third of a three part series on the Klamath River Basin.

Troubled Waters, Part II: Klamath farmers see themselves in the crosshairs

Second of a three part series on the Klamath River Basin.

Troubled Waters, Part I: The Klamath River Mess

First of a three-part series on the Klamath River Basin.

Local fish interests go to D.C. to ask for a waiver

Bend Bulletin article on the request for a delay in penalties for killing steelhead during reintroduction.

Triple threat to ag: Development, restoration, climate issues mount

Capital Press article discussing a recent Family Farm Alliance report titled "Water Supply in a Changing Climate."

Water Crisis Squeezes California's Economy

Christian Science Monitor article on the federal court ruling predicted to impact agriculture in California.

Bidding Set to Close for 82 Acres Near Sandy

Oregonian article on the sale of forestland for residential development along U.S. 26 in Brightcove, OR.

Water Wars

Street Roots article about Klamath Basin water issues.

Drifting on the Klamath

Eugene Register-Guard editorial responding to Senator Gordon Smith's opinion of the state of Klamath Basin.

Discord threatens Klamath River water talks

Article in the Sacramento Bee on Klamath River water talks.

Senator's comments on salmon criticized

Article in the Eugene Register-Guard on Senator Gordon Smith's comments on the Klamath River salmon kill in 2002.

Piping project could help fish return to Middle Deschutes

Bend Bulletin article about the Tumalo Irrigation District's plan to pipe open canals.

Water war pits urban vs. rural

Capital Press article on the competing demand for water in Oregon's economies.

Cheney Role in Water Policy Explored

The Interior Department's inspector general found no political interference by Vice President Cheney leading up to the Klamath fish-kill in part because investigators were not looking for it, an Interior official told lawmakers yesterday.

The Fight for Water

Oregon Business Magazine looks at current water issues and water politics in the Oregon Legislature

Investigators not told about Cheney contact, official says

Article about the July 31st, 2007 Full House Natural Resources Committee oversight hearing: "Crisis Of Confidence: The Political Influence Of The Bush Administration On Agency Science And Decision-Making."

Marmot Dam explodes into souvenir bits

Oregonian article on the removal of the Marmot Dam on the Sandy River.

Did Cheney interfere with Endangered Species Act?

Christian Science Monitor article on the investigation into the involvement of Vice President Cheney in the formulation of the Klamath River basin 10-year water plan.

House approves Oregon water, conservation projects

AP article on the House approving the Oregon Water Resources Management Act.

Irrigation Empire: Water could someday be treated like a commodity

Omaha World-Herald article on water shortages for agriculture in the U.S.

Tear it out?: Study will determine the future of Gold Ray Dam, which officials say is no longer practical

Article on the "pre-feasibility" study of the removal of the Gold Ray Dam.

Savage Rapids Dam could be removed a year early

AP article on the construction of a pumping station allowing for Savage Rapids Dam to be removed early.

Drain the Klamath of its ugly politics

Oregonian article by Steve Pedery, Conservation Director of Oregon Wild, on the politics behind the Klamath Basin.

Clock ticks for Savage Rapids Dam

Mail Tribune article on the removal plan for Savage Rapids Dam.

Dems: Investigate Cheney for role in salmon die-off

AP article on the call for a hearing to investigate Vice President Cheney's role in the 2002 die-off

Since You Asked: The well ain't dry, but source is all wet

Mail Tribune article about Oregon House Bill 2564.

Fields of conflict in the Klamath

Activists say farmers are poised to solidify their presence in the basin's federal wildlife refuges.

Dropping rural Oregon groundwater levels causing concerns

AP article on the Deschutes basin water resources and exempt private wells in Oregon.

A showdown looms on the Clackamas River over drinking water

Lake Oswego Review article on the effect of Senate Bill 3038 on the Clackamas River.

How much water flows? Who knows?

Register-Guard article on House Bill 2564 and 2566.

Budget boosts Savage Rapids work

Mail Tribune article on President Bush's budget including funding for Savage Rapids Dam removal.

Bill would give away more Columbia River water

Oregonian article on SB 483, the Oregon Oasis Project.

"Bipartisan Support for Renewing Irrigation Act

OPB transcript on reauthorizing the Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation Mitigation Act (FRIMA).

States join forces for Klamath solutions

Eureka Reporter article on the organization of the Klamath River Summit.

CAMPAIGN 2006: Proposition 84: Bond would preserve, restore state's waterways

San Francisco Chronicle article on California's Proposition 84, to fund water projects and restoration.

Wineries go dry, but not how you think

LocalNewsDaily.com article in the Portland Tribune on dry-farm vinyards.

The beginning of THE END

Mail Tribune article on the plan for the removal of Savage Rapids Dam.

A river runs through them

Register-Guard article on background and the multiple perspectives of Klamath Basin water issues.

Judge gives Klamath fish ladders a boost

Times-Standard article on the ruling that fish ladders on four hydroelectric dams in the Klamath Basin would benefit salmon and steelhead

Dam ruling supports fish on Klamath

Sacramento Bee article on judicial ruling that increased access to rivers in the Klamath basin would benefit salmon.

Utility will keep fighting against fish ladders over Klamath dams

AP article on PacifiCorp's decision to continue to truck salmon around four dams despite losing the challenge of the science behind the benefit of fish ladders.

Timidity will ruin Klamath moment

Daily Astorian editorial on FERC considering keeping PacifiCorp's Klamath basin dams for another 50 years rather than acting to restore salmon habitat.

Studies: Dam Removal From River Doable

AP article on the studies by California State Coastal Conservancy on the cost of removing four hydroelectric dams in the Klamath Basin.

Hydro Hogs

Willamette Week's annual list of the Portland area's biggest residential water consumers.

Now save the Klamath

Register-Guard editorial on the impact conditions of the Klamath basin salmon habitat have on the health of the West Coast salmon fisheries.

Savage Rapids Dam's days are numbered

Mail Tribune article on the plan to remove Savage Rapids Dam.

At last, an opening for Klamath salmon

Oregonian editorial on PacifiCorp's statement that it is willing to remove dams with conditions to help the utility and ratepayers.

Tribes Call for Removal of Dams That Block Journey of Salmon

New York Times article on the Yurok, Karuk and Klamath tribes pushing for the removal of four Klamath basin dams.

Money to remove Oregon dam headed for Senate floor

Associated Press article on the Senate Appropriations Committee approving a bill to fund the removal of Savage Rapids Dam.

California regulators vote to raise electric rates for Klamath farms

Associated Press article on the phase-out of electricity subsidies for farmers along the Klamath.

Decisions give hope for river's fish, future

Seattle Times article on federal rulings recommending the addition of fish passages to, or removal of, four dams in the Klamath to increase fish passage.

Quiet Waters

Mail Tribune article on stream surveys in the Rogue Basin.

PGE nears deal on dams

Oregonian article on upgrades to four Clackamas River dams.

Court Says River Plan Cheats Salmon

New York Times article on the federal court of appeals ruling to throw out the Bush Administration Klamath Basin plan to phase in higher river flows over ten years.

Water board gets earful on pumping

Capital Press article on the October 28th, 2005 Oregon Water Resource Commission briefing on Klamath Basin water issues.

Editorial: Final court for fish

Sac Bee Editorial on the judicial order to rewrite water plans for the Klamath, Columbia and Snake Rivers.

Salmon, ranchers win in deal

Oregonian article on the Lostline River compromise on stream flow.

Power, water inextricably linked in Klamath

Capital Press article on electricity rates in the Klamath Basin.

Water plan falls short, court rules

SF Chronicle article on the federal court of appeals ruling to throw out the Bush Administration Klamath Basin plan to phase in higher river flows over ten years.

Water Plan for Klamath Is Rejected

LA Times article on the federal court of appeals ruling to throw out the Bush Administration Klamath Basin plan to phase in higher river flows over ten years.

Court tosses Bush plan for Klamath water

Oregonian article on the federal court of appeals ruling to throw out the Bush Administration Klamath Basin plan to phase in higher river flows over ten years.

'Water bank' drags river basin deeper into debt

High Country News article on the Klamath water bank program.

PacifiCorp loses challenge of fish ladders over dams

Associated Press article by Jeff Barnard on the ruling that fish ladders on four hydroelectric dams in the Klamath Basin would benefit salmon and steelhead.

A utility's plan to end a longtime power subsidy could mean less water going to agriculture

U.S. Water News article on PacifiCorp increasing electricity rates in the Klamath Basin.

Officials Say Rules will Limit Groundwater Impacts

Herald & News article on the October 28th, 2005 Oregon Water Resource Commission briefing on Klamath Basin water issues.