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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Pelican Network
[mailto:<st1:PersonName w:st="on">rocinante@pelicannetwork.net</st1:PersonName>]
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<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, April 14, 2005
9:48 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Klamath@pelicannetwork.net<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: Plan Limits Water Use
in Klamath Area - LA Times today</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic'>Posted by Eric Wiseman</span></font></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Guys and Gals- <br>
The latest plan to steal water from the Trinity to
help the sick <st1:place w:st="on">Klamath River</st1:place> is illegal <br>
as well as irresponsible. We must pause to consider what types of biological
triggers and <br>
cues are induced by shipping 35,000 - 50,000 AF of water down the Trinity in
August and <br>
September. I propose a solution...STOP MITIGATING WITH FALL-RUN CHINOOK SALMON.
The <br>
spring-run kings were historically the most abundant run, taste better, and are
not in the <br>
lower Klamath system in substantial numbers during August and September.
Kindest Regards, <br>
Eric Wiseman <br>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic'>Posted by Steve Pedery</span></font></i>
<br>
The 2002 fish kill was not a result of low flows in the Trinity, it was the
result of the terrible conditions that the Bush administration and the federal
government continue to inflict on the Klamath. We should be extremely
dubious of any band-aid fix that ignores the Klamath's problems and tries to
limp through the year solely with Trinity water as the solution. Robbing
the TROD water is outrageous, but the Humboldt water isn't a long-term solution
either. <br>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic'>Posted by Jill Geist</span></font></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>All, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>I
continue to be astounded by the ability of DOI (BOR) to continue ignoring
Humboldt's contract water and our willingness to have that water available for
late summer/early fall release for the protection of Trinity and Klamath
fisheries! We have, and likely will continue, submitting correspondence to the
DOI that we are willing to make with water available. <b><u><span
style='font-weight:bold'>There is absolutely no need to go after TROD water.</span></u></b>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Jill
Geist <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic'>Posted by Margie Whitnah</span></font></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><a
href="http://www.latimes.com/news/local/state/la-me-klamath11apr11,1,6252577.story?coll=la-news-state">http://www.latimes.com/news/local/state/la-me-klamath11apr11,1,6252577.story?coll=la-news-state</a>
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<p><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>Plan Limits Water Use in Klamath Area</span></font></b> <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Farmers will get 70% of their normal
allotment for irrigation during the</span></b> <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>drought but fishermen and environmentalists
fear ecological calamity.</span></b> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>By Eric
Bailey <br>
Times Staff Writer <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>April 11,
2005 <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>SACRAMENTO</span></font></st1:City> — Facing
what is shaping up to be the third-driest year on record along the <br>
<st1:place w:st="on">Klamath River</st1:place>, the federal government has
unveiled a plan of water releases that hits both <br>
fish and farmers. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Irrigators
in the fertile <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Klamath</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Basin</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>, an agricultural
swath straddling the Oregon-California <br>
border, will get about 70% of their usual water allotment and are being asked
to cut use by an <br>
additional 15%. The plan was released Friday. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>"We're
hopeful we can get everyone through the year," said Jeff McCracken of the
U.S. Bureau <br>
of Reclamation, which operates the sprawling network of dams and irrigation
canals in the <br>
West. "We're asking everyone to tighten up water usage." <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>But
fishermen and environmentalists say the cutbacks are disproportionately steep
for the <br>
river, raising the prospect of the sort of ecological calamity that in 2002
resulted in the die-off <br>
of 70,000 adult salmon in the lower Klamath. Low flow caused poor water
quality, which <br>
helped lead to an outbreak of disease. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>"Here
we go again," said Steve Pedery of the Oregon Natural Resources Council.
"They're going <br>
through some amazing contortions to provide as much water to irrigators as they
can." <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Pedery
said the Klamath National Wildlife Refuges will be particularly hard hit. The
vast <br>
expanse of wetlands, a major stop for rare bald eagles and migratory birds on
the Pacific <br>
Flyway, will receive about half what is typically needed, he said. Meanwhile,
the river — home <br>
to the endangered coho salmon — will see water levels sag through the
summer. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>McCracken,
however, said federal water managers were well aware of potential problems and <br>
would act quickly if needed to ensure fish survive as they make their way
upriver this fall. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>"We
haven't had any problems for a couple of years and we're going to continue to
operate the <br>
system to meet everyone's needs," he said. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Rob
Crawford, a Klamath farmer in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Tule
Lake</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Calif.</st1:State></st1:place>, took
exception to complaints by <br>
environmentalists. He said farmers are cooperating to conserve in every way
possible: holding <br>
off early irrigation, installing more efficient water systems, planting
less-thirsty crops. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>In
addition, a federal program is expected to idle about 30,000 acres of farmland,
roughly <br>
one-tenth of the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Klamath</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Basin</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> agricultural
acreage, this year. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>"Everyone
understands how tight a water year it is," Crawford said, adding that some
<br>
environmentalists and fishermen remain intent on "poisoning the
process." <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Rains
drenched Southern California through the winter, but the <st1:place w:st="on">Pacific
Northwest</st1:place> is <br>
experiencing a steep drought, and the Klamath region hasn't been spared.
Snowpack, which <br>
provides water to the river during the summer and fall, is running about
one-third of normal. <br>
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