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id=ArticleControl1_lblBody>California Gov. Arnold
Schwarzenegger and Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski announced
Thursday that they are directing their respective state
agencies to organize a Klamath River Summit to be held before
the year ends.<BR><BR>The summit is aimed to resolve a
multitude of complex issues related to the health of the river
that impact salmon fishermen, tribes, hydroelectric power and
a host of environmental and habitat concerns.<BR><BR>A date
for the summit will be determined once various schedules can
be worked out.<BR><BR>“We have the problems of water quality,
water supply, listed species, energy generation and
agricultural sustainability expressed in countless ways in the
Klamath Basin,” Kulongoski said. “We must forge a consensus on
a sustainable approach to the Klamath.”<BR><BR>“Both our
states are recognized leaders in protecting our environment,”
added Schwarzenegger. “I look forward to working with Governor
Kulongoski and his team to develop a plan that will protect
these valuable natural resources while balancing our needs as
responsible stewards of the environment.”<BR><BR>The summit
follows a partnership between Washington, Oregon and
California governors, who signed an agreement to create a
partnership which would work to protect the entire Pacific
coast.<BR><BR>Recognizing the environmental and natural
resource challenges within the Klamath Basin, the summit aims
to bring all groups with Klamath River Basin interests
together, including states, federal partners, fishermen,
tribes and PacifiCorp.<BR><BR>To date, resolving Klamath
issues has been a challenge because of the interconnected
nature of water, energy, fishing, wildlife habitat, tribal
land use and farming needs.<BR><BR>PacifiCorp is currently
seeking relicensing of its Hydro Project on the Klamath River,
while many parties are calling for dam removal and river
restoration. At the same time, commercial salmon catch in
California and Oregon is expected to drop this year from
recent averages, the state and federal lawmakers said in a
recent letter to Senate appropriators.<BR><BR>PacifiCorp
operates seven hydroelectric generating facilities along 65
miles of the Klamath River from the Link River Dam at Upper
Klamath Lake to Iron Gate Dam. <BR><BR>In recent months,
PacifiCorp has expressed their willingness to consider dam
removal, provided that shareholder property rights and cost
recovery issues are appropriately addressed, according to the
news release.<BR><BR>According to PacifiCorp testimony, “these
and other restrictions cause PacifiCorp to operate the Klamath
Hydroelectric Project more for compliance than for
generation.<BR><BR>“Making matters worse, return flow from the
Klamath customers is unpredictable, unmanaged and often occurs
during high-water periods. Each of these factors has negative
effects on PacifiCorp’s ability to use the Klamath River to
generate hydroelectric power,” according to PacifiCorp
testimony.<BR><BR>“In light of PacifiCorp’s characterization
of the value, it seems only appropriate that dam removal be
explored as part of the discussion and quite frankly, as part
of the eventual solution to restore Klamath River health,”
said Schwarzenegger.</SPAN></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></SPAN></DIV>
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<TD class=articleBody><SPAN id=ArticleControl1_lblBody>California
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski announced
Thursday that they are directing their respective state agencies to
organize a Klamath River Summit to be held before the year
ends.<BR><BR>The summit is aimed to resolve a multitude of complex
issues related to the health of the river that impact salmon
fishermen, tribes, hydroelectric power and a host of environmental
and habitat concerns.<BR><BR>A date for the summit will be
determined once various schedules can be worked out.<BR><BR>“We have
the problems of water quality, water supply, listed species, energy
generation and agricultural sustainability expressed in countless
ways in the Klamath Basin,” Kulongoski said. “We must forge a
consensus on a sustainable approach to the Klamath.”<BR><BR>“Both
our states are recognized leaders in protecting our environment,”
added Schwarzenegger. “I look forward to working with Governor
Kulongoski and his team to develop a plan that will protect these
valuable natural resources while balancing our needs as responsible
stewards of the environment.”<BR><BR>The summit follows a
partnership between Washington, Oregon and California governors, who
signed an agreement to create a partnership which would work to
protect the entire Pacific coast.<BR><BR>Recognizing the
environmental and natural resource challenges within the Klamath
Basin, the summit aims to bring all groups with Klamath River Basin
interests together, including states, federal partners, fishermen,
tribes and PacifiCorp.<BR><BR>To date, resolving Klamath issues has
been a challenge because of the interconnected nature of water,
energy, fishing, wildlife habitat, tribal land use and farming
needs.<BR><BR>PacifiCorp is currently seeking relicensing of its
Hydro Project on the Klamath River, while many parties are calling
for dam removal and river restoration. At the same time, commercial
salmon catch in California and Oregon is expected to drop this year
from recent averages, the state and federal lawmakers said in a
recent letter to Senate appropriators.<BR><BR>PacifiCorp operates
seven hydroelectric generating facilities along 65 miles of the
Klamath River from the Link River Dam at Upper Klamath Lake to Iron
Gate Dam. <BR><BR>In recent months, PacifiCorp has expressed their
willingness to consider dam removal, provided that shareholder
property rights and cost recovery issues are appropriately
addressed, according to the news release.<BR><BR>According to
PacifiCorp testimony, “these and other restrictions cause PacifiCorp
to operate the Klamath Hydroelectric Project more for compliance
than for generation.<BR><BR>“Making matters worse, return flow from
the Klamath customers is unpredictable, unmanaged and often occurs
during high-water periods. Each of these factors has negative
effects on PacifiCorp’s ability to use the Klamath River to generate
hydroelectric power,” according to PacifiCorp testimony.<BR><BR>“In
light of PacifiCorp’s characterization of the value, it seems only
appropriate that dam removal be explored as part of the discussion
and quite frankly, as part of the eventual solution to restore
Klamath River health,” said
Schwarzenegger.</SPAN></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD>
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<H1><B>Two States to Address Klamath River Troubles</B></H1>From Times
Staff and Wire Reports<BR><BR>October 13, 2006<BR><BR><BR><BR>Gov. Arnold
Schwarzenegger and Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski announced plans Thursday for
a multi-state summit to address ways to fix the troubled Klamath River,
blamed for nearly shutting down the West Coast commercial salmon season
this year.<BR><BR>Dams on the river have had a serious effect on salmon
and other fish in the river.<BR><BR>The call for a summit comes as federal
energy regulators are wrangling over whether to approve a new long-term
license for four Klamath hydropower dams considered a culprit in the
river's sagging salmon runs.<BR><BR>"We have the problems of water
quality, water supply, listed species, energy generation and agricultural
sustainability expressed in countless ways in the Klamath Basin,"
Kulongoski said in a statement.<BR><BR>"We must forge a consensus on a
sustainable approach to the Klamath."
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