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title=greg@yournec.org href="mailto:greg@yournec.org">Greg King</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, September 09, 2008 11:47 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> News Release: NEC Hosts Klamath Settlement Presentation at
Wharfinger Oct. 8</DIV></DIV>
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<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN>ARCATA � The Northcoast Environmental Center will
host a public presentation of the complex and controversial Klamath Basin
Restoration Agreement (KBRA) on <B>Wednesday, Oct. 8, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at
the Wharfinger Building in Eureka.</B></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=MsoNormal>The KBRA is a 256-page document created by 28 parties over
a two-year period. It has been more than six months since the Klamath Settlement
Group has met to finalize the Agreement, owing to the absence of an agreement
with PacifiCorp to decommission four hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River
mainstem.</DIV>
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<DIV class=MsoNormal>The NEC had preferred to wait for release of a dam
agreement before offering a public presentation on the Restoration Agreement.
However, with the �hydro agreement� now nearly one year overdue, the NEC has
chosen to move forward without it.�<O:P></O:P></DIV>
<P class=MsoBodyText2 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" align=left>�We really can�t wait
any longer for the dam deal,� said Greg King, executive director of the NEC.
�There�s a chance we will see such a deal by the end of this month, but
negotiators have promised us a hydro agreement several times during the past
year and each deadline has been announced and then passed with no result. So
whereas the two agreements are linked � the Restoration Agreement dies on the
vine unless negotiators strike a deal to remove the four dams � it�s time for
the public to hear our thoughts on the water deal.�</P>
<P class=MsoBodyText2 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" align=left>Last March the NEC
rejected the KBRA as written because �it puts all the risk on the fish,� said
King. �Farmers in the upper basin are the only ones who receive a guarantee of
water in the deal. The fish get what�s left over.�</P>
<P class=MsoBodyText2 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" align=left>That month the NEC
recommended several changes to Draft 11 of the Restoration Agreement that would
allow the organization to �sign on� and support the deal through legislation and
implementation. However, the Settlement Group drafting committee has yet to
produce a twelfth draft of the Agreement owing to the absence of measures to
remove the four dams.</P>
<P class=MsoBodyText2 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" align=left>The NEC�s recommended
changes, the reasons for them, and the Restoration Agreement as a whole will be
the focus of the Oct. 8 presentation. After the presentation the public will be
invited to comment and ask questions.<O:P></O:P></P>
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<DIV>Greg King</DIV>
<DIV>Executive Director</DIV>
<DIV>Northcoast Environmental Center</DIV>
<DIV>1465 G Street</DIV>
<DIV>Arcata, CA 95521</DIV>
<DIV>(707) 822-6918</DIV>
<DIV><A href="mailto:greg@yournec.org">greg@yournec.org</A></DIV>
<DIV><A href="http://www.yournec.org">http://www.yournec.org</A></DIV>
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<P></P>[attachment same as below; apologies for cross-postings]<BR><BR>News
Release<BR>NEC Hosts Klamath Settlement<BR>Presentation at Wharfinger Oct.
8<BR>For Immediate
Release<BR>Contact: Greg King,
Executive
Director<BR>
707-822-6918<BR><BR>ARCATA — The Northcoast Environmental Center will host a
public <BR>presentation of the complex and controversial Klamath
Basin <BR>Restoration Agreement (KBRA) on Wednesday, Oct. 8, from 7 p.m.
to 9 <BR>p.m. at the Wharfinger Building in Eureka.<BR><BR>The KBRA is a
256-page document created by 28 parties over a two-year <BR>period. It has
been more than six months since the Klamath Settlement <BR>Group has met
to finalize the Agreement, owing to the absence of an <BR>agreement with
PacifiCorp to decommission four hydroelectric dams on <BR>the Klamath
River mainstem.<BR><BR>The NEC had preferred to wait for release of a dam
agreement before <BR>offering a public presentation on the Restoration
Agreement. However, <BR>with the “hydro agreement” now nearly one year
overdue, the NEC <BR>has chosen to move forward without it.<BR>“We really
can’t wait any longer for the dam deal,” said Greg <BR>King, executive
director of the NEC. “There’s a chance we will see <BR>such a deal by the
end of this month, but negotiators have promised <BR>us a hydro agreement
several times during the past year and each <BR>deadline has been
announced and then passed with no result. So <BR>whereas the two
agreements are linked — the Restoration Agreement <BR>dies on the vine
unless negotiators strike a deal to remove the four <BR>dams — it’s time
for the public to hear our thoughts on the water <BR>deal.”<BR><BR>Last
March the NEC rejected the KBRA as written because “it puts all <BR>the
risk on the fish,” said King. “Farmers in the upper basin are <BR>the only
ones who receive a guarantee of water in the deal. The fish <BR>get what’s
left over.”<BR><BR>That month the NEC recommended several changes to Draft 11 of
the <BR>Restoration Agreement that would allow the organization to
“sign <BR>on” and support the deal through legislation and
implementation. <BR>However, the Settlement Group drafting committee has
yet to produce a <BR>twelfth draft of the Agreement owing to the absence
of measures to <BR>remove the four dams.<BR><BR>The NEC’s recommended
changes, the reasons for them, and the <BR>Restoration Agreement as a
whole will be the focus of the Oct. 8 <BR>presentation. After the
presentation the public will be invited to <BR>comment and ask
questions.<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>#
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<BR>--<BR>Greg King<BR>Executive Director<BR>Northcoast Environmental
Center<BR>1465 G Street<BR>Arcata, CA 95521<BR>(707)
822-6918<BR>greg@yournec.org<BR>http://www.yournec.org<BR><BR><BR><BR></BODY></HTML>