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<font size="+1">Gle<font size="+1">n forgets a major limit on
irrigation d<font size="+1">eliveries</font>--the federal
obligation to protect <font size="+1">tribal rights to a
fishery livelihood. <font size="+1">The Interior Solicitor's
office in a <a
href="http://www.schlosserlawfiles.com/%7Ehoopa/SolMem072595.pdf">Ju<font
size="+1">ly</font> 25, 1995 opinion</a> specifically
reviewed the role of the ESA and tribal rights in
controlling BOR diversions<font size="+1"> from UKL. Both
sources of rights--not the ESA only--restr<font size="+1">ain
the lawful exercise of BOR's a<font size="+1">uthority.
We know what water flows are necessary to support fish
abundance. <font size="+1">Quantifying that amount
was the purpose of Hardy's work and that report
shows that ESA flow<font size="+1">s <font
size="+1">do not satisfy the tribal right</font></font>.
</font>The tribal rights are first in time and thus
first in right, superior to <font size="+1">the KID's
priority. Though the highest priority rights are in
California, they must be respected<font size="+1">
in Oregon, <a
href="http://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/259/419/">Wyoming
v. Colorado</a>, 259 U.S. 419 (1922). </font></font>The
solicitor's opinion says:<br>
<br>
<font size="+1">Conclusion<br>
None of the rights discussed above are quantified
(except see footnote 1(re. Adair)). Even so,
Reclamation is not free to disregard these rights,
and its discretion to determine the necessary means
to protect and fulfill each of these rights is
limited. Reclamation must exercise its statutory and
contractual authority<font size="+1"> </font>to the
fullest extent to protect the tribal fisheries and
tribal water rights. Reclamation must also,
consistent with its statutory, contractual and trust
obligations, fulfill the rights of the project water
users and the refuges.<br>
<br>
<font size="+1">Tom<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 11/19/2012 6:25 PM, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:FISH1IFR@aol.com">FISH1IFR@aol.com</a>
wrote:<br>
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<div>In a message dated 11/16/2012 8:24:36 A.M. Pacific Standard
Time, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:andrew@wildcalifornia.org">andrew@wildcalifornia.org</a> writes:</div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:
'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Fair
enough. However, what about irrigation deliveries?
That is the one variable that has been left out. The
real question and concern, is does less water released
now mean more water available for irrigation? That
answer is most certainly yes, as the irrigation
allocation is not determined right now.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:
'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">It
is great to be budgeting water, but the agency needs to
be straight about all of the reasons why the flows are
low right now. It would make common sense to say that
it is for irrigation deliveries as well as for ESA
compliance.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Andrew J.
Orahoske<o:p></o:p></span>
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<div><font color="#000000">Andrew.... </font></div>
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<div><font color="#000000">One serious problem with the current
water management system in the Upper Klamath Basin is that
irrigation deliveries ARE a major and <u>largely
uncontrolled</u> variable, EVERY YEAR. The BOR has no
other choice -- after meeting ESA legal obligations -- but
to fight over every bit of the remaining water. This type
of annual conflict is the situation we will continue to see
indefinitely -- constant annual struggles over water, <em>ad
hoc</em> decision-making and a complete lack of predictive
stability overshadowing the entire Klamath Basin water
management system -- <em>until the KBRA is finally and
fully implemented.</em></font></div>
<div><em></em> </div>
<div><font color="#000000">One primary purpose of the KBRA, as
you know, is to -- <u><em>for the first time ever</em></u>
-- actually CAP BOR irrigation deliveries each year as known
in advance levels in order to bring more CERTAINTY to the
levels of water the irrigation system would get in future
years (as noted on the Chart previously sent out by Curtis
Knight to this list), but always based on <u>actual
rainfall</u> (instead of political power in the annual
struggle).</font></div>
<div> </div>
<div><font color="#000000">There is at present -- i.e., without
the KBRA -- <u>no effective upper limit</u> on upper
Klamath basin BOR irrigation demand, except whatever it can
use for the beneficial uses of irrigation. The BOR's Oregon
State water right in fact is "whatever amounts of water are
available and not yet appropriated" as of its effective date
(1906 I believe). This could theoretically mean the whole
river! The only effective constraint then become how
effective salmon advocates are (and can remain) in federal
Court to enforce the ESA -- and that provides only survival
flows, not true recovery. </font></div>
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<div><font color="#000000">It is only the KBRA "caps" on BOR
Project future irrigation demands that promise to: (1) bring
<u>permanent predictive stability</u> to annual BOR Klamath
Irrigation Project irrigation demand; (2) align that demand
with the actual annual rainfall supply. This is one of the
best arguments for its full implementation. </font></div>
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<div><font color="#000000">Otherwise, you will likely see only
more of the same annual dog fights -- which can only get
worse as total average flows diminish with accelerating
climate change, as is being predicted. </font></div>
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<div><font color="#000000">In short, the kinds of serious water
management problems and conflicts we are seeing this year
and likely next in the Klamath Basin are because the KBRA
has NOT yet been implemented, not because of it. </font></div>
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<div><font family="SANSSERIF" ptsize="10" size="2" face="Arial"
lang="0">======================================<br>
Glen H. Spain, Northwest Regional Director<br>
Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations (PCFFA)<br>
PO Box 11170, Eugene, OR 97440-3370<br>
Office: (541)689-2000 Fax: (541)689-2500<br>
Web Home Page: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.pcffa.org/">www.pcffa.org</a><br>
Email: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:fish1ifr@aol.com">fish1ifr@aol.com</a></font></div>
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