YBSA Monthly Report May, 2013
YBSA Monthly Report
May, 2013
The story about a shortage of water in the Upper Klamath Basin mirrors the possibility of what could happen in the Yakima Basin with insufficient storage. With drought looming, the State of Oregon is preparing for the likelihood that it will have to shut off irrigation access for many of the 200 cattle ranchers and hay farmers in the upper Klamath Basin as the Klamath Tribes take control of senior water rights in the region for the first time in a century. The State of Oregon recognized the findings of the legal process known as adjudication that gave tribes the most senior water rights the majority of the water flowing into Upper Klamath Lake dating to time immemorial.
Use the link below to read the complete article.
http://www.registerguard.com/rg/news/local/29840117-75/klamath-tribes-upper-rights-basin.html.csp
Also see the following for added information of the issue.
http://ybsa.org/climate-change/
In the archives choose the Reliability of Water Supply for Yakima Basin and Solving the Water shortage in the Yakima Basin links on the page.
Go to www.ybsa.org for additional information.