by Editor | Jul 1, 2013 | Water Issues
By Steve Brown Capital Press Posted 7/1/2013 OLYMPIA — As state legislators wrapped up their second special session, they approved a bill to make more water resources available in Central Washington during droughts. All but two legislators voted in favor of the...
by Editor | Jul 1, 2013 | War on the West, Water Issues
Posted 7/1/2013 Capital Press KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) — Ranchers from the upper Klamath Basin and their supporters are rallying Monday to call attention to the impact of an irrigation shut-off. The Klamath Falls Herald and News reported (http://bit.ly/14luJJA )...
by Editor | Jun 27, 2013 | War on the West, Water Issues
By Joe Smillie Peninsula Daily News Posted 6/27/2013 SEQUIM –– Water users have requested just 0.0904 acre-foot of water from the 604.9 acre-feet available in the Dungeness Water Exchange, which was formed Jan. 2 as part of the state’s Dungeness water rule. Amanda...
by Editor | Jun 27, 2013 | Water Issues, Wild Olympics, Wildlands Project
by David Haviland KBKW Posted 6/27/2013 LAKE QUINAULT, Wash. – Lake Quinault is closed to all non-tribal activities including fishing, swimming, and boating. Quinault Nation President Fawn Sharp tells KBKW “Closure of the lake was a decision made by the...
by Editor | Jun 17, 2013 | War on the West, Water Issues
By MATEUSZ PERKOWSKI Capital Press Posted 6/17/2013 Klamath County, Oregon – Ranchers who rely on water from the Sprague River in Klamath County, Ore., are worried about staying financially viable as they seek to resolve a water rights dispute. On June 14, a...
by Editor | Jun 14, 2013 | War on the West, Water Issues
Posted 6/14/2013 Capital Press GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — Some of the ranchers facing irrigation shutoffs in the upper Klamath Basin are asking a judge to stop state officials from enforcing newly recognized water rights held by the Klamath Tribes. Klamath County...
