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7A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 2016 Dams: ‘The Klamath River is a precious resource’ Continued from Page 1A ranchers from rising power and water prices as the various interests work to end long-run- ning water wars in the drought- stricken Klamath River basin. 7he dams now block ¿sh from migrating to their historic spawning grounds and also degrade water quality, spread- ing ¿sh diseases and algae blooms. Salmon are sacred to some Native American tribes that use them for subsistence and ceremony. ³2ur allocation of ¿sh this year doesn’t meet half of our subsistence for our people,” said Yurok Tribe Vice Chair- man David Gensaw. “This is a threat to our culture, our reli- gion and the economic sur- vival of our people.” Benjamin Brink/The Oregonian Jene McCovery, an elder with the Yurok Tribe, speaks to a group of about 50 people, mostly from the Klamath River Tribes, in Portland, about the push to restore a fishery on the Klamath River, remove four dams, and balance. Jeff Barnard/AP Photo Tense disputes The Klamath basin has been the site of tense disputes between tribes, environmen- talists, farmers and ranchers for nearly two decades. In 2001, water deliver- ies to farmers and ranch- ers were severely curtailed. Adult salmon suffered a major die-off a year later. Salmon harvests have been sharply reduced for the tribes as well as recreational and commer- cial ¿shers. The latest deal is spelled out in two agreements signed at the mouth of the river in Northern California in a cer- emony attended by Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, Califor- nia Gov. Jerry Brown, federal of¿cials, tribal leaders, con- servation groups, large-scale water users and dam-owner 3aci¿Corp. Iron Gate Dam spans the Klamath River near Hornbrook, Calif. “This is a huge exercise of humankind ¿xing some of the mistakes of the past,” Jerry Brown said. The agreements include promises to keep working on a six-year-old settlement pro- cess that went dormant when Congress failed to approve it last year. In addition to remov- ing dams, an initial settlement would have restored tribal lands and provided more water for farmers and ranchers. By removing the dams without congressional approval and providing price assurances to farmers, backers hope to make the larger deal more palatable for Congress. Funding for the $450 mil- lion project would come from 3aci¿Corp customers in Cali- fornia and Oregon, along with a water bond approved by Cal- ifornia voters in 2014. Not everyone is celebrat- ing. Dam removal is a major improvement, but the guaran- tees for farmers and ranchers don’t belong in the agreement, said Jim McCarthy of the con- servation group WaterWatch. Stakeholders The 3aci¿Corp utility has supported a dam-removal agreement because it offers the company liability protec- tions and caps the costs to its customers. Several studies have shown that dam upgrades likely to be required would signi¿cantly reduce electric- ity generation and would cost millions of dollars more than dam removal and replacement of hydropower with other sources. The company will trans- fer ownership of four Klam- ath River dams to a nonpro¿t corporation recently created in California, which will petition the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for approval to tear them down beginning in 2020. Two others will be trans- ferred to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, which will con- tinue operating them with- out raising prices for farmers and ranchers who irrigate their ¿elds. One of the tribes already has obtained senior water rights through the courts, lim- iting water available for farm- ers and ranchers, and the oth- ers could pursue that process. Klamath Basin agriculture is Jeff Barnard/AP Photo An algae bloom in the reservoir behind Iron Gate Dam on the Klamath River near Hornbrook, Calif. valued at about $670 million annually. Scott White, head of the Klamath Water Users Asso- ciation, said the agricultural interests he represents had no stake in the dam removal but he hopes the efforts to boost water rights don’t get lost. “The Klamath River is a precious resource,” White said. “There is much left to be done to preserve the inter- ests of the communities that it serves.” Klamath Tribes Chairman Don Gentry said the c’iyaal’s, which means salmon, were placed in the river by the cre- ator and have been essential in sustaining the tribes. “We won’t be whole, and we won’t be complete as a people until we can once again ¿sh for our c’iyaal’s,” Gentry said. Sunset Lake: Clatsop County’s case is scheduled for trial in June Continued from Page 1A witnessed untreated sewage discharged over the drain ¿eld and noted another failure to ¿x the issue. Kevin Luby, an attorney for Hick, said the park has had trouble meeting the per- mitted sewage Àow, even while shutting down the park’s laundry and showers, installing low-Àow toilets, putting meters on the lots to track usage and pumping 1,000 gallons a day out of the drain ¿eld. He said Hick is sending bids out for a contractor to build an additional drain ¿eld at the park, which would help the old one rehabilitate. “I anticipate it being resolved without the neces- sity of a trial,” Luby said, adding that Hick’s money is better spent improving the park. The Department of Envi- ronmental Quality’s lawsuit was filed last week. A hear- ing on the state’s motion for a preliminary injunction against Resources North- west is scheduled next week. Second lawsuit The state’s lawsuit comes as Clatsop County tries to remove Hick as owner and replace him with a receiver, a person appointed to adminis- ter property under litigation. The county filed suit against Hick about three years ago to enforce a 2011 compliance order for the park to lower occupancy from 60 to 43, including 18 mobile homes and 25 RVs, along with 38 spots for visitors. Resources Northwest and the county differ on whether the park has satisfied the occupancy restriction. Luby said a month ago that the park was within one evic- tion of 43 occupants. County staff claim the park is mov- ing permanent residents around within a 30-day time frame to make them seem temporary. The county’s case is scheduled for trial in June. 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