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NORTHWEST East Oregonian Page 2A Wednesday, June 27, 2018 Klamath farmers, ranchers get 2018 operations plan months late BRIEFLY By GEORGE PLAVEN EO Media Group SALEM — It may be several months late, but farmers and ranchers in the Klamath Project finally know just how much water is available for the 2018 irrigation season — pend- ing an injunction requested by the Klamath Tribes to protect endangered sucker fish in Upper Klamath Lake. The Bureau of Reclamation released its annual operations and drought plans for the Klamath Project on June 18, serving 230,000 irrigated acres in Southern Oregon and North- ern California. Regulators calculate the water sup- ply based on factors such as stream flows, reservoir storage and existing legal obligations for fish. Accord- ing to the 2018 plans, irrigators can use 233,911 acre-feet of water from Upper Klamath Lake and the Klam- ath River, which is 40 percent less than the historical full demand. As of June 18, the bureau had already diverted 38,000 acre-feet for irrigation, leaving roughly 196,000 acre-feet still in the pipeline. Jeff Nettleton, area manager for the Bureau of Reclamation office in Klamath Falls, said this year has been challenging on all fronts, from the lack of usual snowfall to a court order requiring more water in the Klamath Steve Silton/The Herald And News via AP, File This 2013 file photo shows Klamath Falls on the far side of Upper Klamath Lake. River to protect salmon from disease. “I appreciate the willingness of the entire community to work together to seek solutions to meet these chal- lenges,” Nettleton said. “Careful management of irrigation and con- tinued water conservation efforts will help to minimize negative impacts of the reduced water supply as we pro- ceed through the season.” The Klamath Basin, like much of Southern Oregon, had a drier-than- usual winter, with snowpack at 55 percent of normal by April 1, 46 per- cent of normal by May 1 and com- pletely melted by June 1. The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service anticipates stream flows will be as low as 26 per- cent of normal in parts of the basin through September, and the bureau warns that most agricultural produc- ers will not have enough water “to meet the requirements of good irriga- tion practices for the acres served by the Project.” A federal judge in San Francisco also upheld a ruling earlier this year that requires more water from Upper Klamath Lake be kept in-river to flush away a deadly salmon-killing parasite known as C. shasta. House Democrats pull support from candidate The release also cited House Major- ity Leader Jennifer Williamson as sup- porting the move. But Molly Woon, deputy director of the Democratic Party of Oregon, said Tuesday that the group hadn’t taken a position, and was supporting the local Democratic party chapter, which Mon- day issued a statement on social media saying they continued to support Boddie. “It does seem that there’s a lot of uncertainty,” Woon said, including around the nature and source of the allegations. A spokesperson for Boddie, a phy- sician and Bend city councilman, said Tuesday that the campaign had not been By TOM JAMES Associated Press SALEM (AP) — Top Democrats in Oregon’s state House have withdrawn their support for the party’s candidate in an important swing district following allegations of unspecified misconduct. In a statement late Monday, the par- ty’s House campaign arm said it would no longer support Bend Democratic candidate Nathan Boddie after an inter- nal investigation had substantiated alle- gations of misbehavior. But the release contained no details on the nature of the allegations or their source, and appeared to have created some confusion among Democrats more broadly Tuesday, with several saying they were waiting for more information. “I believe these allegations are cred- ible,” the Democratic speaker of the House, Tina Kotek, said in the Monday release. “We are very disappointed in Dr. Boddie.” given details of allegations, but gener- ally denied them. “We still have not been informed what the allegations are... but in the realm the press release is suggesting, they are most certainly untrue,” said Alice Finer. A spokesperson for FuturePAC, which supports Democratic House can- didates, did not return messages seeking comment on the nature of the allegations Tuesday. The controversy likely marks a set- back for Democrats, who are trying to win Republican seats in swing districts and secure a supermajority in the state House. Corrections The East Oregonian ran incorrect information in the June 25 story “Police catch trio after report of armed robbery.” The Stanfield officer was not alone in the effort to catch the suspects, as the department reported. Rather, multi- ple agencies were involved. The EO regrets the oversight. 211 S.E. Byers Ave., Pendleton 541-276-2211 333 E. 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Circulation Manager: 541-966-0828 Copyright © 2018, EO Media Group THURSDAY Mostly sunny and pleasant Not as warm with clouds and sun 84° 53° 76° 55° FRIDAY SATURDAY Pleasant with clouds and sun Partly sunny and beautiful 82° 57° Mostly sunny and nice 82° 56° HERMISTON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 81° 59° 89° 57° PENDLETON through 3 p.m. yesterday TEMPERATURE HIGH LOW 75° 83° 104° (2015) 50° 54° 39° (1976) PRECIPITATION 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date 0.00" 0.42" 1.00" 6.49" 11.30" 7.51" through 3 p.m. yesterday HIGH LOW 80° 83° 105° (2015) 49° 55° 39° (2007) PRECIPITATION 0.00" 0.14" 0.54" 5.10" 6.59" 5.65" SUN AND MOON Sunrise today Sunset tonight Moonrise today Moonset today Full Last June 27 July 6 Albany 75/49 Eugene 75/47 TEMPERATURE 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date 87° 59° Spokane Wenatchee 78/53 78/55 Tacoma Moses 68/50 Lake Pullman Aberdeen Olympia Yakima 83/54 77/50 65/53 68/49 81/51 Longview Kennewick Walla Walla 67/51 85/57 Lewiston 88/57 Astoria 85/57 64/54 Portland Enterprise Hermiston 73/54 Pendleton 80/47 The Dalles 89/57 84/53 79/57 La Grande Salem 82/50 74/51 Corvallis 72/47 HERMISTON Yesterday Normals Records 87° 60° Seattle 67/52 ALMANAC Yesterday Normals Records 84° 60° New 5:08 a.m. 8:49 p.m. 8:26 p.m. 4:55 a.m. First July 12 July 19 John Day 85/48 Ontario 95/62 Bend 80/44 Today SUNDAY PENDLETON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 79° 56° Burns 88/49 Caldwell 93/62 SPRINGFIELD (AP) — Springfield has terminated a deal with U.S. Immigra- tion and Customs Enforce- ment that allows the agency to house immigrants who are living in or entering the coun- try illegally in the Springfield Municipal Jail. Register-Guard The reports the Springfield City Council voted unanimously Monday to end the ICE con- tract with the Springfield Police Department. ICE had been allowed to rent up to five of the jail’s 100 beds at a time for inmates transferred there from other ICE detention centers. Community members and activists have spoken out in protest against the ICE con- tract for months. A city council memo says the jail housed 92 ICE detain- ees last year. The jail held 40 to 50 ICE detainees a year in previous fiscal years. Wallowa woman honoring late daughter with a park LA GRANDE (AP) — The mother of a young woman who was killed in a car crash is honoring her late daughter by building a park in Wallowa. Audra Allen tells The La Grande Observer that her daughter, Effie Burns, said shortly before the accident that the small Eastern Ore- gon town wasn’t as cared for as when she was growing up. Recalling that conversa- tion, Allen decided to make a space for Wallowa residents to enjoy. Allen envisions Wallowa Memorial City Square as a spot for town gatherings that will incorporate a memorial observation display. Oregon State Police said last year that Burns lost con- trol of her Honda Civic while traveling west on Interstate 84 near Gilliam County. She was living in Gresham at the time. Her baby was properly secured in a safety seat and survived the crash. 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Hi 95 89 87 82 74 80 81 83 79 63 84 (in mph) Klamath Falls 84/44 Boardman Pendleton Lo 72 83 66 57 52 59 65 63 69 47 75 W s pc s s t s s pc pc c c REGIONAL FORECAST Eastern Washington: Partly sunny today. Partly cloudy tonight. Times of clouds and sun tomorrow. Cascades: Mostly sunny today; pleasant. Partly cloudy tonight. Times of clouds and sun tomorrow. Northern California: Low clouds followed by sunshine at the coast today; plenty of sunshine elsewhere. Today Thursday WSW 7-14 W 7-14 WSW 8-16 WSW 10-20 UV INDEX TODAY Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. 2 5 9 9 5 BATTLE GROUND, Wash. (AP) — An animal rights activist was arrested after taking hold of a chicken that was among the thou- sands being hauled by a truck that crashed. The Columbian reports that the tractor-trailer landed on its side while trying to make a U-turn Monday after- noon near Battle Ground. That caused more than 5,000 chickens in small cages that were headed for a Fos- ter Farms processing plant to spill onto the road. It’s unclear how many chickens died. And as traffic was blocked for hours for cleanup, about 30 animal rights activists showed up to the scene to protest. One woman was arrested because she picked up a chicken and refused to give it back, though she hasn’t been booked. The driver was ticketed for making an improper U-turn. 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WORLD CITIES Hi 99 89 90 82 73 79 84 86 80 63 84 Animal rights activist arrested after chicken truck crash NATIONAL WEATHER TODAY Thu. WINDS Medford 84/53 Coastal Oregon: Sunshine in central parts today; some sun across the north. Clouds, then sun in the south. Eastern and Central Oregon: Mostly sunny today; very warm in the south and upper Treasure Valley. Western Washington: Clouds and sun today. Mostly cloudy tonight. Mostly cloudy tomorrow. PORTLAND (AP) — Authorities say a wildfire threatened a small town in the Columbia Gorge, but the blaze is now mostly contained. The Sherman County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post Tuesday that the fire burning near Rufus is 95 percent contained. It thanked firefighters, farm- ers and “everyone else with a hose.” The sheriff had ordered evacuations after the fire broke out Monday. Rufus is located east of The Dalles in north-central Oregon. Wildfire season is off to an early start in a state that tends to see most of its fire activity from late July through early September. Several other large fires are burning in Central Ore- gon — all have more than 50 percent containment. 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