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Monday, September 1, 2003

The Yurok Tribe of California is moving forward with a lawsuit against the federal government for the deaths of 33,000 fish in the Klamath Basin.

The tribe claims the federal government violated its trust and treaty responsibilities by not providing enough water to the basin. The fish died last September.

In July, a federal judge denied a summary judgment motion filed by the Yurok Tribe and the Hoopa Valley Tribe. The judge said there was a genuine dispute over the extent of the government's fiduciary responsibilities and that the case could go to trial.

Get the Story:
Higher flows ease fears over repeat of Klamath salmon kill (AP 9/1)

Get the Decision:
Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations v. Bureau of Reclamation (July 15, 2003)

Relevant Links:
Klamath Basin Coalition - http://www.klamathbasin.info

Related Stories:
Judge orders changes in Klamath Basin plan (07/18)
Yurok Tribe protesting Klamath Basin management (7/17)
Yurok Tribe protests DOI's water conference (7/11)
Tribes and fishermen fight for Klamath water (06/03)
Interior releases Klamath Basin irrigation plan (04/11)
Klamath River makes group's most endangered list (4/10)
Klamath Basin named endangered place in Calif. (03/05)
Fishkill blamed on Norton water policy (01/07)
Klamath report contradicts economic impact (12/19)
Bush's Klamath review criticized (11/14)
DOI report backs Klamath for fish (11/1)
Klamath suit targets farmers (10/30)
Pressure cited in Klamath water decision (10/29)
Tribes would receive $20M in Klamath aid (10/25)
Yurok Tribe files Klamath lawsuit (10/23)
Norton blamed for Klamath fishkill (10/16)
Tribe protest Klamath water cut-off (10/14)
Yurok Tribe declares fish emergency (10/11)
'Not enough water to go around' (10/7)
DOI takes no blame for Klamath fish kill (10/3)
Time to count dead fish at Klamath (10/1)
Norton reverses decision on Klamath water (9/30)
Tribes estimate 30,000 dead salmon (9/27)
Salmon dying in Klamath River (9/25)
Water woes affect Calif. tribes (8/26)
Calif. tribes still waiting for water (8/22)
Interior sued over river plan (1/10)
Plan would help restore salmon to river (12/20)

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