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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2002

The Department of Interior said on Wednesday it anticipates non-Indian farmers in the Klamath Basin will receive the water they were denied last year.

The Bureau of Reclamation released a final biological assessment on conditions in the basin, which spans the Oregon-California border. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service of the Department of Commerce each have to analyze the assessment and issue their own biological opinion.

Last year, the Interior denied water to farmers in order to protect fish and uphold trust responsibilities to area tribes. The decision caused an uproar among non-Indians.

In response, Secretary Gale Norton announced a scientific review of the decision. The National Academy of Sciences released an interim report, which the Klamath Tribes have criticzed.

The NAS team working on the issue visited the area yesterday and plans more trips.

Get the Story:
Plan contains water for farmers (The Oregonian 2/28)
Farmers on track for water (The Klamath Falls Herald and News 2/27)
Science panel to meet in Medford (The Klamath Falls Herald and News 2/27)
BUREAU OF RECLAMATION ANNOUNCES BIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT FOR KLAMATH BASIN OPERATIONS Anticipates Water Deliveries to Farmers in 2002 (DOI 2/27)

Related Documents:
2002 Biological Assessment (BA) for the Klamath Project (2/25) | Scientific Evaluation of Biological Opinions on Endangered and Threatened Fishes in the Klamath River Basin: Interim Report (2/6)

Relevant Links:
Resource Allocation in the Klamath Basin: An Assessment of Natural Resource, Economic, Social, and Institutional Issues - http://eesc.orst.edu/klamath
Klamath Tribes - http://www.klamathtribes.org
Klamath Basin in Crisis - http://www.klamathbasincrisis.org

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