Description
Water quality issues: Water temp, dissolved oxygen, eutrophication in Upper Klamath Lake.Fishery values: Restoration of coho and chinook salmon and steelhead runs, in and above the project reach: Iron Gate dam blocks 200-250 mi. of historic salmon and steelhead spawning habitat.
Type of proceeding: Hybrid
Threatened/endangered: Coho salmon
Recreational values: Whitewater below JC Boyle dam and powerhouse
Other values: Yurok reservation on lower 44 mi. of river. 70% of the reservation is without electricity- tribal culture and economy depends on healthy fish populations.
Issues
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Milestones
| Date | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| 1/17/2008 | Settlement Signed | |
| 4/23/2007 | FERC will issue final EIS | |
| 3/29/2007 | CA and OR 401 application deadlines | |
| 12/14/2006 | FERC Section 10j meeting, 9am - 5pm, Hilton Garden Inn, Redding, CA | |
| 12/13/2006 | FERC Section 10j meeting, 9am - 5pm, Hilton Garden Inn, Redding, CA | |
| 12/12/2006 | FERC Section 10j meeting, 9am - 5pm, Red Lion Inn, Redding, CA | |
| 11/24/2006 | Comments due on draft EIS. | |
| 11/16/2006 | Draft EIS meeting 7 - 10 PM, Red Lion hotel, Eureka, CA | |
| 11/15/2006 | Draft EIS meeting, 9 AM - 12, Yreka Community Theater, Yreka, CA; and 7 - 10 PM, Yreka Community Theater, Yreka, CA | |
| 11/14/2006 | Draft EIS meeting 9 - 12, Shiloh Inn, Klamath Falls, OR | |
| 10/5/2006 | USFWS requests formal consultation as required by section 7 of the ESA | |
| 9/25/2006 | FERC files draft EIS | |
| 8/25/2006 | Trial type hearing conducted week of 8/21/06 and concluded 8/25/06. Judges decision expected by 9/21/06 | |
| 4/28/2006 | Pacificorp submits request for trial hearing to dispute issues of material fact on section 18 prescriptions | |
| 4/12/2006 | Reply comments due on recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions | |
| 3/29/2006 | PacifiCorp files CA and OR 401 applications | |
| 3/27/2006 | NMFS and DOI submit preliminary terms and conditions | |
| 12/28/2005 | REA notice issued | |
| 5/17/2005 | FERC issues Scoping Document 2 | |
| 4/16/2004 | FERC issues Scoping Document 1 | |
| 2/26/2004 | PacifiCorp files final license application |
News Related to Klamath
New Reports Support Removal of Klamath Dams
Three new reports show that removing the four dams on Klamath River will benefit the health of the river and salmon in the long run.
Benefit Dinner to Un-dam Klamath
Klamath Riverkeeper is organizing a benefit dinner on Mar 14 in Bayside, CA to help bring down the four obsolete dams in the Klamath River.
Settlement reached for Klamath's future
After years of negotiation the Klamath Settlement Group has finalized the Klamath River Basin Restoration Agreement.
FERC Recommends Keeping Klamath Dams
In the recently issued final environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Klamath Project, FERC took a bewildering position siding with PacifiCorp by recommending the continued operations of five hydroelectric dams.
Idaho Bar Review on the Energy Policy Act
The June/July 2007 edition of The Advocate, the official publication of the Idaho State Bar, features an article on the hydropower provisions of the Energy Policy Act (EPAct). The point: "the EPAct... makes the [licensing] process more complex, litigious, and expensive."