A group of Senate leaders today introduced the Klamath Basin Water Recovery and Economic Restoration Act of 2014, legislation that will implement key elements of three landmark agreements between tribes, farmers and ranchers, fisheries advocates, federal and state resource agencies, and utility PacificCorp that resolve water sharing and management issues in the Klamath River basin. Trout Unlimited, which played a role in developing the three agreements, strongly praised the Senate's action and called for quick passage of the bill. "Today, Senators Wyden, Merkley, Feinstein and Boxer have...
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