Championing the farmers and ranchers of the Klamath Project. Nurturing agriculture since 1953.
Klamath Falls, Oregon
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KWUA warns about decline of endangered fish in Upper Klamath Lake: Time is short for effective action.
Monitoring from 2024 shows a marked decrease in adult fish being detected at all locations.
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KWUA seeks a Director of Communications to lead marketing and public affairs on water and power issues. The ideal candidate is highly skilled, self-motivated, and driven for success.
Apply today: kwua.org/hiring-director-of-…
#klamathag #KWUA #marketing #nowhiring #communications
Nearly a half-century after its formal start, Oregon’s Klamath Basin Adjudication (KBA) is lurching toward a significant milestone: a judgment in the trial court.
Continue: kwua.org/klamath-basin-adjud…
#KlamathAg #adjudication #waterlaw #upperklamathlake
KWUA was proud to participate in last weekend’s Klamath Showcase, which brought members of the Oregon Legislature from throughout the state to see and hear what makes Klamath County unique. kwua.org/klamath-showcase-ex…
Today, KWUA members and executive staff met with Oregon Legislators to discuss key water issues in the Klamath Basin, including the needs of local agriculture, challenges experienced in today’s water issues, and expected future conflicts.
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Klamath Water Users Association retweeted
As the summer heat dries out our @KlamathRefuge s, you can help Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge.
Here's how:
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#ThisIsKDD #LowerKlamath #LKNWR #LowerKlamathRenaissance #PacificFlyway #KlamathBasin #KlamathCounty #KlamathAg
“We need to avoid disaster for agricultural communities and bring this year’s crops to full production and harvest,” Simmons wrote in the group’s letter.
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#klamathag #agalert #kwuainthenews
More frequent and prolonged power shut-offs are affecting sensitive irrigation equipment more than ever. If you experience an outage, call Pacific Power's Irrigation Hotline at 800-715-9238 to report the issue and its impacts. kwua.org/agricultural-power-… #klamathag #pacificpower
We're sounding an alarm for action. There are solutions readily available if we can get past treating water like tug of war. kwua.org/kwua-urges-leadersh… #klamathag #savewaterfowl #klamathcomplexnwr
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@DucksUnlimited
PacifiCorp proposes a 22.4% rate increase for electrical power for irrigation pumping customers in Oregon. KWUA to file expert testimony. kwua.org/kwua-combats-propos… #PacificCorpRateDebate #KlamathAg #FightForFairRates
Did you know that Klamath Ag commercially produces 9 of Oregon’s top 20 commodities – including 7 of the top 10? kwua.org/klamath-ag-a-major-… #klamathag #topcrops #ruraloregon #oregonagriculture
KWUA expresses concern over Reclamation's 2024 ag water allocation of 230,000 acre-feet to Klamath Basin farmers, which falls 35% short of their needs despite favorable hydrological conditions.
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#KWUA #WaterAllocation #AgriculturalWater #KlamathProject
In the loom of potential floods on UKL, Klamath Project districts are preparing to move water through their systems. This includes filling portions of Tule Lake and Lower Klamth NWRs.
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#KlamathProject #watermanagement #environmentalstewardship
Tulelake Irrigation District has been acknowledged for its vital role in averting a deadly aviary outbreak, a reminder often overlooked of the crucial role of agricultural communities' role in providing and protecting wildlife habitat. ducks.org/newsroom/local-far…
#healthyecosystems
Looking for a great opportunity to help family farmers and ranchers? Do you have marketing and public relations skills?
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It's #NationalIceCreamDay! From the dairy farms that provide milk and cream to the alfalfa and grain farms that provide high-quality feed to dairies to even the mint farms that help flavor ice cream, #KlamathAg helps provide our favorite frosty treat!
#ThisIsKlamathAg
With the 2013 BiOp, minimum Project supply from UKL & the Klamath River over the last 4 decades was 146,000 (1992). Over the long term, only 1 in 10 years would the supply have been less than 300K AF.
#SaveKlamathAg
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A ray of hope in curbing regulatory excess under the Endangered Species Act.
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Tree-ring studies suggest that the 1920s and 1930s constituted one of the driest periods in the Klamath Basin over the last millennia.
#SaveKlamathAg #TheMoreYouKnow
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" with the 2013 biological opinions, the minimum supply for the Project from Upper Klamath Lake and the Klamath River over the last four decades was 146,000 (1992). Over the long term, only 1 in 10 years would the supply have been less than 300,000 AF."
kwua.org/waterworks-june-202…