People have been fighting over scarce water resources in the Klamath Basin for decades. After nearly ten years of negotiations, a series of agreements were reached. They were designed to provide irrigation certainty for farmers and ranchers while preserving river and fishery health.
But congressional approval for these locally-negotiated pacts is needed for them to move forward. And after years of delay, the Klamath Restoration Agreements are approaching an end-of-the-year deadline.
Jes Burns from our EarthFix team spoke with JPR’s Liam Moriarty about the latest developments.