tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4361990989642100421.post3732387170387475793..comments2024-03-12T10:09:34.656-07:00Comments on KlamBlog: Appeal Court Decision should kill the Klamath Water Deal - but will it?Felice Pacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15745833097325147423noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4361990989642100421.post-56731599737665780642008-10-14T04:06:00.000-07:002008-10-14T04:06:00.000-07:00felice pace:Thanks for your informed post about wa...felice pace:<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your informed post about water quality issues at Keno. Is that a fatal problem? The run from Keno to Link River doesn't seem that far.<BR/><BR/>As for Long Lake, remember, water flows are seasonal. Water saved is water gained for when needed. That snowmelt water could be a trade-off for irrigators' later use, to allow more instream flow when fish need it, no? Or is there a timing issue I'm not aware of?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4361990989642100421.post-74004415837503541102008-10-14T01:57:00.000-07:002008-10-14T01:57:00.000-07:00KlamBlog responds to John:Salmon should be able to...KlamBlog responds to John:<BR/><BR/>Salmon should be able to reach the Williamson and Sprague once 4 dams are gone and there is an adequate fish ladder at Keno dam.<BR/><BR/>But the bottleneck is likely to be Keno Reservoir which has the worst water quality in the entire basin and where no concrete plans to fix that problem are in place.<BR/><BR/>The proposed Klamath Restoration Agreement, i.e. the Water Deal would cede control of this part of the river to the Klamath Project irrigators which would not bode well for the water quality problems being fixed. We need some water quality lawsuits here (or ESA lawsuits for "take" of endangered suckers) to force restoration of this river section which is possible if former marshes along the river and in the Lower Klamath Lake Area are restored.<BR/><BR/>Concerning Long Lake: it is unclear if any of its stored water would be allocated for salmon. Remember: a new reservoir does not create any new water.Felice Pacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15745833097325147423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4361990989642100421.post-18275692026664369682008-09-30T15:37:00.000-07:002008-09-30T15:37:00.000-07:00Your efforts to maintain a consciencious presence ...Your efforts to maintain a consciencious presence on Klamath River issues deserves at least some comment(s) of support. <BR/><BR/>Some questions from afar (Portland):<BR/><BR/>What is the considered opinion on salmon ability to reach Williamson and Sprague once the dams are down?<BR/><BR/>Do Long Lake's retention possibilities effectively supplement the notion of salmon runs to those rivers? <BR/><BR/>As of this date (9/30/08) anything new? <BR/><BR/>Johnbob zimwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09699723704065636276noreply@blogger.com