This is Floyd Wynne with The View from Here

This is Floyd Wynne with THE VIEW FROM HERE.

What’s the status of the future of Upper Klamath Lake?

We note that the critics were quick to blame Commissioner Brown for going back to Washington to find out just what is going on.

In my book the key figures in this controversy over the waters of Upper Klamath Lake should be the Klamath County Commissioners. After all the lake is wholly within Klamath County. As yet we have not heard of where the Commissioners are on this subject.

Admittedly it’s a tough situation.There are a lot of loopholes in it that could be disastrous in the end for Klamath County. The removal of the four Pacific dams could pose some big problems for the future of the lake. Past history shows us that without the Link River Dam there would be very little water flowing out of the Lake come the Fall months. That certainly would be of great concern to all of us, not just the fishermen or the Indians.

Commissioner Brown took the opportunity of visiting Washington D.C. to find out just what is going on with the dams and the other facets of that agreement. Everything seems to be a hush-hush situation.

From our viewpoint it seems you have a virtually unsolvable problem.

On the fishermens side they want more water out of upper Klamath Lake. They want the four dams removed so they can have more water and that Salmon might be introduced to the lake. The Klamath Indians have maintained that the lake must be kept at a certain level for the needs of the snub nosed sucker fish. Even though the agreement would allow the federal government to finance their purchase of a huge tree farm in the upper lake area, they have not backed away from their claim that the lake must be held to a certain level. And the irrigators…...they’re depending on language in the agreement that would assure them of water…..when it is available.

Now….what about the rest of us…..residents of the county who also utilize Upper Klamath Lake in many ways…..boating, fishing, scenic parkways….yes and the algae and the midges. Where do we stand in this agreement.

We obviously look to our County Commissioners to make certain that any actions concerning the future of one of our biggest assets is properly represented.

This is Floyd Wynne and that’s THE VIEW FROM HERE.

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This is Floyd Wynne with THE VIEW FROM HERE.


What’s the status of the future of Upper Klamath Lake?

We note that the critics were quick to blame Commissioner Brown for going back to Washington to find out just what is going on.

In my book the key figures in this controversy over the waters of Upper Klamath Lake should be the Klamath County Commissioners.   After all the lake is wholly within Klamath County. As yet we have not heard of where the Commissioners are on this subject.

Admittedly it’s a tough situation.There are a lot of loopholes in it that could be disastrous in the end for Klamath County. The removal of the four Pacific dams could pose some big problems for the future of the lake. Past history shows us that without the Link River Dam there would be very little water flowing out of the Lake come the Fall months.   That certainly would be of great concern to all of us, not just the fishermen or the Indians.

Commissioner Brown took the opportunity of visiting Washington D.C. to find out just what is going on with the dams and the other facets of that agreement.   Everything seems to be a hush-hush situation.
From our viewpoint it seems you have a virtually unsolvable problem.

On the fishermens side they want more water out of upper Klamath Lake. They want the four dams removed so they can have more water and that Salmon might be introduced to the lake. The Klamath Indians have maintained that the lake must be kept at a certain level for the needs of the snub nosed sucker fish.   Even though the agreement would allow the federal government to finance their purchase of a huge tree farm in the upper lake area, they have not backed away from their claim that the lake must be held to a certain level. And the irrigators…...they’re depending on language in the agreement that would assure them of water…..when it is available.

Now….what about the rest of us…..residents of the county who also utilize Upper Klamath Lake in many ways…..boating, fishing, scenic parkways….yes and the algae and the midges.   Where do we stand in this agreement.

We obviously look to our County Commissioners to make certain that any actions concerning the future of one of our biggest assets is properly represented.

              This is Floyd Wynne and that’s THE VIEW FROM HERE.