Dam Removal 101 (UNDER Construction)
If you are interested in what is going to effect future property and water rights by private land owners, and ALL water users alike, PLEASE let me KNOW! I will continue this lesson in a very understandable (for EVERYONE) way. What people do NOT realize is... that the Ultimate GOAL is NOT saving fish, but creating a Charter Mandate that will supersede ALL city, county and state governments and be an independent equal to federal government. Everyone in Siskiyou, Klamath and Jackson counties will be at the mercy of this mandate. They want to steal YOUR water and sell it to Southern California while RAISING your water and property rates~!!
Water allocation amongst competing users in the Klamath Basin (OR/CA) has been contentious. Years ago, "stakeholders" started crafting a SECRET settlement agreement under the guise of resolving water resource management conflicts along the Klamath River. The initial "goal" in February 2010, was reached when two ILLEGAL settlement agreements were signed. Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement (KHSA) results in the removal of Iron Gate, Copco 1, Copco 2, and J. C. Boyle dams, of the Klamath Hydroelectric Project along the Klamath River operated by PacificCorp, owned by Warren Buffett.
Basically, removal of dams would "supposedly" provide upstream Coho salmon passage to NON-historical Coho habitats. The Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement (KBRA) "theoretically" covers basin-wide environmental restoration/resource management issues. Secretary Salazar, of the Department of the Interior is required by March 31, 2012 to decide if implementation of the settlement agreements is:
(1) in the public’s best interest; and
(2) would help restore federally-listed populations of native fish species, emphasis being on non-indigenous Coho salmon!
1.1 SECRETARIAL DETERMINATION
There are two alternative management scenarios before the Secretary of the Interior that must be addressed in the Secretarial
Determination:
1. Conditions with Dams (Current Condition): No change from current management; and
2. Conditions without Dams and with KBRA (Proposed Action): Removal of the lower four Klamath River dams that are part of the Klamath Hydroelectric Project and implementation of the full range of actions/programs of the KBRA.
To evaluate the impacts of these alternative scenarios on native fish resources in the Klamath River Basin, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) determined that existing and new, mostly BOGUS, scientific information regarding native fishes and environmental conditions must be reviewed and evaluated by expert fish panels, followed by peer reviews of the expert panel work products. Four expert panels were created to address native fish issues as they are impacted by the two alternative scenarios. These four panels are: 1) Lamprey; 2) Resident Fishes; 3) Coho Salmon/Steelhead; and 4) Chinook Salmon.
I will focus on the flagship, the NEW Spotted Owl, the Coho Salmon!
Water allocation amongst competing users in the Klamath Basin (OR/CA) has been contentious. Years ago, "stakeholders" started crafting a SECRET settlement agreement under the guise of resolving water resource management conflicts along the Klamath River. The initial "goal" in February 2010, was reached when two ILLEGAL settlement agreements were signed. Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement (KHSA) results in the removal of Iron Gate, Copco 1, Copco 2, and J. C. Boyle dams, of the Klamath Hydroelectric Project along the Klamath River operated by PacificCorp, owned by Warren Buffett.
Basically, removal of dams would "supposedly" provide upstream Coho salmon passage to NON-historical Coho habitats. The Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement (KBRA) "theoretically" covers basin-wide environmental restoration/resource management issues. Secretary Salazar, of the Department of the Interior is required by March 31, 2012 to decide if implementation of the settlement agreements is:
(1) in the public’s best interest; and
(2) would help restore federally-listed populations of native fish species, emphasis being on non-indigenous Coho salmon!
1.1 SECRETARIAL DETERMINATION
There are two alternative management scenarios before the Secretary of the Interior that must be addressed in the Secretarial
Determination:
1. Conditions with Dams (Current Condition): No change from current management; and
2. Conditions without Dams and with KBRA (Proposed Action): Removal of the lower four Klamath River dams that are part of the Klamath Hydroelectric Project and implementation of the full range of actions/programs of the KBRA.
To evaluate the impacts of these alternative scenarios on native fish resources in the Klamath River Basin, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) determined that existing and new, mostly BOGUS, scientific information regarding native fishes and environmental conditions must be reviewed and evaluated by expert fish panels, followed by peer reviews of the expert panel work products. Four expert panels were created to address native fish issues as they are impacted by the two alternative scenarios. These four panels are: 1) Lamprey; 2) Resident Fishes; 3) Coho Salmon/Steelhead; and 4) Chinook Salmon.
I will focus on the flagship, the NEW Spotted Owl, the Coho Salmon!