BREAKING NEWS
2000 to 2006 Negotiations regarding the mandatory relicensing of the four dams on the upper Klamath River as required by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), which concluded with key parties agreeing that removal of the dams was the best solution.
2006 to 2010
Negotiations and signing of two comprehensive agreements covering the Klamath River Basin and dam removals, which were supported by a broad and diverse coalition of over 40 stake-
holders (including CalTrout).
2010 to present
Klamath agreements were further expanded to include a negotiated agreement between Upper Basin ranchers and the Klamath Tribes, making the settlement package even more comprehensive; the agreements sent to Congress for approval and funding, where they have been stuck for the last five years.
The Klamath agreement history can be broadly grouped into three phases:
Photo by Matt Northam - Creative Commons