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Committee holds public hearing on temporary water transfers for Upper Klamath Basin pending court decree
Summary
The committee heard from the Water Resources Department director on House Bill 2801, which would allow temporary transfers and leases of determined water-right claims in the Upper Klamath Basin until the Klamath County Circuit Court issues a final decree; the department clarified the change is limited to temporary transfers and in-stream leases.
On April 24, 2025, the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Wildfire opened a public hearing on House Bill 2801 and heard from Ivan Gahl, director of the Water Resources Department.
Committee staff summarized the bill as authorizing the Water Resources Department to continue approving leases or temporary transfers of…
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