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Klamath Water Users oppose two Senate bills they say would hinder transfers; Department of Interior signals near‑term water deliveries
Summary
Representatives of the Klamath Water Users Association told county commissioners they oppose two Senate bills that would make water‑right transfers harder, support a House bill to limit added review, and flagged a Department of the Interior letter anticipating water deliveries beginning April 1 but noting a possible shortfall.
Dave Hensley, a lobbyist with United Strategies and Consulting representing the Klamath Water Users Association (KWA), briefed the Klamath County Board of Commissioners on the association’s 2025 legislative priorities and recent federal communications about water availability.
Hensley described three legislative measures the association is watching: two Senate bills (identified in the presentation as SB 427 and SB 1153) that KWA opposes, and a House bill (HB 3501) that KWA supports as a countermeasure. He said the opposing Senate bills would increase obstacles to transfers of water‑right points of diversion and would expand protest and review processes, including a new section described in the bill as "tribal review of transfer applications." KWA’s concern, Hensley said, is that the bills would allow additional objections and extend timelines for transfers that in some cases already take years to resolve.
Hensley explained…
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