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Tri-County boards hear 2025 Klamath water-year recap; federal operations and 2026 outlook stressed
Summary
Klamath Water Users Association and Bureau of Reclamation briefed Siskiyou, Klamath and Modoc county boards that 2025 delivered strong allocations after the 2021 shortfall, while low mountain snowpack and federal operations choices leave 2026 uncertain; officials urged coordinated federal action and Tri-County support.
Elizabeth Nielsen, executive director of the Klamath Water Users Association, told the joint Tri-County meeting on Dec. 15 that the 2025 water year provided major relief after several dry years, noting that Reclamation announced in April it would meet irrigator needs for 2025. "The 2025 water year was really good for the Klamath Project and a really good point of relief after several years of curtailed water deliveries," Nielsen said.
Alan Heck, area manager for the Bureau of Reclamation's Basin Area Office, reviewed basin hydrology and said recent years have rebounded from 2021’s severe…
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