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    Default Klamath Dam Removal

    Last week I spoke with Dave Muerer of the Klamath River Restoration Corporation. (KRRC) He is very optimistic
    that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) will transfer the PacifiCorp dam licenses to the KRRC in the near future. That will allow the KRRC to proceed with removal of the 4 dams on the Klamath currently owned by PacifiCorp. However, Mr. Muerer told me that FERC is being bombarded with letters from opponents of the project to postpone the vote because of Covid 19. You can really help KRRC by writing to FERC to let them know that the project needs to move forward as planned.

    FERC Address:
    Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
    888 First Street, NE
    Washington, DC 20436
    Docket Number: P 2082-062

    Northern California salmon and steelhead really need your help!

    Thank you,
    Barry L. Alan

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    Send this post around to all your friends who fish Steelhead because we all need to send in a note or letter saying we want those 4 dams

    removed, ASAP.

    Barry has been working on this and it looks like a go !
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    Barry's message is telling us it is time for us to send in notes/letters to keep the pressure up on the dam removals....
    Bill Kiene (Boca Grande)

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    I tried googling this to no avail. Does anyone know when the tentative date for dam removal is now? Thought i heard they pushed it back to 2021 or even 22

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jcolin View Post
    I tried googling this to no avail. Does anyone know when the tentative date for dam removal is now? Thought i heard they pushed it back to 2021 or even 22
    Just asked a friend involved in the process. 2021 is the target date and they are not expecting any delays due to COVID-19.
    “There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.”
    ― Issac Asimov

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    This is one of my favorite rivers so it means a lot to me. Thanks....
    Bill Kiene (Boca Grande)

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    This fall was my first time fishing it, got to spend 3 weeks camping out of my truck by myself. Was hands down the best trip I've had and definitely my favorite all time river now...black bears, elk, bald eagles everywhere. The way California was a long time ago. And swinging up fish in every riffle (that I almost always had to myself), though not the big winter fish I usually chase, was about as much fun as I've had. I was told this past fall was particularly good, but even so, can't imagine it possibly being any better after the dams come out...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fishtopher View Post
    Just asked a friend involved in the process. 2021 is the target date and they are not expecting any delays due to COVID-19.
    Thanks fishtopher

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    Default removal timeline

    The current timeline for actual removal (as opposed to site prep type stuff) of the dam structures is 2022.

    Best,

    Andy

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    I wonder what the short term effects to fishing conditions will be after the dams are removed. Does it normally take awhile for things to normalize on the stream bed? Seems like silt might be an issue short term? Any predictions from experts?

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