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Klamath Water Settlements (Anew)

Gary Halvorson/Oregon State Archives

Water and timber, timber and water. 

The major environmental issues of our region usually involved one or the other.  And water is the focus in the Klamath Basin, where water users jostled for position for years to keep water flowing to streams or farms or other areas of need. 

Irrigators and tribesrecently reached a tentative agreement that may settle water disputes in the future.  

 

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Geoffrey Riley is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has hosted the Jefferson Exchange on JPR since 2009. He's been a broadcaster in the Rogue Valley for more than 35 years, working in both television and radio.