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With plans to remove four dams on the Klamath River in 2021 moving along, Trout Unlimited’s Brian Johnson and Chrysten Lambert talk about the broader picture of restoration efforts in the Klamath Basin.
Four dams on the Klamath River may be simultaneously removed as early as 2021, after years of planning. It’s being hailed as a crucial effort to save salmon, but it won’t solve all the basin’s water problems.
Mark W. Cowin Director, California Department of Water Resources
California’s highly engineered water system struggles to serve its 39 million people and the environment. But there a numerous things we can do to better plan for the future, writes Mark Cowin, director of the Department of Water Resources.
Konrad Fisher Director, Klamath Riverkeeper
The much-celebrated agreement to remove dams along the Klamath River has been hailed as a win for fish, but the river ecosystem needs more than just dam removal. Increased water flows are also paramount.
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