Klamath Riverkeeper eNews January 21, 2009

Klamath Riverkeeper eNews January 21st, 2009

Headlines & Action Alerts

Klamath Fish Worth More Than Gold?
Klamath Calendar
Send 401 Comments Today
Time for New Rules on Suction Mining
Fuel Tanks Threaten Groundwater
Leaping Steelhead Awards for Activists
Scott River TMDL Meeting
Where's the Snow
Siskiyou County at the Table

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Klamath Fish Worth More than Gold?
Take Action on Suction Mining
A suction dredge mining machine on the Klamath River [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102418936965&e=001omL6XiGP9ZoZ6-zdiOS-zJq02Niq9_5hJ7_0cZ3sVGrR4wqIpaq1RjW69CdNBViVy9Mpe6Y01f6usJAkh14NYnhNz_Kf61qKyETaZpUKYJXJ-qeJxsyxIdbJtynF5xGha9Sa5tYb4ib4gxNmax9nGXkPwcwSmlu4i50bdhVVBT57l4rezOa1MA==]

Send a one-click email letter [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102418936965&e=001omL6XiGP9ZoZ6-zdiOS-zJq02Niq9_5hJ7_0cZ3sVGrR4wqIpaq1RjW69CdNBViVy9Mpe6Y01f6usJAkh14NYnhNz_Kf61qKyETaZpUKYJXJ-qeJxsyxIdbJtynF5xGha9Sa5tYb4ib4gxNmax9nGXkPwcwSmlu4i50bdhVVBT57l4rezOa1MA==]
to Cal. Fish & Game supporting limits on destructive hobby gold mining on the
Klamath.
more info [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102418936965&e=001omL6XiGP9ZoZ6-zdiOS-zJq02Niq9_5hJ7_0cZ3sVGrR4wqIpaq1RjW69CdNBViVy9Mpe6Y01f6usJAkh14NYnhNz_Kf61qKyETaZpUKYJXJ-qeJxsyxIdbJtynF5xGha9Sa5tYb4ib4gxNmax9nGXkPwcwSmlu4i50bdhVVBT57l4rezOa1MA==]
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401 Comments Still Needed on Klamath Dams!

Toxic Algae behind Copco Dams [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102418936965&e=001omL6XiGP9Zr_pb6dnZ2OQu-JQTkMuD_dGjhc48mxaPz7bK2uI8B5qZ_9Jp8wT9YpcpltA_rEhTz8TmOWuOfL18k1XGHIzjOm9dKXTienOI7GWxjPNO_DQOHy6SMY-W8k]

The Cal. Water Board is still taking public comments on PacifiCorp's bid for a 401
Clean Water Permit for its dams. Send a one-click comment [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102418936965&e=001omL6XiGP9Zr_pb6dnZ2OQu-JQTkMuD_dGjhc48mxaPz7bK2uI8B5qZ_9Jp8wT9YpcpltA_rEhTz8TmOWuOfL18k1XGHIzjOm9dKXTienOI7GWxjPNO_DQOHy6SMY-W8k]
today, and forward the link to your friends - this fight isn't over!
more info [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102418936965&e=001omL6XiGP9Zr_pb6dnZ2OQu-JQTkMuD_dGjhc48mxaPz7bK2uI8B5qZ_9Jp8wT9YpcpltA_rEhTz8TmOWuOfL18k1XGHIzjOm9dKXTienOI7GWxjPNO_DQOHy6SMY-W8k]

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Klamath Calendar

Traditional Dancer at Sacramento Rally [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102418936965&e=001omL6XiGP9ZpwrSACBBV-fxeMrbGg2wTVh9UjBzZ7ZLDPVbOplwPUVtxYJQz1TSQiKBymJSBSlXW8ts5CAwZalbkDep3Y-jSrG5bjYZ5ezYSSAo0KaGJcK8V5BIT6Xd9s71E96yMNM7s=]

Jan 29th - FERC meeting on Klamath dams relicensing & the Agreement in Principle
on dam removal
1-2:30 pm & 7-8:30 pm at the Best Western Miner's Inn, Yreka, CA >> more info
[http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102418936965&e=001omL6XiGP9ZpwrSACBBV-fxeMrbGg2wTVh9UjBzZ7ZLDPVbOplwPUVtxYJQz1TSQiKBymJSBSlXW8ts5CAwZalbkDep3Y-jSrG5bjYZ5ezYSSAo0KaGJcK8V5BIT6Xd9s71E96yMNM7s=]
Jan 29th - Cal. Regional Water Board meeting featuring Klamath TMDL implementation
plan. >> more info [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102418936965&e=001omL6XiGP9ZoZ5NcTvPjjvljf5pNebicZvBXlRrSiSZukIrstHTGfEVcv-WlDf5rzjYzf8pZHNsUnF_rTwNyYM5_DLlBBDXeY574pebn77uyaTrlgmTH3TWj8d0nqcdxUeJ09kopH88pCmCaHg80CDLStNqYpN7aaHMrbOKvhRNWsbT4Dy6Wryipbod6l3sLv]
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Suction Dredge Miner on the Klamath Salmon River [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102418936965&e=001omL6XiGP9ZoZ6-zdiOS-zJq02Niq9_5hJ7_0cZ3sVGrR4wqIpaq1RjW69CdNBViVy9Mpe6Y01f6usJAkh14NYnhNz_Kf61qKyETaZpUKYJXJ-qeJxsyxIdbJtynF5xGha9Sa5tYb4ib4gxNmax9nGXkPwcwSmlu4i50bdhVVBT57l4rezOa1MA==]
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According to fishery biologist Dr. Peter Moyle, "Suction dredging represents a chronic
unnatural disturbance of natural habitats that are already likely to be stressed
by other factors..." >> Read Dr. Moyle's report [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102418936965&e=001omL6XiGP9ZoZ6-zdiOS-zJq02Niq9_5hJ7_0cZ3sVGrR4wqIpaq1RjW69CdNBViVy9Mpe6Y01f6usJAkh14NYnhNz_Kf61qKyETaZpUKYJXJ-qeJxsyxIdbJtynF5xGha9Sa5tYb4ib4gxNmax9nGXkPwcwSmlu4i50bdhVVBT57l4rezOa1MA==]
Photo from Mid-Klamath Watershed Council
Dear Dan,
We're starting 2009 with two ways to make your voice heard on the vital issues that
impact the Klamath River. First, send a one-click email letter [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102418936965&e=001omL6XiGP9ZoZ6-zdiOS-zJq02Niq9_5hJ7_0cZ3sVGrR4wqIpaq1RjW69CdNBViVy9Mpe6Y01f6usJAkh14NYnhNz_Kf61qKyETaZpUKYJXJ-qeJxsyxIdbJtynF5xGha9Sa5tYb4ib4gxNmax9nGXkPwcwSmlu4i50bdhVVBT57l4rezOa1MA==]
to support updated regulations on suction dredge mining on the Klamath - salmon
and steelhead may be thanking you for it come the summer gold mining season!
Second, the Cal. Water Board is taking public comments on PacifiCorp's 401 clean
water permit application until Feb 23rd. Whether or not the Agreement in Principle
on dam removal pans out, we need to keep the pressure on this process! Send a one-click
letter to the Water Board [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102418936965&e=001omL6XiGP9Zr_pb6dnZ2OQu-JQTkMuD_dGjhc48mxaPz7bK2uI8B5qZ_9Jp8wT9YpcpltA_rEhTz8TmOWuOfL18k1XGHIzjOm9dKXTienOI7GWxjPNO_DQOHy6SMY-W8k]
through our website.
Behind the scenes, we're busy watchdogging the AIP process, and finding the best
places to direct public comments to ensure the dams are really removed, and that
environmental laws are followed in the interim. Expect more on this soon.
Malena Marvin
Outreach and Science Director
Klamath Riverkeeper
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Time for new rules on suction mining

The threat facing salmon is so dire that regulators are expected to continue the
2008 salmon fishing ban through 2009. So
it seems incredible that in the creeks and tributaries of the state's
major rivers where salmon lay their eggs, suction gold mine dredging
continues under regulations that are now 15 years old. These rules are
badly out of date and inadequate to protect dwindling number of fish.
Sacramento Bee - 1/20/09 [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102418936965&e=001omL6XiGP9ZrnyqC6rjzJsLCiBldB_HmN08Gm3lhhMDUIhyp4Qywj_uuP0qGk7KyvwNSUTvrGBzT20wQ2vXG914eTw-cb50f--Xx3PxuyCJsDqYjEvQH4N5DBmX8DcoDYxW3mQUnL8ziVD0wEHiFoyA==]
Tribe seeks to halt suction dredge mining on parts of the Klamath River
"We are not trying to end gold mining or suction dredging, but we
are saying, 'Let's not mine in the places that are most important to
the fish,' " said Craig Tucker, spokesman for the Karuk
tribe.
Redding Record-Searchlight - 1/14/09 [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102418936965&e=001omL6XiGP9Zp17hMG8R5JnaNWmccvw6cTiJLm_5q_NgTnWItyt4Ar3Q4Y1JdZVCudt_qBdum8LTqwXmUB2f_YBW73pzSrBTA2u4eFqo5fgRnE6VFJxLBNHEsCgtSWyde8AF75qIxtpR7JBFmDobf6RxVxm7j7V-bo27YCRH73vuISHKqsm55oFvCCQKoCNs8oUq8PyJnaIU04722j-8tamg==]
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Klamath Activists Receive Leaping Steelhead Awards

...the "Leaping Steelhead" award goes to three very deserving folks, Daina
Colegrove, a member of the Hoopa Valley Tribe, Chook Chook Hillman of
the Karuk Tribe and Georgianna Myers from the Yurok Tribe for their
grass roots activism on behalf of bringing down Warren Buffett's
PacifiCorp dams on the Klamath River.
California Progress Report - 1/20/09 [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102418936965&e=001omL6XiGP9ZqU-yYKeo5bFcwCZA42vveW0F7UaWNAuIKtWA846b1t15lXI25JqJgvnBw0n4S5O5jGVx-tKqVSyytfsEk7Vt2CA4ccNSmMyqK39-_uRpdvAKAajy-GcEBOq2mx81vQN20EQvksg4rom8E2qyiZDhMuEJxsNwBVvAaxpuLWnMKtnw==]
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Klamath County Fuel Tanks Threaten Groundwater, Public Health

After a work crew found a gas pump
on an old dock at Putnam's Point, city officials had to find out for
sure what was underground. If the pump had been connected
to an underground fuel tank, that tank would have to be removed and the
ground tested to make sure no contaminants had leaked into the soil
near Upper Klamath Lake. The city lucked out. Pipes found in the ground led instead
to waterlines, and no tank was found. Department
of Envir on ment a l Q u a l it y records indicate there are 349 known
facilities with underground storage tanks, mostly for fuel, in Klamath
County. Of those, 297 are no longer in use, said Sheila Monroe, tank manager for
the eastern region of the DEQ.
Klamath Falls Herald and News - 1/16/09 [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102418936965&e=001omL6XiGP9ZrYy43rTc91laUDYgLDD421eKeV8H51BAKiDnunLDMbvON1lsb3uDy7TTLNMmR5yxv4miggdsygGUOh8F4n7Afq6KJTg4K--RiWMCbnvOqMxrdNolkjg01T8gRhjn9PfC34W5V6xif9F08v3QiqoCddDU7f964ss7bevRtZdIsxAAgfWT2UbMhCB1DWXrCjnU5_oH7AiPDNeBxIj5HucQAtDyL4ot_B0md-6n23IMt5uGxgHJy8ylFnaL95AWocHcE=]
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Community Invited to Scott River TMDL Meeting

On Wednesday Jan. 21 at Bob's Ranch House (banquet room) from 11 a.m.
to 1:30 p.m. the Scott River Watershed Council Executive Committee will
be providing a no-host buffet luncheon meeting with representatives
from the Regional Water Quality Control Board to discuss the aspect of
the Scott Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL).
Siskiyou Daily News - 1/7/09 [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102418936965&e=001omL6XiGP9Zp0F_qnFuX-Vq6XneiR-90RiQ3Msckt2_cHO_2R8pkjkj_7turyxN1358qAi8igLtLN-kn6iVg2FHRBOpwc88UxFnhS9TSiDZy-pn-a9kwEMLFCRMc8Z1C_b0kWdbISvjtt8s1vyzUcPzSsbcFECUwM_KLUURwzPa94RsQMMSx7arv7wR7ZxYG2L3iAYqtZ-SiDDlOdpboJww==]
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Where's the Snow?

This year's higher amount of snowfall hasn't translated into a larger
snowpack, according to Eric White of the Mount Shasta Avalanche Center.
White said that measurements taken on Dec. 30, 2007 showed 35 inches of
snow on the ground near the treeline, while measurements taken on Dec.
31, 2008 showed only 25 inches. Mt. Shasta snowpack feeds the Klamath and Sacramento
Rivers.
Siskiyou Daily News - 1/2/09 [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102418936965&e=001omL6XiGP9ZqkPHrjMhgSSbe2iIl22Ylg_rWvUAitRdxdJ9Yj3e8atMWAO7rXBT6tbsaA9rodywC9HHvm2wAxRmFzz-ulgyyb9flw8N-8wdrFVzGt1ss-MoNff1Z6EPzwI0ZAyIM7uC21t1gFIi9ijVplmo4sVCsFWvQZSajWN2s=]
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Siskiyou County to Participate in Dam Negotiations

During the first Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors meeting of 2009
on Tuesday, the board voted unanimously to adopt a resolution
authorizing the county's participation in negotiations of the Final
Agreement regarding possible removal of four hydroelectric dams on the
Klamath River.
Siskiyou Daily News - 1/07/09 [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102418936965&e=001omL6XiGP9Zosk0kRfYgeDs6GXqXSXPT7tSO-SLNoBEqO6ngq_cS2koTxEvP2EAhE87R_nDYqx60ik5P-gKo2AAkRlHyRqWhRmViCdb_veyhjPAw2x9XsoH-Fd-nc24cXFX5D060RYZlwq98-E0886KpbVLipp5F763bCr5A1kEHKSik3dy4USKGjMXnrmudimk5qb_BqhDrBgYyslwHZ2g==]

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water quality in the Klamath watershed, bringing vitality and abundance back to
the river
and its people.
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