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The Klamath River faces tension as local and federal entities clash over water usage, endangered species protection, and the dynamics of money.
Environmental activists, policymakers
The full transcript provides additional context on the historical animosity towards the federal government in the area, adding depth to the potential outcomes of the conflict.
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Well, howdy there, internet people, it's Bo again.
So today, we're going to talk about the Klamath River again,
a river that keeps popping up in coverage on this channel
for various reasons.
This time, it's about water usage.
So today, we will talk about the Klamath River, water usage,
the Bureau of Reclamation, and foreshadowing,
because we're about to see a glimpse of what's
come. So on the Klamath River there is the Klamath River Project, canals that
take water to farmers. Because of the drought this year the project got a
reduced allotment and when I say reduced I understand it was severely reduced. At
the federal level this is all managed by the Bureau of Reclamation. At the local
level, there are other entities. The one in question here is the Klamath Irrigation
District. On August 19th, the Bureau of Reclamation told the local entity that,
well, that's it. You've used your allotment. You need to shut it down. The local
entity said no, and that they're gonna keep making water deliveries. Their
justification is they say that they believe that reclamation didn't provide a strong legal
justification for their federal order, so they're just not going to comply with it.
This is going to create some tense moments.
This area is known for having some elements that are less than friendly to the federal
government to begin with.
This tension is probably going to rise.
Now the feds are in a unique situation as well because not just do they have to worry
about the normal things when it comes to water usage, this particular river has endangered
species in it, and those endangered species are incredibly important to a
native culture that lives along the river, so they have to protect it. So what
we're seeing is a situation start to form where the federal government and
local entities are going to be going toe-to-toe over water. How this is
handled by reclamation is going to give us a glimpse of what's to come because
this isn't going to be the last time this happens. Now other districts in the
area associated with this and impacted by this, they're going about it a
different way, they're pumping groundwater, they're going out of their
way to try to find other sources. It's not easy, but they are, at least so far, they appear as though
they're going to abide by the federal order. What happens from here? We don't know. We have no idea
how Reclamation is going to react to this, what their response will be, but what we do
know is we have a local entity and a federal entity in a situation where they're fighting
over water.
This is something that could turn ugly.
We just have to watch it and see, and kind of have to pay attention to how the feds are
going to react to situations like this, and how the locals are going to react.
Each situation like this is going to be different, but there's going to be a lot of the same
dynamics at play, because it's not just water, it's money.
And money is motive with universal adapter.
So I would imagine that we're going to hear more about this and that this is going to
make national news.
Anyway, it's just a thought.
Have a good day.
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