Dam Removal in the Klamath: A Long Overdue Recognition of the Federal Government’s Trust and Treaty Responsibilities to the Tribes of the Lower Basin
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7 a.m. Hawaii
9 a.m. Alaska
10 a.m. Pacific
11 a.m. Mountain
12 p.m. Central
1 p.m. Eastern
Duration: 120 minutes
Course Location
Online
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The fish kill bolstered the efforts of the Native American Tribes of the Lower Basin to remove the dams, which were a major contributor to the derogation of the Klamath’s water quality and the historical erosion of the Tribes’ culture, health and overall well-being. After years of court and administrative proceedings, settlement negotiations, political maneuvering and more negotiations, on June 17 of this year one of the last remaining hurdles to removal of the dams was eliminated. On that date the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved the transfer of the hydroelectric license from the long-time operator of the dams to the Klamath River Renewal Corporation and the States of Oregon and California.
Dividing the Waters and the National Judicial College will host a two-hour panel discussion that will:
• Address the history of the dam removal efforts in the Lower Klamath,
• Consider what role, if any, institutional and structural racism played in the construction, of the hydroelectric dams and in the subsequent efforts to remove the dams.
• Describe in detail the negotiations of the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement and the physical process of dam removal.
• Discuss California’ vision for a restored Klamath River Basin
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The panelists will be:
- Holly Doremus, Professor of Environmental Regulation, University of California at Berkeley
- Frankie Myers, Vice-Chair of the Yurok Tribe
- Richard Roos-Collins, Principal of Water and Power Law Group, P.C. and General Counsel of the Klamath River Renewal Corporation
- Charlton, “Chuck”, Bonham, Director of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife
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The fish kill bolstered the efforts of the Native American Tribes of the Lower Basin to remove the dams, which were a major contributor to the derogation of the Klamath’s water quality and the historical erosion of the Tribes’ culture, health and overall well-being. After years of court and administrative proceedings, settlement negotiations, political maneuvering and more negotiations, on June 17 of this year one of the last remaining hurdles to removal of the dams was eliminated. On that date the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved the transfer of the hydroelectric license from the long-time operator of the dams to the Klamath River Renewal Corporation and the States of Oregon and California.
Dividing the Waters and the National Judicial College will host a two-hour panel discussion that will:
• Address the history of the dam removal efforts in the Lower Klamath,
• Consider what role, if any, institutional and structural racism played in the construction, of the hydroelectric dams and in the subsequent efforts to remove the dams.
• Describe in detail the negotiations of the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement and the physical process of dam removal.
• Discuss California’ vision for a restored Klamath River Basin