United States Moves To Block Oregon Orders Limiting Releases From Klamath Lake

Mealey's (June 7, 2022, 3:15 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the National Marine Fisheries Service on May 27 moved for summary judgment against the Oregon Water Resources Department (OWRD), arguing that orders issued by the department forbidding Reclamation from releasing certain water from the Upper Klamath Lake violate the federal agencies’ obligations under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and violate federal reserved tribal water rights for tribal fisheries....