In October of 2007 the federal Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) released its 2008 through 2018 Biological Assessment for the massive Klamath Irrigation Project on the Oregon/California border. The plan, intended for use over the next decade, will dictate how much water is allowed to flow down the Klamath River to support valuable lower Klamath river salmon fisheries and fishing-dependent Tribes and communities, how much will be reserved for American bald eagles and other birds in several national wildlife refuges, and how much will be diverted to politically powerful irrigation interests.

Click here for an analysis of the new plan.

Look at this fact sheet on how the plan impacts the Wildlife Refuges.

Click here for the complete text of the Biological Assessment (warning 300+ page pdf file).