Tuesday Top of the Scroll: ‘Protecting the lifeblood of our people’; Klamath tributary bill signed into law
… [A] bill was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom that would keep emergency flow regulations in place for two Klamath tributaries. Supporters hailed the new law as essential for protecting salmon habitat and tribal rights. The Scott and Shasta rivers, major Klamath tributaries, have been under emergency drought regulations for years. Siskiyou County farmers, who pushed against the bill through lobbying associations, were required to limit water take to keep minimum flows in place after fish populations plummeted during a drought from 2020 to 2023.
Other Klamath River Basin news:
- San Francisco Chronicle: Salmon reach new milestone after California’s massive dam removal
- Statesman Journal (Salem, Ore.): Chinook salmon passes through key Klamath River fish ladder as fish repopulate river
- Lost Coast Outpost (Eureka, Calif.): Newsom signs bill to protect salmon populations in the Klamath River watershed
