Water Wars: The Klamath Project

Along the drought-striken California-Oregon border, angry residents are fighting for water reserved for endangered fish.

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July 8, 2001, 11:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Because of a drought, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation cut off the irrigation water in April, diverting what water there was for endangered fish.Along with environmentalists, the commercial fishermen and Indian tribes that depend on the fish called the irrigation cutoff a painful but necessary step.But residents of the dried-up town of Tulelake see only disaster."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: Western Drought Victims War Over Water

Sunday, July 8, 2001 in The Washington Post

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