Klamath Falls, ORE– Earlier this month, Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley submitted a letter calling for federal agriculture officials to address long-term drought in the region. Senator Merkley says he hopes this call will make the committee see the challenges faced by farmers in the West.
Despite the wet winter, snowpacks are dwindling with the warm weather we have had and the lake level is about a foot shy of normal for this time of year.
Snoflo.org reports upper Klamath Lake at 4140 ft for today.
Senator Merkley says he believes his call for action in the bill will help improve water infrastructure in the whole state, including the Klamath Basin.
But Scott White, general manager for the Klamath Drainage District, a member district part of the Klamath Water Users Association says the dry wildlife refuges aided in the grasshopper infestation last summer and they were a direct result of the federal management of water supply.
