Assemblymember Chris Rogers has introduced his bill, Assembly Bill 263, which aims to protect salmon populations in the Klamath River watershed while also providing local agricultural operations with certainty regarding river flows. This was introduced in partnership with the Karuk and Yurok Tribes, as well as the California Coastkeeper Alliance. … Bill 263 would allow specified emergency regulations adopted by the board for the Scott River and Shasta River watersheds to remain in effect until permanent rules establishing and implementing long-term instream flow requirements for these watersheds are enacted. According to Assemblyman Rogers, this measure is crucial for protecting salmon populations in the Klamath River watershed while providing certainty regarding river flows. … President Ryan Walker of the Siskiyou County Farm Bureau says farmers have concerns about the regulations and how it could affect their profits.

Other Klamath River news:

• KOBI (Klamath Falls, Ore.): Klamath Basin rising out of drought after 8 years​
• KLCC (Eugene, Ore.): After years of drought, Klamath Basin farmers get long-awaited water relief