The Klamath Water Users Association announced Elizabeth Nielsen has accepted a position as executive director of the organization, effective April 7, 2025. Nielsen currently serves as deputy county administrator for Siskiyou County, California. … Nielsen has worked on Klamath Basin watershed issues for the past 14 years in various capacities, including with the Bureau of Reclamation in Klamath Falls. In her current position, her responsibilities include overseeing Siskiyou County’s natural resources department. In recent years, Nielsen has been instrumental in the work of the “Tri-Counties,” a coalition among Klamath County Siskiyou and Modoc counties in California, that has engaged effectively on water issues regionally, statewide, and nationally.