Bureau Of Reclamation May Release More Water To Save Salmon In Klamath Basin
REDDING (CBS/AP) -- The federal agency that oversees water in Northern California's Klamath Basin is taking another look at releasing some to prevent the spread of disease among salmon returning to spawn in drought conditions.
A U.S. Bureau of Reclamation spokeswoman said Friday a decision is likely next week.
The bureau had earlier denied a request from the Hoopa Valley Tribe to release some water from Lewiston Dam on the Trinity River to prevent the spread of a parasite that attacks salmon in stagnant waters, though it would release some once significant numbers of fish started dying.
Tribal scientists said by then it would be too late.
The tribe took their case to Interior Secretary Sally Jewell when she was in Redding this week and she agreed to review the situation.
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