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I agree with this idea. I think there are tremendous resources in the Basin and if I read thing right, the agreements between stakeholders and the AIP with PacifiCorp seem to promote this notion as one piece of the replacement power issue.

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John Devoe's statements shows his (and the anti-farm organization that he represents) abhorrence for farmers and agriculture in general. It also shows his ignorance with respect to the agreement reached by tribes, conservation groups, farmers and fishermen. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to read through the agreement and see that the ONLY guarantees are for fish, not farms. The ESA and Clean Water Act are the law of the land. That doesn't change. Many view the biggest flaw with he agreement is that it doesn't provide enough certainty for the family farms of the Klamath Basin.

What has been achieved here with these two agreements is historic, bi-partisan and simply amazing. We as residents of the state should embrace this. This may be a model for solving water conflict issues throughout the west.

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