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Basin agriculture is no longer covered by these contracts. These contracts phased out several years ago.

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Thanks John for the question. For example the tribal people in this basin have lived and fished here for 14,000 years. Their fishery is tied directly to their culture. I can guarantee you that they will not sell out their fishery. Tribes have been joined by the environmental community, tribes and agriculture to move this community out of crisis. Miles of river are being restored in this basin. Ranchers and farmers are drastically changing flow regimes in this basin. We are talking about fully changing the way we irrigate in this basin. Just as Wild Oregon comments that there is not enough flows for fish in these agreements--the far right in agriculture in this basin thinks that the flow hit to agriculture are extreme. In terms of should there be agriculture left in this basin--I will answer yes. It is part of who we are, and I invite you to come to the basin and meet some of the people who are working very hard to both restore the fishery and maintain community.

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Good Morning--

My family has ranched and run a fly-fishing business on the Williamson River in the upper Klamath basin for almost 100 years. I've worked closely for the last ten years with tribal people, moderate environmentalists, and other farmers and ranchers. Thoughtful people have worked at the grass roots level to craft agreements that will continue to move this basin out of Crisis and toward restoration and hope. This has not been easy, and we are proud of where our basin is headed. We look forward to people who want to see a healthy fishery, healthy tribal communities, and sustainable agriculture move forward with us. I think a point must be made--and has become clear to me over years of painful work in this place-- you do not improve the natural resources by having people pitted against one another. Thanks to all of you out there who support this incredible basin moving forward.

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