RECLAMATION TO RELEASE WATER BELOW LEWISTON DAM TO ADDRESS FISH HEALTH CONCERNS IN THE KLAMATH BASIN

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following press release:

LEWISTON, Calif.- The Bureau of Reclamation, in coordination with the Yurok and Hoopa Valley tribes, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and other partners have approved an increase to flows below Lewiston Dam toreduce the risk of disease for salmon migrating from the ocean to the Klamath and Trinity rivers. Starting Aug. 28 through Sept. 21, flows below Lewiston Dam will increase from approximately 450 cubic feet per second to as much as 1,200 cfs.This is a planned release and does not affect water supply to agriculture, communities, or other environmental obligations. The public is ...