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Dam fixes helping salmon, water task federal agencies report Klamath
force gets to work The Associated Press MEDFORD — Members of a task force looking for solutions to the K lamath Basin's water woes should seize an opportunity that may not come again if they don't act, the natural resources adviser to Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber said. The drought in the basin that has led to another irrigation shut-off this year underscoresthe significance of the panel, convened by Kitzhaber and members of the state's congressional delegation, th e K l a math Falls Herald and News reported Friday. The members met for the first time Thursday in Medford, and Kitzhaber's aide, Richard Whitman, said the members should focus on three issues. One is water scarcity in the upper Klamath Basin, where irrigation has been c onstricted this y ear a s the Klamath Tribes seek to protect fish by exercising the water rights the state has recently affirmed. The other two issues are cutting the cost of irrigation electricity and cutting the cost of an agreement that many of the parties made after an irrigation shut-off in 2001, a massive fish kill in 2002 and the closure of ocean salmon fishingoff Northern California and Southern Oregon. Whitman said the group would meet every three weeks, next i n K l a math Falls on Aug. 1. Its recommendations are due Sept. 10. Subcommittees are to meet on the key issues. The group consists of tribal members, irrigators, environmentalists and representativesof government agencies and power utilities. Whitman a n d o t h e rs said the task f orce isn't a referendum on w h at's known as the basin restoration agreement but rather a way to improve conditions in a year when the effect of scarce water already is being felt.
AROUND THE STATE TUitlOll lllCf88SSS —The sting of higher tuition will be slightly
smaller next year for students at Oregon's seven public universities. The State Board of Higher Education voted Friday to reduce planned tuition increases from an average of 4.8 percent to 3.5 percent. The change reflects $15 million in additional public
funding that the Legislature approved on its final day in session.
By Jeff Barnard
Lawmakers required that the additional money be used to offset tuition increases. A full-time student will save $90 next year at the
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University of Oregon, $63 at Portland State University and $106 at
The federal agencies responsible for making Columbia Basin hydroelectric dams safer for salmon say they
Southern Oregon University.
ReServair PrateSt — Activists have occupied Mount Tabor Park to protest the city of Portland's decision to follow a federal mandate to cover open reservoirs. The demonstration started Fri-
are doing a good job, helping more young fish survive their migration downstream, a nd producing h i gher r e turns among threatened and endangered runs. T he B o n neville P o w e r Administration, U.S. Ar my C orps o f En g i n eers a n d U.S. Bureau of Reclamation released a draft evaluation T hursday o f t h e i r e f f o r ts since 2008 to implement the improvements laid out by the NOAA Fisheries Service. It says improvements have n ow been made to al l t h e dams on the Snake and Columbia rivers to help young f ish s u r v iv e t h ei r d o w n stream migration, and they are on track to m eet individual dam s u rvival g oals of 96 percent in spring and 93 percent insummer. Most of the 13 runs of salmon and s teelhead protected by t h e Endangered Species Act are returningin greater numbers. More than 2,000 miles of river have been opened to salmon spawning, more w ater h as been devoted to i n creasing
day afternoon and wasexpected to last well into the evening. Police arrested a 66-year-old protester on suspicion of trespassing. He is accused of violating park rules and then refusing to leave. The
roots of the dispute stretch back to 2006, when the EnvironmenThe Associated Press file photo
A chinook salmon passes the viewing window at the visitor center at Bonneville Lock and Dam on the Columbia River near Cascade Locks in 2010. Federal agencies responsible for making hydroelectric dams safer for salmon have released a draft report saying they are making good progress. flow in salmon streams, and 3,791 acresof river estuaries have been protected. But conservation groups say despite $600 million a year spent by the agencies, most of the protected salmon runs are just holding their o wn or d eclining. An d 8 0 percent of the salmon returning to the Columbia Basin are still produced in hatcheries, rather than f rom n aturally spawning fish in rivers. The groups Save our Wild Salmon and Earthjustice said the single most effective measure — spilling more water over dams rather than running it through turbines — is
not being done enough. They add that the plan for making dams safer for salmon, known a s a b i o logical opinion, was ruled in violation of the Endangered Species Act by a federal judge in 2011, and the new biological opinion due at the end of this year needs to include more spill. They added that the hundreds of millions of dollars spent on habitat improvement projects fails to address the biggest obstacle to restoring salmon populations, the hydroelectric dams. The public has 30 days to comment.
tal Protection Agency issued a rule to prevent the contamination of drinking water. Portland officials spent years seeking delays,
contending the requirement to cover open reservoirs is expensive and unnecessary. But newly elected Mayor Charlie Hales and three city commissioners threw in the towel last month. Demonstrators
want city leaders to ask Oregon's congressional delegation for help pursuing a waiver. Child Shaating — According to court records, a manhas told police he was using his assault rifle as a crutch to help him get up from the couch when it fired a burst through the ceiling of a Grants
Pass apartment and killed a little girl upstairs. TheGrants Pass Daily Courier reported Friday that a police affidavit says Jon Andrew Meyer Jr. told investigators the gun went off accidentally. Defense lawyer
Gary Berlant adds that Meyer hadbeenassured the gun was not fully automatic. Meyer is being held on $250,000 bail on charges of
manslaughter, assault and unlawful possession of a machinegun. Authorities say hewas responsible for the reckless burst of rifle fire that killed 5-year-old Alysa Bobbitt of Shady Cove and wounded apartment resident Karen Hancock.
Offline eleCtriCity Plant — The coal-fired electricity plant at Boardman in Eastern Oregonhasbeenoffline since July1 because of a shock in the steampipes, and it could take another month to get back online. The East Oregonian reports Portland General Electric is getting power from other sources in the meantime. Spokesman Steve
Corson says the shock rattled one pipe 36inches in diameter out of its hangers. It fell several feet. It didn't rupture, and no steam was
released. Nobodywas hurt. BreaSt milk dank — The Northwest Mothers Milk Bankopened Thursday in Portland. Mothers can donate extra breast milkto the
State buyshousefor elderly woman The Associated Press HILLSBORO — The state of Oregon has bought a house for an 86-year-old woman whose home of four decades stood in the way of a road project and who feared her mortgage arrangements puther at risk of being turned out without money for living quarters. The state owns the Hillsboro house, but Patsy Burnsed, a widow, can live there rent-free as long as it's her principal residence. Burnsed had raised six children in her Washington County home and then used up the equity in the house through reverse mortgages that allowed her to live there rent-free until she moved out or died. But the state wanted the p roperty to m ak e wa y f o r
ramps and roads to accommodate an influx of tech-related traffic, much of it a result of Intel's expansion plans, The Oregonian reported.The project is expected to cost $45 million. Normally, the department would take the property and compensate the owner. In this case, because of the reverse mortgage deal, the $196,000 payment was headed straight to the bank. Burnsed said she didn't have
built up in their houses. They said they didn't find many examples to follow. On T h u r sday, B u r nsed signed papers on a h o u se in H i l lsboro. Th e O r egon Department of T r a nsportation allowed her to pick it out and then bought it for about $200,000, a spokesman said, having it painted and repaired and putting in a new water heater. It doesn't have the view of enough for long-term housing farmland her old house had, and fretted for months. A son but she called it a " h appy recruited a lawyer, Jill Gelin- ending." "I can sleep at night now," eau, who represented her for free. she said. "We reached an a g r eeHighway officials searched for similar cases of highway ment that is comfortable for projects and reverse mort- everyone involved," said Don d e p artment gages,used by retirees to gain Hamilton, t h e cash from the equity they've spokesman.
bank. It's screened, pasteurized anddistributed to hospitals for premature and sick babies whose mothers do not have sufficient milk. KGW reports any milk remaining will be available for families to
buy. The co-executive director of the Northwest Mothers Milk Bank, Joanne Ransom,says human milk is especially valuable to premature babies. It decreases the risk of serious illness andshortens their time in a hospital. SWlmmlllg hOle dl'OWlllllg —A woman hasdied after she tried to help her child out of deepwater and was submerged for several minutes at a Southern Oregon swimming hole. The Roseburg NewsReview reports that 31-year-old Natasha Brooks of Winston died
Thursday at aPortland Hospital. Police say shewasplaying with her three children Wednesday at Riverbend Park on the South Umpqua River in Winston when a current swept one of them into deeper water.
Brooks swamout to help, but went under. Thechild made it to shallower water. A man walking his dogs in the park dived into the river and pulled her out. She was taken to a hospital in Roseburg and later
transferred to Portland. Seattle tO POrtland BiCyCle ClaSSiC — Ten-thousand bicyclists are making a200-mile ride this weekend in the annual Seattle to Portland Bicycle Classic. The Chronicle reports some of the bikes complete the ride in one day. Most spend Saturday night in the Cen-
tralia-Chehalis area. Most of the route goesovercounty roads and city streets. The STP is organized by the Cascade Bicycle Club in Seattle. The ride met its quotaand sold out in February. Riders startat
the University of Washington and finish at Holladay Park in Portland. — From wire reports
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