KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) — The Klamath Irrigation District in southern Oregon has reversed course and saying it is now complying with a U.S. government order to stop delivering water to farmers in the drought-stricken area. The Capital Press reports the district closed a canal after officials threatened to withhold millions in drought assistance. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation manages the Klamath Project that includes Klamath Irrigation District and serves thousands of acres of farmland at the Oregon-California border. A limited allocation of water was allowed for irrigators from Upper Klamath Lake because of extreme drought. The bureau ordered the water shutdown last week but the irrigation district’s directors initially defied the order.
Water deliveries halted to farmers in Oregon, California
