Rogers’ Klamath stopgap water bill advances

Rogers’ Klamath stopgap water bill advances

Earlier this week, Assemblymember Chris Rogers’ (D-Santa Rosa) water bill made it out of a committee. If passed, AB 263 would extend minimum flows set for two Klamath tributaries, the Scott and Shasta rivers, that were established during an emergency drought declaration four years ago. These emergency regulations would be kept until 2031, under the bill. The premise of the bill is to keep minimum flows in place for fish while waiting for the Sta…