Huge Fish Kill coming to the Trinity / Klamath Rivers

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The Westlands Water District has obtained a court injunction against releasing water down the Trinity River in order to divert the water down to Southern California farms.

Last time this happened in 2002 there was a HUGE fish kill of 78,000 returning Salmon in the river

NEVER AGAIN: Call in, Fax, email, visit, and write the Central Valley Irrigators that are blocking the flows from being releases to avert a Klamath fish kill.

A day of action is being planned, more info at:

https://www.facebook.com/SaveTheKlamathTrinitySalmon

The Klamath and Trinity River salmon are facing dire conditions. Low flows and warm water coupled with an expected large run of salmon are creating the perfect conditions for a Klamath fish kill. During the last fish die off over 60,000 fish died in the Klamath River, devastating local Tribes and coastal fishermen.

The US government has proposed releasing water from the Trinity River, the Klamath's largest Tributary to advert a disaster in the Klamath, a move the Hoopa Valley Tribe and other Klamath River Tribes and communities support. However Westlands Water District and the San Luis &Delta Water Authority from the Central Valley have filed a lawsuit against using the Trinity River water to aid the Trinity and Klamath River salmon. They have obtained a restraining order for at least 9 days against the release of water from a Fresno judge, a move that puts the salmon at immediate risk. The irrigators only have junior water rights as opposed to River Tribes and are using procedural issues within environmental laws to stall action for the salmon.

Please sign the petition here

http://www.change.org/petitions/westlands-water-district-and-the-san-luis-delta-water-authority-allow-the-government-to-release-water-to-avert-a-klamath-fish-kill

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