SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — The Ninth Circuit delivered a victory to the Yurok Tribe and fishing advocates on Wednesday, affirming a lower court’s finding that the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation must comply with the Endangered Species Act when operating the Klamath Irrigation Project.
In a 2-1 decision, the appeals panel held the Endangered Species Act applies to the government’s operation of the Klamath Irrigation Project and that the rights of Klamath Project water users are subject to the requirements of the ESA.
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