To the editor: Contributing author Jacques Leslie’s latest piece misrepresents Klamath Undertaking farmers and ranchers (“Salmon’s comeback pits nature in opposition to Trump administration,” Nov. 5).
The Division of the Inside’s Might 2025 memorandum doesn’t ignore the Endangered Species Act. Reasonably, it’s anchored in authorized rules of part 7; solely discretionary federal actions are topic to Endangered Species Act session. Courts will in the end resolve whether or not it’s one way or the other “specious” for the Klamath Undertaking, although the federal government has efficiently advocated for it elsewhere since not less than the Obama administration.
That is about equity and consistency as a lot as it’s about legislation. For many years, irrigators and rural communities have suffered from unstable Endangered Species Act implementation that divides up water fairly than addressing species’ wants.
Advocates spent many years on eradicating dams whereas guarantees to guard irrigators and fish, akin to developing fish passage enhancements and fish screens, stay unmet.
We proceed to hunt stability and stability. Implementing the legislation as written and honoring commitments achieves that.
Elizabeth Nielsen, Klamath Falls, Ore.
This author is govt director of the Klamath Water Customers Assn.
