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25 ϋۃҢࡁකவఙҤنࣛdҢࡁໝʕϞԬɛఱʊจᗆՑd
When we started this struggle 25 years ago, there were a number of us tribal
folks who understood that this was a battle that we couldn’t afford to lose.
வ݊ɓఙҢࡁഒ࿁፩ʔৎٙ৸f
SWIFTWATER FILMS
2024 ϋ 3 ˜ٙɓఙᖑॎ༊dᗯίϽݡд 1 ˥ᜠɪ˙ʺৎf
ᙄהࠈ֛dװৰɽᜠٙ൬͜ ᑗࠅһอɽᜠԴ͜ੂఱ̀ ᆽڭ࿁வছɽۨװৰʈ̙
PHOTOGRAPHS: (OPPOSITE) KATIE FALKENBERG; ᑌԞ༟ږ˕˹fՉʕ 2 ᄂߕʩ ᒾঐනл᭐ದପфٙ൮ ̀ࠋዄОபfኁतႭd
ঐˏ೯ٙОฦאൡதʔ
Пࠇߒ 4.5 ᄂߕʩਗ਼͟ڢ
ආБண௪ʺॴٙਪᕚdܼ̍ᜫ
sued to ensure total protection from any possibility
vention in England. He again initiated small group
of liability, including what he calls “microliability
discussions that included representatives from Cali-
fornia and Oregon, PacifiCorp, the KRRC, and the
issues.” By doing so, Root says, “PacifiCorp man-
f
aged to delay the start of the project for two years.
2018 ϋࣛd˄̻ݱঐ๕ʮ̡
tribes on the Klamath. “Everybody could freely ex-
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We kept working, but we had this kind of Sword of press their opinions,” says Root, “and there was no
ৎൡதdᆽڭঐᐏவ၇
˴ࠅίෳਔ֥ψӊ˜ٙཥ
KRRC ೯Ԋɛཤࢸh̺ࣦ
reporting back and no media.” And once again, the
Damocles hanging over our heads.” Then, in 2020,
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved
process worked. Oregon and California agreed to
൬ڝ̋൬d2.5 ᄂߕʩۆԸІ
քဧ (Ren Brownell) ܸ̈j
ΌࠦڭᚐdʔึաՑОᆑ
a partial transfer of the dams to the KRRC but re -
share the dam license with the KRRC, fully relieving
PacifiCorp of any ongoing liability. The group’s solu-
quired that PacifiCorp remain a co-licensee, which
̋ψִ݁ɓධ͟ʮҳબᛆϓ
ࠅᜫவԬɽᜠʺॴՑୌΥତ˾
ίٙجܛப ―― ܼ̍˼ה
tion included an extra $15 million in funding from
meant it could still be liable.
each state, and $15 million more from PacifiCorp, as
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To resolve the impasse, Root hearkened back to
the methods he had learned at the 1984 Rotary Con-
a backstop for unforeseen expenses. The revisions
˄̻ݱঐ๕ʮ̡݊ശࡐh ᅺd˄̻ݱঐ๕ʮ̡ცࠅҳ ၈ٙฆப ―― הଘஹfኁ
ɝٙ༟ږ˷ၾ 50 ϋԸ
तႭjவኬߧࡈࠇٙ
ˋിत (Warren Buffett) ɨ הϞٙ೯ཥϗɝfΈ݊τ කַᥚՇϋfҢࡁʥ್р
MAY 2025 ROTARY 31
تдࢀऎ۾ʮ̡ (Berkshire ༀϓ͉ఱჃჃ൴ཀװৰɽ ɢપਗdШவԫఱ྅ᘔίҢ
Hathaway) ٙɿʮ̡dϘʊහ ᜠٙ൬͜f ࡁ᎘ɪٙ༺ᅙдлʘᄏܸ
may25-D-Klamath.indd 31 3/24/25 16:51
ΣװৰவԬɽᜠfԫྼɪd ˄̻ݱঐ๕ʮ̡Νจ ᎇ̙ࣛঐ೯͛ٙ၆ԫf
வԬɽᜠהପ͛ٙཥɢʊฆʔ ਞၾװৰɽᜠࠇٙΝࣛd 2020 ϋdᑌԞঐ๕၍ଣ։ࡰ
ԑ༸dһࠠࠅٙ݊d༈ʮ̡ࠦ ɰࠅӋᐏΌࠦᒀеபd ึ (Federal Energy Regulatory
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