Other Regulatory Processes
This page lists other important policy processes relevant to Klamath River water quality that Consortium member Tribes are either participating in or observing.
Incidental Take Permits for Coho Salmon
Coho Salmon are listed as threatened in northwestern California and southern Oregon under both the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) and California Endangered Species Act (CESA). An Incidental Take Permit (ITP) is required by the ESA and CESA by any party planning to engage in any land or water use that might cause harm to listed species. Two different ITPs have been considered in the Klamath Basin. The first is for PacifiCorp's Klamath Hydroelectric Project, the second is for agricultural operations in the Shasta and Scott Valleys.
Statewide Clean Water Act Waiver for National Forests in California
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (USFS), in collaboration with the State and Regional Water Boards has developed a new Water Quality Management Handbook (WQMH) to address control of nonpoint source pollution generated by various activities on National Forest System lands in California. The State Water Board has developed a proposed statewide Waiver of waste discharge requirements and reports of waste discharge for the nonpoint source activities covered by the WQMH. Some Consortium member Tribes participated in a stakeholder group and submitted comments on the draft waiver and WQMH.
References
California Department of Fish and Game. 2002. Status Review of California Coho Salmon North of San Francisco. Report to the California Fish and Game Commission. California Department of Fish and Game, Sacramento, CA. 336pp. At KRIS Web site.
California Department of Fish and Game. 2006. Scott River Watershed-Wide Permitting Program Environmental Check List and Initial Study. CDFG, Region 1, Redding, CA. 73 p.
California Department of Fish and Game. 2006b. Notice of Preparation of a Draft Environmental Impact Report: Scott River Watershed-Wide Permitting Program for Coho Salmon Incidental Take Permit (ITP). 10/19/06. CDFG, Region 1, Redding, CA. 11 p.
California Department of Fish and Game. 2006b. Shasta River Watershed-Wide Permitting Program Environmental Check List and Initial Study. CDFG, Region 1, Redding, CA. 77 p.
California Department of Fish and Game. 2006a. Notice of Preparation of a Draft Environmental Impact Report Shasta River Watershed-Wide Permitting Program. CDFG, Region 1, Redding, CA. 11 p.
California Department of Fish and Game. 2009. Chinook salmon reconnaissance survey on the Scott River, Memo of September 28, 2009 from Mark Hampton to Mark Pisano, CDFG, Yreka, CA. 4 p.
National Research Council (NRC). 2003. Endangered and threatened fishes in the Klamath River basin: causes of decline and strategies for recovery. Committee on endangered and threatened fishes in the Klamath River Basin, Board of Environmental Toxicology, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Washington D.C. Prepublication copy. 334 pp.
At KRIS Web site.
Shasta Valley Resource Conservation District. 2005. Master Incidental Take Permit (ITP) Application for Coho Salmon (Oncorhychus kisutch). March 29, 2005. Submitted to the California Department of Fish and Game. SVRCD, Yreka, CA.
Siskiyou Resource Conservation District. 2005. Draft Siskiyou Resource Conservation District Incidental Take Permit Application for Coho Salmon. Submitted to the California Department of Fish and Game Region 1 in March 2005. Siskiyou RCD, Etna, CA. Download zipped document with all the appendices.
Weitkamp, L. A., T. C. Wainwright, G. J. Bryant, G. B. Milner, D. J. Teel, R. G. Kope, and R. S. Waples. 1995. Status review of coho salmon from Washington, Oregon, and California. U.S. Dep. Commer., NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS-NWFSC-24, 258 p. At KRIS Web site.
