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Newsom Asks Warren Buffet To Back Dam Removal

Siskiyou Daily News-


In a July 30 letter to the California Public Utilities Commission, SCWUA president Richard Marshall asked that payment of ratepayer funds to the Klamath River Renewal Corporation – an organization formed to oversee dam demolition and restoration of the area – be suspended until a final agreement is reached.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has appealed directly to investor Warren Buffett to support demolishing four Klamath dams, while the Siskiyou County Water Users Association is working to ensure no more funding goes toward the project.

Newsom on Wednesday sent a letter to Buffett urging him to back the Klamath River project, which would be the largest dam removal in U.S. history.

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