Wells continue to go dry in Klamath Basin in southern Oregon
6/6/2022 12:00:00 AM
CATEGORIES:
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Society & Public Health
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Modoc County, CA
Siskiyou County, CA
La Pine, OR
Klamath County, OR
Crescent, OR
Start Date: 7/1/2021
- End Date: 6/6/2022
As Klamath County endures a third year of drought, hundreds of residential wells have run dry. The recent winter did not provide enough snow and rain to recharge the dry wells, leaving people still relying on the state to provide funds for trucking in water. The emergency response began in July 2021 and continues.
Oregon Public Broadcasting (Portland), June 6, 2022
Increased groundwater pumping in the Klamath Basin since late summer 2021 through early April 2022 has resulted in hundreds of domestic wells running dry.
Associated Press News (New York), April 11, 2022
There were 84 dry wells registered in Klamath County in July. One month later, there were 185 dry wells between the California state line and Crescent and La Pine, but there are likely more. When people register their dry wells with the watermaster, they receive water storage tanks and water deliveries from the state.
The groundwater level in the Klamath Basin has fallen by 30 feet since 2001 and is expected to drop another 40 to 50 feet after this season.
The Oregonian (Portland), Aug 10, 2021
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