Another LNG / pipeline article in the Oregonian.
This is a real interesting editorial to me because I live in the area being described. The Klamath basin is over the hills from my farm, some of our irrigation water comes from the Klamath Basin. Most of the LNG / pipeline projects in Oregon are tied to the Malin hub in this area. Everybody in the pipeline business knows if you want to go to California, you got to hook up to the Malin hub.
Some Klamath Basin basics. This is a huge agriculture area, irrigated land with a long history of bitter conflict. The farmers and their backers want to continue farming, the folks opposing the use of the irrigation water want farming to stop. They also want to remove the dams, stop the pipelines, and return the area back to it's natural state.
This area is also a highly developed gas pipeline area with lines going to California and supplying gas fired power plants. Large power lines and numerous hydro electric dams are also in the area. This is also a geothermal region, the college I attended in Klamath Falls, is a geothermal site, with wells capable of
running a power plant.
A note to my buddies in the pipeline business. The Klamath Basin is like a WWI battle field, two huge armies dug in, facing each other across a huge open field ( The Klamath Basin ). Always ready to fight and watching every move. So far no one has been able to negotiate a peace agreement. Before you get out in the open and start building pipelines, you are going to have to make a deal with both sides.
Glenn R Archambault
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