On April 6, the U.S. Departments of the Interior and Commerce, PacificCorp, the states of Oregon and California, and irrigation and water use interests signed two agreements that outline a path for removal of four dams on the Klamath River by 2020. The first agreement, an amendment to the 2010 Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement that was signed by the agencies, states and PacificCorp, outlines the process, administered by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), that will lead to the removal of the dams. The second agreement, the 2016 Klamath Power and Facilities Agreement, between the agencies and regional water users will allow the parties to work together to recover fisheries, uphold trust responsibilities to tribes, and sustain the region's farming and ranching economy. Many of the efforts will require congressional action and the agreement commits the signatories to work together to develop solutions to the issues. Under the dam removal agreement that will be filed with FERC on July 1, PacificCorp will transfer its license to operate the Klamath River dams to a private company known as the Klamath River Renewal Corporation that will oversee dam removal in 2020.

"PacifiCorp continues to support the Klamath settlement as a fair way forward for our electricity customers in Oregon, California and beyond," said Stefan Bird, president and CEO of Pacific Power, a division of PacifiCorp. "The company is committed to continuing to work with our settlement partners to fully enact this important agreement."