Projects & progress · Updated October 2026
KDD projects
Where each project stands, how it is funded, and what comes next.
$12.8M
Secured across current projects
6
Projects and proposals underway
2027
Next major construction season
Restoration
Reconnecting river, refuge and fish
Phase 1 complete · Phase 2 funding
Lower Klamath Reconnection
Uses KDD’s Ady Canal to carry Klamath River water, and fish, back to Unit 2 and Sheepy Lake on the Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge.
Next: Phase 2 (60% design) needs $3M; about $900K is in hand. Phase 1 was funded by $2.8M from USFWS (Inflation Reduction Act).
Partially funded
Ady Canal Fish Screens
Four screens on the Ady Canal turnouts to keep fish in the canal and out of fields. A companion to the reconnection project.
Next: Construction expected to begin summer 2027. Funding to date: Oregon Lottery Bond funds through ODFW.
Permitting
Fish Deterrent Pilot
A research pilot testing two temporary deterrent systems, one on each canal: a bubble wall with strobe light and sound, and an electrical barrier. Sonar will compare how fish respond. Systems run only during the Chinook migration.
Next: ODFW permits and installation by late summer 2027; first operation during the fall 2027 Chinook run. California Trout and the Catena Foundation are anticipated funding partners.
Modernization
Making the district more efficient
Fully funded
North Canal Solar
About 1 megawatt of solar panels installed over the North Canal.
Next: Helical anchors go in this winter (2026–27); construction complete summer 2027. Funding: $3.8M Clean Water State Revolving Fund and $1.6M Congressionally Directed Spending (U.S. Department of Energy).
Plan approved January 2026
Watershed Plan (PL-566)
NRCS approved KDD’s watershed plan, which covers four projects: North Canal Extension & Enhancement, SCADA, Pumping Plants E & F upgrades, and a North Canal fish screen.
Next: $1.5M secured through OWRD (Irrigation Modernization Funding) for the plan, plus $1M from USFWS (Inflation Reduction Act) for the North Canal Extension. PL-566 technical assistance funding has been requested.
Proposal in development
RCPP Proposal
A $10M request to USDA NRCS’s Regional Conservation Partnership Program for on-farm conservation that landowners want, such as rotational wetlands, pump upgrades and land leveling.
Next: Proposal complete by the end of 2026; submit to NRCS in early 2027.
Coming up
Key dates ahead
- Winter 2026–27North Canal Solar: helical anchors installed
- End of 2026RCPP proposal complete
- Early 2027RCPP proposal submitted to NRCS
- Summer 2027North Canal Solar complete; Ady Canal Fish Screens construction begins
- Late summer 2027Fish deterrent pilot permitted and installed
- Fall 2027Fish deterrents operate during the Chinook run
Figures reflect KDD project records as of October 2026. Questions about a project? Contact Scott White, General Manager, at the KDD office: (541) 884-1739.