California Governor Jerry Brown will join Oregon Governor Kate Brown and a group of other state officials at the Klamath river tomorrow to make a “major announcement about water supply reliability, environmental restoration and hydroelectric dams.” Here some of the hazy detail from a North Coast Journal article:

It’s unclear exactly what the announcement will be, but it’s expected the officials will present a ratification of a new deal to revive what’s been dubbed the largest dam removal project in the nation’s history. The press release says only that the officials will be making an announcement that will "further progress toward the largest river restoration project in U.S. history."

The deal, struck in principle back in February, would see the states of Oregon and California form a nonprofit corporation to take over ownership of the dams from PacifiCorp, the energy company that currently owns the dams. The nonprofit would then rely on existing federal authority to decommission and remove the dams with funds already generated from PacifiCorp ratepayers and a California water bond.

Read the entire article here.