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FILED: March 11, 2010

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON

KLAMATH IRRIGATION DISTRICT,
TULELAKE IRRIGATION DISTRICT,
KLAMATH DRAINAGE DISTRICT,
POE VALLEY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT,
SUNNYSIDE IRRIGATION DISTRICT,
KLAMATH BASIN IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT,
KLAMATH HILLS DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT CO.,
MIDLAND DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT CO.,
MALIN IRRIGATION DISTRICT,
ENTERPRISE IRRIGATION DISTRICT,
PINE GROVE IRRIGATION DISTRICT,
WESTSIDE IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 4,
SHASTA VIEW IRRIGATION DISTRICT,
VAN BRIMMER DITCH CO.,
FRED A. ROBISON, ALBERT J. ROBISON,
LONNY E. BALEY, MARK R. TROTMAN, BALEY TROTMAN FARMS,
JAMES L. MOORE, CHERYL L. MOORE,
DANIEL G. CHIN, DELORIS D. CHIN,
WONG POTATOES, INC.,
MICHAEL J. BYRNE, DANIEL W. BYRNE, and BYRNE BROTHERS,

Plaintiffs,

v.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
and PACIFIC COAST FEDERATION OF FISHERMEN'S ASSOCIATIONS,

Defendants,

and

STATE OF OREGON,
by and through the Oregon Water Resources Department,

Intervenor.

(Federal CC No. 2007-5115; SC S056275)

En Banc

On certified questions from the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; certification order dated July 16, 2008; certification accepted January 29, 2009; argued and submitted May 13, 2009.

William M. Ganong, Klamath Falls, argued the cause for plaintiffs Klamath Irrigation District, Tulelake Irrigation District, Klamath Drainage District, Poe Valley Improvement District, Sunnyside Irrigation District, Klamath Basin Improvement District, Klamath Hills District Improvement Co., Midland District Improvement Co., Malin Irrigation District, Enterprise Irrigation District, Pine Grove Irrigation District, Westside Improvement District No. 4, Shasta View Irrigation District, Van Brimmer Ditch Co., Fred A. Robison, Albert J. Robison, Lonny E. Baley, Mark R. Trotman, Baley Trotman Farms, James L. Moore, Cheryl L. Moore, Daniel G. Chin, Deloris D. Chin, Wong Potatoes, Inc., Michael J. Byrne, Daniel W. Byrne, and Byrne Brothers.