Salem city councilors were updated Monday on a deep drawdown of Detroit Reservoir slated for fall 2026 which is expected to temporarily incapacitate Salem’s drinking water system. According to the Salem Reporter, The drawdown comes after the National Marine Fisheries Service in December 2024 issued an opinion requiring the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to conduct the drawdown. It’s intended to give juvenile salmon and steelhead fish a better chance of surviving as they move downstream. The drawdown is expected to kick up enough sediment to quickly knock out the city’s slow sand filtration system at the Geren Island Water Treatment Plant, and the filtration system could be rendered inoperable for a few days or as long as a few weeks. The Salem City Council is exploring other water options…..