Salem city leaders will receive an update this week on drawdowns to the Detroit Reservoir and how it will affect drinking water for around 200,000 residents.
At a City Council meeting Monday, councilors will receive a supplemental report from Salem Public Works Director Brian Martin that offers more information on drinking water treatment challenges the city can expect in years to come. The Salem Statesman Journal was first to report on the coming update.
In July, City Council voted to approve an emergency declaration as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers prepares for a deep drawdown of the Detroit Reservoir to help endangered salmon make their way past Detroit Dam. That drawdown would bring the reservoir to its lowest level since the dam was built in the 1950s and release sediment that’s been accumulating for decades…