PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — In a letter sent Tuesday, Marion County officials asked the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to do more in its study of the impact of the proposed deep drawdown of Detroit Lake.
“Our residents depend on clean, reliable drinking water,” said Marion Commissioner Kevin Cameron.
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The letter accuses of the U.S. Corps of Army Engineers of violating federal law for failing to complete a turbidity report by the Jan. 4 deadline. The report is necessary to understand how a deep draw down of the damn would impact the sediment present in the water.
“The Army Corp should complete the required analysis before taking on any risks that could harm our community’s drinking water,” Cameron said. “We’re simply asking the Corps to follow the law, finish the required work, and give residents a fair chance to review it.”…