Oregon lawmakers ask judge to ‘modify’ reservoir drawdowns

Twenty rural Oregon lawmakers have asked a federal judge to modify a ruling that has impacted drinking water, wildlife and dried-up wells near Green Peter and Lookout Point reservoirs.

A letter sent to U.S. District Court Judge Marco Hernandez last week came in the wake of deep reservoir drawdowns by the U.S. Army of Corps of Engineers, meant to help endangered salmon, that flushed extremely muddy water into the drinking water systems of Sweet Home, Lebanon and Lowell this fall.

Source: Oregon lawmakers ask judge to ‘modify’ reservoir drawdowns