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Water quality: Stayton still working on drawdown issue as lawsuit is filed

Some of the kokanee that were killed as a result of the 2023 and 2024 drawdown of the Green Peter reservoir on the South Santiam River.  Courtesy of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Some of the kokanee that were killed as a result of the 2023 and 2024 drawdown of the Green Peter reservoir on the South Santiam River.  Courtesy of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

The drawdown of Green Peter Reservoir in 2023 and 2024 and the resulting downstream damage on the South Santiam River and its watershed has led to a lawsuit. The cities of Lebanon and Sweet Home have ...

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