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Stayton City Manager Julia Hadjuk and interim Public Works Director Barry Buchanan review a map of the city’s water infrastructure during a visit to the city’s water treatment complex. James Day

News May 1, 2025

Detroit Lake – Drawdown postponement gives region time to study options

The Santiam Canyon has moved off of DEFCON 5 amid a change of timing on the part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Corps, which was planning to draw down Detroit Lake to […]

A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to take quicker action on efforts to help endangered fish stocks in Detroit Lake and the region. Submitted Photo

Legal Matters August 1, 2021

Enough! Judge orders water managers to comply with law to preserve salmon

by James Day

Plans to improve fish passage and water temperature around Detroit and Big Cliff dams have received a severe jolt from a federal judge in Portland. U.S. District Judge Marco Hernandez issued an order July 14 […]

Detroit Lake – Drawdown postponement gives region time to study options

Enough! Judge orders water managers to comply with law to preserve salmon

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