Green Peter drawdown scheduled for December

Portland-based U.S. Army Corps of Engineers personnel plan to lower Green Peter and Lookout Point reservoirs in early December to help threatened fish migrate downstream, monitor water quality, and balance competing demands on stored water, officials announced last week.

During a virtual public meeting on Oct. 21, Corps officials explained how the operations are designed to help juvenile spring Chinook salmon and winter steelhead find safer routes through the dams. They also discussed this year’s…

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