OHA, USACE Halt Green Peter Drawdown

Sediment begins to make the water murky as it heads toward the Green Peter Dam on Nov. 5, a couple weeks after this year’s deep drawdown began. Photo by Sarah Brown

The City of Sweet Home announced on Saturday, Nov. 23, that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has halted this year’s deep drawdown at Green Peter after multiple municipalities raised concerns about impact to drinking water.

Sweet Home informed residents that it recently identified an increased strain on its water treatment plant due to heightened sediment and turbidity levels from the drawdown. As a result one of the three filters experienced a mechanical issue. The…

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