Conservation Groups Express Support for the Community of Sweet Home, Clean Water, and Native Fish in Willamette River Basin
November 22, 2023
November 22, 2023
PORTLAND, Oregon, Nov. 22 -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following news release:
Unintended consequences of a major court-ordered drawdown of Green Peter Reservoir have negatively impacted water quality in communities downstream of Green Peter Dam, such as Sweet Home, Oregon. The drawdown, overseen by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, was necessary to comply with the Endangered Species Act by providing safe passage for endangered wild Chinook salmon in the Willamette Basin. While . . .
Unintended consequences of a major court-ordered drawdown of Green Peter Reservoir have negatively impacted water quality in communities downstream of Green Peter Dam, such as Sweet Home, Oregon. The drawdown, overseen by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, was necessary to comply with the Endangered Species Act by providing safe passage for endangered wild Chinook salmon in the Willamette Basin. While . . .