News Release
| Release Number: | 98-028 |
| Dated: | 4/8/1998 |
| Contact: | Heidi Y. Helwig, 503-808-4510 |
Portland, Ore.-- How should water stored in the Willamette Basin Reservoirs be used? Later this month, during the second round of public workshops, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Oregon Water Resources Department will present information and solicit feedback on ways of allocating water that emphasize various uses.
The Corps and OWRD are working together through a four-year study-The Willamette Basin Reservoir Study-to identify existing and future water needs and demands in the Willamette Valley. To meet those demands, they also are evaluating the benefits and tradeoffs associated with several different ways of allocating stored water and operating the Corps' 13 Willamette Valley reservoirs over the next 50 years.
Members of the public are invited to share their thoughts in small group discussions on the advantages and disadvantages of the emphasis areas. The meeting dates and locations are: ( New Location ( April 21, 1998: Salem 7 p.m.- 9 p.m. Leslie Middle School Commons 3850 Pringle Road S.E. April 29, 1998: Albany 7 p.m.-9 p.m. South Albany High School Cafeteria 3705 Columbus S.E. April 23, 1998: Portland 7p.m. -9 p.m. Robert Duncan Plaza 3rd Floor Conference Center 333 S.W. First Avenue April 30, 1998: Eugene 7 p.m.-9 p.m. South Eugene High School Cafeteria 400 E. 19th
For more information about the study or workshops, call the Corps' Matt Rea at (503) 808-4732 or OWRD's Tom Kline at (503) 378-8455, ext. 234. You may also find more information about the study on this web site: http://www.wrd.state.or.us/programs/will_res/index.html.