Detroit drinking water has returned, 7 months after Oregon wildfires
Detroit is a city defined by water. Water from the North Santiam River, surrounding streams and Detroit Lake have been key to the city’s development and economy. But for 7 1/2 months following the wildfires, Detroit was without drinking water. Over the past few years, Detroit had focused on replacing the city’s water distribution system, some of which was part of the original town and moved with the city in 1952. It was so plagued with problems, including leaks, that the city was losing more than a million gallons of treated water each month. Between 2019 and the summer of 2020, the dis...
Source: statesmanjournal.com