Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker unanimously agreed Nov. 21 that the county should take legal action to modify U.S. District Court Judge Marco Hernandez’s order that has led to a significant drawdown of the water level in Green Peter Reservoir.
That action has resulted in increased turbidity — suspended materials (silt) — in water in the Santiam River.
The board’s action follows a Nov. 20 meeting at Sweet Home City…