Modified Green Peter drawdown to be on short rope this year

As the end of the year approaches, parts of the Willamette Valley once again face the annual deep drawdown of Green Peter Reservoir. But maybe this year it won’t be so bad.

According to Dustin Bengtson, operations project manager for the Willamette Valley and Rogue Basin projects with the United States Army Corps of Engineers, the Corps will try to reach their target reservoir level by Dec. 1.

“It’s a little different than it has…