The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has set Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) for water bodies located in the Willamette River Basin. Any agency or municipality that has legal authority over activities or areas that are sources of pollutants that impact water quality are known as Designated Management Agencies (DMAs).
The city of West Linn is proposing to replace the Bolton Reservoir with a new 4-million-gallon reservoir. The 2.5-million-gallon Bolton Reservoir is now 101 years old and was constructed when the city’s population was 1,500. Today, West Linn is home to 25,000 residents with increased water demand.
The city is using a two-phased process to identify a site of the new reservoir.
It is possible to detect leaks in your home on your own. Most water leaks can be seen or heard, but there are times when the leak can be hard to detect.
