Water samples from the most recent test show Salem tap water is safe to drink, with cyanotoxins below EPA guidelines. However, the water advisory remains in effect through June 25.
In an effort to be "proactive," the City of Salem on Sunday announced the tap water advisory will remain in effect "for the next two weeks, while we continue to test and refine new treatment methods."
The tap water advisory in Salem for "vulnerable populations" remains in effect through Monday, although city officials said test results on Saturday showed the cyanotoxins to be below EPA standards.
Salem is now struggling with its own affordability issues, made worse by the fact that so many people are getting squeezed out of Portland. And to date, Salem hasn't experienced the type of development boom seen in Portland, either.
The US Army Corps of Engineers will delay for at least a week a planned water release at the Detroit Lake Dam to give more time to Salem officials combatting a tap water advisory caused by toxins from an algae bloom feeding the drinking water.
A woman who escaped from a Marion County transition center last week has been arrested after she was discovered in a stranger's house. But a second inmate remains on the loose.
Though the tap water advisory remains in effect for the "vulnerable population", Salem city officials said Thursday new test results showed no cyanotoxins above the EPA levels in the water distribution system.
