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2A ܂ WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 2018 ܂ APPEAL TRIBUNE Risk Oregon Public Water Systems at Risk Continued from Page 1A Water Systems It's unclear what may be required of any systems found to be at risk for toxic algae blooms in regards to testing or treatment. OHA Director Pat Allen said last week that his agency will imple- ment temporary rules requiring testing for cyanotoxins, but those conversa- tions are still ongoing. Any permanent rules would have to go through a more laborious process later on. Any additional requirements are go- ing to cost money for work hours and testing, likely placing more responsibil- ity on a state department that has been underfunded for years. Drinking Water Services within OHA, which regulates all 3,000 water systems in the state, has shed almost a third of its staff since 2011, forcing remaining employees to prioritize regulating some systems over others and stop all but the most critical data management. Department manager David Emme said funding has been stagnant at best as the federal grants that make up the majority of the budget have not kept up with inflation or increasing personnel costs. The state's funding also proved unre- liable, as the medical marijuana fees used to fund the agency over the past couple biennia declined after full legal- ization. General funds replaced that in 2017, but at levels still below what Emme said is needed to fund the de- partment's core purposes. Even before Salem's water crisis, Emme said, the department was work- ing on a plan to pitch to the state Legis- Alert Continued from Page 1A ܂ May 23:Tests show high levels of toxins, alert issued ܂ June 8: Tests show low levels of toxins, alert lifted ܂ June 13:Tests show high levels of toxins, alert issued ܂ June 14:Tests show low levels of toxins, alert lifted ܂ June 15: Tests show high levels of toxins, alert issued Oregon Health Authority officials said that yo-yo number of advisories Chris Kowitz, water program coordinator for the city of Salem, pulls a nutrient sample at Heater Creek, a tributary to Detroit Lake. PHOTO COURTESY OF CITY OF SALEM lature that would raise an additional $1 million per year by issuing new fees to water systems. The budget for this bien- nium is $13.6 million. The plan is supposed to go before lawmakers during the 2019 session. Fees would vary based on system size — larger systems would be asked to pay more than smaller systems — and the day-to-day benefit would largely go to- ward those smaller systems that don't have the staff to test their water inde- pendently of the state. “We’re in good shape, but smaller cit- ies that may need more help, that might really impact them," said Dwayne Barnes, utility operations manager for City of Salem Public Works. Salem's Democratic Senator Peter Courtney has also said he wants water funding to be a priority in 2019. He ex- pects a proposal to be presented during September legislative days so lawmak- ers can be ready to move forward when the January session begins. “That part of the budget has got to get special attention in the next session,” the Senate President said. Courtney said he also wants to see a major water testing facility built in Ore- gon, so water samples no longer have to be shipped to out-of-state labs. Results from samples of Salem's water during the crisis arrive on a two-day delay be- cause testing is done in a lab in Ohio. “We have a very serious problem in the state of Oregon that we have to ad- dress,” Courtney said. Contact the reporter at cradnov- ich@statesmanjournal.com or 503- 399-6864, or follow him on Twitter at @CDRadnovich was due to the unusual amount of tests. "It is unusual for the Harmful Algae Bloom Program to get daily samples," OHA said in a news release. "Typically, the program receives sample results for recreational bodies of water on a weekly basis. OHA's guidelines require the agency to issue an advisory whenever cyanotoxin levels exceed recreational guideline values. "This more-frequent-than-usual sampling, along with daily changes in toxin levels measured in that daily sam- pling from Detroit Lake, is the reason recreational advisories have been is- sued and lifted so often for Detroit Lake." How high are the toxins in Detroit? U I SE T H R O R C UG H The toxins at Detroit weren't as high as they've been in the past. But, they were still well above levels that trigger a health advisory. This time, the Heater Creek Arm of the reservoir had the highest results, with the toxin microcystin at 15.028 parts per billion. Elevated levels were also found at Blowout Arm (12.608 PPB), the log boom at the dam (8.260 ppb) and Big Cliff Res- ervoir (11.824 ppb). A health advisory is issued when tox- in levels reach just 4 ppb. McKenzie River City of Gates N. Santiam River Mill City Water Department N. Santiam River Lyons Mehema Water District N. Santiam River Salem Public Works N. Santiam River Stayton Water Supply N. Santiam River City of Albany Santiam River City of Jefferson Santiam River City of Cottage Grove Row River City of Creswell C. F. Willamette R. City of Lowell M. F. Willamette R. Spring eld Utility Board M. F. Willamette R. PP &L-Tokatee Village N. Umpqua River City of Glide N. Umpqua River City of Roseburg N. Umpqua River Umpqua Basin Water Association N. Umpqua River City of Estacada Clackamas River Clackamas River Water-Clackamas Clackamas River North Clackamas County W. C. Clackamas River South Fork W. B. Oregon City Clackamas River Lake Oswego Municipal Water Clackamas River Tiller Ranger Station S. Umpqua River Tiller Elementary S. Umpqua River Milo Academy S. Umpqua River City of Canyonville Canyon Creek Lawson Acres Water Association Cow Creek City of Riddle Cow Creek Tri-City JW & SA S. Umpqua River City of Myrtle Creek S. Umpqua River Clarks Branch Water Association S. Umpqua River Roseburg Forest Products-Dillard S. Umpqua River Winston Dillard Water District S. Umpqua River Roberts Creek Water District S. Umpqua River Country View Estates W. S. Rogue River Anglers Cove/SCHWC Rogue River Medford Water Commission Rogue River City of Gold Hill Rogue River City of Rogue River Rogue River City of Grants Pass Rogue River City of Gold Beach Rogue River Source: Oregon Health Authority What about in Salem's water? Water tests also showed the toxin mi- crocystin in places throughout the North Santiam River above safe levels for drinking, but safe for recreation. At Packsaddle Park, which is just downstream of Detroit, microcystin lev- els were 1.45. At the Salem intake plant on the North Santiam, levels were 0.8255. Both of those numbers are above what's considered safe for vul- nerable populations — which is 0.3 ppb. However, all of the tests taken of wa- ter coming out of Salem taps showed re- sults below 0.3 — meaning safe for ev- erybody. 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