Water conservation requested in Lincoln County, Oregon
9/7/2019 12:00:00 AM
CATEGORIES:
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Lincoln County, OR
Newport, OR
Seal Rock, OR
Siletz, OR
Toledo, OR
Start Date: 7/29/2019
- End Date: 9/7/2019
The city of Newport’s reservoirs have reached a critical low point with pumping to resume from the Siletz River. Newport voluntarily suspended pumping from the river on July 29, due to low flows. All non-essential water use was suspended and water conservation was encouraged.
The cities of Newport, Toledo and Siletz and the Seal Rock Water District encourage water conservation until the flow of the Siletz River improves.
News Lincoln County.com (Newport, Ore.), Sept. 7, 2019
Lincoln County residents were urged to limit their water use because the Siletz River was low. Newport officials stopped pumping water from the Siletz River, but will do so when necessary. Residents of Newport, Toledo and Siletz were asked to curb water use as much as possible.
Newport News Times (Ore.), Aug. 6, 2019
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