Salem sues U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over planned Detroit Reservoir drawdown 

The city of Salem is asking a federal judge to postpone the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ plan to lower water levels in the Detroit Reservoir, which city officials said will harm its ability to provide safe, clean drinking water to residents.

The lawsuit filed Wednesday, July 8, in the Eugene U.S. District Court argues that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers must complete a federally mandated report analyzing the impacts from prior drawdowns before…