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Public works flags 25–40% unaccounted-for water, schedules Corps meeting on Detroit Dam drawdown
Summary
Interim Public Works Director Barry Buchanan told the council on Oct. 6 that unaccounted-for water in Stayton ranges from about 25% to 40%, above the AWWA allowance of 10%, and announced a Nov. 3 meeting with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Detroit Dam drawdown.
Interim Public Works Director Barry Buchanan told the Stayton City Council on Oct. 6 that the city’s unaccounted-for water currently ranges from about 25% to 40%, exceeding the American Water Works Association (AWWA) allowance of 10%. He also said the city has scheduled a meeting with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Nov. 3 about the Detroit Dam deep drawdown.
“The unaccounted for water as it stands right now is somewhere between, depending on the month, it it varies from 25% through to 40%. Our allowance is 10%,” Buchanan said, presenting preliminary measurements and a proposed approach to monthly reporting.
Buchanan outlined three reporting formats: a short dashboard of roughly five key metrics; a…
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