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Residents warn of potential water shortages as city secures $3.498M award for new tank
Summary
At a March 11 Yamhill council meeting residents warned of low snowpack and potential summer shortages; staff announced a $3.498 million FEMA and Business Oregon award for a new water tank and public works described a possible reservoir dredge that could add roughly 1 million gallons.
Residents and officials in Yamhill raised concerns about the city’s water supply at the March 11 council meeting, as staff announced a major grant award and public works outlined possible engineering work to boost storage.
Robert Davis, a resident who addressed the council during public comment, said local snowpack is “at the lowest level of 50% of our typical average snowpack in more than a decade,” and warned that Turner Creek and Barney Reservoir could be strained this coming summer. He urged the council to notify…
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