Salem City Council voted unanimously on Monday to declare a state of emergency to prepare its water system for a planned 2026 deep drawdown of Detroit Lake Reservoir. The city's primary source of drinking water is a treatment plant on the North Santiam River about 27 miles downstream from the Detroit Dam. Read more: https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/marion-county/salem-declare-drinking-water-emergency-detroit-lake-drawdown/283-ba20d0ed-76aa-4983-8d99-3c04cde8c26a Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/KGWNews8 Watch the latest KGW newscast: https://www.kgw.com/watch Get the KGW+ TV app: https://www.kgw.com/watch Get the KGW app: https://kgw.com/appredirect