By Kristine Thomas Silverton city officials would like to see more brown lawns. At its Aug. 24 meeting, the Silverton City Council moved the city to Stage 2 in its water restrictions. The measure is an effort to continue to save water during this summer’s drought. “Stage 2 asks our customers to voluntarily stop using water to irrigate their lawns,” […]
By Kristine Thomas Melody Harpole of Harpole’s Produce in Silverton describes this summer as the “tomato summer.” “The hot, dry weather makes it a good summer to grow tomatoes,” she said. “When we have rainy, cloudy summers, it’s harder for the tomatoes to ripen.” Harpole, 39, has learned from her years farming that the weather goes in cycles, some years […]
By Kristine Thomas Silverton City Manager Bob Willoughby doesn’t want residents to panic or be worried. Instead, he just wants to raise their awareness of the city’s water situation. That’s why he asked the Silverton City Council at its special meeting on June 22 to vote to activate Stage 1 of Voluntary Water Curtailment. The council was unanimous in its […]
The Silverton City Council voted unanimously on April 5 to approve rate increases for sewer, water and storm drainage. Silverton City Manager Bob Willoughby said the rate increases are needed to address significant issues withe the city’s infrastructure. The rates will go into effect July 1. The average residential customer will see an increase of $1.70 for sewer; $1.72 for […]
By Don Murtha The cities of Mount Angel and Silverton are looking to see if aquifers could provide millions of gallons of water storage for long-term availability. The cities have joined forces to apply for a grant from the Oregon Water Resources Department to conduct a feasibility study for an Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) system. An ASR could be […]
