OHA Drinking Water Services
OHA Drinking Water Services
Contact Report Details

PWS ID: OR41 00731
PWS Name: SALEM PUBLIC WORKS
 
Who Was Contacted: Lacey Goeres-Priest
Contact Phone: (Email address hidden)
Contact Date: 03/06/2025
Contacted By: WIKSTROM, CHANTAL (DWP)
Contact Method/Location: Email
 
Assistance Type: OTHER WATER QUALITY - Cherry intertie (Keizer) exercise event
Reasons: Operations
 
Details: Salem let me know that they will be exercising their Cherry intertie with Keizer for a few hours and wanted to see if there were sampling requirements since Keizer's water will be sent into Salem's distribution system. I let them know that if the intertie is a dead end they should flush and monitor chlorine residuals. Also recommended pH and alkalinity readings to see how closely it matches Salem’s water – then in the future if it’s activated for a longer period we’ll have an idea of the corrosion and lead risk. If the intertie was running for a longer period of time in the future we’d probably want to see other chemical sampling like DBPs, lead, and copper, etc.