SALEM, Ore. – A “don’t drink” water advisory is back in effect for young children, pregnant or nursing mothers, or other vulnerable groups after low levels of cyanotoxins were detected in the water supply.
The advisory applies to City of Salem, City of Turner, Suburban East Salem Water District, and Orchard Heights Water Association.
City officials issued a similar advisory last Tuesday (May 29) days after a water sample came back positive for low levels of cyanotoxins that exceeded the EPA’s 10-day exposure duration for “vulnerable populations."
Authorities say that boiling the water doesn’t remove the toxins and can actually increase the toxin levels.
Most filters do not remove the toxins either.
The source of the city’s water is Detroit Reservoir.
According to the city, water samples taken on May 23 and 25 came back with levels of cyanotoxins that that are above the EPA’s Cyanotoxins National Drinking Water Health Advisories.
Here’s a full list of the Keizer businesses offering water fills: (Business) BFit Gyms 5045 River Road-We can have people come in and fill up water bottles if they need.
We don’t have a faucet or anything for hoses we can offer but if people need to come get cold filtered water our doors are open (Business) The Human Bean Keizer 5007 River Road N (Business) Skyline Ford and Skyline’s Keizer Ford 3555 River Road N (Business) Odd Moe’s Pizza Keizer – Open 11am-10pm today & tomorrow and 11am-11pm Friday (Business) Tony’s Kingdom of Comics and Collectibles 3856 River Rd, Keizer – inside faucet/sink (Business) Keiser Heidi-Integrity Medical Evaluations Inc. 5845 Shoreline Lane N – Hose outside/faucets inside 8am – 5 pm (Business)Subway at 5462 River Road N – 8am-10pm every day (Business)Willamette Valley Bank NMLS# 713109 5140 River Road N – 9am-6pm (Business)D & J Dog Grooming 689 Chemawa Rd NE – Will fill jugs in shop or can hook up a hose to the outside spigot.
(Business) Willamette Valley Appliance -Keizer (Business) Salem-Keizer Volcanoes (Business) KeyBank (Business) Delaney Madison Grill, Inland Shores (Business) CASA of Marion County Oregon – hose out by front door.