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State Of Emergency In Effect Over Salem Water

(Salem, OR)  --  A state of emergency is in effect over Salem's water advisory.  Governor Kate Brown declared the state of emergency yesterday in an effort to get extra water resources to the state capitol.  A "don't drink" advisory remains in effect there for children, the elderly, pregnant women, animals and other vulnerable people.  The advisory has been in effect since Tuesday, when water samples turned up low levels of cyanotoxins.

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