A 68-degree temperature limit proposed for the lower Willamette River
by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality was deemed too warm for
endangered salmon and steelhead by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
DEQ, which proposed the limit in a package of water quality standards
to the EPA, is required by the federal Clean Water Act to file the standards
with EPA to ensure state standards will meet federal law and will adequately
protect water bodies in the state for fish, …
