Northern Water will begin moving small amounts of water into the newly constructed Chimney Hollow Reservoir, several months after filling was put on hold due to uranium concentration detected in water quality sampling at the site.

Beginning the first week in November, the reservoir will be filled to below 2% of its capacity in order to allow further data to be collected. Dam safety monitoring also will begin.

None of the water that will begin flowing into the reservoir will be delivered to participants in the reservoir project, as the partial fill is simply a means to better understand the nature of the uranium in the area and plan mitigation efforts.

Northern Water said at the time of the uranium’s discovery that it would not seriously affect the viability of the project, and that miti

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