“Morrow, Umatilla counties get $1.7M for nitrate contamination solutions”

Written By Oregon Rural Action

By Travis Snell | Hermiston Herald | October 12, 2023

“Umatilla and Morrow county officials learned Tuesday that the counties will receive $1.7 million in federal aid to address nitrate contamination in private wells.

According to a press release from Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, Environmental Protection Agency funding will help find long-term solutions to a water crisis in the Lower Umatilla Basin.”

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