Name: Decades-old groundwater pollution issue in eastern Oregon earns new commitment from state agencies
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Decades-old groundwater pollution issue in eastern Oregon earns new commitment from state agencies

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Residential wells supporting hundreds of eastern Oregon households are unusable due to unsafe nitrate levels in the water, the result of agricultural practices. Oregon officials rolled out a document Friday laying out their plans to address it. Read more: https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/the-story/oregon-plan-lower-umatilla-basin-wells-groundwater-pollution-nitrates/283-d6654eb7-1b6f-42ff-86a4-12a28b952b1c Watch more The Story videos: http://bit.ly/watchTheStory Follow The Story on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheStoryKGW Follow The Story on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thestorykgw

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eastern-oregon environment local news science the-story eastern oregon groundwater contamination nitrate contamination lower umatilla basin tainted waters well water boardman oregon oregon deq umatilla basin nitrates in water

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