MORROW COUNTY — The Morrow County Planning Department is ready to take the first official steps in a plan to address the drinking water crisis in the Lower Umatilla Basin Groundwater Management Area.
Morrow County partnered with Umatilla County to apply for funding from the Environmental Protection Agency to secure funding for a project looking at mid-term and long-term solutions or alternatives for private drinking water wells that have high levels of nitrates.
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