A grassroots group in Boardman have gathered signatures for a petition demanding “fair and just” terms for safe drinking water in their homes.

BOARDMAN – In a “show of unity and strength,” West Glen United / West Glen Unidos announced that an overwhelming majority of their neighborhoods have signed a petition demanding “fair and just” terms for safe drinking water in their homes. 

In a letter addressed to the Morrow County Clean Water Consortium, which is leading a plan to extend Boardman city water to the neighborhood, West Glen United highlighted its ongoing concern - the additional costs to residents.

For nearly four decades, families in the Lower Umatilla Basin have been drinking contaminated water while billion-dollar companies expanded around them.

We are Oregon Rural Action - everyday people who simply want clean water to drink, fresh air to breathe, and an economy that lets us provide for our families. Eastern Oregon, this place we call home, brings us together around these shared values.

It’s been over four years since West Glen tap water tests revealed its well water was contaminated with dangerous levels of nitrates.

We all deserve to trust that our water is safe to drink, but Lower Umatilla Basin locals have been forced to live without safe drinking water for decades.