“State coalition, ORA differ on well-testing outcomes”

By Travis Snell | East Oregonain | October 7, 2023

““Everyone in this community deserves to make the choice whether they want tested or not, but even with Gov. Kotek’s deadline now passed, most folks still haven’t had that opportunity,” [Kaleb Lay] said.

However, he expressed frustration that testing wells is “just the tip of the iceberg” when it comes to nitrates.

“Nothing has been done to rein in polluting industry,” he said. “Not one well user has been connected to a permanent source of safe water, and we’ve heard nothing from the epidemiologists brought in to study what this has done to the community’s health. There’s still a lot of work to do here, and we need state personnel to start working with a sense of urgency sooner, not later.””

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