Groups at odds over proposed nitrate pollution rules for farmers in northeast Oregon

After decades of farm and food processing pollution contaminating groundwater in northeast Oregon, state regulators are ...

Proposed nitrate pollution rules for NE Oregon don’t seem to make anyone happy

The Oregon Health Authority since 2024 found that at least 634 domestic drinking water wells in the area contain unsafe ...
OPB

All water well owners in the Lower Umatilla Basin offered nitrate testing, Oregon officials say

Oregon Rural Action's Ana Maria Rodriguez conducts a rapid test on a jar of water brought from Boardman, Ore.., which tested above the federal standard of 10 milligrams per liter. Monica Samayoa / OPB ...
Post-Bulletin

Mower SWCD offers free nitrate testing

Mower County residents who drink water from a private well can have a sample tested for nitrate next week in Austin at no charge. Mower Soil & Water Conservation District is offering the no-cost ...
The Conversation

Millions of people across the US use well water, but very few test it often enough to make sure it’s safe

Gabriel Lade received funding from the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, the Center for Agricultural and Rural Development, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture to conduct this research.
The Gazette

Nishnabotna water group urges community nitrate testing with new billboard

A billboard near Avoca in southwest Iowa encourages Iowans to monitor their water for nitrate. (Nishnabotna Water Defenders via Iowa Capital Dispatch) Buy Photo The Gazette offers audio versions of ...
WEAU

Limited-time discounted well water testing offered at the Health Department

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (EAU CLAIRE CITY-COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT PRESS RELEASE) - Homeowners with private wells can get their water tested for nitrate, bacteria, and more at a discounted price at the Health ...
Post-Bulletin

Free nitrate testing offered by Olmsted County

Donna Rasmussen, a former administrator for the Fillmore County Soil and Water Conservation District, uses an ultraviolet spectrophotometer to measure the concentration of nitrates in a water sample ...
Brainerd Dispatch

Free well water nitrate testing events set

BRAINERD — Crow Wing Soil and Water Conservation District will be hosting free well water nitrate testing events in Brainerd, Garrison and Crosslake in August. Testing events will be Aug. 8 in the ...
The Gazette

Nitrate Watch coordinator explains how Iowans can take ownership over their water quality

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. The quality of Iowa’s water is a top environmental concern in Iowa, and for many Iowans, there can be a ...
kcra.com

What is nitrate and could your water be contaminated with it?

INVESTIGATION. GREW UP IN THE COUNTY. THREE ALMONDS, GRAPES AT ONE TIME, ALMONDS ALL AROUND. NOW MARTHA LLORENS LIVES IN THE SHADE OF ALMOND TREES IN THE HOUSE WHERE SHE GREW UP. IT WAS NICE BACK THEN ...