{"id":17847,"date":"2023-10-10T16:00:24","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T20:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/?p=17847"},"modified":"2023-10-10T16:06:19","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T20:06:19","slug":"merkley-wyden-announce-1-7-million-to-drive-solutions-to-nitrate-contamination-in-morrow-and-umatilla-counties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-wyden-announce-1-7-million-to-drive-solutions-to-nitrate-contamination-in-morrow-and-umatilla-counties\/","title":{"rendered":"Merkley y Wyden anuncian $1,7 millones para impulsar soluciones a la contaminaci\u00f3n por nitratos en los condados de Morrow y Umatilla"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, DC \u2013 Los senadores estadounidenses de Oreg\u00f3n, Jeff Merkley y Ron Wyden, anuncian hoy que los condados de Morrow y Umatilla han recibido $1,7 millones para ayudar a abordar la contaminaci\u00f3n por nitratos en pozos privados. Esta inversi\u00f3n federal de la Agencia de Protecci\u00f3n Ambiental de EE. UU. (EPA) se aprob\u00f3 en el proyecto de ley de financiaci\u00f3n gubernamental del a\u00f1o fiscal 23 como un paso fundamental.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-wyden-secure-funding-for-critical-projects-across-oregon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">proyecto iniciado por la comunidad<\/a>defendido por los senadores Merkley y Wyden. El financiamiento impulsar\u00e1 los esfuerzos locales para encontrar una soluci\u00f3n a largo plazo a la actual crisis de agua que enfrentan los miembros de la comunidad en la Cuenca Baja de Umatilla.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cCuando visit\u00e9 a miembros de la comunidad afectada en el condado rural de Morrow y celebr\u00e9 un ayuntamiento all\u00ed a principios de este a\u00f1o, escuch\u00e9 historias devastadoras sobre c\u00f3mo la contaminaci\u00f3n por nitratos est\u00e1 generando graves problemas de salud, y algunas familias temen incluso cepillarse los dientes. Esto es inaceptable,&quot;<strong>dijo Merkley.&nbsp;<\/strong>&quot;Todos deber\u00edan tener acceso a agua potable limpia y segura, y esta inversi\u00f3n federal ayudar\u00e1 a los condados de Morrow y Umatilla a trabajar con el estado de Oregon y las comunidades locales para comprender mejor el alcance del problema y comenzar a identificar un mejor camino a seguir&quot;.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&quot;Los habitantes de Oregon en los condados de Morrow y Umatilla merecen la tranquilidad de saber que cada vez que abren el grifo, es con plena confianza de que el agua est\u00e1 limpia y segura&quot;.&nbsp;<strong>dijo Wyden.<\/strong>&nbsp;\u201cBasado en mi reuni\u00f3n p\u00fablica en el condado de Morrow esta primavera y otras conversaciones en la comunidad, est\u00e1 claro que los residentes rurales de Oreg\u00f3n en esta parte del estado tienen preocupaciones serias y leg\u00edtimas sobre la seguridad del agua, y me alegro de que estos fondos federales est\u00e9n en camino para ayudar a resolver este problema de una vez por todas\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Los fondos federales respaldar\u00e1n soluciones a largo plazo que brinden a los miembros de la comunidad afectados que no utilizan agua de la ciudad un mayor acceso a agua potable limpia, incluida la creaci\u00f3n de un inventario integral de pozos dom\u00e9sticos y pruebas de los pozos para determinar qu\u00e9 hogares son m\u00e1s cr\u00edticos para considerar incluirlos en un sistema p\u00fablico.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adem\u00e1s, los senadores Merkley y Wyden est\u00e1n defendiendo una<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-announces-committee-passage-of-major-investments-for-oregon-to-bolster-wildfire-resiliency-modernize-water-infrastructure-and-fight-climate-chaos-under-his-chairmanship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">segundo proyecto iniciado por la comunidad<\/a>para el condado de Morrow que se incluy\u00f3 en el proyecto de ley de Asignaciones de Agencias Relacionadas, Interior y Medio Ambiente del Senado para el a\u00f1o fiscal 24 que Merkley redact\u00f3 como presidente del subcomit\u00e9. Los fondos se utilizar\u00edan para la segunda fase de su trabajo para abordar la contaminaci\u00f3n por nitratos de pozos privados mediante el desarrollo de un Informe de ingenier\u00eda preliminar y para examinar alternativas para proporcionar agua limpia a los usuarios del pozo. El proyecto de ley fue aprobado por el Comit\u00e9 de Asignaciones con un fuerte apoyo bipartidista y actualmente espera la consideraci\u00f3n del pleno del Senado.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&quot;El condado de Morrow aprecia mucho esta subvenci\u00f3n de la Agencia de Protecci\u00f3n Ambiental, que se present\u00f3 en asociaci\u00f3n con el condado de Umatilla&quot;.&nbsp;<strong>dijo David Sykes, presidente de la Junta de Comisionados del Condado de Morrow.<\/strong>&nbsp;\u201cApreciamos sinceramente esta financiaci\u00f3n de la EPA que fue asegurada gracias al liderazgo y el arduo trabajo de los senadores Wyden y Merkley. Ambos condados han estado trabajando diligentemente para analizar el agua de los hogares y entregar agua potable. Esta subvenci\u00f3n de la EPA ayudar\u00e1 a ambos condados a avanzar para enfrentar los desaf\u00edos del agua potable. M\u00e1s espec\u00edficamente, la financiaci\u00f3n ayudar\u00e1 a los condados a dise\u00f1ar y planificar una posible ampliaci\u00f3n de los sistemas p\u00fablicos de agua. Parte del trabajo incluir\u00e1 un inventario m\u00e1s profundo y completo de los pozos nacionales\u201d. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&quot;El condado de Umatilla est\u00e1 encantado con este anuncio, ya que significa un hito notable en nuestro compromiso de abordar los elevados niveles de nitrato en el \u00e1rea de gesti\u00f3n de aguas subterr\u00e1neas de la cuenca inferior de Umatilla&quot;.&nbsp;<strong>dijo Dan Dorran, presidente de la Junta de Comisionados de Umatilla.<\/strong>&nbsp;\u201cEsta financiaci\u00f3n nos permitir\u00e1 aprovechar los logros sustanciales ya logrados por Umatilla County Health y nuestros estimados colaboradores estatales y locales en iniciativas de pruebas y extensi\u00f3n. Extendemos nuestro m\u00e1s profundo agradecimiento al senador Merkley y al senador Wyden por su apoyo inquebrantable, ya que su dedicaci\u00f3n ha sido fundamental para hacer realidad este esfuerzo\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">###<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, D.C. \u2013 Oregon\u2019s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announce Morrow and Umatilla counties have received $1.7 million to help address nitrate contamination in private wells. This federal investment from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was passed in the FY23 government funding bill as a critical\u202fcommunity-initiated project\u202fchampioned by Senators Merkley and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[118],"class_list":["post-17847","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-releases","tag-delivering-for-oregon"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Merkley, Wyden Announce $1.7 Million to Drive Solutions to Nitrate Contamination in Morrow and Umatilla Counties - Merkley<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-wyden-announce-1-7-million-to-drive-solutions-to-nitrate-contamination-in-morrow-and-umatilla-counties\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_MX\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Merkley, Wyden Announce $1.7 Million to Drive Solutions to Nitrate Contamination in Morrow and Umatilla Counties - Merkley\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Washington, D.C. \u2013 Oregon\u2019s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announce Morrow and Umatilla counties have received $1.7 million to help address nitrate contamination in private wells. This federal investment from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was passed in the FY23 government funding bill as a critical\u202fcommunity-initiated project\u202fchampioned by Senators Merkley and [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-wyden-announce-1-7-million-to-drive-solutions-to-nitrate-contamination-in-morrow-and-umatilla-counties\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Merkley\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-10-10T20:00:24+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-10-10T20:06:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Molly Prescott\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Molly Prescott\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/merkley-wyden-announce-1-7-million-to-drive-solutions-to-nitrate-contamination-in-morrow-and-umatilla-counties\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/merkley-wyden-announce-1-7-million-to-drive-solutions-to-nitrate-contamination-in-morrow-and-umatilla-counties\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Molly Prescott\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/#\/schema\/person\/bee1b79a9f38fbf750302af2c9054fbb\"},\"headline\":\"Merkley, Wyden Announce $1.7 Million to Drive Solutions to Nitrate Contamination in Morrow and Umatilla Counties\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-10-10T20:00:24+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-10-10T20:06:19+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/merkley-wyden-announce-1-7-million-to-drive-solutions-to-nitrate-contamination-in-morrow-and-umatilla-counties\/\"},\"wordCount\":650,\"keywords\":[\"Delivering for Oregon\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Press Releases\"],\"inLanguage\":\"es-MX\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/merkley-wyden-announce-1-7-million-to-drive-solutions-to-nitrate-contamination-in-morrow-and-umatilla-counties\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/merkley-wyden-announce-1-7-million-to-drive-solutions-to-nitrate-contamination-in-morrow-and-umatilla-counties\/\",\"name\":\"Merkley, Wyden Announce $1.7 Million to Drive Solutions to Nitrate Contamination in Morrow and Umatilla Counties - Merkley\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2023-10-10T20:00:24+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-10-10T20:06:19+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/#\/schema\/person\/bee1b79a9f38fbf750302af2c9054fbb\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/merkley-wyden-announce-1-7-million-to-drive-solutions-to-nitrate-contamination-in-morrow-and-umatilla-counties\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"es-MX\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/merkley-wyden-announce-1-7-million-to-drive-solutions-to-nitrate-contamination-in-morrow-and-umatilla-counties\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/merkley-wyden-announce-1-7-million-to-drive-solutions-to-nitrate-contamination-in-morrow-and-umatilla-counties\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Merkley, Wyden Announce $1.7 Million to Drive Solutions to Nitrate Contamination in Morrow and Umatilla Counties\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/\",\"name\":\"Merkley\",\"description\":\"Merkley\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"es-MX\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/#\/schema\/person\/bee1b79a9f38fbf750302af2c9054fbb\",\"name\":\"Molly Prescott\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"es-MX\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/618e04b4312fa2a66964810fb706217e3dfd1845c521cecb909a2961ef46891f?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/618e04b4312fa2a66964810fb706217e3dfd1845c521cecb909a2961ef46891f?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/618e04b4312fa2a66964810fb706217e3dfd1845c521cecb909a2961ef46891f?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Molly Prescott\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/author\/molly-prescott\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Merkley, Wyden Announce $1.7 Million to Drive Solutions to Nitrate Contamination in Morrow and Umatilla Counties - Merkley","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-wyden-announce-1-7-million-to-drive-solutions-to-nitrate-contamination-in-morrow-and-umatilla-counties\/","og_locale":"es_MX","og_type":"article","og_title":"Merkley, Wyden Announce $1.7 Million to Drive Solutions to Nitrate Contamination in Morrow and Umatilla Counties - Merkley","og_description":"Washington, D.C. \u2013 Oregon\u2019s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announce Morrow and Umatilla counties have received $1.7 million to help address nitrate contamination in private wells. This federal investment from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was passed in the FY23 government funding bill as a critical\u202fcommunity-initiated project\u202fchampioned by Senators Merkley and [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-wyden-announce-1-7-million-to-drive-solutions-to-nitrate-contamination-in-morrow-and-umatilla-counties\/","og_site_name":"Merkley","article_published_time":"2023-10-10T20:00:24+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-10-10T20:06:19+00:00","author":"Molly Prescott","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Molly Prescott","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/merkley-wyden-announce-1-7-million-to-drive-solutions-to-nitrate-contamination-in-morrow-and-umatilla-counties\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/merkley-wyden-announce-1-7-million-to-drive-solutions-to-nitrate-contamination-in-morrow-and-umatilla-counties\/"},"author":{"name":"Molly Prescott","@id":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/#\/schema\/person\/bee1b79a9f38fbf750302af2c9054fbb"},"headline":"Merkley, Wyden Announce $1.7 Million to Drive Solutions to Nitrate Contamination in Morrow and Umatilla Counties","datePublished":"2023-10-10T20:00:24+00:00","dateModified":"2023-10-10T20:06:19+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/merkley-wyden-announce-1-7-million-to-drive-solutions-to-nitrate-contamination-in-morrow-and-umatilla-counties\/"},"wordCount":650,"keywords":["Delivering for Oregon"],"articleSection":["Press Releases"],"inLanguage":"es-MX"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/merkley-wyden-announce-1-7-million-to-drive-solutions-to-nitrate-contamination-in-morrow-and-umatilla-counties\/","url":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/merkley-wyden-announce-1-7-million-to-drive-solutions-to-nitrate-contamination-in-morrow-and-umatilla-counties\/","name":"Merkley, Wyden Announce $1.7 Million to Drive Solutions to Nitrate Contamination in Morrow and Umatilla Counties - Merkley","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/#website"},"datePublished":"2023-10-10T20:00:24+00:00","dateModified":"2023-10-10T20:06:19+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/#\/schema\/person\/bee1b79a9f38fbf750302af2c9054fbb"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/merkley-wyden-announce-1-7-million-to-drive-solutions-to-nitrate-contamination-in-morrow-and-umatilla-counties\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"es-MX","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/merkley-wyden-announce-1-7-million-to-drive-solutions-to-nitrate-contamination-in-morrow-and-umatilla-counties\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/merkley-wyden-announce-1-7-million-to-drive-solutions-to-nitrate-contamination-in-morrow-and-umatilla-counties\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Merkley, Wyden Announce $1.7 Million to Drive Solutions to Nitrate Contamination in Morrow and Umatilla Counties"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/","name":"merkley","description":"merkley","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"es-MX"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/#\/schema\/person\/bee1b79a9f38fbf750302af2c9054fbb","name":"Molly Prescott","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"es-MX","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/618e04b4312fa2a66964810fb706217e3dfd1845c521cecb909a2961ef46891f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/618e04b4312fa2a66964810fb706217e3dfd1845c521cecb909a2961ef46891f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/618e04b4312fa2a66964810fb706217e3dfd1845c521cecb909a2961ef46891f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Molly Prescott"},"url":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/author\/molly-prescott\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17847","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17847"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17847\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17850,"href":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17847\/revisions\/17850"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17847"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17847"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17847"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}