{"id":6384,"date":"2012-03-14T11:09:00","date_gmt":"2012-03-14T15:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/merkley-applauds-decision-to-grant-variance-to-portland-water-bureau\/"},"modified":"2023-07-24T11:10:47","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T15:10:47","slug":"merkley-applauds-decision-to-grant-variance-to-portland-water-bureau","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-applauds-decision-to-grant-variance-to-portland-water-bureau\/","title":{"rendered":"Merkley aplaude la decisi\u00f3n de otorgar una variaci\u00f3n a la Oficina de Agua de Portland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Washington DC -<\/strong> El senador de Oreg\u00f3n, Jeff Merkley, emiti\u00f3 la siguiente declaraci\u00f3n sobre el anuncio de la Autoridad de Salud de Oreg\u00f3n de que han otorgado una variaci\u00f3n formal, la primera en el pa\u00eds, para el sistema de agua potable municipal de Portland:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cEsta es una gran noticia para la Ciudad de Portland y sus contribuyentes. He estado luchando por la decisi\u00f3n de hoy desde que ingres\u00e9 al Senado de los Estados Unidos. Estoy emocionado de que hoy, la haza\u00f1a que muchos pensaban que era imposible, ahora sea una realidad. Esta decisi\u00f3n no solo ahorrar\u00e1 $70 millones en fondos de los contribuyentes, sino que confirma que Portland tiene uno de los sistemas de suministro de agua m\u00e1s limpios del pa\u00eds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUn agradecimiento especial al comisionado de Portland, Randy Leonard, quien ayud\u00f3 a allanar el camino para esta acci\u00f3n, as\u00ed como a la Autoridad de Salud de Oreg\u00f3n (OHA). La Agencia de Protecci\u00f3n Ambiental dej\u00f3 que prevaleciera el sentido com\u00fan al permitir que la OHA tomara la decisi\u00f3n sobre la variaci\u00f3n final de hoy. La OHA particip\u00f3 en un proceso minucioso y reflexivo para asegurarse de que esta decisi\u00f3n sea la correcta para la salud de los residentes de Portland\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p align=\"center\">###<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, D.C. &#8211; Oregon&rsquo;s Senator Jeff Merkley issued the following statement on the announcement by the Oregon Health Authority that they have granted a formal, first in the country, variance for Portland&rsquo;s municipal drinking water system: &ldquo;This is great news for the City of Portland and its ratepayers. 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