Columbia River Oregon Port Fined $2.1 Million By State For Nitrate Violations In Lower Umatilla Basin

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has issued a revised penalty to the Port of Morrow for additional violations involving overapplication of wastewater containing nitrogen to agricultural fields in the Lower Umatilla Basin, an area with longstanding groundwater contamination.

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