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Water available for pick up starting on Tuesday
Información en Español en la parte de abajo de ésta página
June 18, 2022
Media Contacts: Commissioner Jim Doherty, Morrow County, jdoherty@co.morrow.or.us
Water to be provided to Morrow County residents on domestic wells with high nitrate levels
Water available for pick up starting on Tuesday, can be delivered now to those unable to travel to water distribution sites
HEPPNER, Ore. — Morrow County, in partnership with the Oregon Department of Human Services, is providing water safe for drinking and cooking to Morrow County residents with high nitrate levels in their domestic wells.
“If your household relies on a domestic well for drinking water, and that well has tested high (above 10 mg/L) for nitrates, you are eligible to receive free water during this emergency,” said Paul Gray, the county’s emergency manager. “If you haven't yet tested but live in the area with problem wells you are encouraged to seek safe water while you secure testing.”
Temporary water distribution sites:
Boardman
- Public Health Department, 101 Boardman Ave. NW
- Begins Tuesday, June 21
- Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m. until noon and 1 to 6 p.m.
- Fridays, 10 a.m. until noon and 1 to 4 p.m.
- Providing bottled water
Irrigon
- County Government Building in Irrigon, 215 NE Main Ave.
- Begins Tuesday, June 21
- Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m. until noon and 1 to 6 p.m.
- Fridays, 10 a.m. until noon and 1 to 4 p.m.
- Providing bottled water
At each location, if you have a test kit for your well, please bring the results. If you don’t have test results, you will be asked to provide:
- Phone number
- Address
- Number of people living in the household
How much water is available and its use
- Water is available for drinking and cooking only.
- Water is limited to two gallons per person for each day, equaling 14 gallons per person for a week.
- We will keep track so that people can come back if they cannot transport all their water at once.
- We will supply water for multiple days, people do not need to return every day to get water.
- Bottled water will be provided to households until water distribution sites can be established to allow filling of reusable containers.
- Bottled water will continue to be provided to households that are unable to get water from the distribution sites. Reasons include lack of transportation, and mobility issues getting in and out of vehicles and using the equipment at the site. Call 541-256-0514 to be placed on the water delivery list. The bottled water is already in Morrow County and ready for delivery.
“The Oregon Department of Human Services is providing bottled water as part of its role to provide water and other essentials during emergencies,” said Cory Jones, ODHS Regional Emergency Coordinator for Central and Eastern Oregon. “Water is already being delivered to homes with people unable to travel. We have sufficient supply staged in the area and are able to quickly secure additional water as needed.”
“We appreciate the partnership with ODHS and others that have made it possible to quickly offer safe water to our residents for drinking and cooking,” Commissioner Jim Doherty said. “We urge people to take action to test their domestic wells and to use this safe water until their well is made safe for drinking and cooking.”
“Our main concern is for people who use private drinking water wells,” said Gray. “These wells are not regulated and the responsibility of the well owner.”
“City or community drinking water systems are tested regularly. These water sources have not shown high levels of nitrate and are safe to cook with and drink from.” Gray said.
Morrow County is coordinating with the Oregon Office of Emergency Management, the Oregon Department of Human Services, the Department of Environmental Quality, the Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Health Authority to provide potable water to those in immediate need and to let residents know how to protect themselves.
For more on county response efforts, go to https://www.co.morrow.or.us/emergency/page/nitrate-emergency
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Fecha: 18 de junio del 2022
Contactos de Medios: Comisionado Jim Doherty, Morrow County, jdoherty@co.morrow.or.us
Se proporcionará agua a los residentes del Condado de Morrow con pozos domésticos que tienen niveles altos de nitrato
El agua que está disponible para recoger a partir del martes ahora se puede entregar también a aquellos que no se pueden transportar a los sitios de distribución de agua.
HEPPNER, Ore. — El condado de Morrow, en colaboración con el Departamento de Servicios Humanos de Oregon, está proporcionando agua segura para beber y cocinar a los residentes del condado de Morrow que tienen niveles altos de nitrato en sus pozos domésticos.
“Si su hogar depende de un pozo doméstico para el agua potable, y ese pozo tiene una prueba alta (más de 10 mg/L) de nitratos, usted es elegible para recibir agua gratis durante esta emergencia”, dijo Paul Gray, el administrador de emergencias del condado. “Si aún no ha analizado su agua, pero vive en el área donde se encuentran los pozos con problemas de nitrato, le recomendamos que busque agua segura mientras asegura su análisis”.
Sitios temporales de distribución de agua:
Boardman
- Departamento de Salud Pública, 101 Boardman Ave. NW
- Comenzando el martes 21 de junio
- Lunes, martes y jueves, de 10 a.m. a medio día y de 1 a 6 p.m.
- Viernes, de 10 a.m a medio día y de 1 a 4 p.m.
- Repartiendo botellas de agua
Irrigon
- Edificio del Gobierno del Condado en Irrigon, 215 NE Main Ave.
- Comenzando el martes 21 de junio
- Lunes, martes y jueves, de 10 a.m. a medio día y de 1 a 6 p.m.
- Viernes, de 10 a.m a medio día y de 1 a 4 p.m.
- Repartiendo botellas de agua
Cuando se presente a cualquier sitio, si tiene un kit de análisis del agua de su pozo, traiga los resultados. Si no tiene el resultado del análisis, se le pedirá que proporcione:
- Número de teléfono
- Dirección
- Número de personas que viven en su casa
Cuánta agua hay disponible y su uso
- El agua está disponible solo para beber y cocinar.
- El agua está limitada a dos galones por persona por día, esto significa 14 galones por persona durante una semana.
- Tomaremos nota para que las personas que no pueden transportar toda su agua de una vez puedan regresar por el resto.
- Proporcionaremos agua para varios días, las personas no necesitan regresar todos los días para recoger más agua.
- Se proporcionará agua embotellada a los hogares hasta que se puedan establecer sitios de distribución de agua donde se puedan llenar recipientes reutilizables.
- Se seguirá proporcionando agua embotellada a los hogares que no pueden llegar a los sitios de distribución. Las razones pueden incluir falta de transporte y problemas de movilidad para entrar y salir de los vehículos y usar el equipo en el sitio de distribución. Llame al 541-256-0514 para ser incluido en la lista de entrega de agua. El agua embotellada ya está en el condado de Morrow y lista para su entrega.
“El Departamento de Servicios Humanos de Oregon está repartiendo agua embotellada como parte de su función de proporcionar agua y otros artículos esenciales durante las emergencias”, dijo Cory Jones, coordinador regional de emergencias de ODHS para el centro y el este de Oregon. “Ya se está entregando agua a los hogares con personas que no se pueden transportar. Tenemos suficiente suministro de agua en el área y podemos asegurar más agua rápidamente si es necesario”.
“Agradecemos la colaboración con ODHS y otros que han hecho posible ofrecer rápidamente agua potable para beber y cocinar a nuestros residentes”, dijo el comisionado Jim Doherty. “Les pedimos a las personas que tomen medidas para analizar sus pozos domésticos y que mientras usen esta agua potable hasta que su pozo sea seguro para beber y cocinar”.
“Nuestra preocupación principal son las personas que usan pozos privados de agua potable”, dijo Gray. “Estos pozos no están regulados y son responsabilidad del dueño del pozo”.
“Los sistemas de agua potable de la ciudad o la comunidad se analizan regularmente. Estas fuentes de agua no han mostrado niveles altos de nitrato y son seguras para cocinar y beber”. dijo Gray.
El condado de Morrow se está coordinando con la Oficina de Manejo de Emergencias de Oregon, el Departamento de Servicios Humanos de Oregon, el Departamento de Calidad Ambiental, el Departamento de Agricultura y el Oregon Health Authority para proporcionar agua potable a quienes la necesitan de inmediato y para que los residentes del condado sepan cómo protegerse.
Para más información sobre los esfuerzos de respuesta del condado, visite https://www.co.morrow.or.us/emergency/page/nitrate-emergency
