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Harrah, Washington (AP)
The federal Indian Health Service plans to test about 60 wells for high nitrate levels on the Yakama Indian Reservation, where some fear dairies, feedlots and other agricultural ventures may be contaminating groundwater.
The Yakima Herald-Republic published a series of stories in October about contaminated groundwater in the region, prompting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to begin assessing the problem in the lower Yakima Valley. The agency also asked the Yakama Nation to participate.
The federal Indian Health Service plans to test about 60 wells for high nitrate levels on the Yakama Indian Reservation, where some fear dairies, feedlots and other agricultural ventures may be contaminating groundwater.
The Yakima Herald-Republic published a series of stories in October about contaminated groundwater in the region, prompting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to begin assessing the problem in the lower Yakima Valley. The agency also asked the Yakama Nation to participate.
