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Morrow County Awarded Business Oregon Grant for Water and Wastewater Financing Program
August 28, 2024
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Business Oregon has announced the award of two grants to Morrow County to assist with the domestic well water nitrate issue. The grants, totaling $40,000, are part of the Water and Wastewater Financing Program (WWFP) for technical assistance. The grants will facilitate preliminary engineering feasibility for water and wastewater service for the West Glen neighborhood and immediate surrounding area.
Morrow County Board of Commissioners Chair David Sykes said, “These funds will help kick start the preliminary engineering for one neighborhood in Morrow County that faces water quality challenges. While all domestic wells outside city limits are being studied as part of another research project funded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), these funds will allow us to move ahead of that schedule and focus on the West Glen neighborhood. That neighborhood was selected due to its proximity to City of Boardman, the high concentration of high nitrate wells and the location within the Boardman Urban Growth Boundary.”
Morrow County will soon be engaging with a community involvement group to meet with the neighborhood and help design the scope of the study and to gather landowners’ input on possible solutions. This is part of moving past well testing and into exploring real solutions to providing clean water to residents. With these studies, and the community’s involvement, Morrow County will be positioned to pursue additional funding opportunities for these solutions. These grant awards are the result of agencies on the federal, state, and county level working together to identify actionable solutions to the ongoing nitrate issues in Morrow County.
Business Oregon, the state’s economic development agency, invests in Oregon businesses, communities, and people to promote a globally competitive, diverse, and inclusive economy. The agency’s services span rural community development and infrastructure financing; business retention, expansion and recruitment; export promotion and international trade; investments in industry research and development and entrepreneurship; small business assistance; and support for arts and cultural organizations. Learn more at biz.oregon.gov.
Please direct inquiries to:
Matthew Jensen, Administrator
(541) 676-2529
