Lower Valley Residents Get Help With Drinking Water

Filters are now being installed on private wells in the Lower Valley that have high levels of nitrate. Yakima County Nitrate Treatment program officials started the work earlier this week. In January about 8000 packets were delivered to homeowners and residents in the Lower Valley who are served by private wells, inviting them to test for nitrate levels in their water. If the packet's in-home test indicated nitrate levels of 10 milligrams per liter or above, residents were encouraged to apply for a filtration system to treat their drinking water for nitrate. So far 106 of the nearly 1500 in-home test results returned have indicated high nitrate levels. Those homeowners and residents who've not yet conducted the in-home test are encouraged do so and return their results to the County asap. For more information call the nitrate hotline at 877 740 8429.