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Archive Home > 2003 > May > 14 > Pollution threatens La Pine's water

Pollution threatens La Pine's water

If nothing is done nitrates in aquifer will triple in 40 years

By Mike Cronin / The Bulletin
May 14, 2003

LA PINE - If nothing is done to improve this southern Deschutes County community's septic systems, the majority of wells that provide drinking water here would eventually need to be treated to make the water suitable to drink, according to federal and state officials.

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