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Lower Umatilla Basin Groundwater Management Area Domestic Wells Project

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If you live within the Lower Umatilla Basin Groundwater Management Area (LUBGWMA) of Morrow and Umatilla Counties you may be eligible for a testing voucher and free water treatment or provision of water for household use.

Apply for a Voucher to Test Your Well

OHA is offering one testing voucher per well. Testing is an essential step in understanding if nitrate and other contaminants are affecting your well water quality and the action needed to reduce or eliminate your health risk from exposure to these contaminants.

You are eligible for a voucher if:

You will not be asked to share your US citizenship status in this application and your status does not affect eligibility to receive a voucher.

Online and Printable Voucher Applications.

Online Well Testing Voucher Application

Printable application

Request the application in another language

Household Water Delivery

Households that rely on domestic well water for drinking and cooking and with nitrate test results above 10 milligrams per liter (mg/L) of water are eligible to receive water deliveries.


map of the Lower Umatilla Basin Groundwater Management Area (LUBGMWA)

Map of the Lower Umatilla Basin Groundwater Management Area (LUBGMWA)


By the Numbers

Number of vouchers: 351
Morrow County: 126
Umatilla County: 225


Lab tests completed: 170
Morrow County: 79
Umatilla County: 91


Households receiving water delivery: 206
Morrow County: 190
Umatilla County: 16


Treatment systems installed: 12
Morrow County: 12
Umatilla County: 0