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Centralia leaders press state agencies after report links game‑farm operations to rising nitrates in local aquifer
Summary
City and county officials, residents and state lawmakers discussed recent water‑quality testing that officials said points to a nearby Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) game‑farm operation as a principal contributor to nitrate contamination in Centralia's aquifer; city officials urged faster state action and discussed next steps.
City officials, county public‑health staff and state lawmakers met with residents to review results of recent sampling that city staff said identify a nearby game‑farm operation as a primary contributor to nitrate contamination in the Centralia aquifer.
City Manager Mike Thomas briefed council on the March public meeting, where county health and WDFW representatives presented findings and answered questions. Several council members and local lawmakers attended, and many speakers urged more immediate action by the state agency that operates the game farm.
Councilor Wesley and Councilor Chapman said they left the public meeting frustrated…
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