Legislation follows serious water issues on Warm Springs Reservation
Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., introduced legislation Thursday to improve water quality and services for tribal communities in Oregon, in the wake of serious issues that cut water service on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation this year.
Native American tribes in Oregon and across the West are suffering from inadequate water infrastructure, the lawmakers said, with aging drinking water treatment and distr