Reservoir could spread Hanford pollution
By DAVID LESTER
YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC
The list of concerns about the proposed Black Rock reservoir, east of Yakima, just got longer -- and more serious.

The item added Tuesday could scuttle the whole idea of a better water supply for farmers and communities and improved fish runs in the Yakima Valley by drawing water from the Columbia River.

The Bureau of Reclamation and the state Ecology Department released a study Tuesday concluding that water seeping through the bottom of the huge lake would raise the water table at Hanford, spread existing contamination and further threaten the Columbia River.

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