OAR 333-061-0324: Area of Public Health Concern

If the Authority confirms, as a result of monitoring required by OAR 333-061-0036, monitoring or assessment activities conducted by the Department of Environmental Quality, or any other scientifically valid data approved by the Authority, the presence of contaminants likely to cause adverse human health effects in groundwater supplies, then the Authority may declare an area of public health concern. The declaration shall specify the following: (1) The specific aquifer(s) or geographic boundaries subject to the contamination; (2) The detected contaminant(s); (3) The human health risks attributed to the contaminant; (4) The expected duration of the contamination; and (5) The suspected or confirmed source of the contamination.