| | ATSDR - Health Consultation - Redmond Tallow Company, Redmond, Deschutes County, Oregon |
 | | On February 14, 2002, the Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) was advised by Deschutes County Environmental Health Department (DCEHD) of groundwater contamination related to historical and current rendering plant activities at Redmond Tallow, a privately owned and operated business in Central Oregon. |
 | | As further investigation into the causes and the extent of the contamination are ongoing, ODHS has made interim recommendations to personnel on the site to avoid using the drinking water system unless and until the source of nitrate has been found and eliminated, and the groundwater nitrate levels have returned to background levels. |
 | | Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has ordered the owner/operator of Redmond Tallow to retain a private consulting firm to further evaluate and determine the extent of groundwater contamination at the site, and to propose remediation for any conditions found to be hazardous or unlawful [35]. |
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