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Dental Amalgam Program Compliance

Program Overview

Dental practices that place in or remove amalgam fillings are a controllable source of mercury

 entering the sanitary sewer systems. Consequently, all dental practices located in the eight cities

 and unincorporated areas served by the San José-Santa Clara Regional Wastewater Facility are

 required to obtain and comply with a 5-year Dental Wastewater Discharge Permit. This permit

 requires dental practices to install an approved amalgam separator and implement Best

 Management Practices (BMPs). 

How to Comply

Apply for a Dental Wastewater Discharge Permit.

 Submit a Dental Wastewater Discharge Permit

 Application.

Install an ISO 11143 Certified Amalgam Separator.

 An approved amalgam separator must be installed

 within 180 days of the effective date of the discharge

 permit. Approved separators are those that meet the

 International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

 standard 11143 to remove at least 95% of amalgam.

Implement required Best Management Practices,

 which include:

Do not use bulk liquid mercury; use only

 precapsulated dental amalgam.

Do not rinse chair-side traps, vacuum screens, or

 amalgam separator equipment in a sink or other

 sanitary sewer connection.

Properly discard amalgam waste. Recycling is

 the preferred method for discarding amalgam

 waste.

Store amalgam waste in airtight containers.

Train staff to properly handle and dispose of

 amalgam materials and solutions; training

 records must be available for inspection. For the

 full list of required BMPs, see the Dental

 Amalgam Brochure.

Certify Compliance by completing the BMP and

 Amalgam Separator Installation Certification Form.

 This form is due within 90 days of the effective date of

 your dental practice's Discharge Permit and certifies

 that your practice has installed an amalgam separator

 and is follwoing the designated BMPs.

Keep Records - Keep training, disposal, and

 equipment records on site for five years, and make

 these records available for inspection. All records must

 be provided to Environmental Inspectors upon request.

Submit a Dental Amalgam Program Annual

 Report. Electronic or Printable

Dental Amalgam Program

 Compliance

Program Resources &

 Forms
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