Sheila Lockwood 

<lockwood@u.washing

ton.edu> 

12/31/2007 08:07 PM 

To Group Ow-Docket@EPA 

cc "D. Lundstrom" <dlund@u.washington.edu>, Sheila 

Lockwood <lockwood@u.washington.edu> 

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Subject Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2006-0771 

 

 

The University of Washington is pleased to provide the following 

comments in response to the notice published in the Federal Register 

Volume 72 Number 209 October 30, 2007 Notice of Availability of 

Preliminary 2008 Effluent Guidelines Program Plan. 

We would like to provide information relevant to EPA's request for 

comments and information on Dental Mercury and Unused Pharmaceuticals. 

Dental Mercury 

There have been several active programs in place in Washington State 

targeted at mercury elimination. We would like to provide the 

following links for a few successful programs that have aided in 

eliminating mercury as a water pollutant and may serve to provide some 

of the information EPA is seeking. 

King County Regulations for dental wastewater discharged to the sewer 

http://dnr.metrokc.gov/wlr/indwaste/dentists.htm

The King County program has demonstrated part of the mercury reduction 

in biosolids is a direct result of the installation of amalgam 

separators. A detailed report can be viewed at 

http://dnr.metrokc.gov/wlr/indwaste/amalgdiff.pdf. 

King County Education and Outreach materials 

http://dnr.metrokc.gov/wlr/indwaste/dentalfactsheet.pdf

The Washington State Department of Ecology has developed Best Management 

Practices for dental office wastes http://www.ecy.wa.gov/dentalbmps. 

Unused Pharmaceuticals 

The Washington State Department of Ecology has developed guidance to 

aide in the management of Pharmaceutical Wastes generated in Washington 

State, http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/hwtr/pharmaceuticals/index.html. 

Pharmaceutical Best Management Practices 

http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/hwtr/pharmaceuticals/pages/bmp.html

King County has developed a discharge authorization program for 

Hospitals operating within King County, 

http://dnr.metrokc.gov/wlr/indwaste/hospitals.htm

In Washington through the Northwest Product Stewardship Council a 

Medicine Take Back Program is being developed and trialed. More 

information is available at 

http://www.productstewardship.net/productsPharmaceuticalsMedicines.html

Thank you for the opportunity to participate in this very important 

conversation. If we can provide additional information regarding the 

various programs operating within Washington State please contact Dave 
Lundstrom or Sheila Lockwood at 206-616-5835 or e-mail 

chmwaste@u.washington.edu. 

Sincerely, 

Sheila Lockwood 

University of Washington 

Environmental Health and Safety 

Compliance Outreach Coordinator 

______________________________________________________________________ 

| Sheila K. Jobe-Lockwood, CHMM 

| 

| Program Operations Coordinator 

| Environmental Health and Safety-EPO 

| Box 354110 

| University of Washington 

| Seattle, WA 98195 

| Phone: (206) 616-5836 

| Fax: (206) 685-2915 

| e-mail: lockwood@u.washington.edu 

| Website: http://www.ehs.washington.edu

|_____________________________________________________________________|