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Page 1 of 2 <br /> Alfonso Arambula [EH] <br /> From: Alfonso Arambula [EH] <br /> Sent: Monday, May 05, 2014 11:21 AM <br /> To: 'Tasha Cheney' <br /> Cc: Michelle Price; Richard Stiffler, Robert McClellon [EH] <br /> Subject: RE: Biohazardous waste Fluid Blood <br /> Hi Tasha, <br /> It's unclear to me, is the discharge of fluid blood into Stockton's public sewage system consistent with waste <br /> water discharge requirements set forth by the RWQCB? <br /> Alfonso Arambula, Sr REHS <br /> San Joaquin County <br /> Environmental Health Department <br /> 1868 E. Hazelton Ave Stockton, CA 95205 <br /> Email: aarambula(absicehd.com (209)468-9673 <br /> EHD Website: hftp://www.sigov.org/ehd Fax(209)468-8392 <br /> From: Tasha Cheney [mailto:Tasha.Cheney@stocktongov.com] <br /> Sent: Monday, May 05, 2014 11:12 AM <br /> To: Alfonso Arambula [EH] <br /> Cc: Michelle Price; Richard Stiffler <br /> Subject: Re: Biohazardous waste Fluid Blood <br /> Hello Alfonso, <br /> To our knowledge, Synergy Health's systems and procedures are adequate. We will verify that they are <br /> utilizing these procedures, as claimed, during our next annual inspection. <br /> Tasha Cheney <br /> Environmental Control Officer <br /> City of Stockton <br /> (209) 937-8793 <br /> >>> "Alfonso Arambula [EH]" <aarambula@sjcehd.com> 5/5/2014 10:36 AM >>> <br /> Hello Tasha, <br /> Per our phone conversation, the Medical waste management act(MWMA) specifies when a medical <br /> waste may be discharged to a public sewage system without treatment, below is the Health and Safety <br /> Code section (H&SC)that references the requirement; <br /> 118215 (b) A medical waste may be discharged to a public sewage system without <br /> treatment if it is not a biohazardous waste of a type described in either subdivision(a) or(b) of <br /> Section 117635, it is liquid or semiliquid, and its discharge is consistent with waste discharge <br /> requirements placed on the public sewage system by the California regional water quality <br /> control board with jurisdiction(RWQCB). <br /> The MWMA defines fluid blood as a bio-hazardous medical waste in H&SC section 117635 <br /> (d). The MWMA requires all medical waste be treated pursuant to H&SC section 118215. <br /> 5/7/2014 <br />