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Page 1 of 1 <br /> Alfonso Arambula [EH] <br /> From: Alfonso Arambula [EH] <br /> Sent: Monday, May 05, 2014 10:36 AM <br /> To: 'Tasha.cheney@stocktongov.com' <br /> Subject: Biohazardous waste Fluid Blood <br /> Attachments: MWMAfinal2013.pdf <br /> Hello Tasha, <br /> Per our phone conversation, the Medical waste management act(MWMA) specifies when a medical waste may <br /> be discharged to a public sewage system without treatment, below is the Health and Safety Code section (H&SC) <br /> that references the requirement; <br /> 118215 (b) A medical waste may be discharged to a public sewage system without treatment if it <br /> is not a biohazardous waste of a type described in either subdivision(a) or(b) of Section 117635, it is <br /> liquid or semiliquid, and its discharge is consistent with waste discharge requirements placed on the <br /> public sewage system by the California regional water quality control board with jurisdiction <br /> (RWQCB). <br /> The MWMA defines fluid blood as a bio-hazardous medical waste in H&SC section 117635 (d). The <br /> MWMA requires all medical waste be treated pursuant to H&SC section 118215. <br /> If you could provide documentation or a statement from the RWQCB showing fluid blood is consistent <br /> with the requirements placed on Stockton's public sewage system. As it is right now, I'm unsure what <br /> that looks like, my experience in the medical waste program is that medical waste generators do not <br /> discharge fluid blood into sanitary sewers,the fluid blood is removed by a medical waste hauler or <br /> treated onsite through steam sterilization. Treatment onsite requires a permit from this agency. <br /> Alfonso Arambula, Sr REHS <br /> San Joaquin County <br /> Environmental Health Department <br /> 1868 E. Hazelton Ave Stockton, CA 95205 <br /> Email: aarambulaa-sjcehd.com (209)468-9673 <br /> EHD Website:.hftp://www.sigov.org/ehd Fax(209)468-8392 <br /> 5/7/2014 <br />