Regulation .33 Prohibition on Sewer Disposal of Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals.
Regulation .33 Prohibition on Sewer Disposal of Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals.LinkCopy Citation
A.
This regulation applies to:
(1)
A healthcare facility that meets any of the following criteria:
(a)
The facility is managing hazardous waste pharmaceuticals under the provisions of COMAR 26.13.02.05, as provided in Regulation .32D(1)(c)(i) of this chapter;
(b)
The facility is voluntarily complying with the requirements of Regulations .37—.48 of this chapter, in accordance with Regulation .37A(2) of this chapter; or
(c)
The facility is subject to Regulations .37—.48 of this chapter; and
(2)
A reverse distributor.
B.
A facility identified in §A of this regulation may not discharge a hazardous waste pharmaceutical to a sewer system that passes through to a publicly owned treatment works (POTW).
C.
Healthcare facilities and reverse distributors remain subject to the prohibitions in 40 CFR §403.5(b), which prohibits introduction of specified pollutants into a POTW.