3/23/2011 BOARD OF HEALTH Minutes

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`4 Y Drugs are broken into three categories: n ncontrolled drug s which can go into the trash; controlled substances which can 90 thorough a witness burn program which the police dept. or SEMASB can oversee; and hazardous drugs. . DEA sponsored an Amnesty Day for collection f hazardous drugs in September, 2010 where the DEA provided bones to any community wishing to participate, with no required pharmacist on the premises. The boxes are taped up; the DEA collects the bones and destroys therm. A second Amnesty Day is scheduled for April , 2011 from 1AM to 2 PM with Bourne, Falmouth, Barnstable, Yarmouth, Brewster, and Wellfleet registered to participate. A national take-back initiative is being advertised on the DEA website. . New Legislation. The next step is for the DEA to issue a proposed remaking of the existing regulation s that communities can participate in what they want to see 1n t s angel. 9. Mike Ma uir 's Primary Thrusts Education Programs. , Mike Maguire stated that the Cape Cod Cooperative Extension is - advocating the "gush It Don't Flush It" program for the county. The process advocated is to place unused medications in a sealed baggie with Bitty litter, coffee grounds or alcohol,-place in. your trash collection so that they are unidentifiable, and deposit at the transfer station where it will be taken to SEMASS where it is incinerated at 2000 degrees. Provide Technical Advice to Law Enforcement Personnel. There is a definite function related to having collections by police departments, showing ring the com'munity that they care, and giving thein an opportunity to interface with the public. .The problem for police departments is the related costs associated with hazardous collections, regulated by.thee DEA. 10. The Role of Locall Boards of Health. Mike Maguire recommends community education promotions, and working with VNA and other healthcare facilities to train staff on the"Crush it Don't Flush It" program. Mike Maguire has brochures and educational materials which he will make available to the Board of Health for their distribution. -Kalliope Egl ff expressed thanks to Mike Maguire for,Haring himself available to the Board for a- very informative presentation. 7:45 PM - MASS. Military Reservation n—A home lJ has Pond sampling Jon Davis, Program Manager for the Installation Restoration Program and the Remediation n Program Manager for the Su perfund cleanup site at the MA. Military Reservation, introduced himself to the Board, stating that his purpose in attending the meeting tonight was to discuss the current schedule of water samplings at Ashumet and John 'Pond. Mr. Davis stated that the Air Force is seeking concurrence by the 1Mashp a Board of Health to reduce the sampling at six beach areas from twice per year to once per year. Mr. Davis stated that the cost of each sampling is $1000, or $12�000 per year for sampling sic beach areas twice a year. Mr. Davis stated that the sampling program was started in 1999 when it was discovered that the Military at the Mass. Military Reservation was improperly disposing of a cleaning solvent (TCE)which rad a its way in underground plumes into Mash pee. Since 1999 the miIitary has taken-361 samples from Johns Pond and has detected TCE in 31 of those samples, with TCE found in concentrations of up to 3.5 parts per billion. The drinking water standard allows for up to 5 parts per billion of TCE. Mr. Davis stated that since 2004 none of the water samples have tested positive for TCE in Johns Pond, and no samples from Ashu'met Pond have ever tested positive for TCE. Mr. Davis stated that reducing the testing from twice a year to once per year would save the taxpayers $0000 per year. -Mr. Davis stated that although permission from the M shpee BOLI is not 2