Sponsor
Alderman Friedel
Title
Ordinance No. 13-07
To create Sec. 98-157 of the Municipal Code of the City of Racine, Wisconsin relating to Utilities; Amalgam Management at Dental Offices.
The Common Council of the City of Racine do ordain as follows:
Part 1:
Section 98-157 of the Municipal Code of the City of Racine is hereby created to read as follows:
“98-157. Amalgam Management at Dental Offices
(1) This section applies to any dental office that places or removes amalgam. If work in a dental office is limited to work that does not involve placing or removing amalgam, such as
orthodontics, periodontics, oral and maxillo-facial surgery, endodontics, or prosthodontics,
then this section does not apply.
(2) All dental offices shall implement best management practices for amalgam as established by the Wisconsin Dental Association.
(3) Within the shortest reasonable time, but not later than February 1, 2008, every vacuum
system where amalgam is placed or removed shall include an amalgam separator that meets
the criteria of the International Standards Organization (ISO 11143). Dental offices shall
install, operate, and maintain the amalgam separator according to instructions provided by
the manufacturer. The amalgam separator shall have a design and capacity appropriate for
the size and type of vacuum system.
(4) On or before July 31, 2007, each dental office shall submit a report to the (POTW) that certifies the implementation of the management practices required by sub. (2) and identifies the contractors used to remove amalgam waste within the last twelve months.
(5) On or before October 1, 2007, each dental office shall provide a schedule for the installation of the amalgam separator required by sub. (3).
(6) On or before November 1, 2007, each dental office shall provide a report providing the
following information:
(a) If installation of the amalgam separator is complete, then the report shall identify the
installation date, the manufacturer, and the model name.
(b) If installation of the amalgam separator is incomplete, then the report shall briefly
explain the delay, provide an installation schedule, and identify the manufacturer and
the model name of the amalgam separator that will be installed.
(7) If a dental office has provided a report according to sub. (6)(b), then the dental office shall notify the Racine Wastewater Utility (POTW) of the completion of the installation within five days after completion.
(8) The Racine Wastewater Utility shall provide forms for reporting the information required by subs. (4), (5), (6), and (7).
(9) From the contractors used to remove amalgam waste, dental offices shall obtain records for each shipment showing: the volume or mass of amalgam waste shipped; the name and
address of the destination; and the name and address of the contractor. Dental offices shall
maintain these records for a minimum of five years. Dental offices shall make these records
available to the Racine Wastewater Utility for inspection and copying upon request from the Utility.
(10) Dental offices shall allow the Utility to inspect the vacuum system, amalgam separator, and amalgam waste storage areas.
(11) Inspections shall occur during the normal operating schedule of the dental office. The
Utility shall inspect dental offices according to appointments made in advance, as long as
this advanced notice does not impede enforcement of this section.
(12) If a dental office is implementing the management practices required by sub. (2) and is
operating and maintaining the amalgam separator required by sub. (3), then any numerical
discharge limit for mercury established in any other section of this chapter does not apply.”
Part 2:
This ordinance shall take effect upon passage and the day after publication.
Passed by the Common Council
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Approved:
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Mayor
Attest:
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City Clerk
Fiscal Note: N/A