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Oregon Dentist Partnership

Oregon Dentist Partnership. Rick Volpel Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (503) 229-6753. Partners in Outreach . Oregon Dental Association – ODA Oregon Association of Clean Water Agencies -- ACWA Oregon Department of Environmental Quality -- DEQ. Best Management Practices.

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Oregon Dentist Partnership

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  1. Oregon Dentist Partnership Rick Volpel Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (503) 229-6753

  2. Partners in Outreach • Oregon Dental Association – ODA • Oregon Association of Clean Water Agencies -- ACWA • Oregon Department of Environmental Quality -- DEQ

  3. Best Management Practices • Developed in 1998 • Original focus on silver fixer waste • BMPs last updated in 2004 • Now covers Ag, Hg & Pb wastes • Amalgam separators not in BMPs

  4. Role of Partners • BMP development • Training • Outreach • Certification • Surveys

  5. Additional Activities • Participate in Oregon Dental Conference • Collection of mercury waste at dental conference • Oregon tax credit for pollution control equipment

  6. Mercury Waste Collection • Held at 2004 and 2005 Oregon dental conferences • 600 pounds mercury-containing dental waste during the conferences • DEQ and ACWA provided funding for waste collection

  7. Waste Collected

  8. Pollution Control Tax Credit • Developed amalgam separator tax credit form • Provides up to 35% of installation cost as a tax credit • Approved 7 applications to date • Tax credit total $8,352

  9. Survey Results • Clean Water Services • 75% of dentists certified as meeting BMPs • Portland • >85% of dentists certified as meeting BMPs • DEQ • Random visits show compliance to BMPs

  10. What’s Next • Increase number of cities/counties surveyed • Address TMDL concerns • Continue with surveys/certification • Gather separator information

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