[Pharmwaste] RE: Pharmwaste Digest: San Mateo Article

[Brenda Bateman]

Thanks for posting the San Mateo County article.  Please note that I was
incorrectly quoted, and actually told the reporter that Vacaville and
San Mateo County are the only programs we know of that operate
year-round, "and also accept controlled and non-controlled substances in
the same container."  My apologies to the dozen or so communities out
there that accept non-controlled substances year-round already.  And of
course, there's Clark County, Washington that has law enforcement sites
available to accept controlled substances, with separate sites available
for non-controlleds.

Thanks for the good work you folks are doing.  We have communities in
Oregon that are planning to roll out programs in 2007 as well.

Best Regards,
Brenda Bateman

Brenda Ortigoza Bateman, Ph.D.
Public Policy Coordinator
Tualatin Valley Water District
1850 SW 170th Ave.
Beaverton, OR 97006
Tel:  503-848-3060 / Fax:  503-649-2733
E-mail:  BrendaB at tvwd.org