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Alexander B. Grannis
Commissioner

Facility Operations Assistance Section
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
625 Broadway - 4th Floor Albany, NY 12233-3506
Phone: (518) 402-8177   
Fax: (518) 402-8082

NEW DEC WEBSITE - PROPER DISPOSAL of MEDICATIONS
DEC has a new initiative to help reduce the growing presence of pharmaceuticals in water bodies.  The “Don’t Flush Your Drugs” campaign and www.dontflushyourdrugs.net website will help raise public awareness and explain how to dispose of prescriptions and over-the-counter drugs properly.  Prevention and public education are the keys!  The website includes -

Why Not Flush?     How to Dispose of Drugs Safely?     FAQ’s

Recent reports have shown that rivers, streams, and drinking water supplies contain trace amounts of an array of medicines.  Wastewater treatment plants are not specifically designed to remove these types of chemicals.