Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts (LACSD). In response to pressure from the
This spring, LACSD and other wastewater agencies in the Los Angeles area (City of Los
Angeles and Orange County Sanitation District) met with area hospitals to discuss a
proposal to prohibit discharges of pharmaceuticals (except nutrients, vitamins, etc.). The
hospitals expressed great concern about the proposal. The main issue for hospitals is
discharge of pharmaceutical-containing solutions such as IV bags and irrigation
solutions used in operating rooms and trauma care. The wastewater agencies plan to
continue work on the proposal this fall.