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Newly Posted Information:
National Prescription Medicine Take Back Day: September 25, 2010
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and government, community, public health and law enforcement partners have announced a nationwide prescription drug “Take-Back” initiative that seeks to prevent increased pill abuse and theft. DEA will be collecting potentially dangerous expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs for destruction at sites nationwide on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2010, from 10 A.M.-2 P.M. local time. The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked.
Collection sites in every local community can be found by going to www.dea.gov. This site will be continuously updated with new take-back locations. Other participants in this initiative include the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy; the Partnership for a Drug-Free America; the International Association of Chiefs of Police; the National Association of Attorneys General; the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy; the Federation of State Medical Boards; and the National District Attorneys Association.
Currently, the only two participating police departments in El Paso County are the City of Fountain and the City of Colorado Springs. Please contact them for more information concerning the locations for the drop offs. The City of Fountain is a member of the PPRWA.
For further information concerning the proper disposal of prescription medications, please scroll down to our informational white paper produced in conjunction with Colorado Recycles
Colorado River Water Availability Study (draft)
The Board of Directors of the PPRWA has filed comments concerning the pending draft Colorado River Water Availability Study with the Colorado Water Conservation Board. The Board was highly critical of both the methodology used in the study and also the preliminary conclusions reached concerning the future availability of water in the Colorado River Basin. To review the Board's critical comments, please use this link: PPRWA Letter RE: CRWAS.
Legislative and Regulatory Issues
For information concerning legislative bills of interest for the 2010 Colorado General Assembly, please use the link above and go to our Issues page.
Amendments 60 and 61, Proposition 101
We have developed and posted summaries and analyses of three of the ballot issues that have been certified for the November ballot. These three issues, Amendment 60, Amendment 61 and Proposition 101 will each have affects on the operations of both the state government and all local governments in Colorado. To view these summaries and analyses, please use the following links:
At the regular board meeting held on August 18, 2010, the board of directors voted to oppose the enactment of Amendment 60 and Amendment 61. The board resolutions stating the reasons for opposition may be accessed by using the following links:
Resolution Opposing Amendment 60
Resolution Opposing Amendment 61
Background Power Points:
Amendment 60: Property Taxation
Amendment 61: Prohibition Against Governmental Borrowing
Proposition 101: Mandated Reduction in Specific Ownership Taxes, Telecommunications Taxes and Income Taxes
Glossary of Water Terms
We have
created and posted a glossary of terms frequently used in the
discussion of water policy and water law. Please use this link
to access the glossary.
Prescription Medications in the Water Supply
In conjunction
with Colorado Recycles, we have developed an informational
paper concerning the proper disposal of unused medications
in order to minimize the amount of prescription medications
and personal products that are finding their way into the municipal
wastewater system. To review this paper, please use this link: PROPER
DISPOSAL OF OLD MEDICATIONS, SHARPS AND MERCURY CONTAINING DEVICES
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