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Household Hazardous Waste Disposal Senior Voice
Program Quarterly Schedule News Publications
Citrus County Landfill’s week and are unable to use
Household Hazardous Waste our weekly program.
(HHW) Disposal Program To advertise, please contact:
offers an additional drop-off Free household hazardous Shelley Ketchum
day each quarter. The next waste disposal for assessed
quarterly Saturday HHW households, may bring up 813-334-9493
drop-off day will be July to 10 gallons (or 60 pounds) seniorvoiceshelley@gmail.com
25, 2020, from 9 a.m. to 1 of household hazardous
p.m., 230 W. Gulf to Lake waste for proper disposal on
Hwy., Lecanto. Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Fridays from 9 a.m. until 1 James Dean
As a reminder, residents who p.m. for no additional charge.
are able to use our HHW 352-503-2195
program Tuesday, Thursday, For more information phone
and Friday EVERY WEEK, 352-527-7670 or visit our
are encouraged to do so, as website: Jim Vavala
this Saturday collection is https://www.citrusbocc.com/ 352-277-6309
no different from our weekly departments/public_works/
program, other than being solid_waste_management/ seniorvoice99@gmail.com
open on a weekend for disposing_items/household_
residents who work during the hazardous_waste.php
Over 50,000 copies distributed
County to off er No-Cost every month in Citrus
Water Testing and Hernando Counties!
In June of 1991, the Owners of homes in these areas Your Pathway to
Environmental Protection that were constructed between the Senior Market!
Agency implemented the 1982 and 1984 when lead and
Lead and Copper Rule as part copper materials may have been
of the Safe Drinking Water used are strongly encouraged
Act. This law mandates that to participate. Homes with a
Public Water Systems (PWS) whole house water filter or
conduct sampling and analysis taps with an under-sink filter
for levels of lead and copper in may not be used for sample
households located within their collection.
distribution system.
If you are interested in
Sampling and testing is participating in this program,
scheduled for the month of please contact Utilities
August in the County’s Charles Compliance Manager, Devon
A. Black, Citrus Springs-Pine Villareal-Dabbs at 352-527-
Ridge, and Sugarmill Woods 5427 or via email at Devon.
PWS’ at no cost to our customers Villareal@citrusbocc.com by
and takes only a few minutes no later than July 31. Additional
of your time. These samples information will be provided
are collected to determine the to participants via email
contribution of faucet fixtures including sample kit drop-
and household plumbing and/ off arrangements, sampling
or solder to the lead and copper procedures, and the date of the
levels in tap water. sampling event.
