Section 24-504.1. Medical debris in sewerage system study

a. The department
  shall, within six months of the effective date of this section, complete
  a study of the problem of medical debris, including used syringes,  that
  is  discharged  through  the  sewerage system and co-disposed with other
  sewage treatment plant debris.  The  study  shall  include  but  not  be
  limited to analyzing and evaluating:
    1.  the  composition  and  quantity  of medical debris that enters the
  sewerage system;
    2. the health and environmental effects of the medical debris entering
  the sewerage system;
    3. the health and environmental effects of disposing  of  the  medical
  debris  in the city sanitation system, including the ability of effluent
  chlorination to disinfect the medical debris;
    4. the feasibility and cost of  separating  the  medical  debris  from
  other sewage treatment plant debris before disposal;
    5. the feasibility and cost of alternative disposal methods; and
    6.  a  strategy for eliminating or mitigating the deposit and disposal
  of this medical debris in the city sewerage and sanitation systems.
    b. The commissioner shall, within six months of the effective date  of
  this  section,  submit  to  the council a report on the findings of such
  study and any recommendations as to regulations or legislation necessary
  to implement the recommendations of the study.