Protecting Missouri's Natural Resources is a monthly newsletter that informs readers about environmental issues.
APRIL 2008
REEDS SPRING STREAM TEAM GATHERS DATA FOR DEPARTMENT
First Row L to R: Brooke Morey, Robin Langton, Molly Riddle,
Ashleaha Farley. Second Row L to R: Priscilla Stotts, Julia
Pope, Mike Collins, Daniel Seiler, Ryan Lear, Doyle Childers,
Ross Carter, April Van Haitsma, Mikal Farley and Tonya Lewis.
Streaming into the Future is the motto of Stream Team 432 of Reeds Spring High School who recently visited with Department of Natural Resources Director Doyle Childers. The students stopped by the department on their way to the State Capitol for their annual Lobby Day.
The team recently won the Environmental Protection Agency’s President’s Environmental Youth Award. Led by Mike Collins and Tonya Lewis, the team travelled to Washington, D.C. on April 17 to receive their award. Childers commented that as a former science teacher at Reeds Spring High School he is especially proud of what these young people have accomplished.
Collins said, “There is a lot of brain power in this room. These students have made a difference and will go on to make an even bigger difference later in life.” In fact, since this stream team was established in 1993, more than 60 former team members have gone on to have a career in an environmental field. Volunteer Water Quality Monitor Coordinator Priscilla Stotts was on hand to greet and advise the students. She told them how the department’s Water Protection Program uses the data they turn in from the five stream sites they monitor. “We are so proud of all you do for the environment,” said Stotts. “You are our heroes.”
In the spring, members of the Stream Team researched and designed a water monitoring project. In September 2007, the Stream Team collected and analyzed water samples at specific sites along a local stream. Students conducted streamside tests, including pH, dissolved oxygen, ammonia, nitrates, phosphates, conductivity, turbidity and macroinvertebrate sampling. The data they gathered was analyzed and sent to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources to be included in a statewide water quality database. The team also floated the James River to pick up litter, sample stream invertebrates, test water acidity and take water samples back to the laboratory to measure fecal coliform counts.
They prepared maps, graphs and data spreadsheets to illustrate the results of water testing. Stream Team members also gave presentations to school staff and organizations to inform the community about protecting its streams and how individuals can become involved in improving the quality of Missouri’s streams. Team members researched environmental regulations and the impact on stream quality. They traveled to Jefferson City to discuss local water quality issues with the Missouri legislature.
Stream Team #432 successfully established partnerships with universities, state agencies and local organizations to work on sustainable solutions for environmental problems. Students have worked with staff of the University of Missouri at Columbia to organize stream teams to work on its volunteer lake testing project.
The students Brook Morey, Robin Langton, Molly Riddle, Ashleaha Farley, Julia Pope, Daniel Seiler, Ryan Lear, Ross Carter, April Van Haitsman, and Mikal Farley say their main concern with the streams they monitor is erosion, which has been made worse by tree loss from the recent flooding. Another concern is litter dumped on the stream banks. “Sometime we think that people just don’t care,” stated one student, “But we care and we are going to clean it up.”
DEPARTMENT OVERSEES CLOSING OF DANGEROUS MINE SHAFTS
IN LAWRENCE COUNTY
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources is overseeing the closing of five dangerous mine shaft openings from abandoned lead and zinc mining operations in Aurora, located in Lawrence County.
The shaft openings are located on both private and public property and pose a safety hazard to landowners and citizens. One shaft is located in the Baldwin City Park, two shafts are located directly adjacent to the park in an area that is frequented by park visitors, and the other two shafts are located on private property along Business Route 60.
The department and the Land Reclamation Commission have awarded a $63,910 construction contract to Ron Reed Dozing of Sheldon to complete the project. The closures will entail excavating down about 20 feet and installing a concrete plug, then filling over the plugs with soil material.
Funds for this project come from a surcharge on each ton of coal mined in the United States as authorized by the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977. Funds are collected by the U.S. Department of Interior’s Office of Surface Mining and are disbursed to state and tribal abandoned mine land programs. The Federal Office of Surface Mining and Missouri’s Land Reclamation Commission authorized expense of Missouri abandoned mine land funds for reclamation of dangerous non-coal mine shafts.
Previous studies and inventories conducted on the lead and zinc areas in southwest Missouri indicate the possible existence of more mine openings. The Department of Natural Resources encourages
citizens to report open shafts by contacting the
Land Reclamation Program at 800-361-4827
or 573-751-4041 or by sending an e-mail to mining@dnr.mo.gov.
NEW OZONE STANDARDS IMPACT MISSOURI
The new standards for ground-level ozone will impact air quality programs in Missouri. The primary ground-level ozone standard was tightened from 80 parts per billion to 75 parts per billion.
Primary standards set limits to protect public health, including the health of “sensitive” populations such as asthmatics, children and the elderly. The identical secondary standard for ozone monitoring sets limits to protect public welfare, including protection against visibility impairment, damage to animals, crops, vegetation and buildings.
The new primary standard directly impacts several Missouri areas including: St. Louis metro area (with Perry and Ste. Genevieve counties) and the Kansas City metro area. Ozone monitoring by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources has shown these areas might violate the new 75 parts per billion standard.
The announcement of the new standards launches a process in which EPA will work with the Department of Natural Resources to develop programs to meet the new standard that takes effect in 60 days. For the affected areas, the state will monitor ozone levels and submit a recommendation by March 2009 on whether they believe the area will continue to violate the standards and should be designated a nonattainment area by EPA. This designation would then require special planning and monitoring. Only the St. Louis metro area was considered a nonattainment area under the previous standard.
EPA Region 7 will then work with the state to establish nonattainment areas, if necessary, in 2010 and develop plans by 2013 to reduce the ozone levels.
Ground-level ozone does not occur naturally in our atmosphere but is formed through a combination of nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds in the presence of sunlight. In the earth’s lower atmosphere, ground-level ozone is considered “bad.” Motor vehicle exhaust and industrial emissions, gasoline vapors and chemical solvents as well as natural sources emit nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds that help form ozone.
Ground-level ozone is the primary ingredient of smog. Sunlight and hot weather cause ground-level ozone to form in harmful concentrations in the air.
Ozone can harm people’s lungs, and EPA is particularly concerned about individuals with asthma or other lung diseases, as well as those who spend a lot of time outside, such as children. Ozone exposure can aggravate asthma, resulting in increased medication use and emergency room visits, and it can increase susceptibility to respiratory infections.
Primary standard monitored readings are taken over a three-year period to assess any possible violations. States are given the primary duties to monitor levels and are the best source for discussions on how they monitor their specific regions.
The Clean Air Act, which was last amended in 1990, requires EPA to set National Ambient Air Quality Standards, also known as NAAQS, for widespread pollutants from numerous and diverse sources considered harmful to public health and the environment. More than 1,700 new and expanded studies conducted since the 1997 standard was established formed the basis for establishing
the new standards.
Department Evaluating Impacts
of Revised Ozone Standard on
Missouri Counties
Monitoring data used by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to identify affected counties, based on the revised National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone is not completely representative of Missouri’s ozone problem, according to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.
The information EPA used is not representative of the current air quality situation in Missouri and only identifies counties with monitors currently in place that are violating the standard. This information underestimates the counties that might eventually become part of an area designated as not meeting the standard, also known as a nonattainment area.
The new standard is based on a three-year average of ozone monitoring data. The EPA used data from the 2004 through 2006 ozone seasons to identify counties across Missouri with monitors showing violations of the revised standard because it was the most recent and complete years of quality assured data available to the agency. However, using 2005 through 2007 ozone data provides a more accurate representation of current ozone levels because 2004 was an uncharacteristically mild summer that brought the three-year average down.
The 2005 through 2007 data shows that all of Missouri’s ozone monitors except one, at Mark Twain State Park, are violating the new standard, and even this monitor is very close to the standard. Taking this data into consideration, monitors showing violations of the new standard are in the city of St. Louis and the following counties: Cass, Cedar, Clay, Clinton, Greene, Jefferson, Lincoln, Perry, St. Charles, St. Louis and Ste. Genevieve.
It is important to note that ozone air quality data obtained from monitoring is only one factor used in determining which counties will be part of a nonattainment area under the new standard. The federal Clean Air Act requires EPA to also determine which counties contribute to the violation, and they must be included in the nonattainment area.
The process for designating nonattainment area boundaries allows states to make a recommendation to EPA, but EPA has the authority to make the final decision. EPA has not yet issued its criteria for how nonattainment areas will be designated under this new standard. However, in previous designations, states were asked to consider multiple factors as they developed their boundary recommendations. In addition to actual monitoring data, the criteria used in past designation processes included the following:
- Emissions and air quality in adjacent areas.
- Population density and commercial development in adjacent areas.
- Location and size of emission sources.
- Traffic and commuting patterns.
- Extent, pattern and rate of growth.
- Weather and transport patterns.
- Mountains or other air basin boundaries.
- Jurisdictional boundaries.
- Level of control of emission sources.
- Enforceable regional emission reductions strategies.
Because all but one of the monitors in the state is currently violating the revised standard, including monitors in rural areas, Missouri’s existing monitoring network may need to be revised. Based on preliminary review, additional monitoring may be needed in St. Joseph, Columbia, Jefferson City and Joplin to gather more adequate data to evaluate compliance throughout the state. However, the state cannot make the final determination on the need for additional monitoring until EPA issues its final monitoring rule, which is expected later this summer.
All states are also currently awaiting area classification guidance from EPA to establish how to evaluate the boundary recommendations for nonattainment areas under the revised standard. These recommendations will be due to EPA by March 12, 2009, with the designations expected to be based on monitoring data from the 2006 through 2008 ozone seasons. EPA will then have until March 12, 2010, to make final designations of attainment and nonattainment areas for the state. Once final designations are made, state plans will have to be developed outlining how states will reduce pollution to meet the ozone standard. These plans will be due three years after final designations are made.
In the meantime, the Department of Natural Resources will continue its work to protect air quality in Missouri. Current air pollution control efforts and state plans will remain in place as the department evaluates what additional options may be necessary to reduce the harmful emissions that contribute to the formation of ground-level ozone.
The department also encourages Missouri citizens to take voluntary actions to reduce their impact. Simple steps can be taken to everyday to protect air quality. See the department’s fact sheet What You Can Do to Improve the Air for additional information, available on the Web at www.dnr.mo.gov/pubs/pub2199.pdf.
TIRE DUMP ROUNDUP CLEANUP PROGRAM CONTINUES IN 2008
Spring is a great time to enroll in the Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ Tire Dump Roundup Program and rid your property of unwanted scrap tires at no cost.
Enrollment into the Tire Dump Roundup Program is limited to sites containing approximately 500 to 10,000 tires. Active businesses and property owners who have participated in prior cleanup initiatives are not eligible. The program allows Missouri private property owners to self-report tire dumps on their property and have them cleaned up for free. The owner must sign an access agreement that states that if a property owner violates the solid waste management law in the future, the department can proceed with assessing penalties and cost recovery for the cleanup.
The department established the Tire Dump Roundup Program in November 2006. Over the last 16 months, 150 sites containing an estimated 314,030 tires have met the qualifications and enrolled in program. To date, 68 of those sites containing a total of 262,164 tires have been cleaned up and removed from Missouri’s environment. The Missouri Vocational Enterprises provides the labor
for the cleanups.
The Scrap Tire Fee, a 50-cent-per-tire fee charged on every new tire purchased in Missouri, funds the cleanups. Since the fee was established in 1990, more than 14 million tires have been removed from Missouri’s environment. The fee will expire on
Jan. 1, 2010, unless extended by the legislature.
Illegal scrap tire dumps pose serious environmental and health threats. Insects and rodents that grow and breed in these dumps can transmit diseases, such as the West Nile virus. Fires at tire dumps can release hazardous substances to the air, soil and water sources. When recycled properly, scrap tires have other beneficial uses. They can be made into playground surfaces, running tracks, recycled rubber products and can even be burned for fuel in power plants. In 2005 and 2006, more than 5.5 million tires were used as tire-derived fuel in power plants. The Department of Natural Resources is also working with the Missouri Department of Transportation to promote the use of scrap tires in asphalt for Missouri’s roadways.
Other financial incentive programs are available to those who do not qualify for the Tire Dump Roundup Cleanup Program. The department continues to work with Missouri’s solid waste management districts and nonprofit citizens groups in cleaning up dumpsites that contain fewer than 500 tires.
Missouri’s 20 Solid Waste Management Districts assist their cities and counties with solid waste management and recycling issues. The Department of Natural Resources’ Solid Waste Management Program has requested assistance from the districts in setting up staging locations where parties and individuals with less than 500 scrap tires can bring their tires. The department will then schedule the removal of the tires using the Missouri Vocational Enterprises. The staging areas could be private, city or county properties. The area needs to be relatively accessible and have an owner willing to sign an agreement to allow tires to be temporarily stored on the property and the department access to the site to remove the tires.
The department can also reimburse nonprofit groups for the costs they incur for scrap tire disposal.
The department encourages cities and counties to use non profit groups for the small cleanups when they can as they are very efficient and timely in conducting the cleanups. However, when a non profit cleanup is not possible, cities and counties can contact their solid waste district for assistance with setting up a staging area.
To contact your local Solid Waste Management District visit www.dnr.mo.gov/env/swmp/swmd/swmdinfo.htm. For more information or other financial incentives or to sign up for the Tire Dump Roundup Cleanup Program, contact the department’s scrap tire unit at
800-361-4827 or 573-526-3909.
EARTH DAY CELEBRATION TO BE HELD AT THE
STATE CAPITOL ON APRIL 25
The annual Earth Day celebration sponsored by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday, April 25 on the south lawn of the Missouri State Capitol building. The Department of Natural Resources sponsors and hosts the event at the Capitol each year. Activities include information booths, games and displays about the environment. Many other state and federal agencies participate through
educational displays and exhibits.
The very first Earth Day was held in 1970 and led to the creation of the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency.
Activities for the event are tailored to fifth-graders, but all ages are welcome. For more information visit the department’s Earth Day Web pages at www.dnr.mo.gov/earthday/index.html.
First Place Poster by Jason Ingram of Chapel
Lakes
Elementary in Lee’s Summit.
Second Place Poster by Sutton Porth of
Lawson
Middle School in Lawson. Third Place Poster by
Kylie Vaught of Crane R-III in Crane.
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF THE 2008 DRINKING WATER WEEK POSTER CONTEST
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources announced the winners of the 2008 Drinking Water Week poster contest, sponsored by the department and the American Water Works Association.
Front row L to R: Michael Ingram,
Gov.
Matt
Blunt,
Jason Ingram.
Second row L
to R:
Cheri
and
Kevin
Ingram.The top three winners are:
- 1st Place - Jason Ingram, Chapel Lakes Elementary, Lee’s Summit.
- 2nd Place - Sutton Porth, Lawson.
Middle School, Lawson. - 3rd Place - Kylie Vaught, Crane RIII, Crane.
The winning posters were chosen from more than 400 entries submitted by fifth grade students across Missouri. The winners will be awarded $300 for first place, $200 for second place and $100 for third place by the American Water Works Association.
The poster contest was held in celebration of National Drinking Water
Week, which will be May 4-10, 2008. Drinking Water Week is a week set aside each year to make people more aware of the benefits of tap water.
A safe, reliable water supply is critical to the success of any community.
It creates jobs, attracts industry
and investment and provides for the health
and
welfare of citizens in ways ranging from disease prevention to fire suppression.
We often take water resources for granted unless we are living through a drought or when depleted water supplies threaten a community’s future. Water plays a vital role in our daily lives, and this poster contest asked students to celebrate what only
tap water
can deliver.
Winning posters are available for viewing online at www.dnr.mo.gov/env/wpp/dww/postercontest.htm
DEPARTMENT AND MILLER COUNTY PROSECUTOR PROVE ILLEGAL
DUMPING
IS EXPENSIVE
A Miller County court has handed down $300,000 in fines against a local business and two individuals for illegal dumping. The Missouri Department of Natural Resources investigated a complaint in September 2006 that led to the filing of criminal charges.
On Sept. 18, 2007, Miller County Prosecutor Matt Howard filed charges against Kenneth Hawk, Tim Duncan and Lake Ozark Sand & Gravel Inc. for criminal disposition of demolition waste in the first degree. The defendants and the company violated the Missouri Solid Waste Management Law when they illegally disposed of construction and demolition waste on Hawk’s property south of Eldon on Blue Springs Road.
Due in part to the large size of the dump, Missouri law allows the pursuit of criminal charges. On March 10, Judge Kenneth Oswald found the parties guilty and set penalties against the defendants and the company. Fines were levied against Hawk and Duncan of $22,000 and $26,000 respectively. A $252,000 fine was assessed against Lake Ozark Sand & Gravel Inc. A portion of the fines were suspended due to the cooperation of Hawk and Duncan in the proper closure of the dump. The Miller County court placed the individuals and the corporation on probation for two years. Hawk was also required to file a notice with the Miller County Recorder of
Deeds identifying the location of the dump site on the property.
The department also pursued civil claims against three other contractors that dumped solid waste at this site. Agreements with two of the contractors required them to work with Hawk, Duncan and Lake Ozark Sand & Gravel to close the site. The third contractor agreed to pay a penalty.
The Department of Natural Resources regulates the disposal of demolition and renovations projects for institutional, commercial, public and industrial structures. The department also regulates the disposal of residential structure projects, such as apartment buildings with more than four units or two or more residential structures within 500 feet of each other. All construction and demolition waste must be properly disposed of at a permitted transfer station or landfill regardless of whether it was generated from a commercial or residential structure.
In Missouri, it is a Class D felony for businesses to illegally dispose of construction and
demolition waste.
For more information about disposal options or to report an illegal dump, visit the department’s Web site at www.dnr.mo.gov/env/cdwaste.htm or call a Department of Natural Resources’ regional office or Solid Waste Management
Program at 573-751-5401 or toll-free at 800-361-4827. For electronic reporting of environmental problems, go to www.dnr.mo.gov/concern.htm.
DEPARTMENT, U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ADDRESSING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
IN POST-FLOOD CLEANUP
The department stopped the release of propane
from this tank stuck to a bridge in Winona in
Shannon County. Missouri Department of
Natural Resources photo.
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources is asking the public for assistance in locating fuel tanks and other potentially hazardous containers displaced by flooding.
Working with the Missouri Highway Patrol, emergency responders from the Department of Natural Resources’ Environmental Emergency Response Section began flights over the Black, Gasconade and Meramec rivers, looking for abandoned propane and fuel tanks and any unidentified drums that might have been swept up by the floodwaters that inundated south and eastern Missouri. The department’s responders are also conducting additional searches by water.
The department is asking members of the public who find such containers to contact the department’s
24-hour spill line at
573-634-2436. To help with the cleanup of these orphaned containers the department will request such information as:
- Name, phone number and address of the person making the report.
- Watershed in which the container is located.
- Location of the container, including GPS coordinates if possible.
- Description of the container, such as propane tank, fuel tank, drum.
- Evidence of leaking (sheen on water).
After the locations of these containers are determined, the department will work with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to determine the quickest way to safely remove and transport the containers to an EPA-managed staging area.
Information on what individuals can do in dealing with their home cleanups after the flood is available on the department’s disaster Web page at www.dnr.mo.gov/disaster.htm.
DEPARTMENT AWARDS SUBGRANT FOR OZONE DATA SHARING
PROJECT IN ST. LOUIS
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has awarded a $9,770 subgrant to the East-West Gateway Council of Governments in St. Louis. The money will fund further ozone data sharing between air quality planners in the St. Louis metropolitan area.
The department has funded this ozone data sharing project since 1994. The $9,770 subgrant is funded with $7,523 in federal funding and $2,247 in other fees. The Department of Natural Resources, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, the St. Louis County and the city of St. Louis’ Air Pollution Control Programs operate and maintain the monitors that collect the ozone data throughout the metropolitan area.
The timeframe for this project coincides with the ozone season, April 1 through Oct. 31.
The East-West Gateway Council of Governments acts as the repository for daily ozone data gathered by each participating agency from its pollutant monitoring system during the ozone season. This data is then shared between all agencies involved.
“This shared ozone data is important because it allows for consistent data to be used by all air-quality planners in the St. Louis metropolitan area,” said Leanne Tippett Mosby, deputy director for the department’s Division of Environmental Quality, “These efforts will further assist in the development of pollution-control strategies for the area.”
Ozone is of particular concern in the St. Louis area as the city and surrounding counties have continued difficulty attaining the eight-hour ozone standard. Exposure to ground-level ozone, or smog, can contribute to health problems. Those who suffer from asthma, heart disease, emphysema and other respiratory diseases can experience increased breathing difficulty. Long-term exposure to high levels of ozone can even cause healthy adults, especially those who exercise or work outdoors, to experience breathing difficulty.
Since the 1977 amendments to the Clean Air Act, the East-West Gateway Council of Governments has served as the leading air quality-planning agency for the St. Louis Metropolitan area. With the adoption of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, both the state of Illinois and the state of Missouri have been required to develop ozone control plans for the St. Louis area. The plans are also known as state implementation plans.
EPA PLACES THREE MISSOURI SITES ON THE FEDERAL CLEANUP PRIORITIES LIST
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, with the support of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, decided to place three Washington County sites on the federal Superfund National Priorities List. The NPL is a list of the nation’s hazardous waste sites with the highest priority for cleanup. These sites are eligible for extensive, long-term response action money authorized by Congress under the
Superfund program.
The three new NPL sites in Missouri are the Washington County Lead District-Potosi Site, the Washington County Lead
District-Old Mines Site and the Washington County Lead District-Richwoods Site. Washington County is in Missouri’s Old Lead Belt. Mining activities in Washington County have contributed to elevated levels of lead in soil and groundwater in this area. The sampling at the Washington County Lead District sites was conducted as part of a statewide project identifying all lead and zinc mining, milling, smelting and processing sites.
The purpose of this project is to evaluate and categorize sites based on their potential risk to human health and the environment. The department began sampling at the Potosi Site in June 2005. EPA then conducted sampling at the Old Mines and
Richwoods sites.
The dangers of lead exposure to young children are well-known. The placement of these three Washington County sites on the Superfund priority list ensures additional federal resources will be available to protect Missouri’s children from high concentrations of lead in soil and drinking water.
On large NPL cleanups where there is no viable responsible party, the state contributes 10 percent of the cleanup money with the remaining 90 percent being federally funded. Funding the cleanup in this way is a good deal for our present and future citizens.
EPA wants to help affected communities understand the technical information related to these sites. EPA’s Technical Assistance Grant Program provides up to $50,000 for a qualified citizens group to hire independent technical advisors. The advisors can
help citizens interpret complex environmental data, understand site hazards and critique various cleanup technologies.
For more information, call the department’s Hazardous Waste Program at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-3176.
Aerial view of flooding in Butler County. Photo by
Butler County Fire Chief Bob Fredwell.
Arthur Goodin with the department’s environmental
emergency response team looks closely at empty drums
during flooding in Butler County. Missouri Department
of Natural Resources photo.
FLOOD CLEANUP TIPS
Recent flooding has left behind numerous types of debris. Though these items may seem harmless, extreme caution should be used when cleaning up items such as damaged containers and chemicals.
Debris Removal
Debris can include broken tree limbs, unusable furniture and appliances, tires that have been washed onto property from other locations and other debris.
Many towns and counties will offer central drop-off points or collections for these items. Check your local newspaper or contact your municipality for dates and types of items that will be accepted.
Appliances such as clothes washers, dryers, water heaters, trash compactors, dishwashers, conventional ovens, ranges, stoves, wood stoves, air conditioners, refrigerators and freezers, may be disposed of in a permitted sanitary landfill, when the Missouri Department of Natural Resources has issued a waiver for this type of disposal. Home furnishings, including carpeting, draperies, linens, kitchenware, furniture and mattresses, must be disposed of in a municipal solid waste landfill. Check with your city and county to determine whether some type of central collection or drop-off is being offered for appliances and home furnishings.
Concrete, rock, brick and other materials defined as “clean fill” under state law may be buried on-site. Contact your municipality to determine whether there will be a centralized collection or drop-off location for treated wood and painted or coated construction debris.
Tires should be cut into thirds and buried in a permitted sanitary landfill. You may also contact a local tire retailer or a permitted waste tire hauler in your area for other disposal options. A list of haulers is available on the Department of Natural Resources Web site at www.dnr.mo.gov/env/swmp/tires/haulerinfo.htm.
Household chemicals
Wear rubber gloves, avoid breathing fumes or dust and only work in a well-ventilated area. Do not combine products. Household hazardous wastes should be separated from other wastes before disposal. Never dump chemicals down drains, storm sewers or toilets. Also, never burn these products. If no collection program is available, household hazardous waste may be taken to a permitted
sanitary landfill.
Water rises on the streets of Piedmont. Photo
courtesy of City of Piedmont
Flood waters cover the fish hatchery at Meramec
Spring Park near St. James. Photo courtesy of
Paul Spurgeon of the Missouri Department of
Conservation. Hazardous Chemicals
These chemicals should only be cleaned up by workers trained in proper procedures. Always work in a well-ventilated area and wear protective garments and emergency breathing apparatus if necessary. Do not combine chemicals.
Spills or waste should be put in containers. Waste chemicals should be separated from other debris. Mark the outside of each container with the name of the product and the potential hazard. Regulated hazardous wastes should also be marked
“hazardous waste.”
Asbestos
Avoid exposure to asbestos, which can cause scarring of the lungs, mesothelioma and lung cancer. Asbestos was used in a variety of building materials, but structures built since 1980 should not contain significant amounts of asbestos.
Institutional, public, industrial or residential structures, excluding residential structures that contain four or fewer dwelling units, must be inspected by a Missouri-certified asbestos inspector for the presence of asbestos prior to being cleaned up, renovated or demolished. Debris should be kept wet to minimize asbestos emissions.
Dead Animals
Flooding may have left behind animal carcasses. These carcasses should be properly disposed of to prevent the spread of disease.
Animal producers affected by the recent floods should assess the impact of the disaster on their animals and their property. View the site, take photographs and make a written self-estimate of damage. Note the number of animals originally on site, the approximate number and size of dead animals, uninjured animals and their needs, animals that remain unaccounted and the condition of confinement buildings and enclosures. This information will be helpful when talking to agencies and relief organizations as well as when creating cleanup plans.
Dead animals should be disposed of within 24 hours or as soon as it is safe to do so. Use the following methods, which are listed in order of most preferable:
- Process at a rendering plant.
- Compost on-site as recommended by University of Missouri Extension.
- Dispose in a sanitary landfill.
- Incinerate in a University of Missouri service-designed agricultural incinerator or a state-permitted commercial incinerator.
- On-site burial following state law’s standard loading limitations. Call your local Missouri Department of Natural Resources regional office for information on loading limitations in your area.
Some of these options may not be realistic, so be conscientious but practical.
“We realize the difficulty our agricultural community is facing after recent floods. It is important to take action to dispose of carcasses as soon as you can access them,” said Dr. Taylor Woods, state veterinarian with the Missouri Department of Agriculture. “Since these animals did not perish from disease, the best method of disposal at this time would be using a rendering company. Other methods of disposal as described by the Department of Natural Resources are also acceptable. Check with local Department of Natural Resources officials concerning water tables in your area before burying.”
Used Sandbags
Thousands of sandbags were used recently to prevent flood damage to homes and businesses. Now, many are left with an important question: What to do with all those sandbags?
Sandbags may be used as clean fill as long as they are subsequently covered with a layer of soil or other structural materials at least 12 inches deep. Sandbags may also be used as daily cover at permitted sanitary landfills. Sandbags may be stored indefinitely in piles so long as local ordinances are observed. Crushed limestone is considered clean fill and may be used when structurally appropriate.
Sand from broken bags should be prevented from eroding into waterways or storm sewers. If sandbags are emptied of their contents, the bags themselves must be properly disposed of in a permitted sanitary disposal facility to reduce the potential for litter problems. Testing will not be required unless obviously contaminated.
Flooded homes in Butler County. Photo courtesy
of Butler
County Fire Chief Bob Fredwell.
Damaged Homes and Businesses
Those trying to repair damage to historic properties may face additional challenges, but by taking a few special measures, many of these properties can
be saved.
Before entering a flood-damaged building, be sure that it has been deemed safe to enter. Then take a few immediate steps to stabilize the structure:
- Ensure that gas, electricity and water are shut off.
- Consult a licensed engineer or preservation architect about the structural stability of the building and chimneys.
- Check walls and ceilings for any misalignment from the foundation.
- Temporarily secure broken boards with plywood.
- Secure door and window openings with appropriate coverings.
- Salvage broken historic elements for future repair or reuse.
- Maintain protective roof coverings.
Also, when repairing a historic structure, repair rather than replace by retaining original features whenever possible. If replacement is necessary, replace with similar features using items that match the original. If matching replacements is impossible because originals are no longer available or are too expensive, retain the historic character by reproducing the salient visual characteristics of the original. When possible, return to the original by replacing previously missing parts and removing inappropriate modernizations.
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has additional resources available to help guide flood cleanup efforts available on its Web site at www.dnr.mo.gov/disaster.htm.
DEPARTMENT ISSUES WAIVERS TO AID IN CLEANUP FOLLOWING FLOODING
Vegetation, appliances acceptable in landfills
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources is waiving specific solid waste regulations to give Missourians and Missouri communities affected by flooding additional flexibility in their cleanup efforts.
The waiver allows vegetative waste, such as brush and yard waste, and home appliances, which are normally excluded from permitted sanitary landfills, to be taken to landfills if the landfill agrees to accept the waste. The department continues to strongly encourage, but not require, recycling these materials where practical. The waiver applies only to yard waste and appliances and does not allow disposal of other items normally prohibited in sanitary or demolition landfills.
Cities and counties should coordinate collection of damaged appliances so refrigerants can be legally recovered from air conditioners, freezers and refrigerators before recycling or disposal.
The suspensions of the solid waste regulations are valid only for debris resulting from the recent flooding and only in the city of St. Louis and specific counties: Audrain, Barry, Barton, Boone, Bollinger, Butler, Callaway, Camden, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Cedar, Christian, Cole, Cooper, Crawford, Dade, Dallas, Dent, Douglas, Dunklin, Franklin, Gasconade, Greene, Hickory, Howard, Howell, Iron, Jasper, Jefferson, Laclede, Lawrence, Lincoln, Madison, Maries, McDonald, Miller, Mississippi, Montgomery, Moniteau, Morgan, New Madrid, Newton, Oregon, Osage, Ozark, Pemiscot, Perry, Phelps, Pike, Polk, Pulaski, Reynolds, Ripley, St. Charles, St. Clair, St. Francois, St. Louis, Ste Genevieve, Shannon, Scott, Stoddard, Stone, Taney, Texas, Vernon, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Webster and Wright.
All provisions of this waiver are in effect until May 31 unless extended. Further information, including the full text of the waiver authorizations, is available on the department’s natural disaster resources Web page at www.dnr.mo.gov/disaster.htm. Fact sheets on proper disposal of storm debris and other related information are also available on this Web page.
The department is aware wastewater bypassing has occurred during the flood. In light of this situation, the department will take into account the circumstances of each individual occurrence.
The department would like to remind all entities subject to Missouri’s Clean Water Law and its implementing regulations that they are required to notify the department’s nearest regional office of such bypasses.
For more information, contact the Department of Natural Resources at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-3443 or visit the department’s Web page at www.dnr.mo.gov. Information on what individuals can do in dealing with their home cleanups after the flood is available on the department’s disaster Web page at www.dnr.mo.gov/disaster.htm, or at the Department of Health and Senior Services at www.dhss.mo.gov/BT_Response/Nat_Disaster/index.htm.
LOANS AND WATER ISSUES DISCUSSED AT MISSOURI SAFE DRINKING WATER COMMISSION MEETING IN SPRINGFIELD
The Missouri Safe Drinking Water Commission voted unanimously to keep the same slate of officers for 2008, discussed new microbial rules and heard a presentation about drinking water loans during a March 18 public meeting in Springfield.
Liz Grove, general manager of the Clarence Cannon Wholesale Water Commission in Monroe City, remains as commission chair, and Lanny Meng, a fourth generation Missouri River bottom farmer from Orrick, remains as vice-chair.
During the meeting, Doug Brune of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency gave an overview of activities to help Missouri water systems comply with the requirements of new microbial rules, such as the federal Stage 2 Disinfectants/Disinfection ByProducts rule. The Stage 2 Disinfectants/Disinfection ByProduct rule is intended to reduce health risks from disinfection byproducts formed when disinfectants are used to kill microbes and pathogens in the water. The rule requires water systems to meet the maximum contaminant level
of disinfection byproducts at each monitoring location, not as a system-wide average as previous rules required.
The commission heard presentations from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ Public Drinking Water Branch about the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Loan Program’s draft intended use plan. The plan is prepared each year to identify the intended uses of funds available and describes how these uses support the goals of the loan program. The source of any funds expected to be received during the year is identified in the plan, as well as the recipients of funds to be disbursed. The draft for public review and comments will be released soon.
The commission offered an opportunity for visitors to speak at the meeting. David Coonrod, presiding commissioner of the Greene County Commission, told the commission about a groundwater study being conducted in the Springfield area. Matt Keener spoke about the background and purpose of the Watershed Committee of the Ozarks.
The next meeting of the Safe Drinking Water Commission is scheduled for May 27 in Jefferson City. For more information, call the Department of Natural Resources’ Public Drinking Water Branch at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-5331 or visit the department’s Web site at www.dnr.mo.gov/env/wpp/sdwc/index.html.
DEPARTMENT AWARDS $400,000 TO IMPROVE WATER QUALITY
IN THE NORTH FABIUS RIVER
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has awarded a $400,000 subgrant to the Schuyler County Soil and Water Conservation District. The grant will fund a water quality assessment of the North Fabius River and implement best management practices in the watershed to improve water quality in the river.
The goal of this project is to address runoff of pollutants into the North Fabius River. The district, in cooperation with local landowners, will use best management practices in the watershed to decrease the amount of sediment, animal waste and chemical runoff, thereby improving water quality in the river. Several of the practices will be on public display to illustrate how to implement cost-effective practices that benefit water quality for the river.
Partial funding for this grant comes from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency through the Department of Natural Resources. The funding is available from Section 319 of the Clean Water Act. The overall goal of the grant program is to provide citizens with the knowledge and ability to improve and apply best management practices on their land and to protect water quality. Selection for 319 funding emphasizes projects that restore the quality of waters on the Missouri’s 303(d) List of impaired waters due to nonpoint source pollution.
For more information about 319 grant projects or other water protection issues, contact the department’s Water Protection Program at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-1300 or visit the department’s Web site at www.dnr.mo.gov/env/wpp/nps.
DEPARTMENT AWARDS $500,000 TO BONNE TERRE FOR WASTEWATER
SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has awarded a $500,000 grant to the city of Bonne Terre in St. Francois County. The city will use the grant funds to make wastewater system improvements.
The city will build a new final clarifier, new tertiary filters and a new ultraviolet light disinfection system. The wastewater treatment system improvements will allow Bonne Terre to meet wastewater effluent limits included in its wastewater permit.
The grant funds come from a $50 million bond sale in November 2007, which funded Gov. Matt Blunt’s Clean Water Initiative for water and wastewater improvements. The funds will be used in conjunction with local dollars. The project, estimated to cost more than $2.2 million, is expected to be completed in January 2009.
The Department of Natural Resources will administer the grant funds. For more information, contact the Department of Natural Resources’ Water Protection Program, at P.O. Box 176, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0176 or phone 800-361-4827 or
573-751-1192.
ENVIRONMENTAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE
The department's Environmental Emergency Response provides daily support and protection for the citizens of Missouri. On-scene coordinators are located throughout the state and available 24-hours a day, seven days a week to respond to hazardous substance spills. Some of the protection and services the department provides are:
- Emergency response training and planning.
- Advice on hazardous chemicals and technical expertise used to provide spill cleanup advice and oversight.
- Coordinate private contractors to clean up hazardous material spills.
- Ensure a proper environmental cleanup is completed.
- Drug lab seizure assistance.
- Chemical Accident Prevention Program for businesses that use hazardous chemicals.
- Homeland security issues.
Environmental Emergency Response staff use specially designed vehicles that contain protective gear, air monitoring instruments, sampling equipment and spill cleanup equipment. The department's Environmental Emergency Response Team is funded from a hazardous waste generator fee. To report a hazardous substance spill call 573-634-2436.
Departments Investigate Fish Kill at Dickerson Park Zoo
Emergency responders from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources joined staff from the Missouri Department of Conservation to investigate the cause of a fish kill at Dickerson Park Zoo in Springfield.
Zoo staff notified the Department of Natural Resources about a petroleum sheen and odor coming from the three- to four-acre, spring-fed lake at the zoo. A Department of Conservation staff member confirmed that hundreds of fish from the lake were dead or dying.
Emergency responders from the Department of Natural Resources’ Southwest Regional Office in Springfield were dispatched to the zoo to begin the investigation into the nature and source of the pollutant that caused the kill. The investigation is still underway.
From July 1, 2006, through June 30, 2007, petroleum products accounted for 43 percent of materials released during environmental emergencies.
To report an environmental emergency, including fuel spills, please contact the spill line at 573-634-2436. For more information, contact the Department of Natural Resources at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-3443, or visit the department’s Web
page at www.dnr.mo.gov.
Department Emergency Responders Dispatched to Water Pipeline Leak at Callaway Nuclear Plant
Water Intake at Callaway Plant. Missouri
Department of Natural Resources photo.Emergency responders from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources were dispatched March 28 to a water pipeline leak at the Callaway Nuclear Plant near Fulton. The leak was in the fresh water intake line to the plant. The leak caused a high degree of soil erosion but did not involve the release of any radiation.
The department was notified by AmerenUE officials that a valve on a water intake pipeline, which supplies the plant with cooling water from the Missouri River, had begun to leak, causing a large volume of water to run back into local streams and ditches.
A state on-scene coordinator from the department’s Environmental Emergency Response Section was dispatched from Jefferson City to the scene and confirmed that no radiation was released in connection with the accident.
The pipeline leak did cause significant erosion into the nearby creeks and ditches. An environmental specialist from the department’s Northeast Regional Office remained on the scene to address erosion control with repair crews. The company was
able to store enough water that the pipeline could be shut down for repairs without affecting plant operations.
The Environmental Emergency Response section is called to the scene of more than 300 emergencies each year, including fires, traffic accidents, leaking storage tanks and other incidents that could have a negative environmental impact. The department’s
24-hour spill line receives more than 1,600 incident reports annually.
To report an environmental emergency, including fuel spills, please contact the spill line at 573-634-2436. For more information contact the Missouri Department of Natural Resources at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-3443, or visit the department’s Web page at www.dnr.mo.gov.
NEW AND UPDATED DEPARTMENT PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE ON
THE WEB
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources creates many fact sheets and publications that are available on the Web. The following are a few publications that were recently created or updated
to the department’s Web site.
Water Conservation – PUB2249
www.dnr.mo.gov/pubs/pub2249.pdf
More efficient water user begins with individuals, in the home and place of work. This publication includes indoor and outdoor tips you can use to conserve water that makes economic and environmental sense.
Management of Scrap Tires – PUB2056
www.dnr.mo.gov/pubs/pub2056.pdf
This fact sheet includes information about where scrap tires can be taken and how scrap tires are regulated in Missouri.
What to do with Disaster Debris – PUB756
www.dnr.mo.gov/pubs/pub756.pdf
This updated fact sheet contains guidance about how waste should be handled following a declared state of emergency due to damage caused by a natural disaster in Missouri.
For more free online publications, manuals, videos and other media, visit the department’s Web page at www.dnr.mo.gov/pubs/index.html.
EPA HALTS ILLEGAL WASTE HANDLING AT LAKE ROAD WAREHOUSE IN
ST. JOSEPH
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 7 is stopping the illegal handling of hazardous wastes at a St. Joseph chemical warehouse and storage facility, citing serious, long-term neglect of the environment and public health.
The EPA’s administrative order issued against Lake Road Warehouse Co., 1400 Lower Lake Road, requires the business to immediately cease all solid and hazardous waste handling activity at its location and complete an inventory of all chemical materials stored there. The business also must develop within 30 days a longer-term comprehensive plan to clean up any releases of hazardous wastes on its property and investigate whether those wastes have migrated beyond its facility boundary.
Lake Road Warehouse has served as a clearing house and commodity storage facility for bulk chemicals, including wastewater treatment chemicals, industrial cleaners and laboratory chemicals purchased in large amounts and then resold in smaller quantities to its customers. The business has been in operation since the 1940s.
During a recent inspection of Lake Road Warehouse, EPA Region 7 personnel found 69 different waste chemicals in corroded, torn or leaking containers, many with unreadable labels or no labeling at all. Inspectors also discovered multiple instances of chemicals or wastes being improperly stored together, such as strong acids near strong bases, or strong oxidizers next to combustibles. Mixtures of these incompatible wastes can result in fire, explosion or the generation of toxic gases.
Besides putting an immediate halt to further illegal waste handling at the location, the order also requires Lake Road Warehouse or its contractor to:
- Refrain from removing any materials from the facility without EPA approval.
- Post warning signs on its property and restrict access to areas where releases of hazardous material have occurred.
- Segregate all incompatible wastes and materials, and safely contain all hazardous materials.
- Clean up its buildings and any releases of hazardous materials that have occurred on the site.
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Remove all hazardous wastes and ship them to an appropriate disposal facility.
Visit Calendar of Events at www.dnr.mo.gov/calendar/search.do for a complete list of Department of Natural Resources' events through the end of the calendar year.
MISSOURI AIR CONSERVATION COMMISSION TO MEET APRIL 24
The Missouri Air Conservation Commission will
hold a public meeting at 9 a.m., April 24 at the
Harry S Truman State Office Building located at
301 W. High St., in Jefferson City.
For more information, call the Department of Natural Resources’ Air Pollution Control Program at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-4817.
EARTH DAY CELEBRATION TO BE HELD ON APRIL 25
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources will host Missouri’s annual Earth Day celebration from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday, April 25 at the Capitol in Jefferson City.
For more information, call the department at 800-361-4827 or visit the Web at
www.dnr.mo.gov/earthday.
CLEAN WATER COMMISSION TO MEET MAY 7 IN SPRINGFIELD
The Missouri Clean Water Commission will hold a public meeting at 9 a.m., May 7 at the University
Plaza Hotel, 333 John Q. Hammons Parkway,
in Springfield.
For more information, call the Department of Natural Resources’ Water Protection Program at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-1300.
WELL INSTALLATION BOARD TO MEET
MAY 9 IN ROLLA
The Missouri Well Installation Board will hold a public meeting at the Department of Natural Resources’ Division of Geology and Land Survey, 111 Fairgrounds Road in Rolla.
For more information, call the Department of Natural Resources’ Wellhead Protection Section at 573-368-2165.
WELL AND PUMP CONTRACTOR TESTING
TO BE HELD MAY 19
The Wellhead Protection Section will hold well and pump contractor testing at 9 a.m., May 19, at the Department of Natural Resources’ office located
at 111 Fairgrounds Road in Rolla.
For more information, call the Department of Natural Resources’ Wellhead Protection Section at 800-361-4827 or 573-368-2115
WATER QUALITY COORDINATING COMMITTEE TO MEET MAY 20
The Missouri Water Quality Coordinating Committee will hold a public meeting at 10 a.m., May 20 at the Missouri Department of Conservation Auditorium, 2901 W. Truman Blvd., in Jefferson City.
For more information, call the Department of Natural Resources’ Water Protection Program at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-1300.
MISSOURI AIR CONSERVATION COMMISSION TO MEET MAY 29
The Missouri Air Conservation Commission will hold a public meeting at 9 a.m., May 29 at the Millennium Hotel, 200 South 4th St., in St. Louis.
For more information, call the Department of Natural Resources’ Air Pollution Control Program at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-5331.
RULES UPDATE
The Regulatory Agenda contains all environmental rule actions in progress and rule actions effective within the last three months within the Department of Natural Resources.
For more information, contact Keith Bertels in the Department of Natural Resources' Division of Environmental Quality at
800-361-4827 or 573-751-6892. For the latest updates visit the Regulatory Agenda Web page at www.dnr.mo.gov/regs/index.html.
Air Pollution Control Program |
Air Pollution Control Program- Definitions |
| Rule Number 10 CSR 010-06.020 - The proposed rule amendment is in response to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s removal of methyl ethyl ketone from the list of hazardous air pollutants and EPA’s addition of HFE-7300 to the list of compounds excluded from the definition of volatile organic compounds. Also, the rule amendment removes unused definitions, adds definitions, and makes typographical corrections. | |
| Public comment ends: May 1, 2008 |
Public hearing: April 24, 2008 |
| Missouri Register Citation: 33 MoReg 630 |
Department contact: 573-751-4817 |
Air Pollution Control Program |
Air Pollution Control Program - Restriction of Emission of Visible Air Contaminants |
Rule Number: Rule Number 10 CSR 010-06.220 - The proposed rule amendment will remove redundant definitions, remove an outdated exemption for outstate incinerators, clarify that all sources have the opacity of visible emissions determined by one of the methods in section (5) of the rule, and update test method for continuous opacity monitoring systems to the latest test method reference. |
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| Public comment ends: May 1, 2008 |
Public hearing: April 24, 2008 |
| Missouri Register Citation: 33 MoReg 643 |
Department contact: 573-751-4817 |
Water Protection Program |
Construction Grant(s) and Loan Priority System |
Rule Number 10 CSR 020-04.010 - A new priority system is needed that will prioritize not only wastewater projects but also non-point source pollution prevention projects. |
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| Public comment ends: March 19, 2008 |
Public hearing: March 12, 2008 |
| Missouri Register Citation: 33 MoReg 198 |
Department contact: 573-751-1300 |
Water Protection Program |
Water Quality Standards |
Rule Number 10 CSR 020-07.031 – This rulemaking cites newly developed procedures for implementing the standards prescribed at 10 CSR 20-7.031 (2) regarding antidegradation. “Antidegradation” is a regulatory process to determine when water quality may be degraded. |
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| Public comment ends: March 19, 2008 |
Public hearing: March 12, 2008 |
| Missouri Register Citation: 33 MoReg 198 |
Department contact: 573-751-1300 |
For more information, contact the Department of Natural Resources’ Division of Environmental Quality at 800-361-4827. For the latest updates visit the Regulatory Agenda Web page at www.dnr.mo.gov//regs/index.html.
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS
Public service announcements may be downloaded for use by any newspaper, magazine, newsletter, radio stations, etc. The department will continue to add new announcements to the Web each month. If you would like to receive new announcements by e-mail as they are made available, please contact kathy.deters@dnr.mo.gov and provide your publication name and e-mail address.
REGIONAL OFFICE MAP
Department of Natural Resources' Regional Offices provide field inspections, complaint investigation and front-line troubleshooting, problem solving and technical assistance on environmental and emergencies for the following programs:
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INTERNET ADDRESSES
Missouri Department of Natural Resources at www.dnr.mo.gov
Division of Environmental Quality at www.dnr.mo.gov/env
Air Pollution Control Program at www.dnr.mo.gov/env/apcp
Division of Geology and Land Survey at www.dnr.mo.gov/geology/
Energy Center at www.dnr.mo.gov/energy
Environmental Services Program at www.dnr.mo.gov/env/esp
Gateway Clean Air Program at www.gatewaycleanair.com
Hazardous Waste Program at www.dnr.mo.gov/env/hwp
Historic Preservation at www.dnr.mo.gov/shpo/index.html
Land Reclamation Program at www.dnr.mo.gov/env/lrp
Soil and Water Conservation Program at www.dnr.mo.gov/env/swcp
Solid Waste Management Program at www.dnr.mo.gov/env/swmp
State Parks, Division of at www.mostateparks.com
Water Protection Program - Drinking Water Branch at www.dnr.mo.gov/env/wpp
Water Protection Program - Water Pollution Branch at www.dnr.mo.gov/env/wpp
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