Solid Waste Management Program

Solid Waste Management Program Functions

The purpose of the Solid Waste Management Program is to ensure solid waste is managed in such a way that protects both public health and the environment. 

Operations Section

Administrative Functions

• Development of Financial Reports Regarding Program Expenditures.
• Accounts Payable/Budget Planning and Tracking.
• Computer Information Systems Planning and Maintenance.
• Legislative and Fiscal Note Coordination.

Financial Functions

• Administration and Oversight of District Grants.
• Administration and Oversight of District Administrative Grants.
• Administration and Oversight of Targeted Grants/Loans.
• Development of Financial Reports Regarding Grants/Loans.
• Solid Waste Management Fund Regulation Development.
• Financial Technical Assistance to Solid Waste Management Districts.
• Workshops and Training for Solid Waste Management District Staff.

Planning Functions

• Coordination of Local and Regional Solid Waste Management Planning.
• Newspaper Minimum Recycled Content Tracking and Reporting.
• Promote Recycling and Resource Recovery of Solid Waste.
• Review, Approve and Track Solid Waste Management Plans.
• Promote Solid Waste Management Alternatives.
• Solid Waste Planning Data Management.
• Solid Waste Planning Regulation Development.
• Provide Technical Assistance to Solid Waste Management Districts.
• Promote Solid Waste Reduction.
• State Solid Waste Management Plan Development.
• Promote Recycling in State Government.
• Providing Technical Assistance to the Public, Legislators and others on Recycling, Waste Reduction, Composting and Resource Recovery.

Engineering Section

Permits Unit

• Coordinate and Hold Solid Waste Permit Hearings.
• Provide Oversight of Groundwater Monitoring Requirements for Solid Waste Disposal Areas.
• Infectious Waste Regulation Development.
• Solid Waste Permit Regulation Development.
• Permit Condition Compliance Review.
• Review and Recommend Approval of Solid Waste Disposal Area Construction Permit Applications.
• Review and Recommend Approval of Solid Waste Processing Facility Construction Permit Applications.
• Review and Recommend Approval of Closure and Post-Closure Plans for Proposed Solid Waste Disposal Areas.
• Review and Approve Financial Assurance Documents for Proposed and Existing Solid Waste Disposal Areas.
• Review and Recommend Approval of Requests for Disposal Area Operating Permits.
• Review and Approve Requests for Processing Facility Operating Permits.
• Provide Technical Assistance to the Ppublic, Regulated Community, Llegislators and Others Concerning Permitting Requirements.

Special Projects Unit

• Coordinate Geological Evaluations of Existing Solid Waste Disposal Areas.
• Provide Technical Assistance Concerning Permit Modifications and Permit Exemptions.
• Review and Approve Closure and Post-Closure Plans for Existing Solid Waste Disposal Areas.
• Review and Approve Closure of Solid Waste Disposal Areas.
• Review and Approve Corrective (Remedial) Action Plans for Solid Waste Disposal Areas.
• Review and Approve Permit Exemption Requests.
• Review and Approve Disposal Area Permit Modification Requests.
• Review and Approve Processing Facility Permit Modification Requests.
• Review and Approve Beneficial Use and Clean Fill Requests.

Compliance and Enforcement Section

Solid Waste Facilities Unit

• Conduct Civil Investigations of violations at Solid Waste Facilities.
• Conduct Civil Investigations of Illegal Dumping Violations.
• Coordinate the Development of Quality Assurance/Quality Control, or QA/QC, Plans for the Sampling of Ground Water Monitoring Wells at Solid Waste Disposal Areas.
• Provide Coordination, Technical Assistance and Training for Regional Office Solid Waste Staff.
• Initiate Formal Enforcement Actions, Following Through to Resolution.
• Tracking Inspections and Enforcement Actions.
• Conducting Landfill Operator Certification and Re-Certification Training.
• Providing Litigation Support for the Attorney General’s Office.
• Rulemaking Development Regarding Enforcement.
• Providing Technical Assistance to the Public, Legislators, and Others Regarding Enforcement Issues.
• Geographic Information System, or GIS, Efforts Concerning Solid Waste Facilities and Illegal Dumps.
• Investigations of Methane Gas Migrations from Solid Waste Disposal Areas.
• Remedial Fund Investigation and Development.
• Promote Local Solid Waste Enforcement.

Scrap Tires and Illegal Dumping Unit

• Conduct Enforcement against Scrap Tire Dumps.
• Review MODOT Scrap Tire Hauling Permit Applications for concurrence.
• Review and Approve Applications for Scrap Tire Processing Facility/Scrap Tire Site Permits.
• Administration and Oversight of Scrap Tire Grants.
• Administration and Oversight of Contracts and MOA’s for Scrap Tire Dump Cleanups.
• Review and Approve Requests for the Beneficial Use of Scrap Tires.
• Rulemaking development regarding scrap tires.