News Release No. 403

MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES HOSTS PUBLIC AWARENESS SESSION FOR A PROPOSED SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL AREA IN ST. CHARLES COUNTY

Volume 32-403

Contact: Renee Bungart

(For immediate release)

573-751-4465

JEFFERSON CITY, MO, DEC. 27, 2004 -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources will hold a public awareness session Monday, Jan. 10, from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Blanchette Park Auditorium, 1900 Randolph, St. Charles.

The department will discuss the disposal area permitting process for the proposed disposal site known as the St. Charles Quarry, LLC located near the Missouri River. The department also will display and discuss the issues the department reviews as well as those not reviewed. Representatives from the department's Solid Waste Management Program, St. Louis Regional Office and Geologic Survey and Resource Assessment Division will be available to answer questions.

People requiring special services or accommodations to attend the meeting can make arrangements by calling 800-361-4827 or 573-751-5401 two weeks before the meeting. Hearing-impaired individuals may contact the program through Relay Missouri at 800-735-2966.

For more information contact Steven Wyatt, of the department's Solid Waste Management Program, P.O. Box 176, Jefferson City, MO 65101-0176 or call 800-361-4827 or 573-751-5401. For more information on site investigations, please contact the department's Geologic Survey and Resource Assessment Division at 573-368-2161.

For news releases on the Web, visit www.dnr.mo.gov/newsrel. For a complete listing of the department's upcoming meetings, hearings and events, visit the department's online calendar at www.dnr.mo.gov/calendar/search.do.

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