News Release 500

DEPARTMENT APPROVES
CLOSURE PLAN FOR LAKE CITY ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT

Volume 36-500

Contact: Renee Bungart

(For immediate release)

573-751-4465

JEFFERSON CITY, MO, AUG. 26, 2008 -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources approved the closure and post-closure plans for Lake City Army Ammunition Plant.

 Lake City Army Ammunition Plant is located at the intersection of Missouri highways 78 and 7 in Independence and has an inactive landfill. The landfill was used to dispose of wastewater treatment sludge and dewatered oil residue from an industrial wastewater treatment plant. Lake City Army Ammunition Plant is required to close the landfill. The proposed closure plan recommends a final cap system.

The purpose of the closure plan is to close the Area 8 Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plant sludge landfill. The closure plan describes the steps Lake City Army Ammunition Plant will take to close this landfill. The post-closure plan is the facility''s plan for monitoring the landfill after closure has been completed. The Department of Natural Resources reviewed the closure plan to make sure it followed state and federal regulations and fully protects human health and the environment during and after closure.

The public can review and copy the work plan and supporting documents at the Mid-Continent Public Library, Blue Springs North Branch, during normal business hours or by appointment at the Department of Natural Resources, Hazardous Waste Program, 1730 E. Elm St., Jefferson City.

To receive notice from the department or Lake City Army Ammunition Plant on any major permitting and cleanup activities at the facility, please call or write the department at any time to request to have your name placed on Lake City Army Ammunition Plant''s mailing list.

For more information, or to obtain a written copy of the closure plan, please contact George Fletcher, Department of Natural Resources, Hazardous Waste Program, P.O. Box 176, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0176. You can also reach Fletcher by telephone at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-3553  or by e-mail at george.fletcher@dnr.mo.gov. Hearing-impaired individuals may reach Fletcher through Relay Missouri at 800-735-2966.

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

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