Hazardous Waste Management Commission

Hazardous Waste Program fact sheet	10/2014
Division of Environmental Quality Director: Ed Galbraith	PUB01263

Statute/Authority: Statute 260.365

Number of Members: 7

Number of Members Appointed by the Governor: 7

Legislative Approval: Senate confirmation is required.

Membership Composition: All members shall be representative of the general interest of the public and shall have an interest in and knowledge of waste management and the effects and control of improper waste management. At least four members shall represent agriculture, the retail petroleum industry, the waste generating industry and the waste management industry respectively.

Terms: Four years and until successors are selected and qualified.
Political Affiliation: No more than four from the same political party.
Compensation: Reasonable and necessary expenses including $50 per day for each day spent in a commission meeting.
Geographic Consideration: None

Responsibilities of the Commission/Members:

• Encourages efforts to recycle, detoxify, incinerate or otherwise treat hazardous waste to be
  disposed of in Missouri.
• Categorizing hazardous waste by taking into account toxicity, persistence and degradability in
  nature, potential for accumulation in tissue and other related factors such as flammability,
  corrosiveness and other hazardous characteristics.
• Categorizes wastes by disposal method including, but not limited to, treatment facilities,
  incinerators, landfills, landfarms, storage facilities, surface impoundments, recycling, reuse
  and reduction.
• Regulates underground storage tanks (USTs)
• Encourages and conducts studies, investigations and research.
• Collects and sends out information and conduct education and training programs.
• Determines fees to be paid to the department by owners or operators of hazardous waste
  facilities who have obtained or are required to obtain a hazardous waste facility permit.
• Develops standards, rules and regulations to implement, enforce and carry out the provisions
  of sections 260.350 to 260.430 and any required of this state by any federal hazardous waste
  management act and as the commission may deem necessary, to provide for the safe
  management of hazardous waste to protect the health of humans and the environment.

Staff Contact:
Angie McMichael, Acting Director
PO Box 176, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0176
573-751-2747

Staff Assistant Contact:
Debra Dobson
PO Box 176, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0176
573-751-2747

Attorney General Office Contact:
Brook McCarrick
PO Box 176, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0176
573-751-3640

Frequency of Meetings and Location(s): The third Thursday of every other month in Jefferson City.

Time Expended by Commissioners for Meetings and Preparation Thereof:

• Meetings, three hours.
• Preparation/Review of Material, eight hours.

Requirements for Inclusion of Items on Agenda: Submission to staff assistant - 14 days prior to meeting date.

Public Comment Opportunities at Meetings: A public comment period is offered during each meeting.

For More Information
Missouri Department of Natural Resources
Hazardous Waste Program
PO Box 176, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0176
800-361-4827 or 573-751-3443
www.dnr.mo.gov/env/hwp/commission/commis.htm