The Missouri Department of Natural Resources invites the public to review and offer written comments on a draft hazardous waste permit for the Missouri Pressed Metals Inc. facility until May 15, 2025. During the public comment period, anyone can request a public meeting or public hearing about the draft permit. For more information, please contact Tandi Edelman.
The Missouri Pressed Metals Inc. facility is located at 1200 E. Boonville Rd. in Sedalia, Missouri. Since 1973, Missouri Pressed Metals has operated a specialty manufacturing company at the site, producing bushings and bearings of sintered metal. Until 1995, raw 1,1,1-trichloroethane (TCA) was used in the vapor degreaser. Between 1973 and 1985, spent 1,1,1-TCA/ waste oil was used as a herbicide along the east and north sides of the building for weed control. Initial investigations confirmed the soil and groundwater were contaminated with 1,1,1-TCA and related compounds. The Missouri Department of Natural Resources designated this area as a regulated hazardous waste land disposal unit. The department accepted Missouri Pressed Metals' closure certification for the unit in 1997; however, Missouri Pressed Metals is subject to the permitting requirements of the Missouri Hazardous Waste Management Law and federal Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments for post-closure care because hazardous waste remained in place after closure.
Missouri Pressed Metals currently is conducting post-closure and corrective action activities at the site under a department-issued Missouri Hazardous Waste Management Facility Part I Permit. On Sept. 14, 2023, Missouri Press Metals submitted a permit application to the department to renew and update its hazardous waste permit. After a thorough technical review of the permit application, the department prepared a draft Part I Permit for the Missouri Press Metals facility. The draft permit requires Missouri Pressed Metals to continue operating a groundwater extraction system and monitoring the groundwater.
The pubic can review an electronic copy of the draft permit and a fact sheet below. Paper copies of the complete permit application, draft permit and supporting documents are available during normal business hours at the Sedalia Public Library, 311 W. Third St., Sedalia, MO, during their normal business hours, or the department's, Elm Street Conference Center, Jefferson City, MO. An Open Records/ Sunshine Law Request will need to be submitted to review or obtain copies of the department's files.
Comments on the draft permit are more effective if they point out legal or technical issues or provide information that is not in the record. Written comments on the draft permit may be submitted by mail to Tandi Edelman, Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Waste Management Program, P.O. Box 176, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0176 or by email to tandi.edelman@dnr.mo.gov. The department will review and respond to all written comments and questions received during the public comment period before a final decision is made.