All MoDNR Environmental Permits, Certifications, Registrations and Licenses

In Missouri, a permit is required for anyone working on water wells, monitoring wells, pumps, heat pumps or drilling test holes. If you plan to become a permitted non-restricted well or pump installation contractor, you must first obtain an Apprentice Well and Pump Installation Contractor Permit. For more information, visit the department's Well and Pump Installation Contractor Permitting webpage.

The department requires notification of demolitions and abatement projects involving regulated structures at least 10 working days before crews begin a project. To learn more, visit the department's Asbestos webpage.

If you would like to become a licensed drinking water treatment operator or a drinking water distribution operator, visit the department's Operator Certification webpage. The department can help provide you with training, examinations, funding vouchers to obtain certification and information about employment opportunities within Missouri. 

This is one of two possible permits that make up a hazardous waste permit. A Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments Part 2 Permit contains the federal hazardous waste management regulations administered by EPA that Missouri has either not adopted or has adopted but EPA has not yet given Missouri temporary or final authorization to administer. This "Part 2" permit is issued by EPA, if warranted. EPA does not issue a Part 2 Permit if EPA has no site-specific conditions for that particular facility. Please visit the Hazardous Waste Permit.

The department has certification requirements and guidelines for energy auditors to help ensure that residents and businesses are getting the most up-to-date advice and financially beneficial recommendations on methods to reduce their energy consumption. For more information, please visit the department's Become an Energy Auditor webpage.

There are 11 state parks that allow metal detecting in designated beach areas. If you would like to use a metal detector to seek for hidden treasures in Missouri State Parks, registration is required. For more information, please visit the Missouri State Parks' Metal Detecting Registration Form webpage.

In Missouri, a permit is required for anyone working on water wells, monitoring wells, pumps, heat pumps or drilling test holes. If you have apprenticed for two years and performed the required number of installations to drill, construct, repair, reconstruct, plug wells or install water well pumps, you may now apply for a Non-restricted Well and Pump Installation Contractor Permit. For more information, visit the department's Well and Pump Installation Contractor Permitting webpage.

Open burning is the burning of any materials in which air contaminants are emitted directly into the air without first passing through a stack or chimney. The Missouri Department of Natural Resources does not issue permits for open burning. Prior to conducting any open burning, businesses and citizens should contact the city or county of jurisdiction for any local restrictions.

The department's Facts on Open Burning Under Missouri Regulations - PUB2047 fact sheet summarizes allowable and prohibited open burning under Missouri regulations. It does not include open burning restrictions that city or county governments may impose in addition to Missouri’s state regulations. 

In Missouri, a permit is required for anyone working on water wells, monitoring wells, pumps, heat pumps or drilling test holes. If you are planning to contract or subcontract work to drill, construct, repair, reconstruct or plug water wells or install water well pumps, you may need to apply for a Restricted Well and Pump Installation Contractor Permit. For more information, visit the department's Well and Pump Installation Contractor Permitting webpage.

If you or your business plans to transport scrap tires (tires that are no longer suitable for their original intended purpose because of wear, damage or defect) for profit within Missouri, you are required to obtain a Waste Tire Transporter License, also known as a Scrap Tire Hauler Permit. The Solid Waste Management Law requires certain scrap tire haulers to obtain a Waste Tire Hauler Permit. You are exempt from this requirement if your activity falls into one of the following categories, provided you do not create pollution, a public nuisance or a health hazard:

• Do not haul for consideration (monetary or non-monetary compensation) or commercial profit
• Hauling warranty tires or new defective tires to the retailer, wholesaler or manufacturer for adjustment credit or return
• Hauling scrap tires that were generated at their own business or residence, provided that this transportation is done using their own employees and vehicles

If you do not meet any of the exemptions listed above, then you are required to obtain a Waste Tire Hauler Permit from the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT). If you are unsure, please contact the Missouri Department of Natural Resources' Waste Management Program. For more information, please visit MoDOT's Waste Tire Transport webpage.

Missouri solid waste disposal areas and solid waste processing facilities designated by rule, must be operated under the direction of a certified solid waste technician. For more information, please visit the department's Solid Waste Technician Certification webpage.

Missouri State Parks offers three parks to fish for trout. The streams at Bennett Spring, Montauk and Roaring River state parks are stocked every night. You may purchase your Trout Fishing Permit at the park store. For more information, please visit the Missouri State Parks' Trout Fishing Permit webpage.