Permits Needed for a Explosives Manufacturer

If your business is required to obtain a Part 70 Operating Permits but accepts voluntary, practically enforcement limitation to reduce emissions to less than 100 tons per year of any regulated pollutant and is less than 10 tons per year of any single hazardous air pollutant and less than 25 tons per year of any combined hazardous air pollutant, you may require an Air Intermediate Operating Permit to address potential air emissions.

If your business plans to construct a new installation or modify an existing minor installation and the project has the potential to emit more than major emission levels of a regulated air containment or construct a new installation or modify an existing major installation and the project has the potential to emit more than the minor levels per year, you may require an Air Major Construction Permit Sections (7), (8) & (9) to address potential air emissions.

If your business plans to construct a new installation or modify an existing minor installation and the project has the potential to emit less than major source levels per year; or you plan to construct a new installation or modify an existing major installation and the project has the potential to emit less than the minor levels per year, you may require an Air Minor Construction Permit to address potential air emissions.

If your business has the potential to emit greater than 100 tons per year of any regulated pollutant, has the potential to emit greater than 100 tons per year of any single hazardous air pollutant, or greater than 25 tons per year of combined hazardous air pollutants, or is required by a New Source Performance Standard or a Maximum Achievable Control Technology, you may require an Air Part 70 Operating Permit.

If you produce or store some form of hazardous waste as a result of your business processes, you may be required to register as a hazardous waste generator.

If you or your business plans to transport hazardous waste including waste oil, explosives, gases, flammable and combustible liquids, flammable solids, oxidizers and organic peroxides, poisons, radioactive materials, corrosives or infectious waste, you must obtain a Hazardous/ Infectious Waste Transporter License.

If your business is a no-discharge, private or domestic wastewater treatment facility with design flows of less than 50,000 gallons per day and land apply the wastewater, design flows of less than 50,000 gallons per day and plan to land apply the wastewater, you must obtain a Land Application of Domestic Wastewater MOG823000 master general permit.

Missouri collects water use data to better understand and manage the state’s water inventory.  A Major Water User is any person or entity that has the capability of producing a large amount of water (100,000 gallons per day or 70 gallons per minute or more) with all their combined wells or surface intakes. This water can be from either groundwater via a well, or surface water from a stream, river, lake, pond, or spring. 

Major Water Users are required by law to report the volume of water used by March 31 of the year following the usage.

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 department's 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. Prior to conducting any open burning, businesses and citizens should contact the city or county of jurisdiction for any local restrictions.

• Facts on Open Burning Under Missouri Regulations - PUB2047

If your business plans to construct a public water system that will supply drinking water to the public, you must obtain a Public Water Systems Construction Permit. You must obtain this permit if you also plan to complete the following construction projects to the water system: waterline extensions, waterline replacements, drilling water supply well, construction a storage tank, adding a disinfection system, treatment changes, building a pump station or other improvements or modifications. A public water system has at least 15 service connections or serves at least 25 people at least 60 days out of the year. If your business plans to connect to a permitted public water system, then you are not required to obtain this permit.

If your business plans to operate a public water system that supplies drinking water to the public, you must obtain a Public Water Systems Permit to Dispense. A public water system has at least 15 service connections or serves at least 25 people at least 60 days out of the year. If your business plans to connect to a permitted public water system, then you are not required to obtain this permit.

If your business is listed in 10CSR 20-6.200 by SIC code or description, you will need to apply for a Site-Specific Industrial Stormwater Operating Permit before you may operate, use or maintain the existing point source of water pollution. A Wastewater Construction Permit is required if constructing an earthen basin.

If your business plans to discharge wastewater from a manufacturing process, you will need to apply for a Site-Specific Industrial Wastewater Operating Permit before you may operate, use or maintain the existing point source of water pollution. A Wastewater Construction Permit is required if constructing an earthen basin.

If your business includes an underground storage tank on the property used to store either petroleum or certain hazardous substances or if you plan to have a tank installed for these reasons, you may be required to submit an Underground Storage Tank Registration with the department.

If your business plans to discharge backwash water from water softening units or discharge backwash from a zeolite filter, you must obtain a Zeolite Softeners MOG641000 general permit.