Permits Needed for a Forest and Park Service

If your business is designed and operated as a no-discharge, mixed feedstock composting facility under 20 acres, you must obtain a Feedstock Compost Sites MOG920000 master general permit.

If your business discharges wastewater or stormwater associated with petroleum impacted water at any industrial or commercial facility, you must obtain a Petroleum Impacted Water Remediation MOG940000 master general permit.

If you would like to place a cache in a Missouri State Park, you will need to apply for a Geocaching and Letterboxing Permit and follow specific steps and guidelines provided by Missouri State Parks. Please visit their Geocaching and Letterboxing Permit page directly to apply for the 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 plans to engage in surface mining of industrial minerals such as sand, gravel, limestone, dolomite, clay or other construction aggregates, you may need an Industrial Mineral Mines Permit – In-stream Sand and Gravel Mining to engage in surface mining.

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.

If you would like to use a metal detector to seek for hidden treasures in Missouri State Parks, you must submit a Metal Detecting Registration Form. There are 11 state parks that allow metal detecting in designated beach areas, however, registration is required. Please visit their Metal Detecting Registration Form website to apply.

Off-road enthusiasts have two state parks to explore Missouri’s outdoors from a different angle. If you would like to purchase your off-road vehicle or ORV permit for St. Joe State Park or Finger Lakes State Park, remember, you must purchase your permit before arriving at the parks. Please visit their ORV permit website to purchase your permit.

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 you own a remediation waste management site in Missouri, you may be required to follow a Remedial Action Plan. The plan lists conditions about how to treat, store or dispose of hazardous remediation waste.

If you would like to rock climb or rappel in Missouri State Parks, you must obtain a Rock Climbing/ Rappelling Permit. Rock climbing is allowed at four state parks and rappelling is allowed at five. Bouldering, which does not require a permit, is allowed only at Elephant Rocks State Park. Visit their Rock Climbing/ Rappelling Permit website to apply for your permit.

Are you are interested in hosting a special event or fund raiser in Missouri State Parks or use a state park or historic site to film a video? Contact the Missouri State Parks office to apply for a Special Event Permit.

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. Remember, all fishing in Missouri state parks is governed by state fishing regulations under the Missouri Department of Conservation. Make sure to take note of catch limits posted at each park. Visit Missouri State Parks' Trout Fishing Permit website to learn more.

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.