Protecting Missouri's Natural Resources is a monthly newsletter that informs
readers about environmental issues.

MAY 2004

HAZARDOUS WASTE CATEGORY AND LAND DISPOSAL FEES EXTENDED

Hundreds of hazardous waste sites in Missouri require cleanup. Thousands of Missouri businesses generate, transport and manage hazardous waste. The Missouri Department of Natural Resources' duty is to protect the health and safety of Missourians and their environment from hazardous materials. The Hazardous Waste Category Fee and Land Disposal Fee fund the department's prevention and cleanup efforts of hazardous materials during situations and on site. Fortunately these fees, which were due to expire Jan. 1, 2005, were extended this legislative session until June 30, 2006.

Senate bill 1040 was truly agreed to and finally passed on May 13th. In addition to extending the fees, this bill changes the percentages of revenue collected that will be deposited to the Hazardous Waste Remedial Fund and the Hazardous Waste Fund. With this change, 40 percent of Category Fees and Land Disposal Fees will go to the Hazardous Waste Remedial Fund and 60 percent to the Hazardous Waste Fund. The bill also allows Missouri's hazardous waste transport, storage and disposal (TSD) facilities that receive hazardous waste from out-of-state generators to submit registration and reporting information to the department. The TSDs are allowed to pay the registration fees on behalf of the out-of-state generator.

The bill also creates a joint committee to be appointed by the Speaker of the House and President
Pro Tem of the Senate to examine the present hazardous waste fee structure. This interim committee will make a recommendation on restructuring the fees to the Governor and the General Assembly by Dec. 31, 2004.

For more information, contact the Missouri Department of Natural Resources' Hazardous Waste Program at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-3176 or visit www.dnr.mo.gov/env/hwp.

SOLID WASTE TONNAGE FEE REALLOCATED, BUT NO TIRE FEE

Senate Bill 1040, passed on May 13, provides solid waste tonnage fees for one year to enable the state to continue implementing the state's solid waste management efforts. This includes permitting of new landfills and expansion of existing landfills and transfer stations throughout the state, enforcement, planning and distribution of recycling and waste diversion grants.

Having environmentally sound disposal facilities throughout the state means affordable trash service to citizens and businesses.

The bill revises the allocation of the tonnage fee without raising the fee, and provides revenue to make up for general revenue lost during the state's budget shortfall. The revised allocation is effective for one year (Aug. 28, 2004 to Aug. 28, 2005). The interim distribution of funds would be as follows:

• Up to $800,000 will be available to the department's Environmental Improvement and Energy Resources Authority to promote the development and maintenance of markets for recovered materials,
  
• Up to 42 percent of the remaining funds may be appropriated to the department for the elimination of illegal solid waste disposal, to identify and prosecute persons disposing of solid waste illegally, to conduct permitting activities, to administer grants, to perform statewide waste reduction and planning duties required by statute, and
  
• At least 58 percent will be allocated upon appropriation to solid waste districts, with each district receiving a minimum of $75,000. After a year, the allocation returns to $1 million for market development, 25 percent for the department's operations, 50 percent for solid waste districts, and the remainder for statewide project and district administrative grants.
  

A group of approximately 30 stakeholders (local officials, waste industry representatives, solid waste district officials) met in September and October of 2003 and recommended a reallocation of the fee similar to Senate Bill 1040. The group agreed that it is important to keep a viable solid waste management program without an increase in the fee.

A joint legislative committee will be appointed to study and recommend distribution of funding for the Department's solid waste management activities after Aug. 28, 2005. The Interim Committee's recommendations are due to the Governor and General Assembly by Dec. 31, 2004.

Legislative efforts to reinstate the 50-cent-per-tire fee charged when motorists purchase new tires again failed to become law. The General Assembly considered two versions of a waste tire bill in the 2004 session. One version went beyond a simple extension of the fee and included grants for innovative projects that turned waste tires into usable products.Both would have extended the fee that expired Jan. 1, 2004. Unfortunately, despite wide support, neither version passed in the waning hours of the session.

For more information, please contact the Missouri Department of Natural Resources' Solid Waste Management Program at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-5401.

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TRASH TO TREASURE: DOCK FLOTATION FOAM TRANSFORMED INTO REUSEABLE RAW MATERIAL

For years, the white, polystyrene foam that floats many of the boat docks at the Lake of the Ozarks and other Missouri lakes has been an environmental eyesore and boating hazard. Now a business partnership is using dock foam as a raw material for its manufacturing process. This would provide a practical solution for cleaning up discarded dock foam from lakes and the illegal dock foam dumps in the lake area.

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has worked in partnership with AmerenUE, the licensed operators of the Lake of the Ozarks, to solve the problems created by free-floating dock foam. Since the utility banned the use of polystyrene foam blocks for new dock construction in mid 1990s they have explored using the foam mixed with coal as a boiler fuel. AmerenUE also encouraged inventors who have tried reusing the foam in a variety of products. The polystyrene foam has proven to be difficult to handle and reuse.

The department has also been working with local governments and businesses to reduce unsightly stacks of dock foam in the lake area and encourage cleanup of stockpiles around marinas and in abandoned dock foam dumps.

Volunteers who clean the lake's shorelines in the spring and fall with AmerenUE's Adopt-The-Shoreline effort still report that more than 90 percent of the solid waste littering the lake is dock foam. AmerenUE now requires that dock floatation be encapsulated in impact-resistant plastic containers and has recently launched a dock builder certification program to help reduce the release of dock floatation material onto the lake.

In recent years, researchers have developed organic solvents designed to reduce the foam to a liquid or gel for easier collection or use in other products. Scientists at the University of Missouri - Rolla's Center for Environmental Science and Technology have developed a soybean-based solution that dissolves polystyrene foam. The resulting liquid can be used as a protective coating on metal, as a wood sealant for decks and wood posts, and many other uses.

BioSpan Technologies Inc., Washington, Mo., has recently teamed up with ETC Inc. of Illinois and Missouri , to provide two avenues of reuse for dock foam waste. This spring the team worked with AmerenUE and the shoreline cleanup crews on a pilot project and processed nearly 1,500 cubic yards of polystyrene foam removed from the lake.

During April, ETC Inc. received a total of 2,598 cubic yards of dock foam waste from dock builders, lake cleanup and the general public. Of this, 1,684 cubic yards have been processed at ETC Inc.'s site in Camden County. The firm markets building insulation and soundproofing made from dock foam.

BioSpan's solvent dissolves dock foam scraps and dirt- or water-contaminated polystyrene at a ratio of more than three cubic yards of dock foam per gallon of solvent. The dissolved blend is then used with recycled asphalt in highway cold patching in several midwestern states. Missouri's Department of Transportation is using the blend in highway construction. The firm also produces preservative treatments for cement, wood and metal from the blend.

Other businesses have expressed interest in collecting, transporting or processing dock foam into new products. The Department of Natural Resources will continue to encourage and monitor these efforts to ensure that dock foam is recycled into products rather than sent to landfills or dumped.

For more information on the problem of dock foam disposal, reuse or recycling, please call the Department of Natural Resources at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-5401, or check the Solid Waste Management Program's Web site at www.dnr.mo.gov/env/swmp. For solutions of dock foam disposal problems, contact the Center for Environmental Science and Technology at 573-341-6606, BioSpan at 636-583-7974 or ETC Inc. at 573-873-3207.

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DEADLINE TO REGISTER ABANDONED DRY CLEANER (DERT)

SITES FOR STATE BENEFITS IS JULY 1

The statutory deadline for notifying the Missouri Department of Natural Resources of an abandoned dry cleaning facility is July 1. This notification is necessary for any site to receive clean up benefits under Missouri's Dry cleaning Environmental Response Trust (DERT) fund, which was established in 2000 to assist in the revitalization and reuse of contaminated dry cleaner properties.

You do not have to be the past operator or owner of the dry cleaning facility to inform the Department and make the site eligible for cleanup money. Anyone can fill out a notification form and inform the department of a former dry cleaning facility.

Abandoned dry cleaner sites exist in many places throughout Missouri and are not being used due to soil and groundwater contamination. Banks and lending institutions are wary of extending loans on these properties. Environmental cleanups associated with dry cleaning facilities can be very costly and even exceed $1 million.

For abandoned dry cleaning facilities to qualify for eligibility to the DERT Fund, a notification form must be postmarked and sent to the Department of Natural Resources by July 1. The abandoned site notification form can be downloaded from www.dnr.mo.gov/env/hwp/hwpvcp-dryclean.htm or call 573-526-8913 to obtain the form.

The form must be accompanied by any available evidence to show that the site once contained a dry cleaner site, such as title records, local governmental records, local historical records, business receipts, a copy of old phone book listings, etc.

Senate Bill 577 established and Section 260.920, Revised Statutes of Missouri authorized DERT Fund. Operators of an active dry cleaning facilities are required to submit surcharges for solvent used at a dry cleaning facility and solvent suppliers are required to submit surcharges to the department for gallons of solvents provided to a dry cleaning facility. These moneys are used for the investigation, assessment and remediation of releases of solvents from dry cleaning facilities.

If the department is not informed of a former dry cleaning site by the July 1 deadline, then the site cannot receive benefits for cleanup under the DERT fund. Notification does not guarantee benefits, but failure to notify will disqualify the site from receiving benefits.

The notification forms should be mailed to the Department of Natural Resources, DERT Fund, Hazardous Waste Program, P.O. Box 176, Jefferson City, Missouri 65102-0176.

For more information, call Ken Koon with the Department's Hazardous Waste Program at 800-361-4827 or 573-526-8913.

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DEPARTMENT ORGANIZING CESQG RULEMAKING WORKGROUP

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources is currently organizing a workgroup to develop a rule allowing for greater freedom for the collection and treatment of conditionally exempt small quantity generator (CESQG) waste. The workgroup will consist of department staff, household hazardous waste facilities, TSDs, small business associations, and any interested parties.

Federal and state laws require businesses to meet standards for handling hazardous waste. CESQGs, businesses that generate or accumulate very small quantities of hazardous waste, may be exempt from many of these requirements. According to federal law, CESQGs are allowed to treat or dispose of their hazardous waste on-site or transport it to an off-site treatment, storage, and disposal facility (TSD), resource recovery facility, sanitary landfill, or a facility approved by the state. However, state law has banned CESQG waste from Missouri sanitary landfills since 1994. The ban has helped lower the amount of toxic and otherwise dangerous materials going into garbage trucks and Missouri landfills. As a result of the ban, CESQGs pay costly fees for proper management using permitted commercial TSD facilities, dispose of their waste in out-of-state landfills or dispose of their waste illegally in Missouri landfills.

The workgroup will develop a rule for the safe and economical handling of CESQG waste that will encourage public and private entities to establish CESQG facilities throughout the state. This new rule would create a licensing or certification process for businesses to accept CESQG waste, instead of the current, more burdensome permitting process. The goals of this rule are to:

• provide more alternatives than the current laws,
  
• promote recycling of CESQG waste,
  
• assist businesses who generate CESQG waste,
  
• eliminate illegal disposal in Missouri landfills, and
  
• reduce disposal in out-of-state landfills
  

The workgroup would like to meet every other month, beginning in late July. The department hopes to have a rule by Dec. 2005. If you would like to become a member of this workgroup, please contact Heidi Rice of the departments' Hazardous Waste Program at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-3553 by June 1, 2004.

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NOOTER CORPORATION REDEVELOPING SITE IN SOUTH ST. LOUIS

Nooter Corporation, a century-old manufacturer of steel tanks located near the riverfront south of downtown St. Louis, completed the investigation and cleanup of five city blocks of its 68-acre manufacturing complex on South Second Street. The site included a laboratory built by Ethyl Petroleum Additives Inc., purchased by Nooter in 1997. Nooter enrolled two city blocks, including the lab, into the Brownfields/Voluntary Cleanup Program (B/VCP) in 1998. Later, Nooter added three adjacent blocks to expand its brownfield redevelopment project.

Brownfields are abandoned or underused industrial or commercial sites, located primarily in urban areas, that are either contaminated or thought to be contaminated. Through the voluntary cleanup program, private parties agree to clean up a contaminated site and are offered some protection from future state and federal enforcement action at the site in the form of a "no further action" letter or "certificate of completion" from the state.

Nooter intended to develop a warehouse and trucking center on the property. The site had several aging warehouses and manufacturing facilities with asbestos insulation. Prior to Nooter's ownership, the site had been used for auto repair, salvage yards, a gas station (with tanks still in the ground,) battery manufacturing and rail yards.

Nooter obtained environmental clearance of each block separately through the B/VCP to facilitate the sale of each cleared block to a separate buyer if necessary, and to establish different risk-based cleanup objectives on each block if necessary. Nooter demolished buildings on three of the blocks and cleaned them up to commercial and industrial standards. The other two blocks achieved unrestricted use status (suitable for residential use with no restrictions), further enhancing market value.

A partnership comprising Clark Properties, Environmental Operations Inc. (EOI) and Legacy Building Group LLC has bought the 2.9-acre Ethyl Corporation laboratory complex from Nooter Corporation. Clark plans to convert the 28,000-square-foot lab into new office space that EOI and Legacy will occupy this summer. Welsh Development of Minnesota is building a 125,000 square foot building near the Ethyl Labs site. Other developers have expressed interest in the properties, which are close to downtown and are located in the city's Enterprise Zone.

For more information, call the department's Hazardous Waste Program at 800-361-4827 or 573-526-8913.

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MEETING TRANPORTATION NEEDS WHILE PRESERVING THE ENVIRONMENT

Departments of Natural Resources and Transportation charter team to make recommendations

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources and Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) are working together to improve transportation infrastructure while keeping the environment protected. The two state agencies chartered a joint team that developed recommendations to include environmental issues when planning transportation projects.

"The Department of Natural Resources is able to take an earlier role in MoDOT Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Environmental Assessment (EA) projects," said Department of Natural Resources director Stephen Mahfood. "MoDOT projects are completed in less time, money is saved and fewer Notices of Violation (NOVs) are issued."

This cooperative effort with MoDOT resulted in reducing NOVs by 66 percent, from 12 in FY02 to four in the first three quarters of FY04. From July 1, 2003, to March 31, 2004, the Department of Natural Resources conducted 51 investigations at MoDOT projects involving various issues ranging from water pollution, solid waste, fugitive dust and demolition involving asbestos. The Department of Natural Resources issued four NOVs, two for water pollution issues and two for not reporting on asbestos demolition. Four Letters of Warning (LOW) were sent for a hazardous waste issue, an underground storage tank and two water pollution issues.

The Department of Natural Resources reviews new projects, participates in preliminary meetings and conducts inspections and investigations. The Department of Natural Resources designated a single contact to work on MoDOT compliance issues. The Department of Natural Resources' reduced processing time on 401 Water Quality Certifications by having Section Chiefs sign the certificates for routine projects. The 401 Certification is a verification by the state that the project will not violate water quality standards.

Good results are coming from the early compliance coordination between the two state agencies with most tasks at or near completion:

• The Department of Natural Resources conducted Erosion Control Workshops in January and February in all 10 MoDOT districts. A total of 539 MoDOT Design and Construction Divisions employees have participated in this ongoing effort.
  
• A memorandum of understanding (MOU) on wetlands is being developed between the Department of Natural Resources and MoDOT. This agreement will help when working on future projects in five Army Corps of Engineer districts.
  
• MoDOT is amending standards to make the closure of abandoned lagoons or other wastewater systems a priority.  Proposed language appears to establish reasonable standards for expediting lagoon closure.  The revision can be accomplished in July 2004, which is a scheduled date for updating these specifications.
  
• MoDOT is hosting a stream bank stabilization workshop. MoDOT designers and personnel from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Missouri Department of Conservation and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will participate.
  
• MoDOT is contacting other states to get information and guidance on how Context Sensitive Solutions (CSS) are included in their design processes. This "thinking beyond the pavement" approach preserves scenic, aesthetic, historic and environmental resources, while maintaining safety and mobility.
  
• Environmental performance measures are currently included in individual performance plans at MoDOT.  When performance measures are being determined for individuals responsible for design, this recommendation will remind managers to include an environmental component.
  
• MoDOT is considering phasing in Environmental Management Systems (EMS) to various business units at MoDOT. An EMS is a process through which an organization determines its effects on the environment and defines internal employee responsibilities so as to recognize, correct or prevent negative effects and regulatory violations.
  
• Both the Department of Natural Resources and MoDOT are publicizing the successes achieved through the shared effort between state agencies. Joint news releases are being developed about the Route 13 construction project in Polk County. The project will include technical assistance from the Missouri Department of Conservation to help protect the endangered Niangua Darter. The Department of Natural Resources is developing a feature article about the Route 13 project for Missouri Resources magazine.
  

The joint team, called the Permitting/NOVs Team, has been named an Exemplary Partner within the 2004 American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Team Excellence Program.  A plaque honoring the team's accomplishments will be presented at the annual AASHTO meeting in September 2004 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

AASHTO is a nonprofit, nonpartisan association representing highway and transportation departments in the 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. It represents all five transportation modes: air, highways, public transportation, rail and water. Its primary goal is to foster the development, operation and maintenance of an integrated national transportation system.

For more information, contact Kris Ricketts at 800-361-4287 or 573-526-4227.

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DEPARTMENT APPROVES SOLID WASTE TRANSFER STATION PERMIT IN ST. LOUIS COUNTY

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has approved an operating permit for F.W. Disposal, L.L.C. to operate the F.W. Disposal, LLC Transfer Station in St. Louis County. The new transfer station is located in St. Louis County at 200 South Elam, Valley Park.

As fewer landfills are developed in Missouri, more transfer stations are built to move trash to large, regional landfills. The F.W. Disposal, LLC Transfer Station will be used to receive non-hazardous municipal solid waste and transfer it from collection trucks to larger over the road trucks. The waste will then be delivered to a permitted landfill. The facility will also accept source separated recyclable materials such as office paper and industrial scraps.

For more information regarding the department's role in regulating solid waste transfer stations, contact the Missouri Department of Natural Resources' Solid Waste Management Program at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-5401, or visit our Web site at www.dnr.mo.gov/env/swmp.

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DEPARTMENT ISSUES CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION FOR BI-STATE MAINTENANCE FACILITY, ST. LOUIS

The Department of Natural Resources has issued a Certificate of Completion for the cleanup of the Bi-State Maintenance Facility site located at 3843 Park Avenue in St. Louis. This site is a 9.8-acre parcel used since the early 1900s as a maintenance facility for streetcars and buses, and more recently, for automotive repair and salvage. Underground storage tanks were present for use in the operations of the maintenance facility. The parcel adjacent to the north included a coal-fired powerhouse where power was generated to run the maintenance facility.

Bi-State Maintenance Facility cleaned up contaminants at this site in accordance with a work plan prepared by Environmental Operations Inc. (EOI).

EOI removed contaminated soil and performed groundwater monitoring to determine that the areas of impacted groundwater were below the department's target concentrations.

EOI removed 13 underground tanks and sealed the sumps and pits in the basement of the former powerhouse building to prevent migration of clinker and ash. EOI then covered the area with an asphalt-engineered barrier. EOI performed additional ground water monitoring to demonstrate that no off-site migration of metal contaminants was occurring.

EOI abated the asbestos and properly disposed of drums and debris from the project site prior to remediation and demolition.
Willert Products, a company adjacent to the subject property, intends to purchase this property. A final Certification of Completion has been issued for the site by the Department of Natural Resources.

For more information, call the Department of Natural Resources' Hazardous Waste Program at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-3176.

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EPA REGION 7 POLLUTION PREVENTION AWARDS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE

EPA Region 7 is seeking nominations of projects and programs that demonstrate successful source reduction. Source reduction prevents the generation of waste and environmental releases and conserves natural resources. It is the preferred approach to environmental management and environmental protection. Any eligible parties that have conducted successful pollution prevention projects may submit applications. Only business and industry are eligible for the 2004 Pollution Prevention Awards Program.

The goals of pollution prevention are to eliminate or reduce waste generation; conserve natural resources and materials, including energy; prevent spills and accidental releases; prevent product losses; reduce hazardous materials use; and promote the purchasing and use of less hazardous or more efficient equipment.

Applications should be submitted for one of the following five categories: 1) Energy Efficiency and Renewable or Alternative Energy Sources, 2) Community Pollution Prevention, 3) Pollution Prevention for Environmental Justice, 4) Environmentally Preferable Products and Services and 5) General Pollution Prevention. The deadline for submitting applications is July 15, 2004. The award application can be found at www.epa.gov/region07/p2/2004P2AWARDAPPLICATION4.pdf. If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Jennifer S. Anderson, EPA Region VII, at (913) 551-7644 or e-mail her at anderson.jennifer@epa.gov.

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ST. LOUIS PORT AUTHORITY COMPLETES CLEANUP AT PORTION OF NATIONAL LEAD SITE

National Lead, known today as NL Industries, began operations on the Mississippi riverfront in Lemay, south of St. Louis, in 1915. Over the years NL acquired a total of 80 acres for its paint pigment manufacturing operations. After the plant closed in 1981, buildings were demolished and the site was abandoned.

The St. Louis County Economic Council (SLCEC) and the St. Louis County Port Authority (SLCPA) enrolled the site into the Brownfields/Voluntary Cleanup Program in 1998 as part of a long term plan to redevelop this large riverfront property. Investigations showed the site is not contaminated with lead. However, there was contamination from large petroleum storage tanks, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and asbestos.

The central third of the site, a 21.5-acre parcel dubbed Area 1, had relatively few environmental problems and contained mostly warehouses. SLCEC and SLCPA cleaned up PCB contamination and performed asbestos abatement on Area 1, and placed restrictive covenants on the property for future management of residual contamination. The department has issued a Certification of Completion for Area 1. It is hoped that redevelopment of Area 1 will generate revenue for remediation of the other parcels.

Various development plans have been proposed for the NL site. Recently, a casino proposal that may involve Area 1 and other portions of the property was put before the Gaming Commission. The plan would also create park areas and retail opportunities. The Great Rivers Greenway Trail is also projected to pass through Area 2 and Area 3 along the River des Peres and Mississippi riverbanks.

For more information, call the Department of Natural Resources' Hazardous Waste Program at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-3176.

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FORMER GREENFIELD RESEARCH CLEANUP COMPLETED

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources' Brownfields/Voluntary Cleanup Program (B/VCP) has issued a certificate of completion for the Greenfield Research site in the city of Hermann. This site was contaminated with number 6 heating oil, total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH).

The former Greenfield Research facility is an inactive one story manufacturing building in a commercial and residential area of Hermann. The building's current owner, the city of Hermann, wanted to close a 12,000-gallon heating oil underground storage tank. Environmental Operations Inc., the city's contractor, removed the tank but found contaminated soils adjacent to the tank. At that time they recommended the city enter the B/VCP.

In August 2000 the city entered the B/VCP to finish the remediation of petroleum contaminated soils.

On the recommendation of the B/VCP project manager, the city of Hermann removed the petroleum-contaminated soil and transported it to the city's industrial park for road base expansion. The B/VCP project manager was present during the soil removal and witnessed the affected soil being incorporated into the road base.

For more information, call the Missouri Department of Natural Resources' Hazardous Waste Program at 800-361-4827 or
573-526-8913

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ST. LOUIS TO USE CAMERAS AGAINST ILLEGAL DUMPING

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources is partnering with the city of St. Louis to bring the state's successful surveillance camera program to St. Louis. This effort will be the third in the Mayor's Neighborhood Life Initiatives; a series of programs designed to deal with problems that plague urban neighborhoods. The cameras will be paid for by the Department of Natural Resources.

"The message is simple: When you dump something, we may very well be watching you," Mayor Francis Slay said recently as he launched the neighborhood campaign, "We must break the cycle of illegal dumping." Slay said that in the past year, the city has spent about $2 million picking up more than 16 tons of debris.

Starting immediately, surveillance cameras the size of cigarette packs will be set up in alleys in an effort to catch and prosecute illegal dumpers. The department will provide the cameras and work with St. Louis street, parks and police departments to crack down on illegal dumping.

The images captured by the recording system will eventually be used by Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce to obtain convictions. Her office has already filed a significant number of charges against illegal dumpers. The number of those arrests and charges almost doubled from 2001 through 2003.

Beyond the issue of being an eyesore, illegal dumping has other consequences:

• As a public safety issue, it provides habitat for mosquitoes that endanger city residents with the West Nile virus.
  
• When criminals notice illegal dumping taking place within a neighborhood they may assume the residents don't care about their surroundings and might target the residents for criminal activity. Cracking down on lower-level criminal activity, such as illegal dumping, could help deter more serious criminal activity in a neighborhood.
  

The mayor said a study seeking the source of the trash being dumped showed that 70 percent of the violators are city residents. But more importantly, he said, "in a lot of the cases, the trash is coming from people who live in the neighborhood."

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MISSOURI SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN UNDER REVIEW

A draft plan for the future management of Missouri's trash is now being reviewed.

The Missouri Department of Natural Resource's Solid Waste Management Program planning unit has been working for several years on evaluating and documenting the current state of solid waste management in Missouri. After also studying trends, current practices and possible solutions to the state's growing trash disposal problem, several stakeholder groups have developed their visions and recommendations for Missouri's future solid waste management challenges.

Early in 2001, the department began hosting a series of stakeholder meetings. The meetings brought together people familiar with and interested in residential, commercial, institutional, industrial and construction and demolition waste streams.

After stakeholder and solid waste management district review is completed and revisions are made, a public comment process will begin. Details will be announced.

The 130 stakeholders recommended nearly 300 actions to reach its vision of future waste management in Missouri. These recommendations include:

• Missouri waste diversion goals would be achieved, including significant reduction in the amount of solid waste generated;
  
• Maximized reuse, recycling, composting and waste to energy projects;
  
• Environmental solid waste education would be part of Missouri culture;
  
• Individuals, businesses and government would understand how waste is managed and the potential impacts if it is mismanaged;
  
• Individuals, businesses and government know how to use alternative methods to landfill disposal and use them routinely.
  
• The stakeholders reviewed the following documents during the process:
  
• A characterization study of the municipal solid waste stream including residential and commercial generation conducted by the Midwest Assistance Program and funded by two Waste Reduction and Recycling Project Grants.
  
• A third project grant funded a Midwest Assistance Program characterization study of the industrial waste stream.
  
• The Department of Natural Resources published The State of Garbage in Missouri that presented a brief history of solid waste management, the law, regulation and policy in Missouri. The bulk of that report describes current practices, such as recycling, waste reduction, collection and disposal.
  
• A public opinion survey was conducted to gain insight into the average citizen's knowledge and attitudes toward solid waste issues.
  

For more information about the plan, call the Department of Natural Resources' Solid Waste Management Program at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-5401 or visit the department's Web site at www.dnr.mo.gov/env/swmp.

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DEPARTMENT RECOGNIZES NONPROFITS FOR WASTE TIRE CLEANUPS

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has recognized more than 30 non-profit organizations for helping clean up waste tires from Missouri's rural and urban environments in 2003.

The non-profit organizations set up more than 70 events in Missouri that led to the removal of 121,527 waste tires, bringing the department's total to approximately 12 million tires removed from illegal waste tire dumps.

The department had provided the volunteers 100 percent reimbursement for the cost of waste tire disposal. The funding was provided by the state's 50-cent-per-tire fee collected when new tires are purchased in Missouri. The fee expired on Jan. 1, 2004. Senate and House versions of bills that would reinstate the tire fee were not voted on as the session ended on May 14.

At the beginning of 2003, public health was threatened by the spread of the West Nile virus. Health officials advised everyone to remove waste tires or standing water around their property to reduce the spread of the virus. A single waste tire left in the environment can produce between 10,000 and 1 million mosquitoes in one breeding season. To help remove the illegal waste tires from the communities, several cleanup events were planned through coordinated efforts between the department, city, county and nonprofit organization officials.

In the city of St. Louis:

Operation Brightside, Inc. spearheaded waste tire cleanup events through its 22nd Annual Project Blitz. The Blitz divided the city into eight regions that were cleaned up on weekends between March 29 and April 26, 2003. Operation Brightside was reimbursed $19,019 for the clean up of approximately 21,021 tires removed from city neighborhoods during the Blitz.

Mid-County Partners for Progress conducted cleanup events in St. Louis County during the same timeframe as Operation Brightside's Blitz. Mid-County Partners for Progress was reimbursed $24,792 for the cleanup and disposal of 13,040 waste tires.

Neighbors Assisting Neighbors began waste tire cleanups in April 2003 and continued cleanups in St. Louis County until November 2003. Neighbors Assisting Neighbors was reimbursed $13,056 for the cleanup and disposal of 8,613 waste tires.

In all, these nonprofit organizations cleaned up 42,674 waste tires in St. Louis and St. Louis County. The tires were transported to the New Heights Recovery Illinois in Dupo, IL where they were recycled into fuel that is usually blended with coal to produce electricity.

In the Kansas City Metropolitan area:

Officials representing the Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) Solid Waste Management District; Kansas City Solid Waste Division; Jackson County Health; Clay County Health; Platte County; Bridging the Gap and Swope Community Builders sponsored Operation Tire Toss waste tire cleanup events between April 2003 and November 2003.

Bridging the Gap funded several smaller nonprofit organizations and community groups that couldn't afford to pay up-front for the waste tire disposal. Bridging the Gap was reimbursed $23,505 for the disposal of 15,670 waste tires cleaned up in Excelsior Springs, Platte County, Clay County and Kansas City, MO.

Bridging the Gap worked with St. Joseph public officials to hold a waste tire cleanup event. The nonprofit group was responsible for the cleanup and removal of approximately 3,443 waste tires. Bridging the Gap was reimbursed $5,164.50.

Kitty Schubert, the Neighborhood Services Manager in the Planning and Community Development Department of City Hall for St. Joseph said that the waste tire cleanup was great success for the city.

The Mitchell Park Neighborhood Association, the St. Joseph Weed and Seed Program, the Southside Progressive Association and the Northend Community Association worked with the St. Joseph City Hall officials and Bridging the Gap in the cleanup and removal of waste tires in their communities.

The Northend Community Association worked with high school students who volunteered to do the waste tire cleanup as part of the community service for their A-Plus High School Program.

Elsewhere in the state:

Madison County Caring Council was reimbursed $18,462 for the cleanup and disposal of 18,940 waste tires collected from Madison County residents in May 2003.

The Urban Neighborhoods Alliance was reimbursed $26,853 for the cleanup and disposal of 20,000 waste tires collected from Springfield residents in November 2003.

Stream Team #1848 completed the largest waste tire cleanup conducted by a Missouri Stream Team. James Christian, Stream Team leader, coordinated with the city of Poplar Bluff for a citywide cleanup of over 30,000 waste tires in November 2003.

The contracted cleanup of illegal waste tire dumps will continue until the department's waste tire fund runs out of money, sometime prior to July 1, 2004. The department estimates more than 2.8 million waste tires will remain in known tire dumps. Another million may be scattered through Missouri's rural landscape and communities.

For more information about the proper disposal of waste tires, call the department at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-5401.

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COMMISSION GRANTS VARIANCE FOR PM RESOURCES INC.

On April 14, 2004, the Missouri Hazardous Waste Management Commission approved a variance petition, with conditions, from PM Resources, Incorporated (PMR). PMR is an active hazardous waste generator, located at 13001 St. Charles Rock Road, Bridgeton. PMR produces animal health products, including pharmaceuticals, medicated feeds, rodenticides, sanitizers, cleaners and various pesticide products.

Until the department accepts final closure certification for permitted units, facilities are required to maintain third party liability coverage. The Hazardous Waste Management Commission granted a one-year variance relieving PMR from demonstrating that they have financial assurance in place to cover bodily injury and property damage to third parties caused by sudden accidental occurrences arising from operations of the permitted units. The units in question have been decontaminated and are no longer operating.

For more information, contact Darleen Groner of the Hazardous Waste Program, at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-3553.

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DEPARTMENT ISSUES EMERGENCY PERMIT TO DYNO NOBEL INC.

The department issued an emergency hazardous waste management facility permit to Dyno Nobel, Inc. Dyno Nobel is an active explosives manufacturing facility, located at 17562 Gum Road in Carthage. Dyno Nobel produces commercial high explosives, blasting agents and acids.

Dyno Nobel is currently improving the manufacturing process at the facility. As a result, four mixed acid storage tanks will be removed from the production process. About 2,800 gallons of acid mud will be removed from the tanks. The acid mud is a sludge that accumulates from the process of mixing highly concentrated acids used in the facilities production processes. It is extremely corrosive and reactive.

The properties of the acid mud create an imminent and substantial hazard to human health and the environment if not properly removed and treated prior to shipment. The emergency permit allows Dyno Nobel to remove and treat the acid mud for shipment to a disposal facility. The permit is in effect for 90 days. All treatment actions allowed by the permit must be accomplished in this period.

A copy of the emergency permit can be viewed and copied at the following locations:

Carthage Public Library	Southwest Regional Office	Hazardous Waste Program
612 South Garrison Avenue	2040 West Woodland	1738 East Elm Street (lower level)
Carthage, MO	Springfield, MO 65807	Jefferson City, MO 65102
or, by appointment at either of the following department offices:	Phone: 417-891-4300	Phone: 573-522-3345

Anyone may request at any time to have his or her name placed on Dyno Nobel's mailing list. By doing this, you will receive notice from the department or Dyno Nobel on any major permitting activities at the facility. If you would like more information or to have your name added to their mailing list, contact Dave Walker of the Department of Natural Resources' Hazardous Waste Program, at
573-751-3553 or 800-361-4827.

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DEPARTMENT CONTINUES INVESTIGATION, CLEANUP OVERSITE OF MONROE COUNTY CHEMICAL COMPANY

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has issued a hazardous substance emergency declaration to Carman Chemicals Inc., located in Paris, Missouri.

The department has the authority and the responsibility to ensure that reasonable actions are taken to eliminate the danger to public safety, public health and the environment, and to prevent a reoccurrence. The department issued the declaration to Carman Chemicals Inc. on April 9 after Missouri Department of Agriculture and EPA inspectors discovered at the facility various agricultural chemicals in poor condition.

The company was given three working days to complete a list of protective actions. The department recently completed another site inspection and determined Carman Chemicals Inc. complied with the actions set forth in the declaration. Carman Chemicals Inc. has provided assistance while the department continues its investigation.

During the initial investigation by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, many containers and bags of chemicals were found to have lost their contents to the environment. Hundreds of gallons of chemical containers ranging in various sizes were deteriorated and missing caps allowing the contents to easily escape to the environment. Some of the department's declaration required Carman Chemicals Inc. to cover all bagged or containers of chemical products, place broken containers in chemical resistant drums and install a reduced pressure backflow preventor device. The company was also required to provide documentation that the company's owner and employees are properly trained to handle, mix and store agricultural chemicals.

The Department of Natural Resources continues to work closely with Carman Chemicals Inc. the Department of Agriculture, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services and EPA to address the situation including sample collection and investigating health and environmental threats and concerns.

For more information contact Renee Bungart at the Department of Natural Resources at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-4465, or visit the department's Web page at www.dnr.mo.gov.

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DEPARTMENT IDENTIFIES WATER SYSTEMS WITH CHRONIC TESTING PROBLEMS

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has identified 21 drinking water systems that have chronically failed to do required bacteriological testing.

The department requires all public water systems to test for bacteria at least once a month to verify that these systems are providing safe drinking water to the public. While failing to monitor does not necessarily mean that the water is unsafe, routine testing is a crucial part of maintaining a safe water supply.

The systems included on this list have at least three major monitoring violations in a twelve-month period. Months these systems failed to collect at least one routine sample are given for the interval from February 2003 to March 2004; other monitoring violations may have occurred previously. Recent bacteriological results and any maximum contaminant level (MCL) violations in the system's history since 1992 are listed under the specific system.

"Because water that is contaminated with bacteria can cause disease, it's crucial that systems routinely test their drinking water to ensure the safety of all Missourians," said Steve Mahfood, Department of Natural Resources director.

Bacteriological testing can be the first step in identifying and correcting a problem. The next step is to investigate the cause of any bad samples and perform corrective action, such as disinfecting and flushing the system. If a public water system has both a record of failure to monitor and a history of MCL violations, this may raise concerns about the unknown quality of the drinking water. Failing to monitor can result in ongoing bacteriological problems. The vast majority of community and non-community public water systems in Missouri comply with all monitoring requirements and meet all drinking water standards. The chronic violators identified represent less than one percent of the approximately 2,800 public drinking water systems in Missouri.

These systems' owners have been sent multiple violation notices in addition to certified letters informing them that chronic failure to monitor is unacceptable. Representatives of the Department of Natural Resources also routinely make on-site inspections and attempt to reach an agreement with the responsible parties to ensure sampling requirements will be met. If these parties continue to fail to comply with Missouri's drinking water law, more stringent enforcement action is pursued through legal channels.

The type of bacteria monitored is called total coliform bacteria. Although these are common in the environment and generally not harmful by themselves, they do indicate the water may be contaminated with organisms that can cause disease. If a sample tests positive for total coliform bacteria, further testing is then performed for fecal coliform or E. coli, bacteria which can directly cause gastrointestinal illness. Most samples that test positive for total coliform test negative for fecal coliform or E. coli. The total coliform positive samples that are listed tested negative for fecal coliform or E. coli unless specifically stated otherwise.

Counties with systems listed are presented in alphabetical order. Systems are given in alphabetical order within each county.
Unless otherwise noted, these establishments are open year-round. The cities and counties are given as location references only. Counties with several systems listed have a large number of public water systems, most of which are in compliance with drinking
water regulations.

To view the Recent Chronic Monitoring Violators list, visit www.dnr.mo.gov/env/wpp/chronic/4qchronic.pdf. For more information, contact the department's Water Protection Program at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-5331.

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ENVIRONMENTAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE

The department's Environmental Emergency Response provides daily support and protection for the citizens of Missouri. On-scene coordinators are located throughout the state and available 24-hours a day, seven days a week to respond to hazardous substance spills. Some of the protection and services the department provides are:

Environmental Emergency Response staff use specially designed vehicles that contain protective gear, air monitoring instruments, sampling equipment and spill cleanup equipment. The department's Environmental Emergency Response Team is funded from a hazardous waste generator fee. The fee will expire in December 2004 unless it is renewed. To report a hazardous substance spill call 573-634-2436.

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TANKER TRUCK OVERTURNS ON INTERSTATE 55 IN NEW MADRID COUNTY

At 1:35 p.m., Tuesday, April 13, 2004, the Sikeston Department of Public Safety contacted the department's Environmental Emergency Response (EER) Section to report an accident involving a tanker truck loaded with 7,800 gallons of diesel fuel. The tanker truck overturned on Interstate 55 at the 61 mile-marker south of Miner.

A State On-Scene Coordinator from the Southeast Regional Office was dispatched to the scene to provide technical assistance and cleanup oversight.

The driver of the tractor-trailer from Griffin Trucking Company, Sikeston, reportedly swerved to avoid debris lying in the highway and overturned. The tanker suffered damage during the accident resulting in over 7,000 gallons of diesel fuel being lost to the roadway and road ditch. The quick actions of the local emergency response officials and the Missouri Department of Transportation limited the environmental impact of the spilled diesel fuel.

Many resources, including a vacuum truck, empty tankers and earth moving equipment, were mobilized to the scene. The southbound lanes of the interstate were closed for several hours while response actions were undertaken. A hazardous materials cleanup contractor hired by the responsible party removed 170 feet of contaminated and damaged roadway shoulder and 125 yards of diesel fuel saturated soil from the road ditch. The cleanup and site restoration activities were completed by Sunday, April 18.

For more information, call the Department of Natural Resources' Environmental Services Program at 800-361-4827 or 573-526-3315.

TRACTOR TRAILER ACCIDENT IN CLAY COUNTY

The Clay County Dispatch notified the department's Environmental Emergency Response (EER) Section on Wednesday, April 21, 2004, of an accident involving a tractor trailer carrying 5-gallon containers of 2-Butanone (methyl ethyl ketone) and 2-Ethoxyethanol (ethylene glycol monomethyl ether). The refrigerated truck, owned by Bob Brink Inc., Winona, Minn., ran off Interstate 35 and came to rest in a ditch near Highway 152 in Clay County.

The two hazardous materials have a very low flash point, creating the need for a refrigerated truck during transport. 2-Butanone is a dangerous fire risk and is toxic by inhalation. It is one of the most common organic solvents used in cements, adhesives, paint removers, cleaning fluids, printing and acrylic coatings. 2-Ethoxyethanol is also an organic solvent, toxic by ingestion and inhalation, and is commonly used in solvent mixtures, lacquers, enamels, varnishes, wood stains, sealing moisture proof cellophane and jet fuel deicing additive. The hazardous materials originated in Maryland and were destined for Boeing Company in Wichita, Kan.

A State On-Scene Coordinator from the department's Kansas City Regional Office EER Section was dispatched to the scene at 8:30 p.m. to provide technical assistance and air monitoring support. Crews from Kansas City Haz Mat 71 entered the trailer in full protective gear and determined no containers had been compromised during the accident. All containers were safely off-loaded onto another trailer and the scene was cleared in approximately five hours.

For more information, call the Department of Natural Resources' Environmental Services Program at 800-361-4827 or 573-526-3315.

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GRANTS AND LOANS

DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AWARDS $99,322 GRANT TO EDUCATE MISSOURI STUDENTS ON WATERSHEDS

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has awarded a $99,322 grant to the Bryant Creek Watershed Project. This portion of the grant covers the first two years of a three-year project totaling $147,781.

The project, "Our Watersheds, Our Homes," will build on the successes of the Bryant Watershed Atlas Project. The original atlas is an electronic map of Bryant Creek and includes information on the watershed's history, formation and demographics. It can be viewed at www.watersheds.org. With this grant, the atlas and supporting programs will expand to cover the watersheds of the North Fork, Eleven Point and Upper Spring tributaries.

The project aims to improve awareness of watershed and nonpoint source pollution issues. Nonpoint source pollution occurs when runoff from rainwater, snowmelt and irrigation carries pollutants such as garden fertilizers, pesticides, automotive oil, construction debris, and even yard and pet waste into nearby waters.

As part of the project, education programs will be offered to teachers in 20 school districts serving more than 15,000 students. School districts in the service area for Our Watersheds, Our Homes include Alton, Ava, Bakersfield, Cabool, Dora, Gainsville, Glenwood, Howell Valley, Junction Hill, Liberty/Birch Tree (Mountain View), Mansfield, Mountain Grove, Norwood, Koshkonong, Richards, Skyline, Thayer, West Plains, Willow Springs and Winona.

"Combining the Internet with hands-on, get-your-feet-wet education, is a wonderful idea," said Stephen Mahfood director of the Department of Natural Resources. "I firmly believe that this project will encourage our kids to take care of the environment. These are the lessons that we hope will last a lifetime."

Mahfood said projects like this should encourage others to apply for 319 funding from the department. "Our Watershed, Our Homes, is a fine example of the kind of projects we'd like to see funded with 319 money," he said.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7, has provided partial funding for this project under Section 319 of the Clean Water Act. The department will administer the funds.

For more information, contact Steve Bauguess with the department's Water Protection Program at 573-526-5297, or Lois Reborne, Bryant Creek Watershed Project Manager at 417-257-1315.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Visit Calendar of Events at /calendar/search.do for a complete list of Department of Natural Resources' events through the end of the calendar year.

LAND RECLAMATION COMMISSION TO MEET MAY 27 IN JEFFERSON CITY

The Missouri Land Reclamation Commission will meet May 27 to discuss mining permitting, reclamation activities, mining enforcement and commission policies. Department of Natural Resources staff will also provide an update to the commission on mining vs. development and sand and gravel legislation.

The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. at the Department of Natural Resources' Conference Center, 1738 East Elm Street, Jefferson City.
People requiring special services or accommodations to attend the meeting can make arrangements by calling 800-361-4827 or 573-751-4041. Hearing-impaired individuals may contact the program through Relay Missouri at 800-735-2966.

For more information, contact the Missouri Department of Natural Resources' Land Reclamation Program at 573-751-4041.

INFRASTRUCTURE ASSET MANAGEMENT WORKSHOPS SCHEDULED

Asset management can save water and sewer systems 15 to 40 percent of their capital improvement and operating costs compared to conventional planning and construction. That means user charge rates could be reduced by 15 to 40 percent for the same level of service users are now getting.

Unfortunately, water and sewer systems in the U.S. are already being underfunded. They are also being repaired and renewed too slowly to keep up with deterioration and growth. Between now and the year 2020, this cumulative shortfall will amount to about $750 billion.

Asset management is the best means of getting the most from our current and future water and sewer systems for the lowest life-cycle cost. "Asset management has the potential of saving millions of dollars annually in Missouri," said Steve Mahfood, director of the Department of Natural Resources. "At the same time, those systems will perform better and be more reliable than if they were managed in the conventional way."

Almost no systems in Missouri currently have such advanced asset management programs.

This spring the Department of Natural Resources' Environmental Assistance Office will begin presenting asset management workshops around the state to prepare systems and their assistance providers for this challenge. The workshops are scheduled as follows:

• June 1 - Kansas City - Discovery Center
  
• July 7 - Kirkwood - Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
  
• August 18 - Macon
  
• September 29 - Poplar Bluff
  

Details and online registration for these workshops are available by calling 800-361-4827. All water and sewer systems and their assistance providers are encouraged to attend.

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPO TO BE HELD JUNE 5 BY LAKE OF THE OZARKS WEST CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

On June 5, 2004, The Lake of the Ozarks West Chamber of Commerce is presenting a community wide Environmental Expo at the Laurie Fairgrounds in Laurie, Missouri. The event is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

"The Lake of the Ozarks West Chamber of Commerce believes it is important to focus on sustaining and improving the environmental quality of the Lake of the Ozarks," said project coordinator Amy Jones. "There are dozens of communities surrounding the lake, full time residency is on the rise and over 4 million tourists visit each a year. For those of us who either visit or live in the community, we know that education is a vital tool that can help us accomplish this task. The goal of the Environmental Expo is to increase the public's knowledge of environmental issues and how their choices and actions can make a difference. "

The Environmental Expo will feature speakers, exhibits, products and entertainment including 2004 Star Search winner Jake Simpson.
For more information about the Environmental Expo call 573-374-5500 or toll free at 1-877-227-4086 or visit their Web site at www.lakeoftheozarkswestchamber.com.

2004 ENVIRONMENTAL CONFERENCE JULY 28 - 30 AT THE LAKE OF THE OZARKS

The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry and The Missouri Bar will be hosting the 12th Annual Environmental Conference at the Lake on July 28-30, 2004. This year's event will be held at Tan-Tar-A Resort and Spa, Osage Beach, Missouri.
This gathering is the Midwest's premiere environmental event. Last year this conference attracted nearly 400 environmental professionals and representatives from private business, as well as local, state and federal government. Exhibitor space for this event sold out in just a matter of days.

This year, Mike Leavitt, Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, has been invited to give the conference's keynote address. An explorer from the Lewis and Clark exhibition will join conference attendees for lunch on Thursday and an exhibit and demonstration from the World Bird Sanctuary will highlight Thursday afternoon.

For more information, contact Pat Hubbs, Missouri Chamber director of conference development, at phubbs@mochamber.com, or by phone at 573-634-3511. An agenda and registration materials are available on the Web at www.mochamber.com/moccdocs/Seminars/EnvironmentalConference.pdf.

SOLID WASTE ADVISORY BOARD TO MEET JUNE 2

The Missouri Solid Waste Advisory Board will hold a public meeting at 1 p.m., June 2, at the Department of Natural Resources' Conference Center, 1738 E. Elm St., Jefferson City. A subsequent meeting will be held on July 7.

For more information, call the Department of Natural Resources' Solid Waste Management Program at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-5401.

CLEAN WATER COMMISSION TO MEET JUNE 2

The Missouri Clean Water Commission will hold a public meeting at 9 a.m., June 2, at the Capitol Plaza Hotel in Jefferson City.
For more information, call the Department of Natural Resources' Water Protection Program at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-1300.

DROUGHT ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE TO MEET JUNE 3

The Drought Assessment Committee will hold a public meeting at 10 a.m., at the Department of Natural Resources' Conference Center, 1738 E. Elm St., Jefferson City. For more information, call the department's Geological Survey and Resource Assessment Division at 800-361-4827 or 573-368-2100.

WATER QUALITY COORDINATING COMMITTEE JUNE 15

The Water Quality Coordinating Committee will hold a public meeting at 10 a.m., June 15, at the Columbia Environmental Research Center Conference Building, 4200 New Haven Road. For more information, call the Department of Natural Resources' Water Protection Program at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-1300.

HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT COMMISSION TO MEET JUNE 16

The Missouri Hazardous Waste Management Commission will hold a public meeting at 9 a.m. June 16, at the Department of Natural Resources' Conference Center, 1738 E. Elm St., Jefferson City. For more information, call the Department of Natural Resources' Hazardous Waste Program at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-3176.

AIR CONSERVATION COMMISSION TO MEET JUNE 24

The Missouri Air Conservation Commission will hold a public meeting at 9 a.m. June 24 at the Governor Office Building, 200 Madison St., Jefferson City. For more information, call the Department of Natural Resources' Air Pollution Control Program at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-4817.

EMS TRAINING AND IMPLEMENTATION FOR BUSINESS

The department will be one of several sponsors of training and facilitated environmental management system (EMS) implementation aimed at businesses. The sponsoring organizations are announcing quarterly training sessions to facilitate development of EMS by the employees of the businesses. The classes will provide step-by-step EMS implementation training. Following each class, employees of the business develop components of their EMS through "homework" assignments resulting in a complete EMS manual being prepared by the conclusion of the process.

Staff of the University of Northern Iowa, Iowa Waste Reduction Center, a university-based environmental training and assistance center, will present the class sessions. The classes were developed by the Iowa Waste Reduction Center with support to the US Environmental Protection Agency. In addition to these two organizations and the department, Bridging the Gap, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and the Kansas State University, Small Business Environmental Assistance Program are also supporting this effort.

The classes will be June 15-16, Sept. 15-16, Dec. 8-9, 2004 and March 15-16, 2005. All of the sessions will be held at the Discovery Center in Kansas City. Final arrangements for the sessions are still being made. Additional information is available through Daniela Heppard at the department's Environmental Assistance Office at 800-361-4827. Registration will begin in late April.

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RULES UPDATE

The Regulatory Agenda contains all environmental rule actions in progress and rule actions effective within the last three months within the Department of Natural Resources.

For more information, contact the Department of Natural Resources' Air and Land Protection Division at
800-361-4827 or 573-751-6892. For the latest updates visit the Regulatory Agenda Web page.

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