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JANUARY 2005

DEPARTMENT ISSUES AIR PERMIT TO AQUILA

The Department of Natural Resources issued an air permit to Aquila Inc. for authority to construct three natural gas fired simple cycle combustion turbines and associated equipment. The department issued the permit on Dec. 29, 2004. The three turbines will be used to generate a total nominal electrical power output of 341 megawatts during peak electricity demand periods. The air pollution permit is a Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) permit and is required under federal law in order to construct the new turbines.

Aquila originally proposed to locate the plant in Cass County near Harrisonville, Missouri. Public notice for the initial location took place earlier in 2004. On Sept. 13, 2004, Aquila submitted a revised PSD application changing the location of the plant to 24110 S. Harper Road, in Peculiar, Missouri, also in Cass County. The department reanalyzed the information relative to the new location and issued a new draft determination for public comment. The department held a second hearing in Peculiar, Missouri on Nov. 22, 2004.

The final permit is available on the department's Web site at www.dnr.mo.gov/env/apcp/PermitPublicNotices.htm#aquila. A copy of the permit, and other related materials are also available for review at department's Air Pollution Control Program in Jefferson City, the department's Kansas City Regional Office in Lee's Summit or at the Cass County Public Library in Harrisonville.

For more information concerning this permit or the permit process, please call the Air Pollution Control Program's New Source Review Unit at 573-751-4817.

DEPARTMENT HONORS HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS

The Department of Natural Resources presented the 2004 Water Education Award to five Missouri high school teachers for their efforts to educate their students about water quality issues. Three teachers from southwest Missouri received their awards during the December 3 meeting of the Watershed Committee of the Ozarks.

Mike Collins began the Reeds Spring High School Stream Team in 1993 and soon had students conducting monitoring on Railey Creek. They gathered biological, chemical and bacterial information and shared their findings with the community as well as their State Representatives. Collins also developed a recycling project that reduces, recycles and reuses the wastes generated by Reeds Spring School District. Collins is an advisor for a watershed committee and works closely with the Stone County Soil and Water District.

Geri Brown has been taking students to local creeks for more than 15 years. She became an active volunteer monitor in 1996 when she began training her high school students to collect accurate data. Her Stream Team #210 has been involved with educational events, recruiting, workshops, writing articles for the newspaper, litter pick-ups, watershed inventories and putting up displays at local events. She is also involved with Project Wet teaching methods, recycling and the Science Club at Strafford High School.

Willard High School teacher Diane Crain began monitoring in 1994. Over the past 10 years, her Stream Team has donated more than 2000 hours to the protection of streams in the Willard area. Crain is also head of the high school Science Club and is very much involved with community outreach. Her students are helping with the research work that Drury University is doing on Stockton Lake. Beyond water conservation, Crain is in charge of all school recycling, caving field trips and fishing trips for students.

Joan Twillman received her award during the World Water Monitoring Days celebration in St. Louis in October. Twillman began a Stream Team for her students at St. Charles West High School in 1993. Twillman's Stream Team has been involved with workshops, litter pickups, water quality monitoring, educational events and research projects involving local waters. She has developed an Authentic Science Research class where students can work on extended projects. Twillman is also head of the Science Club. Club members have competed successfully in the Envirothon, Science Fairs and the Science Olympiad. Twillman is also the area coordinator for the Science Fair event and is a Project WET facilitator.

Susan Franklin teaches at Norborne High School in Carroll County, Missouri. She became active in the Stream Team Program in 1996. She has guided her students through many monitoring activities on the Turkey and Wakenda Creeks. They have planted trees, completed a watershed inventory, held meetings and planned and completed litter pick-ups on the streams. Franklin has helped students display and share their water conservation achievements with the community. She is active in leading students in the Envirothon, a natural resources focused competition event that includes current environmental issues. Her students have achieved high marks in the Science Olympiad competition events as well.

The Water Education Award was created to help commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Clean Water Act. The department rotates the award between high school and middle school teachers each year. For more information, contact Priscilla Stotts with the Water Protection Program at 573-751-1300.

DEPARTMENT APPROVES PERMIT MODIFICATION FOR RELIABLE TRANSFER STATION

After review and consideration of public comment, the Department of Natural Resources has approved a request for modifications to the Reliable Disposal Inc. transfer station near Pacific in Jefferson County.

The department received an application for permit modification on July 19. Reliable asked for permission to accept municipal solid waste, in addition to construction and demolition wastes. Construction of a new building, access road and installation of a scale were also requested.

On Nov. 29, the department attended a public meeting in Pacific to hear public concerns. Among the issues raised by the 150 who attended were truck traffic to and from the site, impact on local property values and contamination of a nearby private lake by water runoff from the transfer station site.

Local citizens objected to the proposed modifications to the existing permit. However the department has determined that "the proposed changes, if conscientiously implemented, should not create pollution, a public nuisance or a health hazard."

The Solid Waste Processing Facility Permit to Reliable Inc. was approved with the following conditions:

• A traffic study must be completed by the applicant and approved by Jefferson County. Approval must also be obtained from the Missouri Department of Transportation for any identified roadway access improvements. If these approvals are given, the department's Solid Waste Management Program must review any resulting changes to the site design before construction begins.
• Jefferson County must approve a storm water detention plan. This must also comply with Reliable's storm water discharge permit from the department's St. Louis Regional Office.
• Reliable is required to obtain a land disturbance permit from the department's Water Protection Program.
• No solid waste may be accepted on the site until construction is completed and the department provides written approval.
• Before the new facility begins operations, Reliable Disposal will request an inspection by the department to determine if the modifications have been properly implemented and the facility is ready to receive wastes. The firm must receive written approval from the department before beginning waste handling operations at the facility.

The department does not determine if a solid waste facility should or should not be located at a specific site or what the economic impact of such siting might be. Local planning and zoning regulations governs these matters. Jefferson County has limited the facility's operating hours from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 6 a.m. to noon Saturday. Quarterly, unannounced inspections by the department will consider the facility's compliance with the Solid Waste Law and regulations, once the facility is in operation.

For further information on the Reliable Disposal Inc. permit modification, please contact Scott Waltrip in the department's Solid Waste Management Program at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-5401.

DEPARTMENT ISSUES FIVE CERTIFICATES OF COMPLETION FOR BROWNFIELD CLEANUPS

The Department of Natural Resources has issued Certificates of Completion for five new Brownfields/Voluntary Cleanup Program (B/VCP) sites.

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 B/VCP, 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.

The five sites recently cleaned up include

• Bernadette Business Forms in Hazelwood
• Security Self Storage in Kansas City
• East Gaslight Square in St. Louis
• Wyndgate-Summit Pointe in O'Fallon
• Warson Village Partners and AandO Investments in Chesterfield

Bernadette Business Forms

The Bernadette Business Forms facility in Hazelwood is an 8.3-acre parcel that has been developed since 1966, previously occupied by a printing facility and beverage distribution facility as well as a Sears outlet and repair facility.

On Jan. 20, 2004, the site was accepted into the B/VCP for investigative oversight due to the presence of petroleum hydrocarbon and polychlorinated biphenyl contamination. Environmental Operations Inc.'s (EOI) site assessments revealed that petroleum hydrocarbons from an underground storage tank and polychlorinated biphenyls from the former hydraulic lifts contaminated the soil and concrete surfaces. EOI's analysis of the soil determined that the petroleum hydrocarbons and polychlorinated biphenyls contamination were within the limits acceptable for unrestricted use of the property and therefore did not require remediation. EOI did, however, remove and properly dispose of the polychlorinated biphenyl contaminated concrete and hydraulic oil from the hydraulic lift system. A final Certification of Completion letter has been issued for the site.

Security Self-Storage

The department's Brownfields/Voluntary Cleanup Program has issued a certificate of completion for the Security Self-Storage site in Kansas City.

Security Self-Storage includes 13 one-story personal storage buildings and a leasing office. A rail yard previously occupied the site with a roundhouse located adjacent to the north property boundary. The roundhouse facility was remediated as a Brownfields site through the B/VCP and is currently developed as an office park.

Nova Consulting Group Inc. collected soil and groundwater samples near the northern property line of the site. Laboratory chemical analysis of the soil and groundwater samples detected low concentrations of arsenic and total petroleum hydrocarbons as gasoline. Total petroleum hydrocarbons concentrations in soil were below department standards. Arsenic soil sample results were slightly above department standards but in line with the background samples collected at the adjacent Brownfields site to the north. The department has determined that no remedial action was necessary to address risks at the site to levels acceptable for unrestricted use of the property.

East Gaslight SquareThe East Gaslight Square development in St. Louis received a Certificate of Completion from the B/VCP after completing site characterization and risk assessment of soil and groundwater contaminated with petroleum and tetrachloroethylene. The area along the north and south side of the 4100-block of Olive Street used to be part of the historic Gaslight Square neighborhood of St. Louis. Gaslight Square was a nationally renowned entertainment venue and the center of the city's Bohemian nightlife during the 1950's and 1960's. The Square took its name from the lighting fixtures that became common as a result of numerous restaurants, clubs and bars. Prior to becoming Gaslight Square, the block had a drycleaner on it from 1925 until 1946.

Gaslight Square fell victim to a suburban flight and urban decay in the area throughout the 1970s. It spent the 1970s and 1980s as home to run-down businesses. By the 1990s, all businesses in the neighborhood had shut down and most of the buildings demolished. Completion of the East Gaslight Square development as nice townhouses is part of the larger Gaslight Square urban housing redevelopment in the area.

Wyndgate - Summit Pointe

The Wyndgate - Summit Pointe development near O'Fallon received a Certificate of Completion from the B/VCP after completing site characterization and remediation of soil contaminated with lead shot. The 405-acre property used to belong to the Pond Fort Kennel and Farm. Historical use included a shooting range, grazing area for animals and a hunting dog training facility. The developer, Summit Pointe, L.L.C., excavated over 1,737 tons of soil contaminated with lead and lead shot and properly disposed of the soil off-site at the Bridgeton Sanitary Landfill. Summit Pointe plans on constructing several hundred homes on the property over the next few years.

Warson Village Partners, LLC and AandO Investments, LTD, LLP

The Department of Natural Resources has issued a certificate of completion to Warson Village Partners, LLC, and AandO Investments, LTD, LLP for the 14-acre Lamp and Lantern Village Shopping Center in Chesterfield. The site was found to have gasoline and dry cleaning solvent contamination in shallow groundwater.

Groundwater investigations found low levels of gasoline in one area of the site and dry cleaning solvents in two other areas. The site was enrolled in the B/VCP in 2003. Further investigations found the gasoline contamination originated at an off-site source (Waterway Gas and Wash), and is currently being addressed by the department's Tank Section. One of the dry cleaning solvent plumes also originated off-site. The second dry cleaning solvent plume was localized under an on-site drycleaner that had operated since 1992. None of the three plumes were found to pose unacceptable risks to occupants of the site, provided groundwater is not used and the site use remains commercial.

For more information, call the Missouri Department of Natural Resources' Brownfields/Voluntary Cleanup Program at 800-361-4827 or 573-526-8913.

DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR RESIGNS

Steve Mahfood resigned as director of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources effective Jan. 1. Mahfood had served as department director since 1998.

"I've been a part of the Department of Natural Resources for the past 20 years and blessed to be the director for the past seven years. However, the time has now come to say goodbye," Mahfood wrote in a statement to staff. "I will always have deep personal convictions for Missouri's environmental issues, and the time has come to find a way to affect them from a different perspective."

Mahfood leaves behind a legacy of improved water quality statewide, improved air quality in St. Louis and lead cleanup in Herculaneum that protected children's health. Mahfood also successfully directed the nationally recognized state park system, nearly doubled the acres managed, and added four new state parks and historic sites, including the internationally significant Edward (Ted) and Pat Jones Confluence Point State Park. His leadership role helped ensure the success of the recent Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Commemoration.

During Mahfood's tenure, the department worked with the Office of Administration to complete the Lewis and Clark State Office Building, which will serve as a living laboratory on the benefits of sustainable design and provide office space for several department divisions. The department also made internal improvements, including establishment of an annual diversity conference for staff, and navigated through a 65 percent general revenue budget reduction in four years.

Before leaving, Mahfood encouraged staff and all Missourians working to protect Missouri's natural resources to continue these efforts and to be proud of the work they do.

"Being a Missourian, I know how important quality of life is to all of us," Mahfood said. "Our quality of life improves when our natural, cultural, historic and energy resources are protected and our economy thrives."

Mike Wells, deputy director of the department's Geological Survey and Resource Assessment Division, has been named acting department director.

YEAR END HIGHLIGHTS

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources had a busy year in 2004. Following is a glimpse of what the programs and regional offices within the department's Water Protection and Soil Conservation Division and Air and Land Protection Division did in 2004.

SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAM

The Soil and Water Conservation Program currently has 57 Agricultural Nonpoint Source Special Area Land Treatment (AgNPS SALT) projects approved around the state, with seven projects completed. In addition, 23 more applications for SALT projects will be reviewed and considered by the state Soil and Water Districts Commission in May 2005. The next call for proposals is dependent on the renewal of the Parks and Soils Sales Tax. The AgNPS SALT Program is a voluntary program to improve water quality by addressing agricultural nonpoint source pollution using a watershed-based approach.

The cost-share program provided $19,617,644 to Missouri landowners to implement conservation practices to reduce or abate erosion on agricultural land. The 5,875 practices installed by landowners saved 3 million tons of Missouri soil at a cost of $6.64 per ton. The funds spent on these practices treated 100,000 acres of agricultural land. Missouri's districts used 84 percent of the funds available for landowners to apply conservation practices.

Again for the fiscal year 2005, the Soil and Water Districts Commission made a competitive Information and Education Grant available to the 114 soil and water conservation districts. The grants emphasize projects that are new and innovative to the district and will develop partnerships for the districts. A district can apply for their district only or can submit a proposal with a neighboring county, depending on the project chosen. Districts can also submit more than one proposal. For fiscal year 2005, the Soil and Water Districts Commission awarded 52 grants to 46 districts for a total of $228,240.

The winner of the 2004 Missouri Envirothon was St. Charles West High School. They traveled to Buckhannon, West Virginia for the North America Canon Envirothon and placed 12th out of 51 teams. They also brought home the Dale Watermeier Extra Mile Award. This is the highest score a Missouri team has ever received. Participating on the Missouri team were Elizabeth Zerr, Catherine Polta, Dana Willbrand, Kaitlyn Faries and Melanie Veale. The sponsors were Russ Barton and Joan Twillman. In 2005, Missouri will host this event in Springfield on the Southwest Missouri State University campus.

"The Road to Conservation" was the theme that drew 745 people to Tan-Tar-A for the 56th annual soil and water conservation districts Training Conference Nov. 29-Dec. 1, 2004. The conference is a yearly event that brings supervisors together to focus on training needs. This year's workshops included a special emphasis on the commission's planning efforts. Other workshop topics included

• maintaining PL566 watershed records
• information about the Sunshine Law
• county planning
• the latest on the Natural Resources Conservation Service programs
• audits
• nutrient and pest management policy changes
• working with elected officials
• Fair Labor Standards Act
• Agricultural Nonpoint Source (AgNPS) Special Area Land Treatment (SALT) programs
• stream teams working together
• new ideas for the district's information and education programs through the grants the commission has made available to the districts.

WATER PROTECTION PROGRAM

In March, the Department of Natural Resources announced that the Water Pollution Control Program and the Public Drinking Water Program would be incorporated into a single Water Protection Program. The change was made in an effort to improve internal and external communications.

The department's Water Protection Program now consists of a Water Pollution Control Branch, a Public Drinking Water Branch, a Water Protection Financial Assistance Center and a Fiscal Management Unit.

The Water Pollution Control Branch includes the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits and engineering section, watershed protection section, water pollution compliance and enforcement section and the water quality monitoring and assessment section.

The Public Drinking Water Branch includes the public drinking water infrastructure permits and engineering section, public drinking water compliance and enforcement section and public drinking water monitoring section.

The Water Protection Financial Assistance Center includes the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (SRF) and the Drinking Water SRF engineering staff. The new fiscal management unit will contain the administrative functions from both previous existing programs.

The reorganization is part of a broad-based effort to make the department more user-friendly to the general public and regulated entities across Missouri.

The Public Drinking Water Branch had a successful year ensuring safe drinking water for nearly all Missourians. In 2004, community water systems in Missouri produced the sixth annual report to customers on the quality of their drinking water. To help the water systems accomplish this task, the department's Public Drinking Water Branch provided more than 1,400 community water systems with draft reports, customized to each water system, so they could meet the requirements with a minimum of effort.

The draft reports included data from the laboratories of the department's Environmental Services Program and the Department of Health and Senior Services on drinking water sample results, violation information from Public Drinking Water Branch files and health effects language. Many small systems were able to use these draft reports without any modifications. The reports were completed and made public by water systems covering nearly 99 percent of the population served by community water systems in Missouri.

The Public Drinking Water Branch's eighth Annual Compliance Report became available to the public on July 1, 2004. The report covers all of Missouri's 2,668 public water systems for calendar year 2003. The report lists all public water systems with maximum contaminant level violations and those systems with monitoring violation problems that have become chronic.

The Water Pollution Control Branch successfully simplified its permitting process in 2004. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers accepted the state's water protection conditions for 404 Nationwide Permits for projects impacting waters of the state. This achievement means that Water Quality Certifications (often called 401 Certifications) for certain routine projects with relatively minor impacts are automatically issued as part of the Corp's issuance of a 404 Nationwide Permit. This will help ensure that permit applicants receive a quicker response. It will also reduce the number of staff hours needed to process affected projects.

The department estimates that approximately 90 percent of the Nationwide Permits (roughly 900 projects each year) will go through faster because of the improvement. This will allow staff to spend more time working on projects that present a greater potential for impact to the environment. Staff will also be able to spend more time working with citizens who are planning projects that impact waters of the state.

The Water Protection Program has helped numerous Missourians by distributing several grants and loans:

• $28 million in community water projects through Missouri's drinking water and wastewater revolving funds

  The funds, administered by the department and the Environmental Improvement and Energy Resources Authority (EIERA), provided dollars and jobs to more than a dozen communities throughout Missouri by upgrading, expanding or building wastewater or drinking water treatment facilities. The communities of Bowling Green, Knob Noster, Green City, Marshfield and Water Supply District #12 of Cass and Bates counties will share almost $11.3 million for drinking water improvements. The cities of Ava, Bowling Green, Hayti, Savannah, Winona and the Center Creek Water Treatment Facility Board serving Webb City, Carterville and Oronogo shared $16.6 million for wastewater improvements. Missouri has one of the top five State Revolving Fund programs in the country.

• $35,725 to the Greene County Commission, Resource Management Department (GCCRMD) for the Ward Branch Preservation, Restoration and Enhancement project in southwest Missouri

  The project demonstrates effective stream stabilization techniques to protect against scour and erosion. Riparian corridor restoration measures, such as the planting of trees, grass and shrubs are also helping address water quality problems.

• Two grants totaling $1,450,000 to the Brush Creek Sewer District in Franklin County

  The state's 40 percent Construction Grant Program provided $1 million for wastewater infrastructure construction. The Rural Sewer Grant will contribute $450,000 for construction costs. The construction of gravity and force main sewer lines and lift stations provides centralized sewage collection in a previously unserved area. Approximately 575 connections, serving 800 people, will be made to the collection system.

• $185,750 grant to the Watershed Committee of the Ozarks (WCO)

  The grant supports the group's efforts to establish a training facility on the Valley Mill Lake site in Springfield.

• $28,531 to the Missouri Department of Conservation for the Stream Educational Workshops and Product Development Project

  This portion of the grant covers the first year of a four-year project totaling $68,105. The project will develop educational tools and products for use in workshops for volunteers and various government agencies that have the potential to impact streams.

• $99,322 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," builds on the successes of the Bryant Watershed Atlas Project. The project aims to improve awareness of watershed and nonpoint source pollution issues. As part of the project, education programs will be offered to teachers in 20 school districts serving more than 15,000 students.

For more information about the Water Protection Program, call 800-361-4827 or 573-751-1300.

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

The Solid Waste Management Program continues to fight illegal dumping, encourage the recycling of waste tires and provide oversight on the permitting of solid waste facilities as the State Legislature considers options for funding the program and it's work.

The program's efforts to clean up illegal waste tire dumpsites remain stalled by a lack of funding. The state's 50-cent fee on new tires purchased in Missouri has not been renewed. After coordinating the recovery of more than 13 million waste tires in less than 10 years, the program hopes to recover approximately 3.8 million waste tires that are still in Missouri..

Illegal dumping continues to be a statewide problem. Local governments showed growing interest in using the department's hidden cameras to collect evidence against illegal dumpers. Videotaped evidence resulted in a number of convictions. Newspapers, magazines, Web sites and broadcasters featured at least 16 articles or television stories about efforts to stop illegal dumping in Missouri. Thirteen requests came from governments in other states asking how similar programs might be started in those states. Video footage of convicted dumpers caught illegally dumping is online at www.dnr.mo.gov/videos.htm

During 2004, the program issued three construction permits, two to landfills and one to a transfer station. Four operating permits were issued to four transfer stations. The actions resulted in four public hearings and four public meetings.

A new waste tire processing facility has been permitted and a landfill with a history of noncompliance with Missouri's Solid Waste Law has been closed.

The loss of the program's state general revenue over recent years led to the passage of SB 1040 during the legislative session. As a result, funding for the program was extended for a year and a Joint Interim Committee has prepared a report that will be delivered to the Legislature when it reconvenes.

The program started the distribution of what could be the final round of targeted grants to fund waste reduction and recycling projects.

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL PROGRAM

Ozone and PM 2.5

On April 15, 2004, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) designated the boundaries of the 8-hour ozone nonattainment area for metropolitan St. Louis. On Dec. 17, EPA designated the same area as a nonattainment area for the new fine particulate standard. The area includes the City of St. Louis, and St. Louis, St. Charles, Jefferson and Franklin counties.

The program is now in the process of developing State Implementation Plans (SIPs) that will show how the St. Louis area will meet the new standards. On Sept. 23, 2004, Illinois and Missouri held an initial meeting for the development of the St. Louis SIPs for the 8-hour ozone and PM2.5 standards. The purpose of the meeting was to assemble and introduce all the local stakeholders that will be involved with the development of these SIPs and discuss the process and organization. The discussion focused on several essential items, including the major steps involved in the preparation of the SIPs and the progress made to date on technical work. During the planning process, two technical workgroups, the Modeling and Data Analysis Workgroup and the Control Strategy Workgroup, will aid in the development of the attainment demonstration and control strategies for the area.

For more information on the SIP process on the Web visit www.dnr.mo.gov/env/apcp/SIPWORKGRP/SipGrpmain.htm.

Air Program Advisory Forum

The Air Program Advisory Forum continued to meet every four to eight weeks through 2004 to assist the program in finding ways to streamline processes and reduce regulatory burden while still improving and protecting air quality.

Highlights of 2004 include

• An agreement on increasing reporting threshold levels for Emissions Inventory
• Questionnaires and several other changes to the EIQ reporting process designed to make it easier for businesses, particularly small business;
• A stakeholder subcommittee to carry out a rulemaking to address large NOx sources just outside and upwind of the St. Louis nonattainment area. This stakeholder group is close to reaching agreement on a rule proposal; and,
• Changes to the construction permitting "insignificance level" such that some smaller emission sources will no longer be required to obtain a permit.

Also, Missouri was one of the first states to complete rulemaking to incorporate changes to the New Source Review rules published by EPA at the federal level. The program did not proceed with rulemaking for the highly controversial equipment replacement provisions that are currently stayed by the court at the federal level.

For more information about the Air Program Advisory Forum on the Web visit www.dnr.mo.gov/env/apcp/AirAdvisory/APCPstakeholder.htm.

Enforcement Actions

The Compliance/Enforcement Section finalized 306 settlement agreements in 2004 resulting in paid penalties of $542,242 and suspended penalties of $609,550. Twenty-six cases were referred to the Attorney Generals Office for legal action.

Holcim Air Permit

The program issued an air permit, known as a "Prevention of Significant Deterioration" permit, to Holcim (US) Inc. This permit is required under federal and state law for Holcim to construct and operate the proposed cement manufacturing plant, on-site quarry, coal preparation plant and materials handling harbor on the Mississippi River in Ste. Genevieve County. The air permit addresses a variety of air pollution sources and requires Holcim to comply with federal and state requirements in accordance with the Clean Air Act. Holcim is required to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions, especially in the summer time. Nitrogen oxide pollution is a significant concern because of the longer-term problems in the St. Louis area with meeting federal air quality standards for ozone, which is the end result of certain pollutants reacting in the atmosphere. The department believes that the permit establishes adequate controls to protect air quality in the vicinity of the plant and downwind, in the St. Louis ozone nonattainment area.

For more information, call the Department of Natural Resources' Air Pollution Control Program at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-4817.

LAND RECLAMATION PROGRAM

The Land Reclamation Program assures that mined land is returned to the best possible condition for use after mining is completed. This program administers the state statutes, regulations, policies and directives of the Land Reclamation Commission. The program works to assure that Missouri's mineral resources are available for economic development, and after reclamation, the land is available for new development or public use. The Land Reclamation Commission is a governing body that represent the Governor of Missouri and the Department of Natural Resources in matters related to mineral extraction regulations. The commission is comprised of representatives from the industry, academia and the government.

The Department of Natural Resources will begin using a new set of standards for sand and gravel mining. The purpose of these new rules is to set a standard to protect Missouri streams while extracting sand and gravel resources from the stream environment. The new rule requires that operators stay out of the flowing water of a stream so that aquatic life is not disturbed and requires that the stream dynamics of the water movement not be altered. The rule also requires that the protective bank vegetation will be left intact. This will aid in the control of erosion of the adjacent lands during high water events. The Land Reclamation Commission appointed a 44-member workgroup to draft these rules. The workgroup included representatives from industry, concerned environmental organizations, public citizens, members of the legislature and staff, representatives of public agencies, local governments and landowners. The department's Land Reclamation Program coordinated with the Water Protection Program during the course of the development of the rules and has worked closely with them to assure the rule does not conflict with that program's requirements. The Water Protection Program's requirements are separate from and in addition to the requirements set forth in the Land Reclamation Act and the Land Reclamation Commission's regulations.

HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM

Brownfields 2004 National Conference

The Brownfields 2004 National Conference was the largest Brownfields conference to date, with more than 4,000 attendees. In 2004, the conference was held at the America's Center in St. Louis.

The conference provided B/VCP the opportunity to share our successes and our expectations with 200 key stakeholders. Key speakers were major engineering company executives that conducted successful Brownfields re-developments, Linda Garczynski, EPA's National Brownfields Director and Jim Werner, former Missouri Department of Natural Resources' Air and Land Protection Division Director.

The department developed several new marketing tools including a broadcast e-mail newsletter, an updated B/VCP brochure, a B/VCP compact disc, print advertisements and a dramatic display for conferences and other public venues. The teamwork of the city of St Louis, Missouri Department of Natural Resources, EPA and the International City/County Management Association resulted in a tremendously successful conference.

The department's Brownfields/Voluntary Cleanup Section (B/VCP) now has a mailing list and a broadcast e-mail newsletter subscription of more than 1,700 stakeholders.

Missouri Risk-Based Corrective Action (MRBCA) for Petroleum Storage Tank Sites

The Department of Natural Resources released the final draft of the Missouri Risk-Based Corrective Action (MRBCA) for Petroleum Storage Tank Sites on Feb. 24, 2004. This new guidance replaces the previous Tanks' guidance including the 1996 Closure Guidance Document and the 1992 Site Characterization and Corrective Action Guidance Documents.

The MRBCA process provides a comprehensive approach to managing investigation and cleanup of petroleum storage tank releases. It is based upon the ASTM RBCA process and reflects significant Missouri stakeholder input. The process focuses on the data needed to evaluate the potential risks for the current and future use of the property. Proposed cleanup actions are then evaluated for the ability to address those significant risks that have been identified at the site. MRBCA is a new process for Missouri petroleum storage tank sites that presents a new way to make cleanup decisions.

Under the old guidance, a number of issues arose for which there seemed to be no easy answer. Those issues included sites with groundwater contamination and sites where large excavations exhausted financial assurance instruments without achieving site cleanup. The new MRBCA process offers an opportunity to address groundwater resources in a responsible yet protective manner that helps save cleanup dollars. Further, MRBCA helps evaluate excavation goals in light of appropriate future uses and responsible measures to address actual risks. The guidance is available on the department's Web site at www.dnr.mo.gov/env/hwp/.

Hazardous Waste Cleanup Data

During 2004, the Brownfields/Voluntary Cleanup Program received 79 applications for cleanup. At the end of 2004, there were 164 active sites and 44 sites completed throughout the year.

The Program oversaw underground storage tank closures at 100 sites and the cleanup of 142 contaminated tank sites in 2004, bringing the number of tank sites cleaned up in Missouri to more than 4,800.

Hazardous Waste Category and Land Disposal Fees Extended

The Hazardous Waste Category Fee and Land Disposal Fee fund were due to expire Jan. 1, 2005. These fees fund the department's prevention and cleanup efforts of hazardous materials during situations and on site. Senate bill 1040 was truly agreed to and finally passed on May 13th. Both fees were extended until June 30, 2006.

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

Department Begins Tank Inspection Streamlining Effort

The Hazardous Waste Program and the five regional offices throughout the state began a new inspection procedure for underground tanks on Dec. 15, 2004. The procedure is intended to help standardize department inspections and actions throughout the state and to reduce paperwork and staff time for completing reports. In addition, the timeframe for a tank owner to correct violations or to provide a schedule for correcting violations was lengthened from 30 to 45 days. Forty-five days was considered more reasonable considering that third party contractors are often needed.

Tanks inspectors with the Department of Natural Resources will now be using a one-page checklist to complete the inspection and this checklist is the only report that will be done. A copy of the checklist will be sent or given to the tank owner. If violations are discovered, a standardized letter that lists and explains the violations and observations, the actions necessary to correct the violations and the timeframe for correction will be sent to the owner with the checklist. When all violations at a site are corrected, the department will send a letter to the tank owner acknowledging this compliance status. This effort is intended to be a more efficient use of resources while still assuring that the public and each tank owner/operator is protected from the dangers of releases of gasoline and other petroleum products to the environment.

Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generator Rule

The Hazardous Waste Program organized a workgroup to develop a conditionally exempt small quantity generator (CESQG) rule. These wastes are prohibited from landfills, but because the quantities are small, there are not many disposal options for small businesses. The rule will allow for the safe and economical handling of CESQG waste and encourage public and private entities to establish CESQG facilities throughout the state. This new rule will create a licensing or certification process for municipalities and businesses to collect this waste without the need to have full Resource Conservation Recovery Act (RCRA) permits. The workgroup consists of department staff, household hazardous waste facilities, Treatment Storage and Disposal facilities, small business associations and other interested parties.

Hematite Radioactive Site

The Hematite Radioactive Site (HRS) is an inactive manufacturing facility that produced fuel for defense and commercial nuclear power plants starting in 1956 until closure in 2001. Principal residual contamination at the site includes Trichlororethylene, Perchloroethane and Uranium. The department oversight activities of HRS during 2004 resulted in significant progress on the road to eventual site remediation, which is expected to be completed in five to eight years. Department staff worked closely with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Westinghouse Electric Company (WEC) to speed up development and review of Task Specific Work Plans. Data from samples collected during the field investigations is currently being evaluated to provide a more complete picture of site dynamics. The community continues to actively participate in public meetings hosted by Westinghouse.

Records of Decision for the Newton County Wells site and the Jasper County OU1 site completed

The Newton County Wells site is a state lead site, which is on the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency's National Priorities List. Trichloroethylene (TCE) contaminated numerous wells in Newton County. A public drinking water system is now in place for residents of the impacted area. FAG Bearings conducted a cleanup on their property. Monitored Natural Attenuation, along with implementation and enforcement of existing regional institutional controls, will be used as the cleanup remedy. The remedy includes a contingency for additional action if the breakdown of TCE does not occur as expected within five years.

The Jasper County site, also known as the Oronogo/Duenweg Mining Belt Site, Operable Unit 1, is an Environmental Protection Agency's lead site, and is on the National Priorities List. The Record of Decision for Operable Unit 1, is one part of the overall efforts under Superfund to deal with environmental contamination resulting from historic lead and zinc mining, milling and smelting operations in Jasper County.

The major components of the selected remedy are

• removal of mine/mill wastes, contaminated soil and selected stream sediments
• subaqueous disposal of excavated source material in mine subsidence pits
• recountouring and revegetating excavated areas
• plugging selected mine shafts and surface water diversion from mine openings
• monitoring to assess the effect of cleanup on site streams, and
• continuation of the Health Education Program.

U.S. Department of Energy-Weldon Spring Site

The department's oversight activities at Weldon Spring Site during 2004 resulted in progress toward the site's transition into post closure long-term stewardship. Some of the residual wastes from past operations include uranium, radium, thorium, Trinitrotoluene, Dinitrotolene, Nitrate and the volatile organic compound Trichloroethylene. Department staff worked closely with the Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Energy, the Missouri Department of Conservation and the Missouri Department of Transportation to development remedies. This included the Ground Water Operable Unit Record of Decision, an Explanation of Significant Difference for three operable units and the Long-Term Surveillance and Maintenance Plan (Final still pending.) Field activities included participating in the annual inspection.

U.S. Department of Energy-Kansas City Plant

In response to public concerns, the department took additional samples of Indian Creek's water and sediment around the U.S. Department of Energy - Kansas City Plant. The department also conducted door-to-door public surveys to find out how much the surrounding neighborhoods used the creek. On Feb. 19, 2004, the department, EPA and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) hosted a public availability session/public meeting addressing a variety of concerns related to the creek. The overarching message was that the low levels of PCB in the water and sediment of Indian Creek do not pose a health threat to people. These agencies have committed to continue to work with the community to address their concerns and protect human health and the environment.

Former Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base

The Air Force Base Real Property Agency has prepared a Finding of Suitability to Transfer (FOST) for the remaining parcels of real estate (184 acres) at the Former Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base. Federal Facilities Section staff have reviewed and approved the FOST. The section has also obtained concurrence from the Air Pollution Control Program, Water Pollution Control Branch, Kansas City Regional Office and all sections within the Hazardous Waste Program, to confirm the absence of any outstanding issues.

The bulk of the remaining property will be transferred via a public benefit conveyance to the Kansas City, City Planning Department, for use in intermodal rail support and light industrial activities. However, a small portion of the remaining property will be transferred to the U.S. Navy/Marines. The U.S. Navy/Marines have leased the property since base closure and will take ownership now that all environmental work has been completed. The Air Force wants to complete the transfer to the city of Kansas City as soon as possible.

Remodeled Office in St. Louis

The Hazardous Waste Program has consolidated two field offices and expanded its duties in the Florissant area. The office, located at 917 N. Highway 67, houses staff from the Superfund Section and the Federal Facilities Section. The office was remodeled to fit the five employees that are in that office. Staff for the program work on the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program, the Weldon Spring site, Hematite Radioactive site and Mallinckrodt Columbium-Tantalum site and lead smelter issues.

ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES PROGRAM

The Environmental Services Program supports the other programs in the department that need accurate, scientific data for their work. To obtain this data, the program performs field work, conducts monitoring, collects samples and provides laboratory testing for environmental pollutants.

The program's Air Quality Monitoring Section collected air quality data every day of the year as requested by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the department's Air Pollution Control Program. The section submitted 1.6 million individual measurements related to air pollution.

The program's Environmental Emergency Response Section provides various kinds of technical assistance and on-site activities related to incidents involving hazardous materials.

Personnel staff a 24-hour telephone hotline to receive notification of environmental emergencies. Callers can also receive technical assistance about response, containment and cleanup of hazardous materials. On a daily basis staff provide information to local officials, industry and citizens about proper management of hazardous materials, cleanup standards and remediation tehnologies. In 2004, staff took 1,544 emergency calls.

Staff are often dispatched to the scene of a spill, leak or other release to provide technical advice and hands-on expertise about hazardous materials. A response at the scene may also be needed if the person responsible for the incident is not addressing the situation properly. At those times, staff may hire and direct a cleanup contractor. Cleanup costs and penalties may then be recovered from those responsible for the release. In 2004, staff responded to 365 incidents.

Environmental Emergency Response staff are based at the department's central offices in Jefferson City as well as at regional offices in St. Louis, Poplar Bluff, Kansas City, Macon and Springfield. This enables personnel to be on hand when an emergency arises and allows staff to participate in local programs designed to reduce accidents involving hazardous materials.

Staff participated in a pilot project to analyze disposal issues and costs associated with the cleanup of school lab chemicals at three rural schools. It may develop into a statewide project to make Missouri schools a safer place for learning for our children.

The Environmental Services Program continues to help the fight against methamphetamine labs by ensuring proper disposal of meth chemicals and providing support of local fire service and law enforcement agencies that operate the clandestine drug lab collection station.

For more information, call the department's Environmental Services Program at 800-361-4827 or 573-526-3315.

SOUTHEAST REGIONAL OFFICE IN POPLAR BLUFF

According to Regional Director Gary Gaines, the department's Southeast Regional Office's (SERO) core functions are to inspect environmental control facilities, investigate environmental complaints, respond to environmental emergencies and issue environmental control permits. Gaines said, "We had a very productive year. SERO staff inspected almost 2,000 environmental control facilities, investigated over 800 environmental complaints, responded to dozens of environmental emergencies, and issued almost 700 environmental control permits during the year."

Gaines went on to say, "In addition to those core functions, the staff at SERO perform many other activities that help protect and improve the environment of our 28-county region. We provide technical assistance, review engineering documents, provide operator training and do many other things to make our region a better place to live and work."

"I feel very fortunate to work with such a great staff and to be involved in such important work," Gaines said. As an example of the hard work and commitment of the staff at SERO, several were recently given a 2004 Director's Award for their assistance in resolving a problem at the Mountain View wastewater treatment plant. Jack Baker, Brad Ledbetter, Tony Kerley, Travis Abernathy, John Chronister, Susan Mathis, Mike Hefner, Art Goodin and Gary Gaines received the award.

SOUTHWEST REGIONAL OFFICE

The department's Southwest Regional Office (SWRO), located in Springfield, was extraordinarily busy in 2004. This region now encompasses 25 counties, three satellite offices and most of Missouri's major lakes including Table Rock Lake, Lake Taneycomo, Stockton Lake, Pomme de Terre, Lake of the Ozarks and the southern arm of the Harry S. Truman Reservoir.

With so many watersheds to cover, clean water is a top priority. Among other things, SWRO voluntarily operated a failed sewer utility. By court order, Bruce Martin, Director of the Southwest Regional Office, was appointed as a "bankruptcy" receiver for the English Village Sewer System. The 535-customer sewer system, south of Springfield, had polluted the James River, a tributary of Table Rock Lake, for years. SWRO partnered with the city of Springfield in the sewer system's daily operation until a connection to the city of Springfield could be established, which took many months.

Members of SWRO handled the sewer system operation with a team approach. Through the efforts of these employees and members of the community, an ongoing and difficult environmental and health problem was solved. As a final act, the old treatment plant was demolished.

On Sept. 16, Steve Mahfood, Director of the Department of Natural Resources at the time, presented the employees who worked to operate the sewer utility with a Director's Award for their contribution and success in turning a failure into a positive outcome.

Failing sewer systems are not the only hazard to clean water, though. On July 10, the Environmental Emergency Response (EER) section was notified that Clear Creek contained dark brown colored water and fish were dying. The creek is located northwest of Springfield in Greene County. An Environmental Emergency Responder from SWRO was immediately dispatched to the scene to investigate and collect environmental samples. Other SWRO staff worked diligently to determine a cause of the contamination. On July 14, a tip from the city of Springfield led department officials to a possible responsible party.

Following additional leads, SWRO quickly traced the problem back to an area where molasses had been dumped into a sinkhole. The sinkhole was confirmed as the source of the contamination by working with department geologists who conducted a dye trace study. The study showed a direct connection between the sinkhole and the contaminated spring. Cleanup was handled swiftly followed by criminal charges being filed by the State Attorney General's Office against the responsible party.

As of mid-December 2004, SWRO employees responded to and investigated 1,245 citizen complaints and performed 925 facility inspections. SWRO employees also drafted 993 Missouri State Operating Permits for water pollution sources.

In 2004, in an effort to provide better service to the public, SWRO began issuing land disturbance permits over the counter for developments of one to five acres. These permits generally take no longer than 30 minutes to process while the applicant waits.

For more information on the department's Southwest Regional Office, call 417-891-4300.

NORTHEAST REGIONAL OFFICE

The Northeast Regional Office (NERO) is located in Macon and encompasses 30 counties and includes one satellite office.

In Jefferson City, NERO's Public Drinking Water Unit worked with the departments of Corrections, Design and Construction and Administration to get the new Lewis and Clark Building off of the old prison water system and connected to the Missouri American Water Co. system in Jefferson City. The old water system was safe when being used every day of the week, but to use it for an office building that would be vacant on the weekends, with no flowing water, could cause some concern. Connecting to Missouri American Water Co. would alleviate any concerns NERO Public Drinking Water staff also helped the city of Boonville get immediate assistance when both of their river intake pumps failed, leaving the city without drinking water. Staff also installed solution pumps at Cooper County Public Water Supply District #1, Chamois and Jamestown to disinfect the water when contamination issues affected those systems.

In 2004, the Water Pollution Unit focused on issuing construction and operating permits and responded to approximately 330 environmental concerns of land disturbance and other water pollution concerns in addition to conducting facility inspections. The water specialist conducted 12 training classes to assist 125 operators in department regulations and operation procedures in classes held at various locations. Stream sampling was conducted on stream segments listed on the state's list of impaired waters.

During 2004, the Air Pollution Unit accomplished its goals for inspections. All NERO Air Pollution staff became certified asbestos inspectors and supervisors and attended the annual Regional Office/Central Office Workshop. Air Pollution environmental investigations increased substantially again in 2004.

Staff in the Tanks Unit attended the Hazardous Waste Regional Office - Central Office Workshop and conducted a presentation on New Installation Inspections. Tanks staff assisted three municipalities that reported petroleum vapors in the sewers and helped isolate and identify potential problems with their underground storage tank systems.

Regional office staff helped dispose of the defunct chemicals from an Ag-Chem company in the northeast region that bought, sold and traded old, banned pesticides. The facility was inspected by the Department of Agriculture (DOA) and Federal Insecticide Fungicide Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) during the summer. These agencies contacted the Department of Natural Resources due to the large volume of these chemicals being improperly stored and the possible release of hazardous wastes to the environment. Staff conducted a RCRA inspection and determined serious violations in the storage and handling of many old pesticides

For more information, call the department's Northeast Regional Office at 660-385-8000.

KANSAS CITY REGIONAL OFFICE

The Department's Kansas City Regional Office (KCRO) serves 23 counties in the northwestern part of the state. 2004 was busy and successful for KCRO's 41 staff members and 10 program staff housed at the office.

The office received and investigated 595 citizen concern calls. These calls included complaints of odors, pollutants in streams or lakes, reports of improper waste handling, dumping of solid waste and other environmental concerns. KCRO staff conducted 719 inspections of facilities that generate air emissions, underground petroleum storage tank facilities, facilities that generate hazardous wastes, solid waste landfills and transfer stations, drinking water production plants, or wastewater treatment plants. KCRO issues National Pollution and Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits for construction and operation of water pollutant sources. Many are general permits; many of those are for storm water discharge. The office received 623 applications for all the types of permits.

In 2004, KCRO conducted two significant initiatives. The office concentrated on providing technical assistance to smaller public drinking water systems, especially in Pettis and Benton counties. Many of these facilities are seasonally operated campgrounds, restaurants or recreational operations in the Truman Lake area. Another initiative dealt with vehicle salvage yards in Kansas City. Office staff assisted the Kansas City police, fire and neighborhood departments, and the state Department of Revenue with comprehensive inspections of yards. Numerous violations of hazardous waste law and water pollution requirements were noted and yard owners were given information on how to protect the environment while running their businesses.

KCRO is located at 500 NE Colbern Road in Lee's Summit. Phone: 816-622-7000.

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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:

• emergency response training and planning;
• advice on hazardous chemicals and technical expertise used to provide spill cleanup advice and oversight;
• coordinate private contractors to clean up hazardous material spills;
• ensure a proper environmental cleanup is completed;
• drug lab seizure assistance;
• Chemical Accident Prevention Program for businesses that use hazardous chemicals;
• Homeland security issues.

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. To report a hazardous substance spill call 573-634-2436.

DEPARTMENT CONTINUES ASSISTING CLEANUP OF GASOLINE/DIESEL SPILL IN SALINE COUNTY

After the Jan. 7 explosion at the MFA Petrocard and Bulk Facility north of Marshall, Mo., the Missouri Department of Natural Resources continued to provide oversight of the cleanup process.

The department worked with MFA and its environmental contractor to provide guidance and necessary permits to dispose of the containment water used in putting out the fires that followed the explosion. The department's Environmental Emergency Response Team worked to determine the amount of refined fuels lost during the incident and determine environmental impacts to the area.

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources' environmental emergency staff and local fire officals worked to extinguish a fire at the MFA Petrocard and Bulk Facility north of Marshall.

The department provides daily support and protection for the citizens of Missouri during environmental emergencies such as the Marshall explosion. Its environmental emergency response system has on-scene coordinators located throughout the state and available 24-hours a day, seven days a week, to respond to hazardous substance spills. A hazardous waste generator fee funds the system.

The incident happened around 8 a.m. on Highway 41 north of Hwy 240 in Marshall. Saline County officials reported the incident to the department and staff members of the Environmental Emergency Response Team were immediately dispatched to the scene. The explosion happened while a delivery tanker truck was unloading gasoline into the above ground storage tank. The fire's intense heat and flames caused nearby propane bobtail trucks, a storage tank and tanker truck to be consumed by the fire. The fire caused seven other above ground storage tanks to lose their contents.

Local fire officials used several million gallons of water to extinguish the fire and keep surrounding tanks cool. The departments' on-scene coordinators worked with the local officials and MFA's environmental contractor to contain the fuel and water runoff. The runoff was contained in trenches, a storm water retention pond and storage tanks delivered to the site. Crews worked to separate the petroleum products from the water used during the incident. Contractors were taking the by-product to a nearby refinery to be recycled.

For more information contact Renee Bungart with the Missouri 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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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.

AIR CONSERVATION COMMISSION TO MEET FEB. 10

The Missouri Air Conservation Commission will hold a public meeting at 9 a.m. on Feb. 10, 2005, at the Governor's 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

HAZARDOUS WASTE COMMISSION TO MEET FEB. 10

The Missouri Hazardous Waste Commission will hold a public meeting at 9:30 a.m. on Feb. 10, 2005, at the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, 1738 E. Elm St., Lower Level, Jefferson City.

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

SBCAC MEETING TO BE HELD FEB. 16

The next Small Business Compliance Advisory Committee (SBCAC) meeting has been scheduled for Feb. 16, 2005. The meeting is being held at the Department of Natural Resources' Southwest Regional Office at 2040 W. Woodlawn in Springfield.

For more information, call the department's Outreach and Assistance Center at 800-361-4827 or 573-526-6627.

EMS TRAINING AND IMPLEMENTATION FOR BUSINESS

The department is 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 U.S. 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 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.

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 at www.dnr.mo.gov/regs/index.html.

Air Pollution Control Program	Operating Permits
Rule number: 010-06.065 - Streamlines the basic and intermediate operating permits, minimizing the workload on both industry and program staff, while maintaining the ambient air quality standards.
Public comment ends: A pril 7, 2005	Public hearing: March 31, 2005
Missouri Register Citation: Filed, not yet published	Department contact: 573-751-4817

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