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

MAY 2005

SENATE BILL 225 PASSES PROVIDING PROTECTION AND SUPPORT FOR STATE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
Including scrap tires, hazardous waste, solid waste and dry cleaning facilities

The 2005 Missouri General Assembly passed Senate Bill 225 on May 11, 2005. The bill is currently awaiting Gov. Blunt's approval. If signed by the governor, the bill will go into effect on Aug. 28, 2005. SB225 reinstates, renews and extends fees for environmental services that benefit the citizens and businesses of Missouri including hazardous and solid wastes, tires and dry cleaning.

This bill would provide direction and funding for Missouri's management of scrap tires, solid wastes, hazardous wastes and dry cleaners contamination. It would extend fees, some of them reduced, that support these state programs and includes sunsets on the fees and reporting requirements on the programs so their performance can be assessed.

Scrap Tires
SB 225 would reestablish the scrap tire fee until Jan. 1, 2010. The previous fee expired Jan. 1, 2004 and was known as the Waste Tire Fee. SB 225 changed the fee name to the Scrap Tire Fee. There are more than 2.5 million scrap tires remaining across the state awaiting cleanups. The 50-cent per scrap tire fee would generate about $2.1 million annually for tire cleanups, grants, educational outreach and staff to administer and assist the tire efforts. The bill includes a Missouri vendor preference that may provide a competitive advantage to Missouri businesses that would want to participate in tire site cleanups. The proposal allows any unencumbered moneys to be used for public health, environmental and safety projects in response to environmental emergencies as determined by the director.

The bill would require the department to report to the general assembly the status of tire cleanups by Jan. 1, 2009, so the legislature can consider renewal options for the fee.

Hazardous Wastes
SB 225 would extend the Hazardous Waste fee bill until Dec. 31, 2011 with some modifications and additions. The bill would reduce fees for many hazardous waste facilities. The bill would also add a new 50-cent fee on lead-acid batteries purchased in Missouri. The bill also includes the following modifications:

• Streamlines services to the industries that deal with hazardous waste by reducing paperwork and fees.
• Reduces the burdens on Missouri businesses, especially cement kilns, by reducing the requirements and fees on the out-of-state generators of the waste.
• Simplifies requirements for Missouri Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facilities. These facilities will submit to the department a $2 per ton fee for all hazardous wastes received from outside the state.
• Simplifies the in-state generators schedule of paying $5 per ton and increases the maximum threshold for the fee paid to $52,000 per year. This replaces the complex formula presently used to calculate their fees.
• Requires the department to request an annual appropriation of general revenue equal to any state match obligation to the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency for federal Superfund cleanups. The current estimates of state share for known sites range from $3.6 million to $9.8 million, depending upon eventual actual costs of the cleanup work.
• Reduces overall fee funding to the department from the current average revenue of $5.1 million to an estimated $4 million. Current expenditures are $5.3 million annually. The department will continue to evaluate services, focusing on the highest priorities, seeking ways to streamline and improve, use the existing fund balance, enhance cost recovery, etc.
  Solid Waste

SB 225 provides for a redistribution of the solid waste tonnage fee until Dec. 31, 2011. The bill provides funding for the department's solid waste efforts include statewide planning, pollution prevention, permitting, compliance assistance efforts, inspection, enforcement and management of financial assistance to the solid waste management districts and its constituents.

Overall, the bill would reduce the amount of funding available to the department to carry out solid waste activities and increase the amount available to local solid waste districts, including an increase in the minimum amount that will be awarded to each district. The districts are required to have independent annual and biennial financial audits and performance audits conducted by the department.

The department would receive about $4 million and the districts about $6.3 million. This proposal would enable the state to maintain its EPA "approval" for implementing Subtitle D landfill regulations giving the state the authority to review and hopefully approve new landfills and expansions of existing landfills throughout the state. Without this approval, new landfills and expansion of existing sites would be completely banned in approximately one-third of the state due to the state's seismic zone. Adequate in-state landfill capacity helps to keep the cost of solid waste management affordable for Missouri citizens.

Dry Cleaners
SB 225 would continue the dry cleaner fund to provide monies for the assessment, investigation and remediation of dry cleaner sites that are contaminated with dry cleaning solvents. SB 225 excludes dry cleaners using petroleum-based solvents and extends the enrollment date for dry cleaning sites until July 1, 2009. If the Governor signs SB 170, the dry cleaner portion of SB 225 would take effect immediately.

Many dry cleaning facilities now sit abandoned due to real or perceived contamination problems and without the act these sites will continue to remain vacant and unused. This bill would allow cleanups, reuse and redevelopment of these sites to proceed. This fund would support soil, groundwater and surface water cleanups associated with dry cleaning solvent contamination.

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MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES TO HOST PUBLIC AWARENESS SESSION JUNE 14 ON LANDFILL PERMITTING PROCESS IN BUCKNER

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources will hold a public awareness session at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 14, at the Buckner Elementary School cafeteria, 13 S. Sibley St., Buckner.

Aquila Inc. has obtained Preliminary Site Investigation Approval to expand its existing coal ash landfill in Jackson County. The proposed site is located east of the Sibley Power Plant and approximately 3 miles northeast of Buckner. The landfill would receive coal ash waste from the existing power plant.

The Department of Natural Resources reviews all applications submitted by cities, counties and private owners to ensure that solid waste landfills are properly designed and constructed. Other technical factors that protect Missouri's environment are also examined.

The department will explain the permitting process for landfills during the session. Representatives of the department's Geological Survey and Resource Assessment Division, Air and Land Protection Division and Kansas City Regional Office will be available to answer questions. Citizens are encouraged to attend to learn about the landfill permitting process and landfill operations.

People requiring special services or accommodations to attend the meeting can make arrangements by calling 800-361-4827 or 573-751-5401. Hearing-impaired individuals may contact the program through Relay Missouri at 800-735-2966.

Questions and comments regarding the proposed landfill expansion or the department's role in regulating solid waste landfills may be sent to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources' Solid Waste Management Program, P.O. Box 176, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0176 or phone Frank Dolan at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-5401. For more information on solid waste issues, visit the department's Web site at www.dnr.mo.gov/env/swmp.

An audio Public Service Announcement for this meeting can be downloaded from the department's Web site at www.dnr.mo.gov/psa/index.html.

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DEPARTMENT DENIES APPLICATION FOR MCDONALD COUNTY TRANSFER STATION

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has denied an application from GT Management LLC to construct the McDonald County Transfer Station. The company's proposed site is located east of Highway 71 on Little Missouri Hollow Road, south of Jane in McDonald County.

The department denied the application after determining the road conditions leading to the proposed facility were inadequate for loaded packer and semi-tractor trailer vehicles. "The road is dangerously narrow and improperly constructed to support the types of vehicles using the transfer station," said Jim Hull, director of the department's Solid Waste Management Program. As such, the application failed to meet the design and operation guidelines in 10 CSR 80 - 5.010(3)(B).

"The department provided GT Management an opportunity to address the road conditions, however, the company has thus far been unable to reach an agreement with the McDonald County Commission to improve the road," said Hull. The company has 30 days from the receipt of the department's denial letter to appeal. GT Management also may re-apply for a permit after the road design issues are addressed.

Questions and comments regarding this denial or the department's role in regulating solid waste transfer stations may be sent to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Solid Waste Management Program, P.O. Box 176, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0176 or call 800-361-4827 or 573-751-5401.

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HIGH FIVE! NORBORNE HIGH SCHOOL WINS MISSOURI ENVIROTHON

From left to right: Chris Brooke, Holly Bellis, Adam Francis and Joseph Buhlig. Not pictured: Karl Beckemeier.

What are the odds that team number five would win the state Envirothon held on 05-05-05? More than just coincidence? Yes! The winner of the 2005 Missouri Envirothon is Norborne High School. The school has been to the state competition several times and was the state winner in 2001. They know what it takes to be a state winner and work hard to achieve that goal.

Norborne High School was one of 20 teams that participated at this year's state Envirothon on May 5 at the Missouri Department of Conservation's Runge Nature Center in Jefferson City. The teams competed in the areas of soils, aquatics, wildlife, forestry and the 2005 conservation issue, managing cultural landscapes.

The state event features the top three teams from each of Missouri's seven regional competitions. At the state level, the teams rotate through five out-door challenge stations, as well as an oral presentation station.

After a morning of hands-on natural resource testing and problem-solving, the students relaxed with their teammates for a catered lunch. Then it was back to the rotation schedule to finish testing.

After the scores were totaled, the winners were announced. The Norborne High School team is the 2005 Missouri State Envirothon champion. Parkway North High School placed second and Sturgeon High School took third place honors. The championship team will advance to the national Canon Envirothon that will be held in Springfield, Mo., in July.

The Envirothon is north America's largest high school natural resource competition, with more than 40 states and seven Canadian provinces competing at the national level. Next year's state competition will be held May 4. Regional competition dates are available through local soil and water conservation district offices.

Sponsors for the event included the Missouri Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts, local soil and water conservation districts, the Missouri Soil and Water Conservation Districts Employees Association, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, the Missouri Department of Conservation, the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service, the University Extension, the Show-Me Chapter of the Soil and Water Conservation Society and Bass Pro Shops.

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DEPARTMENT SEEKS COMMENTS ON BEAZER EAST INC. DRAFT PERMIT MODIFICATION

The Department of Natural Resources has issued a draft Hazardous Waste Management Facility (MHWMF) Part I permit modification to Beazer East Inc. The facility is located at 6740 Stadium Drive in Kansas City.

The public is invited to review and provide comments on the permit modification until June 25.

Beazer is a former wood-treating facility. The National Lumber and Creosote Company began wood treating operations at the property now owned by Beazer in the early 1920s. Railroad ties, posts and telephone poles were pressure-treated mainly with creosote. Koppers Company Inc. bought the property in 1937 and continued similar wood treating operations. Koppers permanently closed the facility before the property was bought in 1988 by Beazer Material and Services Inc., now named Beazer.

Beazer is currently performing cleanup activities at the property under MHWMF Part I and the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments (HSWA) Part II permits, issued July 24, 1997. During the facility investigation, Beazer discovered soil, sediment, surface water and groundwater in various areas of the facility contaminated with polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons related to past wood treating operations. Beazer took several interim actions at the facility over the past six years to control immediate threats to human health and the environment and to prevent further contamination.

The proposed permit modification would allow Beazer to perform the following activities:

• Develop institutional controls to lessen future exposure to contaminants.
• Construct Gradient-Enhanced Dense Non-Aqueous Phase Liquid (DNAPL) recovery wells to recover DNAPLs and monitor groundwater.
• Remove portions of the property that require "No Further Corrective Action" from the jurisdiction of the MHWMF Part I and HSWA Part II permits.
  The public can review and copy the draft permit modification and supporting documents by appointment at either of the following department offices:

Kansas City Regional Office
500 Northeast Colbern Rd.
Lee's Summit, MO 64086-4710
Phone: 816-622-7000

Hazardous Waste Program
1738 E. Elm St. (lower level) Jefferson City, MO 65101
Phone: 573-522-3345

The draft permit modification is also available on the department's Web site at www.dnr.mo.gov/env/hwp/permits/permits-public-part.htm.

Only the conditions that are being modified are open for public comment. Please send written comments to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Vin Journey, R.G., P.O. Box 176, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0176.

During the public comment period, anyone can request a public hearing on the draft permit modification by writing to Vin Journey at the above address. The hearing request must state what issues are to be brought up during the hearing. For more information, call Journey at 573-751-3553 or 800-361-4827.

Anyone may call or write the department to be placed on Beazer's mailing list. By doing this, they will receive notice from the department or Beazer on any major permitting activities at the facility.

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DEPARTMENT IDENTIFIES WATER SYSTEMS THAT FAIL TO COMPLY WITH TESTING REQUIREMENTS

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has released a list of 19 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 12-month period. Months these systems failed to collect at least one routine sample are given for the interval from February 2004 to March 2005; 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.

"Water that is contaminated with bacteria can cause disease," said Darrell Osterhoudt, chief of the department's Public Drinking Water Branch. "It's crucial that systems routinely test their drinking water to ensure the safety of all Missouri's citizens and visitors."

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. When 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. Often, informing the public of the system's chronic failure to monitor will prompt a system to routinely submit samples.

The vast majority of community and non-community public water systems in Missouri complies with all monitoring requirements and meets all drinking water standards. Chronic violators are the exception rather than the rule, as this current list of 19 systems represents less than one percent of the approximately 2,700 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 bacteria 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. Disease symptoms include diarrhea, cramps, nausea, possible jaundice and associated headaches and fatigue. The presence of these bacteria can result from a number of problems. These could be due to an improperly constructed or deteriorating well, inadequate water treatment, or contamination in the distribution system, including water towers and the mains that distribute the water.

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 that failed to meet the testing requirements are listed below 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.

COUNTY	Drinking water system
BARRY	Dell Apartments
BENTON	Sun Valley Subdivision
CALLAWAY	Tower Mobile Home Park
CAMDEN	Fuzzie's; Lucky's; Climax One Stop; Trail House Restaurant; Up The Creek
GREENE	American Legion Post #676
JASPER	Modern Day Veterans
MARIES	Ray Rays LLC
MILLER	Blue Ridge Mobile Home Park
OZARK	Grammy's Family Restaurant
PHELPS	Whitson Scenic View Mobile Home Park
ST. CLAIR	Joe's Countryside Market
ST. LOUIS	Wildhorse Creek Amoco
STONE	Starlight Village; Starrlite Village, 4th addition; Wagner's One Stop

For more information, contact the department's Water Protection Program at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-8309. The list of violators can also be found online at www.dnr.mo.gov/env/wpp/chronic/1Qchronic.pdf.

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MISSOURI FACILITIES REPORT MAJOR DECREASE IN TOXIC CHEMICAL RELEASES

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the national Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) data for 2003. Nearly 600 facilities in Missouri reported an overall 9.7 percent reduction of toxic chemicals releases - the largest decrease in several years, according to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.

Manufacturing industries reduced their releases by nearly 20 percent, the greatest single year decrease since 1989.

Five hundred and seventy-six Missouri facilities reported releasing 102.2 million pounds of toxic chemicals to the environment. This includes on-site releases of 27.6 million pounds to the air, 64 million pounds to the land and 2.6 million pounds to the water. This was a decrease of 10.9 million pounds or 9.7 percent less than released in 2002.

A total of 7.7 million pounds was sent off-site for disposal in landfills or surface impoundments. Metals or metal compounds discharged to sewage treatment plants totaled 144,658 pounds. Because metals can not be destroyed at wastewater treatment plants, these discharges are considered releases to the environment. Other chemicals sent to sewer plants are considered treated and destroyed.

The TRI is a national EPA database that monitors and tracks the environmental releases of approximately 650 toxic chemicals nationwide. TRI releases are reported to EPA annually by two main industry groups: the manufacturing companies, called the "original industries" because they have reported to the TRI since the inception of the program in 1986, and "new industries," that just started reporting in 1998.

In Missouri, the volume of total releases is almost evenly split between the two groups. In 2003 the original industry group, 520 manufacturing facilities, reported 45.3 percent of the total chemicals released. The 56 facilities in the new industry group reported releasing 54.6 percent of the 102.2 million pound total.

Although 56 new industry facilities reported to the TRI in 2003, 18 electric utilities scattered across the state and four metal mines located in southeast Missouri, in Reynolds and Iron counties, account for more than 99 percent of the toxic releases reported by this group.

All of the total 9.7 percent decrease is attributable to the original industries. That group reduced their toxic chemical releases by 19.7 percent between 2002 and 2003. The new industry group reported a 0.6 percent increase during the same time. These totals are for both on- and off-site releases.

This 19.7 percent decrease is the single largest decrease by the original industry group since 1989, almost the beginning of the TRI program. Also, this large decrease was essentially due entirely to decreases in their on-site releases.

A more complete summary and analysis of the TRI data specific to Missouri can be found in the Department of Natural Resources' 2003 TRI Report. The latest report, which is for the 2003 reporting year, is available either by calling 800-361-4827 or by accessing it on the Web at www.dnr.mo.gov/pubs/mo03tri.pdf.

The information in this article focuses on several positive outcomes reported for 2003 but it is only a brief summary of the 2003 TRI data. For additional information concerning the Toxics Release Inventory contact the Department of Natural Resources at 800-361-4827.

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DEPARTMENT TO BEGIN STUDIES OF MINE SITES IN WASHINGTON COUNTY

The Department of Natural Resources will conduct investigations of the Washington County mining areas as part of a statewide inventory project. The inventory will include identifying all historic lead and zinc mining, milling, smelting and processing sites. The department will also evaluate the sites' effect on human health and the environment. The department is using a federal Brownfields grant to complete this project.

Long-time Washington County residents probably know where at least one old lead, or barite (tiff) mine is located. Historic information shows that numerous lead and barite mining, milling or smelting sites occurred in what is known as the Washington County Lead District Site. The purpose of the Washington County investigations is to identify any environmental problems that could limit the development and use of mined lands. These investigations will provide valuable information that residents, property owners and developers need.

If environmental problems from mining, milling or smelting need to be addressed, there may be federal and state funds, or funds from the former mining companies, available for cleanup activities.

The department will contact property owners where mining activities may have occurred or where mine waste may be present. The department is requesting access to these properties to conduct environmental sampling. The sampling will be conducted at no cost to the property owner or resident.

For more information regarding the Washington County Lead District Site, contact Valerie Wilder of the Department of Natural Resources at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-4827.

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DEPARTMENT PARTNERS WITH MERAMEC REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION TO CATCH ILLEGAL DUMPERS

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources recently turned over video surveillance evidence of three people illegally dumping trash in Phelps County. The illegal dumpsite, located alongside Phelps County Road 6630 near the community of Duke, has been an eyesore and a problem to local residents for years.

The Meramec Regional Planning Commission (MRPC) requested the department's assistance to help catch illegal dumpers at the site. The department installs cameras near dumpsites in an effort to stop illegal dumping throughout the state. Environmental investigators Craig Abbott and Terry Ball installed the cameras at this site, and within days investigators were able to identify two Phelps County residents and one Texas County resident dumping numerous bags of household trash, burn barrel residue, waste oil cans and a car battery.

The department turned over the video surveillance evidence to Phelps County Prosecuting Attorney Kenneth Clayton. Criminal charges have been filed in Phelps County based on the video evidence.

MRPC, with funding from the Ozark Rivers Solid Waste Management District and U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development, has been cleaning dumpsites in the Ozark region. "Setting up surveillance cameras to catch illegal dumpers enhanced our cleanup program," said Tammy Snodgrass with MRPC. "There is finally a tool that allows us to identify those illegally dumping on public and private property. We hope that the money collected through fines against these perpetrators will be used to offset the cost of cleaning up these dumpsites, which takes some of the burden off of taxpayers," added Snodgrass.

The Department of Natural Resources' goal is to educate citizens on choosing legal disposal options, such as commercial trash service or a permitted landfill, transfer station or recycling facility. MRPC takes that approach one step further by cleaning up and continuing to monitor the sites to ensure that dumping does not reoccur. For the Phelps County Road 6630 site, MRPC is working cooperatively with the Phelps County Commission, Phelps County Road Department, Phelps County Sheriff's Department, Department of Conservation, U.S. Forest Service, Department of Corrections, local property owners, and volunteers from Briggs and Stratton and Brewer Science to clean up the site. "So far we removed 78.59 tons of trash, 30,025 pounds of metals and approximately 350 tires and there is more trash yet to be removed," said Snodgrass, who serves as MRPC environmental programs manager.

The department's illegal dumping surveillance camera program began about three years ago. The department continues to gain the support of residents and county governments throughout the state in addition to other states that have similar problems. Since the program began, 30 people have been ordered by the court to pay a total of more than $20,000 in restitution used to clean up the dumpsites.

For more information regarding this story or on waste management opportunities please feel free to contact the Missouri Department of Natural Resources' Solid Waste Management Program at 573-751-5401 or the Meramec Regional Planning Commission at 573-265 2993. To view illegal dumping videos, visit www.dnr.mo.gov/videos.htm.

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DEPARTMENT BEGINS TECHNICAL REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY'S PERMIT APPLICATION

The department is reviewing a hazardous waste permit application, submitted by International Paper Company (IPC) in March 2004. The facility is located at 2609 S. Rangeline Road in Joplin. IPC submitted this application for renewal of its existing hazardous waste permit for post-closure care, which expired Aug. 22, 2004. The public is invited to review and provide comments on the permit application.

IPC is an active wood treating facility that treats telephone poles. At one time, the facility contained nine surface impoundments previously used for recovery and waste disposal. The surface impoundments were closed under Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) closure requirements and guidance. IPC is currently monitoring and maintaining two landfarms that contain contaminated soil. The soil is contaminated with several wood treatment chemicals. The landfarms were closed and capped, allowing for reuse of the overlying areas. The hazardous waste permit for post-closure care includes operation and maintenance of a corrective action program that addresses releases from past operations, including groundwater contamination, and any future releases that should occur at the facility.

The public can review and copy the permit application and supporting documents at the Joplin Public Library, 300 S. Main St. or by appointment at either of the following department offices:

Southwest Regional Office
2040 W. Woodland
Springfield, Missouri
Phone: 417-891-4300

Hazardous Waste Program
1738 East Elm Street (lower level)
Jefferson City, Missouri
Phone: 573-522-3345

Comments can be sent to Brian McCurren, Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Hazardous Waste Program, P.O. Box 176, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0176

Anyone may request to have his or her name placed on IPC's mailing list. By doing this, they will receive notice from the department or IPC on any major permitting activities at the facility.

For more information, contact Brian McCurren in the department's Hazardous Waste Program, at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-3553.

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DEPARTMENT ADDS DRAFT AND FINAL HAZARDOUS WASTE PERMITS TO WEB SITE

The department's Hazardous Waste Program recently added Missouri facilities draft and final hazardous waste permits to the department's Web site at www.dnr.mo.gov/env/hwp/permits/permits-public-part.htm. Hazardous Waste Permit Applications are not available online due to their size.

Also listed on this Web page are the public participation opportunities that are currently available for Missouri hazardous waste facilities. Hardcopies of reports and documents can be viewed at the information center listed for that facility or by appointment at the department's Hazardous Waste Program, 1738 East Elm St. in Jefferson City.

For more information, call the department's Hazardous Waste Program at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-3553.

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DEPARTMENT'S AT YOUR SERVICE GUIDE IS ON THE WEB

Looking for information about abandoned mine lands? Want to know what to do to safely remove asbestos? Need information about solid waste landfills or hazardous household materials? Who can you ask to find the answers to your questions? Use the At Your Service guide created by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.

At Your Service provides you with a guide with phone numbers and addresses to the services offered by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. The guide includes information and phone numbers on a variety of our partners. We've organized it alphabetically by topic so it's a quick and easy reference for you. At Your Service is located on the department's Web site at www.dnr.mo.gov/pubs/pub99.pdf.

The Department of Natural Resources is here to serve you year-round. We hope this guide serves as a handy reference tool for you to use when making decisions on how to protect and preserve your natural resources. We take seriously our responsibility to protect and enhance Missouri's environment and the state's natural, cultural, historical and energy resources. We work with communities, businesses, schools, elected officials and citizens throughout Missouri to ensure that we all have clean air, clean water and land that sustains a diversity of life.

Call toll-free at 800-361-4827 for more information if you have questions about the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.

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DEPARTMENT ISSUES TWO CERTIFICATES OF COMPLETION FOR BROWNFIELD CLEANUPS

The Department of Natural Resources has issued Certificates of Completion for two 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 two sites recently cleaned up include
. Printpack Inc. facility in Hazelwood
. Paragon Building Site in Creve Coeur

Printpack, Inc.
A final Certificate of Completion has been issued to Printpack Inc. of Hazaelwood. In 1983 an underground storage tank containing solvents collapsed at the site, releasing about 5,000 gallons of solvents (xylene, ethylbenzene, and toluene) to soil and groundwater. The previous owner, Crown Zellerbach, initiated action through the department.

Crown Zellerbach's consultant excavated the ruptured tank and surrounding soil, and initiated a recovery and remediation operation that consisted of monitoring and recovery wells, a groundwater pump and treatment system and a groundwater re-injection trench.

By 1998, the facility, now owned by Printpack Inc., expanded the remediation system to incorporate a vapor extraction system and an air sparging system to inject air into groundwater and release vapors. From 2001 through 2003, Monitored Natural Attenuation (MNA) was employed to assess remaining solvent concentrations. Printpack enrolled the site in the department's B/VCP in January 2004. Soil sampling conducted by Printpack's consultant in March 2004 confirmed that solvents are not present in soil at detectable concentrations. MNA and groundwater modeling results indicated the remaining solvents in shallow groundwater were above standards, but were reducing naturally and would not migrate to any off-site receptors. The B/VCP determined that the residual solvents in shallow groundwater did not pose a health threat if managed through restrictions on property use and use of groundwater.

Paragon Building
The 10.24-acre Paragon Building Site in Creve Couer was developed in 1980 for use as a commercial office building. Prior to that time the property was vacant land.

In July and August 2004, LM Consultants Inc., conducted a limited Phase II environmental site assessment that identified the presence of tetrachloroethylene (PCE) in the soil and groundwater. PCE is a compound used in the dry cleaning process. The levels of PCE in the soil were below those appropriate for unrestricted use of the property. However, the PCE levels detected in the groundwater were above the levels deemed appropriate for unrestricted use of the property.

There was no historical use of PCE at the property and therefore it was determined that the PCE has migrated to the site from an adjacent dry cleaning facility. The dry cleaning facility is located at an adjoining shopping center on the north side of the property and is approximately 30-40 feet from of the Paragon Building site. The adjacent property owner, as well as the owner of the dry cleaning facility, have been notified that the PCE contamination is migrating to the Paragon Building site.

Because the PCE-contaminated groundwater is from an off-site source, the participant was not responsible for the remediation. However, because PCE will remain at levels above those appropriate for unrestricted use of the property a Restrictive Covenant was recorded with the St. Louis County Recorder of Deeds for the purposes of protecting public health and safety and the environment.

The department issues Certificates of Completion when restrictions for future use of properties are included as part of the cleanup. For more information on these sites, contact Scott Huckstep at 800-361-4827 or 573-526-2740.

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AIR FORCE BASE TRANSFERS PROPERTY TO KANSAS CITY

The Air Force Real Property Agency announced in the April 12 edition of The Kansas City Star that the final property transfer for the former Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base occurred on March 13, 2005. The 184 acres of the base were transferred to the city of Kansas City, Mo for development as a commercial/industrial park. The majority of the installation was previously transferred to Kansas City and Belton, the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S Army Reserves. This final property transfer was done after consultation with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources and the Environmental Protection Agency representing both the state and federal environmental regulatory agencies. The property became available as a result of the closure of Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base. The department worked as part of a base closure team in conjunction with the EPA, the Air Force Real Property Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers.

In 2001, thirteen thousand three hundred cubic yards of contaminated soil were removed from the site and placed in a landfill as part of the cleanup at the base. In addition to soil being removed; overhead electrical lines, support poles, pole-mount transformers and other materials left behind were also removed. Six areas within the closed base that were targeted by the cleanup were a former fire training area; petroleum, oil and lubricants storage facilities; an underground storage tank area and a firing range. The soils in these areas were contaminated petroleum hydrocarbons, polyaromatic hydrocarbons and metals often found in petroleum products.

For more information about the property transfer, contact Sonja Coderre, Public Affairs Officer, AFRPA/Division C, 143 Billy Mitchell Blvd., Suite 1, San Antonio, TX 78226-1816. Call toll-free 1-866-725-7617.

A redevelopment plan is underway with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources working with the Air Force and the city of Kansas City. A public ceremony to commemorate the transfer of the remaining Air Force property and completion of the cleanup
will be scheduled after the revedelopment plans are finalized.

For additional information on the former Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base or other federal facility sites located in Missouri, contact Ramona Huckstep of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources at 800-361-4827 or by e-mail at ramona.huckstep@dnr.mo.gov.

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RECORD OF DECISION SIGNED FOR THE 139th AIRLIFT WING AT ROSECRANS MEMORIAL AIRPORT

On March 30, 2005, the Department of Natural Resources' Hazardous Waste Program signed a Record of Decision (ROD) with the Missouri Air National Guard 139th Airlift Wing (139th AW) for the Former Fire Protection Training Area No. 1. The site is located immediately east of the 139th AW's facility, at Rosecrans Memorial Airport, in St. Joseph, on property owned by the City of St. Joseph.

A Record of Decision is a public document that explains which cleanup alternatives will be used at a site. Contaminants of concern in the soil include volatile organic compounds, semivolatile organic compounds and petroleum hydrocarbons. The selected remedy is the excavation and proper disposal of the contaminated soil. The excavation will then be backfilled with clean soil. Contaminants in the groundwater are currently below cleanup standards, but will be monitored for two years.

Hazardous wastes and materials were generated at the site in support of past and present training and operational missions. Those activities include firefighter training and aircraft and wheeled-vehicle maintenance.

Fire-training activities occurred at the site from 1960 to 1981 and from 1986 to approximately 1988. Through 1975, an estimated 15,000 gallons of flammable liquids were used at this site. Since 1975, an additional 9,500 gallons of JP-4 (jet propulsion fuel) was used. During the fire training exercises, some portion of the liquids are assumed to have seeped into the ground.

Aircraft maintenance operations generated hazardous wastes in the form of contaminated fuels, hydraulic fluids, solvents, degreasers, waste crankcase oil, chlorinated solvents and battery acid. Wheeled-vehicle maintenance operations produced the same types of hazardous wastes as the aircraft maintenance. Some quantities of the wastes were burned at the site during firefighter training.

In addition to the fire training exercises, tanker truck filters were changed at the site. During each filter change, an estimated 20 gallons of fuel were released to the ground. Historically, there have been only minor spills and releases of hazardous materials at the facility, none of which required emergency response.

For additional information on the Rosecrans site or other federal facility sites located in Missouri, contact Ramona Huckstep of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources at 800-361-4827 or by e-mail at ramona.huckstep@dnr.mo.gov.

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DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ANNOUNCES NEW DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR POLICY

Missouri Department of Natural Resources' Director Doyle Childers announced that Floyd Gilzow will join the agency as its deputy director for policy.

Gilzow is currently the executive director of the Upper White River Basin Foundation, where he is responsible for all facets of a bistate water quality foundation focused on building business, government and civic partnerships to reduce water pollution levels.
"We are very happy to have someone of Floyd's caliber and expertise joining our agency," Childers said. "He has a depth of knowledge on environmental issues as well as a solid network of relationships with federal, state and local officials that will be necessary to do this job successfully."

As deputy director for policy, Gilzow will interact with the department's leadership team on a wide variety of agency interests. He will oversee the agency's policy development on key environmental issues, including federal and interstate issues.

A former chief administrative assistant to Majority Whip and Congressman Roy Blunt, Gilzow has also served as senior policy advisor for the White House Commission on Urban Families, executive director of the Governor's Literacy Council, chairman of the Mayor's Environmental Advisory Board, co-author of the final report of the White House Conference on Libraries and Information Services, vice-president of administration for Southwest Baptist University and executive deputy Secretary of State.

Gilzow replaces Ron Kucera, who recently left the agency after 28 years of service.

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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 RESPONDS TO CLEAN UP DIESEL FUEL LEAK NORTH OF WEST PLAINS

On April 20, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources mobilized staff from the department's Environmental Emergency Response Team to the scene of a diesel fuel leak threatening the environment at the intersection of Highways 63 and 14 north of West Plains.

The Snappy Mart #11 reported the diesel fuel leak occurred after a vehicle hit one of its pump islands. A contractor fixed the island, however, an on-going release continued. The leak was detected by Snappy Mart after the diesel fuel was observed in a ditch adjacent to the gas station. The West Plains Fire Department also notified the department after they noticed the fuel leak appeared larger than the first report. The fuel migrated approximately 800 feet both above and underground.

The department's environmental emergency response staff provided assistance and oversight during the cleanup. Snappy Mart employees recovered approximately 2,000 gallons of fuel and water mixed. The department and staff from Snappy Mart worked to recover the lost fuel and excavate the contaminated soil. The department requested that the diesel fuel line be pressure tested and a site characterization plan developed to address the cleanup.

The department provides daily support and protection for the citizens of Missouri during environmental emergencies such as this diesel fuel leak. The department's 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. The hazardous waste generator fee funds the system.

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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.

HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT COMMISSION TO MEET JUNE 9

The Hazardous Waste Management Commission will hold a public meeting at 9 a.m., June 9 at the Department of Natural Resources' Conference Center, 1738 E. Elm St., Jefferson City.

For more information, call the department's Hazardous Waste Program at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-3176.

PUBLIC AWARENESS SESSION JUNE 14 ON LANDFILL PERMITTING PROCESS IN BUCKNER

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources will hold a public awareness session at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 14, at the Buckner Elementary School cafeteria, 13 S. Sibley St., Buckner.

Aquila Inc. has obtained Preliminary Site Investigation Approval to expand its existing coal ash landfill in Jackson County. The proposed site is located east of the Sibley Power Plant and approximately 3 miles northeast of Buckner. The landfill would receive coal ash waste from the existing power plant.

Questions and comments regarding the proposed landfill expansion or the department's role in regulating solid waste landfills may be sent to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources' Solid Waste Management Program, P.O. Box 176, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0176 or call Frank Dolan at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-5401.

DAM AND RESERVOIR SAFETY COUNCIL TO MEET JUNE 22

The Dam and Reservoir Safety Council will hold a public meeting at 10 a.m., June 22 at the Department of Natural Resources' Rolla office, 105 Fairgrounds Road.

For more information, call the department's Rolla office at 800-361-4827 or 573-368-2175.

STORM WATER MANAGEMENT LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR TO BE HELD JUNE 22

A technical seminar, Low Impact Development: Cost Effective Tools for Storm Water Management, will be held from 8 a.m. to noon., Thursday, June 22, 2005, at the Lenoir Community Center at 3710 S. Lenoir Street in Columbia, Missouri. A Low Impact Development Luncheon: National LID Initiatives, Economic Development and Success will follow from noon to 2 p.m. Cost to attend is either or both is $15.

The technical seminar will cater to public works and storm water management staff, planners, economic development staff, developers, builders, consulting engineers, inspectors and those who provide technical and financial assistance to developers.

The luncheon will cater to locally elected officials, public works directors, developers, economic development staff, city managers and administrators, storm water management staff and financial managers.

The seminar is co-sponsored by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Boone County, Mid-Missouri Regional Planning Commission, City of Columbia, NAHB Research Center and the National Association of Counties.

For more information, contact Daniela Heppard at 800-361-4827 or 573-526-6627 or send an e-mail to daniela.heppard@dnr.mo.gov.

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

Air Pollution Control Program	Conformity to SIP/FIPs of Trans Plans, Progs, and Projs Devel, Funded or Apprvd Under Title 23 U.S.
Rule Number: 010-02.390 - To amend the state Kansas City transportation conformity rule to bring it into compliance with the recently amended federal transportation conformity rule.
Public comment ends: June 30, 2005	Public hearing: July 7, 2005
Missouri Register Citation: Filed, not yet published	Department contact: 573-751-4817

Air Pollution Control Program	Conformity to SIP/FIPs of Trans Plans, Progs, and Projs Devel, Funded or Apprvd Under Title 23 U.S.
Rule Number: 010-02.390 - To amend the state St. Louis transportation conformity rule to bring it into compliance with the recently amended federal transportation conformity rule.
Public comment ends: June 30, 2005	Public hearing: July 7, 2005
Missouri Register Citation: Filed, not yet published	Department contact: 573-751-4817

Water Pollution Control	Effluent Regulations
Rule Number: 020-07.015 - This amendment will address: (1) DGLS to DGLS, (2) disinfection implementation schedule, (3) phosphorus rule effective dates, (4) dechlorination in losing streams, (5) Antidegredation and effluent in ORWs, (6) high flow exemption, and (7) typos.
Public comment ends: July 14, 2005	Public hearing: July 6, 2005
Missouri Register Citation: Filed, not yet published	Department contact: 573-751-6623

Water Pollution Control	Water Quality Standards
Rule Number: 020-07.031 - This amendment fulfills an obligation under 40 CFR 131.20, which requires a state to review its water quality standards at least once every three years.
Public comment ends: July 14, 2005	Public hearing: July 6, 2005
Missouri Register Citation: Filed, not yet published	Department contact: 573-751-6623

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