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

AUGUST 2005

NEW STRUCTURE AT DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES WILL BETTER SERVE MISSOURIANS
Gov. Matt Blunt announced improvements at the Missouri Department of Natural Resources that will help businesses, communities and citizens protect the environment.

"An improved focus on compliance assistance will help Missouri business and citizens protect their natural resources," Gov. Blunt said. "The role of the Department of Natural Resources is to strike that proper balance of the preservation of our state's natural resources with the need to encourage economic growth in our state."

As part of his compliance assistance initiative, Department of Natural Resources Director Doyle Childers has established a Division of Field Services. This new division will consolidate the department's five regional offices, its Environmental Services Program and several related functions from other divisions. "Compliance assistance to the public is everyone's job in the Department of Natural Resources," Childers said. "Our goal is more efficiency and more credibility among the people we serve."

To improve communication, the department is locating an ombudsman at each regional office. The ombudsman will be independent of the regional office and will inform the regional director and the department director of issues, concerns and problems and assist in issue development. Removing some time-consuming responsibilities from the regional directors should free up more of their time to address their added professional, technical and leadership responsibilities.The department also merged its Air and Land Protection Division with its Water Protection and Soil Conservation Division to form the Division of Environmental Quality. Eliminating a division within the agency will help to increase efficiencies within the department's existing budget, including the ombudsman program and additional satellite offices.

By placing staff where the needs are, the department is also cutting down on "windshield time," or time spent traveling by staff to statewide locations, according to Childers. "One major issue that appears to affect productivity in numerous state organizations, including our own, is the amount of time spent in transit to locations where attention is needed," he said. "We have mapped out the geographical locations with the greatest number of contacts required via permits, complaints and so forth. We then designed a network that more fully uses the necessary staff members in the locations where their services are in the
most demand."

The department has already opened a temporary office in Carthage to provide staff better access to the citizens and their concerns about odor problems in that part of the state. There are plans to open satellite offices in Maryville and Rolla; additional locations in West Plains, Hannibal and Portageville at the Delta Center are also under consideration.

Providing assistance on the front end will help Missouri businesses and citizens stay in compliance with environmental laws and regulations, said Childers. "Our goal is not to issue violation notices in an arbitrary manner. In fact, violation notices are a measure of last resort," he said. "We want to achieve compliance with the state and federal laws in a cooperative manner with the citizens."

In conjunction with ensuring compliance, the department will focus its litigation on cases appropriate to ensure enforcement. "If an entity is polluting, we will take action," Childers said. "Where necessary, we will enforce cases to the fullest extent of the law." An internal Enforcement Review Board will assist in this effort by looking at cases for consistency and the need for elevation of the issue.

Several months ago, Gov. Blunt challenged the department to find a better method of providing permits to the public. In conjunction with the consolidated information technology functions established by the Office of Administration, the department is looking at a computer-based system of issuing permits, except for very complex and difficult operations.

In addition to permitting, an internal workgroup is looking at consistency in the department's regulatory functions. Once the work of the internal teams is complete, the department will invite external stakeholders, including representatives of business and environmental groups, to provide their thoughts
and comments.

For more information, contact the Department of Natural Resources at 800-361-4827 or
573-751-1010.

BROWNFIELDS/VOLUNTARY CLEANUP PROGRAM OVERSEES SUCCESSFUL CLEANUPS
Certificates of Completion issued for sites in Chesterfield, St. Louis, St. Peters, Florissant, Kansas City and Moberly

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 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 "Certificates of Completion" from the state.

Doddridge Street Site
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources issued its 240th Certificate of Completion for the Doddridge Street Site Cleanup in St. Louis. The certification for the site addressed petroleum contaminants including volatile organic compounds and semi-volatile organic compounds in the soil.

Douglas Street LLC entered the department's Brownfields/Voluntary Cleanup Program in November 2004 with the intention to construct a truck and trailer maintenance facility on the 3.73-acre vacant lot. The site contained 20 feet of fill material from unknown sources used to raise the elevation of
the site.

Douglas Street, LLC, retained Shifrin and Associates, Inc. to perform soil and groundwater sampling and compare the identified chemicals of concern with the department's Missouri Risk-Based Corrective Action standards. Since entering the program, Douglas Street LLC has decided to maintain the current land use of parking box trailers on the site. Shifrin and Associates, Inc. determined the contamination levels were below that which would constitute a risk to current or future occupants of the site. Therefore, the department's Brownfields/Voluntary Cleanup Program issued a certificate of completion.

Union Pacific Neff Yard Facility
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources issued its 242nd certificate of completion for the Union Pacific Neff Yard Facility in Kansas City. The certification for the site addressed the cleanup after a lubricating oil release.

In 2000, an overhead lubricating oil pipeline for locomotive service broke, releasing an estimated 5,000 gallons of oil. The oil leaked onto the ground in an active maintenance and fueling facility in the Front Street area of northeast Kansas City. The oil entered the sewage system and reached a nearby municipal wastewater treatment plant where it was discovered and traced back to the source. Union Pacific Railroad conducted emergency cleanup and recovery, and then enrolled the site into the department's Brownfields/Voluntary Cleanup Program in October 2002 for further investigation and cleanup.

Heavy train traffic, numerous tracks and other facilities made soil and groundwater investigation difficult. A small sewage pumping station on-site was used to collect and recover oil from the subsurface. By 2005, levels of oil in shallow soil and groundwater at the site were low enough to achieve site closure. Therefore, the department's Brownfields/Voluntary Cleanup Program issued a certificate of completion in July 2005.

Baxter Center Partnership Mall
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources issued its 243rd a cleanup certificate of completion in Missouri for the Baxter Center Partnership strip mall in Chesterfield. The cleanup certificate for the site addressed soil and groundwater contaminated with tetrachloroethylene used for dry cleaning.

The Baxter Center Partnership hired an environmental consultant to complete a site characterization and risk assessment of the soil and groundwater at the site where Dry Clean $1.99 operates in a small portion of the strip mall. The consultants determined the contamination levels were below that which would constitute a risk to current or future occupants of the site. Therefore, the department's Brownfields/Voluntary Cleanup Program issued a certificate
of completion.

Park East Tower
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources issued its 244th Certificate of Completion in Missouri for the Park East Tower site in St. Louis. The cleanup certificate for the site addressed petroleum contaminants in the soil.

Historical uses of the property included a service station from 1922 to 1942, a commercial office building, and other retail businesses from the 1940s until 1996. Later the site became a paid
parking facility.

Opus Northwest, LLC now owns the 1.5-acre site. Opus Northwest enrolled the site in the department's Brownfields/Voluntary Cleanup Program in September 2004. The site cleanup required removal and disposal of three underground tanks and 20 tons of soil contaminated with petroleum. Following the cleanup, the department determined that contamination levels are below what would constitute a risk to current or future occupants of the site. Therefore, the department's Brownfields/Voluntary Cleanup Program issued a cleanup certificate of completion. Opus Northwest is constructing a 26-story high-rise apartment building with luxury condominiums on the top floors.

American Cleaners in St. Peters
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources issued its 246th Certificate of Completion in Missouri for the former American Cleaners site in St. Peters. The cleanup certificate for the site addressed soil and groundwater contaminated with tetrachloroethylene used for dry cleaning.

The former American Cleaners site is now owned by Dierbergs Mid Rivers Realty in St. Peters. Dierbergs enrolled the site in the department's Brownfields/Voluntary Cleanup Program in December 2004. The site cleanup required removal and disposal of soils contaminated with tetrachloroethylene and the use of sodium permanganate to break down the chemicals found in the shallow groundwater.

Following the cleanup, the department determined the contamination levels are below what would constitute a risk to current or future occupants of the site. Therefore, the department's Brownfields/Voluntary Cleanup Program issued a cleanup certificate of completion. The property has been redeveloped as a Barnes and Noble bookstore next to the Mid Rivers Mall.

MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND EPA SEEK COMMENTS ON DRAFT PERMITS FOR HERITAGE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, LLC
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 7, issued draft permits to Heritage Environmental Services, LLC located at 8525 Northeast 38th St., Kansas City. The draft permits include a Missouri Hazardous Waste Management Facility (MHWMF) Part I and EPA's Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments (HSWA) Part II. The public is invited to review and offer written comments on the draft permits from now until the end of the 45-day public comment period on Monday, October 3.

Heritage Environmental Services, LLC (Heritage) is an active hazardous waste treatment and storage facility. Heritage is certified to handle most hazardous waste and receives waste from several industrial, individual and government customers. Heritage blends the waste and ships it for use as fuel to cement kilns and other permitted facilities. Hazardous wastes that cannot be fuel blended are collected and shipped to other facilities that can store or treat these wastes.

Heritage also handles, stores and treats hazardous waste in tanks. If approved, the permits would allow Heritage to continue hazardous waste storage and treatment at the facility.

The draft permits are available on the department's Web site at www.dnr.mo.gov/env/hwp/permits/notices.htm. Due to its size, supporting documents are not available on the department's Web site. However, the public can review and copy the draft permits and supporting documents at the following locations:

Mid-Continent Public Library
Claycomo Branch
309 East Hwy. 69
Kansas City, Missouri
Hours: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday and Thursday
9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday

By appointment at either of the following department offices:

Kansas City Regional Office
500 Northeast Colbern Road
Lee's Summit, Missouri
Phone: 816-622-7000

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

Or, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday through Friday (not including federal holidays), at:

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7
Information Resource Center
901 North Fifth St.
Kansas City, Kansas
Phone: (913) 551-7241

As noted, the public is invited to review and offer written comments on the draft permits from now until the end of the 45-day public comment period on Monday, October 3. Comments are effective if they point out legal or technical issues in the draft permits. Please send written comments on (MHWMF Part I) to (HSWA Part II) to

Dan Carey
Mo. Department of Natural Resources
Hazardous Waste Program
P.O. Box 176
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0176

Gayle Hubert
U.S. EPA, Region 7
RCRA Permitting and Compliance Branch
901 North Fifth St.
Kansas City, KS 66101

During the public comment period, anyone can request a public hearing on the draft permits by writing to Dan Carey at the above address. The hearing request must state what issues should be brought up during the hearing.

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

For more information, please contact Dan Carey of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources' Hazardous Waste Program at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-3553 or Gayle Hubert of EPA at (913) 551-7439.

MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ISSUES DEMAND LETTER TO ADDRESS ODOR AT RENEWABLE ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has issued a demand letter to Renewable Environmental Solutions (RES) in Carthage. The demand letter addresses five Notices of Excess Emissions issued to RES on March 31, April 15, April 20, June 10 and July 22 of 2005. The demand letter offers RES an opportunity to discuss and negotiate an acceptable and reasonable resolution.

The department documented the excess emissions during its ongoing investigation into odor complaints in the area surrounding the Carthage Industrial Bottoms. The department upgraded the five Notices of Excess Emissions to Notices of Violations after RES's documentation failed to justify the excess emissions.

If the department and RES are unable to reach agreement or schedule a meeting by Sept. 5, 2005, negotiations will cease and the department will place the matter before the Missouri Air Conservation Commission. At that meeting, the department's Air Pollution Control Program will request authorization to refer RES's unresolved violations to the Attorney General's Office for appropriate legal action.

For more information, contact the department's Air Pollution Control Program at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-4817.

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

DEPARTMENT ISSUES UNHEALTHY OZONE STATEMENT FOR ST. LOUIS AND KANSAS CITY AREAS
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources recorded high concentrations of ground-level ozone in St. Louis and Kansas City Aug. 7 and 8. St. Louis air monitors recorded high concentrations on Aug. 7 at Margaretta, Pacific, Weidman Queeny Park and Maryland Heights and on Aug. 8, at Orchard Farms, West Alton, Weidman Queeny Park and Maryland Heights. Kansas City air monitors recorded high concentrations at KCI Airport and Rocky Creek.

High concentrations of ozone are considered unhealthy and can cause problems for those with existing heart or respiratory conditions, or even healthy individuals spending extended periods of time outdoors. In the general population, an elevated ozone level can lead to irritation of the eyes, nose and throat and make breathing difficult.

Emissions from automobiles and industry containing volatile organic compounds and nitrogen oxides create urban ground-level ozone in the presence of sunlight. Higher levels of ozone are most likely to form on summer days with temperatures above 85 degrees, little or no precipitation, lots of sunshine and light winds. When several of these days occur in a row, the risk of unhealthy ozone levels is significantly increased. The National Ambient Air Quality Standard for ozone is .085 ppm averaged over an eight-hour period.

St. Louis and Kansas City residents can help reduce ground-level ozone by following these simple tips:

• Use mass transit, carpool, bike or walk to work, school or on errands.
• Keep your car properly maintained and see a repair technician if your "Check Engine" light is on.
• Refuel after dusk, and don't top off your
  gas tank.
• Avoid using gasoline-powered yard machines. Use an electric or push lawn mower.
• Avoid using lighter fluid when barbecuing. Use a chimney or electric starter to light your coals.
• Become more energy efficient. Use compact fluorescent light bulbs, and turn the air conditioner up a few degrees.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) designated nonattainment areas based on an 8-hour ozone standard in April 2004. EPA classified St. Louis as moderate attainment for the 8-hour ozone standard. The Department of Natural Resources is currently conducting a technical evaluation by completing an emission inventory, modeling performance evaluation and completing control strategy modeling until 2006. During 2006, the department will perform attainment demonstration modeling before submitting a State Implementation Plan by June 15, 2007 that addresses the 8-hour standard. The St. Louis area must reduce its ozone emissions by ozone season in 2008 and reach attainment with the standard by June 15, 2010.

Based on the previous three years monitoring data, EPA classified Kansas City as in attainment for the 8-hour ozone standard.
Ozone monitoring data is available from the Missouri Air Quality Data System on the department's Web site at www.dnr.mo.gov/AQDS/index.do.

For more information on ozone, call the department's Air Pollution Control Program at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-4817.

ATTENTION HAZARDOUS WASTE GENERATORS
Are you interested in receiving information and updates on environmental compliance from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources?

The department's Hazardous Waste Program is starting an e-newsletter that will be distributed to you twice a month. The e-newsletter provides the department an opportunity to stay in contact with hazardous waste generators and permitted facilities and let you know about changes or additions to federal or state regulations, provide technical assistance and explain the inspection process.

The department's main goal in any enforcement action is to help the facility successfully achieve compliance with the standards and then maintain compliance.

The e-newsletter is geared to keep all facilities informed up front so they can meet or exceed the environmental requirements and help better serve Missouri citizens while protecting the environment.

You may subscribe to this e-newsletter through a broadcast e-mail list by visiting our Web site at www.dnr.mo.gov/env/subscribe_ecahwg.htm.

For more information call Candace Bias at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-3176.

DEPARTMENT EXTENDS PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD ON A CONSENT DECREE SIGNED BY WESTINGHOUSE
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources and the Attorney General's Office have entered into a consent decree with Westinghouse Electric Company LLC. This consent decree pertains to the Hematite Radioactive Site. The site is a former nuclear fuel manufacturing facility currently owned by Westinghouse, but previously owned and operated by other parties. The Hematite Radioactive Site is located at 3330 State Road P, Hematite in Jefferson County.

The consent decree states Westinghouse will reimburse the state for past and future costs of oversight of response actions at the Hematite Radioactive Site. Westinghouse will also perform studies and response work consistent with the National Contingency Plan, 40 C.F.R. Part 300, including a remedial investigation and feasibility study, with a baseline human health risk assessment and ecological risk assessment.

The Department of Natural Resources invites the public to review and offer written comments on the consent decree from now until the end of the extended public comment period that ends Sept. 28, 2005. Send comments to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Federal Facilities Section, P.O. Box 176, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0176.

The consent decree is available on the department's Web site at www.dnr.mo.gov/env/hwp/news/news.htm. The public can review the consent decree on the Web site or at the local document repository located at the Festus Public Library located at 222 North Mill St. in Festus. The document is also available by appointment at the department's Hazardous Waste Program located at 1738 East Elm St. in Jefferson City and at the Westinghouse Plant located in Hematite.

Plant operations at the Hematite Radioactive Site began in 1956. Primary functions at the facility throughout its history have included the processing of uranium metal and uranium compounds from natural and enriched uranium for use as nuclear fuel. These products were manufactured for use by the federal government and government contractors, commercial power plants and research reactors. During the time that these manufacturing operations were ongoing, the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, and then the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission regulated plant operations. Currently, the site is subject to regulation primarily by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Department of Natural Resources.

Upon acquiring the Hematite Radioactive Site operating facility in 2000, Westinghouse began the process of completing any work in progress, shutting down operations at the site, and starting an environmental remediation and plant decommissioning.
Westinghouse is conducting these activities with oversight by the Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

For additional information on those locations or for more information on this site, contact the department's Federal Facilities Section at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-3907.

FARMLAND INDUSTRIES INC. BANKRUPTCY SETTLEMENT
After Farmland Industries filed for bankruptcy in May 2002, the Department of Natural Resources filed a Natural Resources Damages (NRD) claim for injured groundwater and surface water at Farmland Industries sites in Buchanan, Clay and Jasper counties. The claim was later amended to include additional remedial action at the sites. In October 2004, the department and Farmland Industries agreed to a settlement of an unsecured, non-priority claim for $800,000.

The department received $400,000 for the NRD portion of the settlement on June 21. The funds, deposited into the Natural Resource Protection Fund, will be used for primary on-site restoration at these sites. The department received another $200,000 on June 28 for further investigation and cleanup at the sites, while the remaining $200,000 will be held in trust for the same purposes. The restoration activities will be coordinated with the remedial actions taken.

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

MISSOURI HOSTS NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL COMPETITION
The announcement of the top five teams was the "peak of the mountain," said Aimee Davis, Pennsylvania team member, but that was before her team was announced as the winner of the 2005 Canon Envirothon.

Students from 43 states and seven Canadian provinces made their way to the campus of Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield on July 18 for the weeklong competition. The Canon Envirothon is North America's largest high school
environmental competition.

The air was sticky and temperatures topped 100 degrees as teams participated in an intense week of environmental training and testing in Aquatic Ecology, Cultural Landscapes, Forestry, Soils/Land Use, Wildlife and Oral Presentations. Representing Missouri were the winners of the state competition, Norborne High School.

"It was great meeting a lot of new people," said Chris Brooke, a member of the Missouri team.

Most of the training took place at Wilson's Creek National Battlefield, but students were also treated to some cooler activities, such as tours of Fantastic Caverns and the Wonders of Wildlife Museum.

Pennsylvania won awards for their top scores in Forestry, Soils/ Land Use, Wildlife and tied Texas in Aquatic Ecology. Each of the five-team members on the Pennsylvania team was awarded a $5,000 scholarship. More than $75,000 in scholarships and prizes were awarded.

In attendance at the awards ceremony was Missouri Department of Natural Resources Director Doyle Childers, who was one of seven judges of the final oral presentations. At the ceremony, Childers was presented with an award recognizing the department for their involvement with the Envirothon.

For more information on the Envirothon, call the Department of Natural Resources Soil and Water Conservation Program at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-4932.

DISCARDED EQUIPMENT CONTAINING MERCURY NOW MANAGED AS UNIVERSAL WASTE
A final rule that classifies mercury-containing equipment as universal waste will help eliminate mercury in the environment and encourage mercury recovery and improved, safe management of mercury waste. Previously, unregulated households and some small businesses were not required to manage used mercury containing equipment as a hazardous waste, resulting in some mercury waste getting thrown in the trash. Under this rule, used mercury-containing equipment properly permitted facility.

Mercury-containing equipment includes various types of instruments that are commonly used in industry, hospitals and households, such as thermometers, barometers and mercury switches. Other items already managed as universal waste include batteries, thermostats and fluorescent lamps. This final rule imposes management standards similar to those for universal waste thermostats because of similarities in the waste streams. Under the system, recordkeeping, storage and transportation requirements for generators of waste, collectors and transporters are reduced to encourage local governments, communities and retailers to set up collection programs that will pull these wastes out of municipal trash and into the hazardous waste system. Stringent federal hazardous waste management requirements for final disposal or recycling remain unchanged. EPA estimates that about 1,900 generators handling approximately 550 tons of mercury-containing equipment annually will be affected by this rule.

For more information about the rule visit www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/recycle/electron/crt.htm.

FEDERAL PLAN PROPOSED TO ENSURE POWER PLANT POLLUTION CUTS
To ensure emissions reductions required under the landmark Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) are achieved, EPA is proposing a federal implementation plan (FIP) to require power plants in CAIR states, including Missouri, to participate in one or more of three separate cap and trade programs.

"With today's action, we are another step closer to cutting and capping power plant pollution in the eastern United States by almost 70 percent below today's levels," said Jeff Holmstead, EPA's assistant administrator for air and radiation.

The proposed FIP would require power plants in the 28 CAIR states and the District of Columbia to participate in cap and trade programs to reduce annual sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions, annual nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions, and ozone season NOx emissions. EPA also is proposing the FIP for New Jersey and Delaware, based on a proposal to include those states in CAIR for fine particle pollution.

The FIP would not limit states' flexibility in meeting their CAIR requirements. EPA would withdraw the federal plan for any state once that state's own plan for meeting CAIR requirements is in place.

CAIR will permanently cap emissions of sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) in the eastern United States. When fully implemented, CAIR will reduce SO2 emissions in 28 eastern states and the District of Columbia by more than 70 percent and NOx emissions by more than 60 percent from 2003 levels. In Missouri, CAIR will reduce SO2 emissions by five percent and NOx emissions by 60 percent in the year 2015.

These nationwide reductions will result in more than $100 billion in health and visibility benefits nationwide per year by 2015 and will substantially reduce premature mortality in the eastern United States. These benefits will continue to grow each year with further implementation.

The Department of Natural Resource's has formed an advisory group to discuss issues related to the development of Missouri's response to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The group held it's first meeting on Aug.17 and will hold its next meeting at 10 a.m. on Sept. 14 in the LaCharrette Conference Room at the Lewis and Clark State Office Building.

To learn more about the Clean Air Interstate Rule, visit www.epa.gov/cair/rule.html.

For more information on the department's CAIR advisory group, contact the Air Pollution Control Program at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-4817.

MISSOURI RESOURCES RADIO SHOW AVAILABLE ON THE WEB
How does the Department of Natural Resources respond to an environmental emergency? How is the water quality of local rivers and streams monitored, and how does our lawn care affect the overall environment? These are some of the topics discussed on Missouri Resources Radio.

Missouri Resources was produced at the studios of KUMR, a national public radio (NPR) station of the University of Missouri-Rolla. The radio show explored Missouri's vast natural resources with discussions about caves, state parks, the Ozark Scenic Riverways, energy, land, air and various environmental issues.

MEN FROM ILLINOIS AND MISSOURI CHARGED IN ARKANSAS WASTE CASE
On July 13, Wally El-Beck, of Springfield, Ill., and Moumen Kuziez of St. Louis, Mo., were charged in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas in Little Rock with mail fraud and wire fraud charges.

Between Dec. 31, 2000, and March 5, 2003, the defendants allegedly made numerous fraudulent solicitations to industrial waste generators located in Tennessee and Illinois claiming that they would dispose of their waste through incineration. The defendants then allegedly took in 10,000 drums of wastes at the Arkansas Municipal Waste to Energy facility in Osceola, Ark.

The wastes in the drums were, in fact, not incinerated, and the companies that generated the wastes were forced to pay a second time to have the drums transported to another site where the wastes would be incinerated according to law. Failing to fulfill contracts to dispose of hazardous waste can create an exposure risk to those who may come into contact with the unprocessed wastes.

This case was investigated by the Baton Rouge Office of EPA's Criminal Investigation Division and the United States Postal Service Inspector General's Office with the assistance of EPA's National Enforcement Investigations Center. It is being prosecuted by the U.S. attorney's office in Little Rock.

MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ISSUES AN EMERGENCY HAZARDOUS WASTE PERMIT TO DOE RUN COMPANY - VIBURNUM FACILITY
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources issued an emergency hazardous waste management facility permit to The Doe Run Company - Viburnum Mine/Mill Facility #28 located at Casteel Drive in Viburnum.

Doe Run is a mine and an inactive mill. The emergency hazardous waste permit allows Doe Run to store lead-contaminated soil from the Viburnum trend lead haul roads site at the Viburnum facility. The Viburnum trend lead haul roads site includes sections of highways located within Dent, Iron and Reynolds counties. Trucks use the highways to haul lead ore concentrate between the various lead mines, mills and smelters in and around the Viburnum trend.

The department investigated the highways to determine whether lead ore concentrate blown out of the haul trucks had deposited along the haul routes and caused significant soil contamination. Sampling detected high lead concentrations throughout the entire site along the highway right-of-ways and several private properties.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued an administrative order for a time-critical removal of lead-impacted soils at the site.

Doe Run is preparing an application for a remedial action plan to allow them to permanently treat and dispose of the soil. Approval of the plan could take several months and EPA is requiring a more timely soil removal. An immediate storage area is required. This emergency permit allows Doe Run to store the soil at the Viburnum facility until the remedial action plan is approved.

The emergency permit is in effect for 90 days. The department can extend the terms of the permit. The permit will expire if a remedial action plan is approved during the effective period. If a plan is not approved, Doe Run will submit a closure plan for disposal of the Viburnum trend lead haul roads material as requested by the department.

The public can review and copy the emergency permit and supporting documents at the following locations:

Ozark Regional Library
Viburnum Branch
Missouri Avenue
Viburnum, Mo.
Hours: 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday and Wednesday
7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday
2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday

or, by appointment at either of the following department offices:

Southeast Regional Office
2155 N. Westwood Blvd.
Poplar Bluff, Mo.
Phone: 573-840-9750

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

The emergency permit is also available on the department's Web site at www.dnr.mo.gov/env/hwp/permits/notices.htm. Supporting documents are not available on the department's Web site due to its size.

Doe Run or any aggrieved person can request an appeal of the emergency permit by 5 p.m. on Sept. 12. The person requesting the appeal must file a written petition, according to the procedures outlined in Section 260.395.11, RSMo, with the

Missouri Hazardous Waste Management Commission
P.O. Box 176
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0176

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

For more information, please contact Brian McCurren of the department's Hazardous Waste Program at 573-751-3553 or 800-361-4827 or Stephanie Doolan of EPA at (913) 551-7719.

HARRISON COUNTY PWSD #1 REQUESTS WATER SUPPLY EXEMPTION
Harrison County Public Water Supply District #1 has requested additional time from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources to meet the drinking water requirement for disinfection by-products.

The additional time would be in the form of an exemption, which would give the city until Jan. 1, 2007, to arrange financing, construct water system improvements and complete a connection to Harrison County PWSD #2. The improvements would enable the city to provide drinking water with less trihalomethane (THM), haloacetic acid (HAA) and total organic carbon (TOC).

THMs and HAAs are formed in the treatment process when chlorine reacts with naturally occurring organic matter present in the source of water, such as algae or decomposing leaves. TOC is a measure of the amount of naturally occurring organic matter in the water and is an indicator of other currently unregulated disinfection by-products that may be in the water.

Harrison County PWSD #1 has exceeded the standards for these disinfection by-products. The most recent annual average levels of THMs and HAAs were 131 parts per billion (ppb) and 61 ppb in the system's drinking water. The standards for these contaminants are 80 ppb for THMs and 60 ppb for HAAs.

Disinfection by-products in public water systems have been determined to be a health concern in humans. Some people who drink water containing THMs and HAAs in excess of the standards for many years may have an increased risk of liver, kidney or central nervous system health effects. There may also be an increased risk of developing cancer.

The water district's drinking water treatment plant has been unable to reduce the disinfection by-products in the water to acceptable levels in spite of modifications to the treatment process. Additional time is needed to arrange financing, construct water system improvements and connect to Harrison County PWSD #2. If an exemption were granted, the city would have until Jan. 1, 2007, to make those modifications and to meet all disinfection by-product requirements. During the term of the exemption, the system would be required to implement special control measures to reduce the THM, HAA, and TOC levels as much as possible, make relevant information available to the public, and minimize the health risk to customers.

Before the department makes a decision on the exemption request, the public is being offered an opportunity to request a public hearing on the proposed exemption. Any individual, organization or other party who believes that a public hearing is needed to address this issue may request such a hearing by sending the following information to the Department of Natural Resources by Sept. 16.

• The name, address and telephone number of the individual, organization or other entity requesting a hearing;
• A brief statement of the interest of the person making the request in the proposed exemption and of information that the requesting person intends to submit at the hearing; and
• The signature of a responsible official of the organization or other entity or of the individual submitting the request.

Submit the information to William Price, Department of Natural Resources, Public Drinking Water Branch, P.O. Box 176, Jefferson City, MO 65102. For more information, call Price at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-1035.

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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 STAFF PARTICIPATE IN MISSOURI MULTI-CITY RADIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONAL EXERCISE
On Aug. 17, staff from the department's Division of State Parks, Energy Center and the Environmental Emergency Response/Field Services Section, along with other participating federal, state and local agencies and organizations participated in a Missouri Multi-City Radiological Functional Exercise. The exercise was located at the Missouri State Emergency Management Agency Operations Center in Jefferson City along with participants at the Kansas City Emergency Operations Center and St. Louis Emergency Operations Center.

The exercise included simulated "dirty bomb" explosions containing radioactive material designated as Cesium 137 in Kansas City and St. Louis. The simulation also included a bomb threat in Jefferson City. The exercise focused on the participant's ability to execute their roles and responsibilities while providing support to all agencies responding to a simulated radiological agent release.
Local agencies from Kansas City participating in the exercise included the City's Manager's Office, Department of Public Works, Fire Department, Health Department, Office of City Communications, Office of Emergency Management, Police Department and Metropolitan Ambulance Services Trust.

Local agencies from St. Louis participating in the exercise included city officials, Emergency Management Agency, Downtown St. Louis Emergency Preparedness, Communications, Fire Department, Metropolitan Police Department, Health Department and Medical Examiner's Office.

Apart from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources participating in the exercise, other state level participation included the Departments of Conservation, Elementary and Secondary Education, Fire Safety, Health and Senior Services, Higher Education, Highway Patrol, Mental Health, Office of Administration, Social Services, Transportation Water Patrol, Missouri National Guard, Missouri Office of Homeland Security, and the State Emergency Management Agency.

Federal Agencies participating in the exercise included the Federal Bureau of Investigation from Kansas City, St. Louis and Jefferson City, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Other organizations included American Red Cross, America's Center, Edward Jones Dome, Kansas City Royals Kauffman Stadium and the Salvation Army.

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.

WELL INSTALLATION BOARD TO MEET AUG. 29
The Missouri Well Installation Board will hold a public meeting at 10 a.m., Aug. 29, at the Department of Natural Resources' Geological Survey and Resources Assessment Division office, 111 Fairgrounds Road in Rolla.

For more information, call the department at 800-361-4827 or 573-368-2450.

DEPARTMENT TO HOST BACKFLOW WORKSHOP TO BE HELD SEPT. 2
The Department of Natural Resources will host a Cross Connection Control Administrative Workshop from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 2 at the department's conference center, 1738 E. Elm St., Jefferson City.

The course will be taught by Kim Bateman of the Environmental Resources Training Center at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville. The course will cover the administration fo cross connection control and backflow prevention programs in public water systems. The course is approved by the department for 7.0 hours of training for renewal of operator certificates. The cost for this workshop is $125. For more information or to enroll, call SIUE at (618) 650-2030 or visit www.siue.edu/ERTC/.

MISSOURI SOLID WASTE ADVISORY BOARD TO MEET SEPT. 7
The Missouri Solid Waste Advisory Board will hold a public meeting at 1 p.m., Sept. 7 at the Lewis and Clark State Office Building, 1101 Riverside Dr., Jefferson City.

For more information, call the Department of Natural Resources' Solid Waste Management Program at 800-361-4827 or 573-526-3900.

MISSOURI CLEAN WATER COMMISSION TO MEET SEPT. 7
The Missouri Clean Water Commission will hold a public meeting at 9 a.m., Sept. 7 at the Holiday Inn South County Center in St. Louis.

For more information, call the Department of Natural Resources' Water Protection Program at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-1300.

MISSOURI SOIL AND WATER DISTRICTS COMMISSION TO MEET SEPT. 8
The Missouri Soil and Water Districts Commission will hold a public meeting at 8:30 a.m., Sept. 8 at the Department of Natural Resources' Conference Center, 1738 E. Elm St., in Jefferson City.

For more information, call the Department of Natural Resources' Soil and Water Conservation Program at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-1172.

MISSOURI WATER QUALITY COORDINATING COMMITTEE TO MEET SEPT 20
The Missouri Water Quality Coordinating Committee will hold a public meeting a 10 a.m., Sept. 20 at the Department of Natural Resources' Conference Center, 1738 E. Elm St., Jefferson City.

For more information, call Darlene Schaben of the Department of Natural Resources' Water Protection Program at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-7428.

LAND RECLAMATION COMMISSION TO MEET SEPT. 22
The Missouri Land Reclamation Commission will hold a public meeting at 10 a.m., Sept. 22 at the Department of Natural Resources' Conference Center, 1738 E. Elm St., in Jefferson City.

For more information, call Darlene Schaben of the Department of Natural Resources' Land Reclamation Program at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-4041.

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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	Ambient Air Quality Standards
Rule Number: 010-06.010 - Updates ambient air quality requirements to the new and revised ozone and particulate matter standards.
Public comment ends: Oct. 6, 2005	Public hearing: Sept. 29, 2005
Missouri Register Citation: Filed, not yet published	Department contact: 573-751-4817

Air Pollution Control Program	Definitions and Common Reference Tables
Rule Number: 010-06.020 - Amends definitions to include a definition for particulate matter of the 2.5 micron size, clarify particulate matter definitions and corrects technical titles listed in the common reference tables.
Public comment ends: Oct. 6, 2005	Public hearing: Sept. 29,. 2005
Missouri Register Citation: Filed, not yet published	Department contact: 573-751-4817

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