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NOVEMBER 2005

DEPARTMENT LAUNCHES NEW COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE INITIATIVE
Initial assistance visits will help citizens, facilities understand requirements of their environmental permits
The Department of Natural Resources has launched a new compliance assistance initiative to assist citizens, communities and businesses that receive permits, licenses, certifications and registrations from the department and to improve environmental compliance.

In the first phase of the new initiative, the department will visit land disturbance sites, newly permitted air sources, drinking water facilities where permit actions are anticipated, limestone quarries and hazardous waste generators. The department will walk permittees through their unique permit requirements and provide compliance assistance rather than conduct formal inspections.

“Our goal is to enhance environmental compliance by assisting permitted facilities that have not had a previous visit or inspection,” said Department of Natural Resources Director Doyle Childers. “Because this is not a formal inspection, compliance assistance will be provided with the expectation that corrections will be made if we discover any problems. However, the department will initiate formal enforcement actions if violations of a very serious nature are found.” Very serious violations are those that are immediately or imminently harmful to human health or the environment, such as a hazardous waste release.

Working on compliance up front is more beneficial for everyone, said Childers. “First and foremost, it protects the environment because it’s preventative rather than an after-the-fact cleanup,” said Childers. “This saves time and effort for citizens, communities and businesses while our air, land and water resources are protected.”

The Department of Natural Resources conducted about 250 assistance visits in November. The experiences from this startup phase will be reviewed, and changes will be made where warranted. This type of visit will become routine starting in January 2006. The department is also actively pursuing other improvements to its permitting and enforcement processes. “We believe a faster, more comprehensive permitting process, in combination with our compliance assistance efforts, will enhance environmental protection and result in improved service to Missouri citizens, communities and businesses,” said Childers.

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DEPARTMENT RESUMES ENERGY-EFFICIENCY LOANS
Department of Natural Resources Director Doyle Childers has announced the department is again accepting applications for its popular Energy Loan Program.

Speaking at a news conference at the Logan-Rogersville Middle School near Springfield, Childers announced that funds are now available to resume making low-interest loans for energy efficiency projects to local governments, schools and universities.

“Through this program school districts such as Logan-Rogersville R-VIII are capable of making energy-efficient upgrades to their facilities, which saves energy, money and the environment,” said Childers. “The popularity of this program is testament to how well it works for everyone involved.”

This loan program is part of Gov. Blunt’s initiative for greater energy efficiency. “Loans like these lower the impact of high energy costs on Missouri citizens and public institutions,” Gov. Blunt said. “I applaud the Department of Natural Resources for implementing this program again. These loans create vital opportunities that allow us to focus public funds on education. Money spent previously on energy costs can now go toward school programs, books and other necessities for the classroom.”

Due to the popularity of this program, the department stopped taking applications for loans in November 2004 after all loan funds were committed. In order to leverage additional funds for this program, the department plans to sell bonds against the completed loan projects that have received funding. Through bond financing, the department expects to leverage up to an additional $15 million that will be used to make loans during the current loan application cycle. The current loan cycle will be a competitive application cycle with applications being due by Jan. 18. Half of the available funds are reserved for public schools, while 25 percent will be dedicated to each of the local government and public higher education sectors.

Since it started in 1989, the program has made more than 400 loans with a total value of more than $65 million. The cumulative energy savings resulting from energy loan-financed projects are estimated at $72 million.

For more information, contact the Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ Energy Center at 573-751-3443 or the department toll free at 800-361-4827.

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PRIMACY FEE UP FOR RENEWAL
The Water Industry Coordinating Committee (WICC), consisting of water industry representatives assisted by staff from the Department of Natural Resources, is preparing a legislative concept to be introduced during the next legislative session that would renew the primacy fee. The fee provides supplemental funding for the activities of the department’s Public Drinking Water Branch necessary to maintain delegation (primacy) to administer the federal drinking water requirements. The fee expires every five years unless renewed and is currently set to expire Sept. 1, 2007.

If the fee is not renewed, Missouri would lose primacy and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency would administer the federal Safe Drinking Water Act in lieu of the state. EPA’s program would revert to the base requirements of the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, where public water systems would have complete responsibility for sampling, testing, reporting, compliance, public notification, training and solving operational problems. Services provided by the state would not be available and public water systems would be expected to know and comply with all federal requirements whether or not EPA provided support.

Historically, maintaining primacy has saved Missouri public water systems, and their customers about $6.5 million per year. Public water systems would have to do more monitoring under the federal regulation than they do under state regulation. Vulnerability assessments performed by the department’s Public Drinking Water Branch reduce the amount of monitoring by about 75 percent.
The state statute establishing the fee is found in section 640.100.5, RSMo.
See www.moga.mo.gov/statutes/c600-699/6400000100.htm.

For more information, call the Department of Natural Resources’ Water Protection Program at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-1300 or e-mail primacyfee@dnr.mo.gov.

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OLD DOCK FOAM RISES AS A BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY
Dock foam, the non-encapsulated Polystyrene in white, orange and blue, has been used for many years at the Lake of the Ozarks and other public and private lakes throughout Missouri as floatation material for boat docks. After years of exposure to sunlight, wave action, dock flexing and other dock and boat interactions, the dock foam becomes waterlogged or breaks loose from the dock’s supporting structure. It then becomes a semi-submerged hazard to navigation and recreational activities. It has been called the largest source of man-made waste on the Lake of the Ozarks. Lake dock repair businesses and property owners are now looking into the new businesses that can help them manage this problem locally.

AmerenUE (UE) owns and operates the Lake of the Ozarks as a hydroelectric supply source. Dock foam pieces can also cause damage to UE’s power generating equipment by getting sucked through the water intakes at Bagnell Dam. In an effort to reduce possible damage by this debris, UE banned the use of any non-encapsulated dock foam for any new dock construction on the lake after 1995. UE’s Web site www.ameren.com/Environment, contains information regarding its’ requirements for dock floatation replacement and new dock construction. Dock owners now have until Dec. 31, 2008 to replace non-encapsulated dock foam with UE approved encapsulated floats. These durable encapsulated floats are large rectangular plastic composite tanks injected with Polystyrene foam. These air-tight tanks protect the foam from lake water contamination and ultraviolet degradation.

Dock foam does not decompose well in the environment. It is also a problem material to dispose of in a landfill. Landfills compress excess air out of the solid waste they accept in order to minimize the air space taken up in the landfill. Dock foam is comprised of tiny polystyrene beads held together by a strong chemical bond. Between these beads are millions of tiny air voids. This composition makes it a very difficult material to compress. The excessive weight of waterlogged dock foam makes this a very difficult material to manage also.

To address this dock foam disposal dilemma, entrepreneurs have been researching and developing possible recycling strategies for the old foam. Some of these strategies involve simple processes such as peeling off surfaces that have absorbed lake water contamination and cutting the remaining dock foam blocks into insulation panels for shops, barns, and well-houses. Another process uses modern chemistry to break the chemical bonds holding the foam together and using the resulting solution to create other products and treatments. These business processes also promote local economic development by creating jobs for the area.
The department promotes reuse and recycling of dock foam and any solid waste material if the activities can be done without creating environmental, or health hazards, or causing a public nuisance. Every cubic yard of dock foam recycled conserves landfill space for disposal of trash.

For more information on the dock foam issue, contact the department’s Solid Waste Management Program at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-5401, or UE’s Shoreline Management Office at 573-365-9214.

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DEPARTMENT INVITES PUBLIC COMMENT ON KANSAS CITY POWER AND LIGHT AIR POLLUTION PERMIT
The Department of Natural Resources placed the draft air pollution permit for Kansas City Power and Light (KCPL) on public notice on Nov. 3. If approved, the draft permit would allow the construction of a new coal-fired boiler adjacent to KCPL’s existing power plant near Iatan in Platte County.

The department is soliciting public comment on this draft air permit until 5 p.m. on Dec. 5. The department has also scheduled a public hearing at 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 5, at the West Platte R-II School District high school gymnasium, 935 Washington St., Weston.

Interested parties should send written comments or requests to speak at the public meeting to the attention of James L. Kavanaugh at Department of Natural Resources, P.O. Box 176, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0176, by fax to 573-751-2706 or by e-mail to cleanair@dnr.mo.gov. Citizens may also request to speak at the hearing the night of the hearing.

The application requests authority to construct a coal-fired boiler (Iatan Unit 2), a fuel oil-fired auxiliary boiler, associated storage, handling and pollution control equipment, a fuel oil storage tank and a landfill. Kansas City Power and Light also intends to modify the existing coal-fired generating unit to increase the heat input and upgrade the pollution control system.

The draft permit is available on the department’s Web site at www.dnr.mo.gov/env/apcp/PermitPublicNotices.htm. A copy of the application, the preliminary determination and other related materials are also available for public review at the following locations:

Missouri Department of Natural Resources
Air Pollution Control Program
1659 E. Elm St., Jefferson City

Missouri Department of Natural Resources
Kansas City Regional Office
500 NE Colbern Rd, Lee’s Summit

Mid-Continent Public Library
Weston Branch
18725 Highway 45 North, Weston

People requiring special services or accommodations to attend the meeting can make arrangements by calling 800-361-4827 or 573-751-4817. Hearing-impaired individuals may contact the program through Relay Missouri at 800-735-2966.

For more information concerning the permit process or the hearing, please call the department’s Air Pollution Control Program at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-4817.

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MISSOURI CLEAN WATER COMMISSION REQUESTS INFORMATION ON SWIMMING IN MISSOURI WATERS
The Missouri Clean Water Commission accepted information on swimming in Coon Creek, Maline Creek, River des Peres and the Mississippi River. The commission invited the public to comment on the use of these water bodies for swimming or other whole body recreation, where it takes place, and the specific dates or times of year. The comment period ended Nov. 28.

On Sept. 7, the commission approved draft changes to the state’s Water Quality Standards, increasing the protection of Missouri’s waters from pollution. Among the changes approved, the commission voted to establish bacteria standards on an additional 15,780 miles of streams to protect the health of people who swim in these streams. This action increased the length of stream segments protected for swimming in Missouri from 5,531 miles to 21,311 miles.

The commission determined, however, that Coon Creek, Maline Creek, River des Peres and the Mississippi River from Dam #27 to the Ohio River are not suitable for swimming because of various stream characteristics. Therefore, bacterial standards will not apply to the waterways and wastewater treatment plants discharging to these water segments will not be required to upgrade the plants to disinfect its effluent. However, the commission will reconsider this determination if swimming or other whole body recreation occurs in the water bodies. The commission will review and consider information received from this public comment period at its January commission meeting.

The commission’s action does not reduce any of the protections currently required under state or federal clean water law. Plants that discharge to any water body operate under permits from the Department of Natural Resources that require treatment to reduce or remove many chemical and physical pollutants. This is to protect uses of the stream including aquatic life, livestock watering, human health, fish consumption, irrigation, drinking water supplies and industrial use.

For more information, call Stacia Bax in the department’s Water Pollution Control Branch at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-1300.

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DEPARTMENT DENIES AIR PERMIT FOR QUARRY OPERATION IN CHRISTIAN COUNTY
The Department of Natural Resources has denied an air permit request submitted by the Leo Journagan Construction Company. The application was to construct and operate a crushing plant at the Battlefield quarry site in Christian County. In 1997, the department revoked a permit for Journagan to operate a crushing plant on this site due to monitored exceedances of air quality standards in the area.

“We are denying the air permit application due to the lack of sufficient assurance that the proposed crushing plant would not appreciably affect air quality,” said Doyle Childers, director of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. By Missouri Air Conservation Law, the department is required to verify compliance with the National Ambient Air Quality Standards and determine if the proposed source will affect the air quality of the area.

“This is an urban area presenting significant complications,” Childers continued. “Further discussions with Journagan did not clarify the matter, therefore, the department is denying the permit.”

Particulate matter is very small particles released into the air. When inhaled, these particles can aggravate respiratory illnesses and cause difficulty breathing.

Following Sections 643.075.6 and 621.250.3, Journagan Construction, or any parties adversely affected by this decision, may appeal to have the matter heard by the Administrative Hearing Commission within 30 days of the denial.

Questions and comments regarding this denial or the air pollution permitting process may be sent to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ Air Pollution Control Program, P.O. Box 176, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0176 or call 800-361-4827 or 573-751-4817.

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DEPARTMENT ISSUES OPERATING PERMIT TO RENEWABLE ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS, LLC FOR STORM WATER DISCHARGE
The Department of Natural Resources has issued a Missouri State Operating Permit for storm water discharge to Renewable Environmental Solutions, LLC (RES) in Jasper County. The site is located at 530 N. Main St., Carthage.

The department issued a public notice of the agency’s intent to issue an operating permit to RES for storm water discharge on Sept. 9. The notice allowed for a 30-day period for comment by the public. No comments were received during the public notice period regarding the storm water discharge permit application.

This operating permit authorizes only storm water discharges under the Missouri Clean Water Law and the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System. It does not apply to other regulated areas.

RES was required to obtain a site-specific storm water discharge permit after observed animal blood and fluids were observed spilling from trucks onto the street. The site-specific storm water discharge permit requires sampling on a quarterly basis and is more stringent than the general storm water discharge permit previously issued to the facility. The quarterly sampling is required to ensure environmental protection during storm water discharges. The first report is due Jan. 28, 2006.

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BROWNFIELDS/VOLUNTARY CLEANUP PROGRAM OVERSEES SUCCESSFUL CLEANUPS
The Department of Natural Resources has issued certificates of completion for 14 new Brownfields/Voluntary Cleanup Program (BVCP) 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 BVCP, 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.

Stupp Brothers Bridge and Iron Company in St. Louis
The department issued a Certificate of Completion for the former Stupp Brothers Bridge and Iron Company in St. Louis. The cleanup certificate for the site addressed soil contaminated with lead and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).

The Stupp Brothers Bridge and Iron Company operated a structural steel fabricating plant for over 100 years and closed in 1998. The operations included grinding, welding and cutting steel to specification. The steel was cleaned by steel shot, sand or grit blasting and then spray painted. Kingswest, LLC, a development company, purchased the 27-acre site. The site is in the process of being redeveloped into 430,000 square feet of usable commercial and industrial space.

Kingswest enrolled the site into the department’s Brownfields/Voluntary Cleanup Program in March 2003. The site cleanup required removal and disposal of soils contaminated with lead and PCBs, and capping other areas of soil contamination with concrete pads.
Kingswest used the Missouri Department of Economic Development’s Brownfield Remediation Tax Credit program to help fund the cleanup of the property.

Fabick and Company in Jefferson City
The department issued a Certificate of Completion to Fabick and Company located at 2009 Missouri Blvd, Jefferson City. The cleanup certificate for the site addressed soil contaminated with petroleum.

Fabick and Company has been at this location since approximately 1950. The site consists of an office building used to store supplies, an equipment wash-down station used as a paint booth and a maintenance shop. Five underground storage tanks containing gasoline and diesel were removed in 1993 and subsequently granted “no further action” status by the department in 1998.
Several contaminated areas on the property were identified during assessments. The heaviest contamination occurred from various site operations, including maintenance of large trucks and construction equipment. The site entered the department’s Brownfields/Voluntary Cleanup Program to address these issues. Asbestos containing materials, identified in the site buildings, will be addressed in the future.

Contractors used the results from the site characterization and limited excavation to complete a risk assessment in accordance with the Missouri Risk Based Corrective Action petroleum guidance document. The risk assessment indicated the petroleum contaminants do not pose a threat and the site may be used for residential or non-residential purposes. Gordon Builders Inc. will develop the site for commercial use after Fabick and Company leaves the site.

AmerenUE Boonville Service Facility/Boonville Former Manufactured Gas Plant
The department issued a Certificate of Completion to the AmerenUE Boonville Service Facility/Boonville Former Manufactured Gas Plant in Boonville. The cleanup certificate for the site addressed soil and groundwater contaminated with carcinogenic coal tar constituents.

Soil and groundwater at former manufactured gas plants (FMGPs) are typically contaminated with carcinogenic coal tar constituents. Beginning in the late 1800s, a manufactured gas plant operated at the site, creating hazardous byproducts. Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), such as benzo(a)pyrene, and volatile organic compounds (VOCs), such as benzene are typical contaminants. While there are other environmental sources of these chemicals such as creosote, gasoline, cigarette smoke and wood smoke, the high levels of contamination and uncontrolled conditions at FMGPs have led to the investigation and cleanup of many of these sites in the last several decades.

The Union Electric property at 301 Second St. in Boonville is an active gas and electric utility service center. From 1871 to 1931, the site was operated as a manufactured gas plant. The plant had three gas holders, an underground tar separator and several underground tar reservoirs. Roupe’s Branch Creek forms the western border of the site. Investigations conducted beginning in 1994 identified coal-tar-related contamination on the site and in an old channel of Roupe’s Branch Creek that was filled in during the plant’s operation. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were also found, likely related to oil-filled electrical transformers more recently stored on the site.

AmerenUE excavated soil from several areas of the site. Some small areas of contaminated soil were inaccessible due to various obstacles. These areas were securely capped and are being managed by AmerenUE under an approved Soil Management Plan. The site will remain an AmerenUE service facility and land use has been limited to non-residential through an environmental covenant.

The department’s Brownfields/Voluntary Cleanup Program issued a Certificate of Completion for the site, and congratulates AmerenUE for completing the removal of a significant amount of contamination from the environment.
The department was also involved in an adjacent 30-acre property affected by the Boonville Gas Plant. The department issued a Certificate of Completion for that site in 2001. The Isle of Capri Casino now occupies that site at 100 Isle of Capri Blvd.
North Point Shopping Center in St. Louis

North Point Shopping Center in St. Louis
The department issued a Certificate of Completion for the North Point Shopping Center site in St. Louis. The cleanup certificate for the site addressed soil contaminated with lead and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).

The site is currently a retail shopping center. Past occupants of the property include the Missouri Highway and Transportation Department from 1953 to 1992 and a portion of the former Elms Shopping Center, which included a dry cleaning facility.
Environmental site assessments of the property have revealed petroleum hydrocarbons in the soil and trichloroethene and tetrachloroethene, chemicals used in the dry cleaning process, in the groundwater.

Investigations consisting of the installation of groundwater monitoring wells and soil sampling were performed according to an approved plan. The department has determined that the groundwater contaminants do not appear to have originated on the subject site, therefore, the site meets risk levels acceptable for non-residential (i.e., commercial and industrial) use of the property with no cleanup required.

Because the remaining contaminants of concern are at levels above those appropriate for unrestricted use of the property, a restrictive covenant, limiting the use of the property, groundwater and disturbance of the contaminated soil was required. A copy of the restrictive covenant was placed in the property’s chain of title at the Jasper County Recorder of Deeds’ Office for the purposes of protecting public health, safety and the environment.

Ferguson Square Shopping Center in St. Louis
The department issued a certificate of completion for the Ferguson Square Shopping Center in St. Louis.

Historically, the six-plus acre site contained a filling station in the 1930s. Total petroleum hydrocarbons were identified in soil during a site assessment, which determines if the historical use affected the soil and groundwater on the site. The site currently contains a shopping center.

In late July 2005, Coates Investments, L.P., the owner of the shopping center, entered the Brownfields/Voluntary Cleanup Program in order to obtain refinancing and meet their due diligence for the lender. The owner retained a consultant to perform a risk-based approach using the new Missouri Risk-Based Corrective Action (MRBCA) process to evaluate the site. The MRBCA process document was used to address chemicals of concern so that these levels are protective of human health and the environment under current and reasonably anticipated future conditions.

Evans Distributing in Joplin
The department issued a Certificate of Completion for the former Evans Distributing site in Joplin, following site assessment of the property for possible leaks from an aboveground storage tank. Evans Distributing Company sold the site to The Beer Company. As a term of the transaction, the property had to enroll in BVCP to gain a Certificate of Completion. No contamination was found above applicable cleanup criteria.

Village Development, LLC, site in Lebanon
The department issued a Certificate of Completion for the Village Development LLC, site in Lebanon.

Village Development, LLC, of Lincoln, Ne., purchased several businesses at the northeast corner of Jefferson Ave. (Highway 5) and Elm St. (former Route 66) in Lebanon for the construction of a new Walgreens store.

One of the former businesses was a car dealership with an underground heating oil tank. Gas stations had also occupied two different corners of the site in previous decades.

Village Development LLC, performed exploratory trenching and located underground storage tanks at one of the gas station sites. The tanks were removed along with contaminated soil to clear the site for redevelopment.

Centerline Industries Inc./Lafarge Road Marking in Saverton
The department issued a Certificate of Completion to Centerline Industries Inc./Lafarge Road Marking located at Highway 79 North, Saverton, for cleanup of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) resulting from historic spills and other various site operations.
The facility was originally constructed as a fiberglass boat manufacturing facility in the 1970s. In 1981 the facility was converted to manufacture paint for road marking applications. Paint production began in 1982. The facility initially produced all solvent-based paints but later switched to water-based paints.

The site has several aboveground storage tanks (ASTs) for storing raw materials and underground storage tanks (USTs) for mixing and blending paints. VOC contamination remaining from the production of solvent-based paints was discovered in the soil around the AST farm and underground mixing tanks. Site characterization determined the contamination had not migrated to groundwater or off-site properties.

After site characterization activities were complete, BVCP approved a remedial action plan to conduct excavation of soil in the AST area and soil vapor extraction in the mixing tank area, where excavation was not possible due to site constraints.

Confirmation sampling has indicated that cleanup levels have been reached. The site will continue to operate as a manufacturer of road marking paints.

Paul Brown Building Site in St. Louis
The department issued a Certificate of Completion Letter for the Paul Brown Building site in St. Louis.

In 1925, Paul Brown, one of the principal promoters of the 1904 World’s Fair, commissioned the renowned architect Preston J. Bradshaw to design an office building in the Renaissance Revival style. The building was opened in 1927 and originally served as the top location for businesses and professionals including many attorneys and accountants. Numerous retail businesses including small jewelers and furriers as well as several restaurants and stores occupied the building.

During the decline of downtown St. Louis in the 1970s and 1980s many of the businesses moved out of the building. After remaining vacant during most of the 1990s, Pyramid Construction purchased the building in 2000 for redevelopment into loft apartments and retail space. The finished building now has 222 apartments and 20,000 square feet of retail space. The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in December 2002.

Initial site assessments revealed the presence of asbestos-containing material, lead-based paint and fluorescent light tubes and ballasts throughout the building. Environmental Operations Inc. (EOI) performed the removal and proper disposal of asbestos-containing material, loose lead-based paint, fluorescent light tubes and ballasts to cleanup the site in accordance with a department-approved remedial action plan. However, areas containing lead-based paint remain throughout the building and were therefore encapsulated with primer and paint, polyurethane or enclosed with the use of gypsum wallboard.

An Operations and Maintenance plan was developed by EOI and approved by the BVCP to ensure the barriers for the lead-based paint are maintained and remain intact. A copy of the plan was placed in the property’s chain of title at the St. Louis’ Recorder of Deeds’ Office. Therefore the BVCP has determined that the remaining lead-based paint does not pose a health threat and the building is safe for unrestricted use.

Third Ward Senior Building site in St. Louis
The department issued a Certificate of Completion for the Third Ward Senior Building site in St. Louis.

The Third Ward Senior Building site is currently a vacant three-acre lot located at 4301 Warne Ave. From approximately 1919 until the late 1990s the site was used for a machine manufacturing and plating business. The current redevelopment plans for the site include the construction of a new senior living facility.

Initial environmental site assessments identified the presence of arsenic, barium, cadmium, chromium and diesel range petroleum hydrocarbons in the soil at levels above residential use levels listed in the Cleanup Levels for Missouri (CALM) Guidance Document.
The St. Louis Development Corporation (SLDC) elected to clean the site to unrestricted use levels. The SLDC’s consultant, Environmental Operations Inc. (EOI), excavated, and properly disposed of, approximately 1,367 tons of contaminated soil. Confirmation sampling indicated the cleanup goals were met and the site is safe to be used for residential purposes.

Kansas City Power and Light Site
The department issued a Certificate of Completion for the Kansas City Power and Light (KCPandL) Site in Kansas City.

Kansas City Power and Light sought cleanup and closure of a property it owns in order to sell the property for redevelopment. The site is currently a parking lot in the 1300 block of Baltimore Avenue next to a KCPandL office building. KCPandL enrolled the site in the BVCP in May 2005.

Former uses of the property include a KCPandL electric generating plant dating to the turn of the 20th Century that operated into the 1930s. A 1991 assessment report indicated various underground storage tanks (USTs) were installed on the site during its history.
A KCPandL gas pump and UST were apparently removed in 1991, but no records were available. Large fuel tanks had been installed in a vault for the power plant in 1907. KCPandL performed sampling and found no tanks, or contamination, requiring cleanup to achieve a safe site for redevelopment as a multi-story residential and commercial structure.

Some petroleum levels in deep soil exceeded surface soil and clean fill standards, so a soil management plan was developed with recommendations for handling any suspect soil.

Former American Cleaners site in Arnold
The department issued a Certificate of Completion Letter for the Former American Cleaners site in Arnold. American Cleaners operated at the Arnold Park strip mall for more than 25 years. The strip mall is located at the intersection of Highway 141 and Jeffco Boulevard, north of Arnold. Environmental consultants performed an assessment in 2003 that revealed the presence of chlorinated solvent constituents in groundwater above cleanup criteria as a result of drycleaner operations. Additional site investigations indicated the levels of contamination in the soil were below the Missouri Risk-Based Corrective Action (MRBCA) levels.

Missouri’s Well Construction Code requires domestic wells in Jefferson County, to have at least 80 feet of casing extending not less than 30 feet into un-weathered bedrock. This would prevent use of the shallow strata most likely to be impacted by the contamination from being used a source of domestic water supply.

Stanford Saper Cleaners site in Kansas City
The department issued a Certificate of Completion for the Stanford Saper Cleaners site in Kansas City for the cleanup of soil and groundwater contaminated with perchloroethylene (PCE).

Stanford Saper Cleaners is a former dry cleaning facility that operated from the 1950s until early 1998.

In March 2000, Highwoods Properties entered the site in the Brownfields/Voluntary Cleanup Program to address the PCE in the soil and groundwater. Highwoods Property performed environmental site assessments and prepared a remedial action plan for the soil and groundwater cleanup.

Highwoods Property removed contaminated soil and replaced it with clean fill soil and installed an enhanced reductive dechlorination (ERD) system for the treatment of the residual PCE-impacted soil.

BKS Realty subsequently purchased the property from Highwoods Property. In 2005 BKS Realty continued monitoring groundwater to document the treatment to acceptable levels for commercial use as outlined in the Cleanup Levels for Missouri (CALM). BKS Realty has filed a restrictive covenant and monitoring contract with the department for long term management of the site.
Dardenne Town Square development in Dardenne Prairie

The department issued a Certificate of Completion for the 54-acre Dardenne Town Square development in Dardenne Prairie, Mo. The development is owned by Opus Northwest LLC. The certificate was issued after cleaning up soil contaminated with petroleum.
Opus Northwest enrolled the site in the BVCP in July 2005. The cleanup required removal and disposal of 2,041 tons of contaminated soils. The property now is considered safe for any use, including residential.

The property historically was farmland at the northwest corner of the junction of Highways N and 40/64. The property had several tanks to store petroleum for farming operations. Opus Northwest purchased the property for a retail development that includes department stores and a theatre complex. A new interchange for Highways N and 40/64 is planned along the southwest corner of the development to ease traffic congestion.

Known or suspected contamination may hamper redevelopment and reuse at commercial properties, otherwise known as “Brownfields.” While many Brownfields are minimally contaminated, potential environmental liability can be a problem for owners, operators, prospective buyers and financial institutions. Because of the large number of these sites, their economic impact, especially in heavily industrial areas, is substantial.

The Department of Natural Resources’ Brownfields/Voluntary Cleanup Program can help resolve these issues so redevelopment and reuse can proceed. Brownfield cleanups put property back into productive use, encourage redevelopment and increases economic development in distressed areas.

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

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DEPARTMENT ISSUES PERMITS TO MOARK 7 FARMS’ IN NEWTON, JASPER AND MCDONALD COUNTIES
The Department of Natural Resources has issued a construction permit to MOARK 7 Farms and operating permits to MOARK 7 Farms, MOARK Top Notch Farm and MOARK Anderson Farm in Newton, Jasper and McDonald counties.

The construction permit allows MOARK to construct 13 poultry buildings, three manure storage buildings and an egg processing building. The department has placed additional conditions in the construction permit limiting MOARK to building the poultry buildings in phases to ensure each phase complies with federal and state laws, rules and regulations before the next phase begins. As the phases are complete, the buildings will be included in the MOARK 7 Farms’ operating permit.

“We value public comments when evaluating a permit application. However, the department primarily seeks technical data regarding the environmental impacts from a proposed facility. As a science-based agency, we must rely on facts to make our decisions,” said Doyle Childers, director of the Department of Natural Resources. “The department believes these facilities can be operated in compliance with federal and state laws, rules and regulations. Therefore, the department is bound by state law to issue
the permit.”

The department previously issued a construction permit to MOARK 7 Farms in Newton County (Permit MO-0122840) on May 12, 2005 to construct three poultry buildings, a manure storage building and an egg processing building. The department has modified that permit to include additional conditions. The construction permit reissued today will authorize MOARK to build the remaining 10 buildings.

MOARK may construct five poultry buildings, which includes the three poultry buildings permitted in May, after committing to construct an air research station. The department and MOARK will use the information from the research station to evaluate odor levels and emissions and possibly modify MOARK’s odor control plan. The department may authorize the construction of the next four poultry buildings in the second phase upon MOARK completing six months of air monitoring work that demonstrates compliance with odor standards. The department may authorize the final four poultry buildings in the third phase after MOARK successfully completes phases one and two.

The new buildings will use an advanced design feature to reduce ammonia levels. This design feature blows atmospheric air over the bird litter, drying the product as it is made. The reduced moisture level of the waste aids in reducing ammonia and other odorous emissions. The department will hold the new buildings to the same strategies and controls approved for its existing operations.
Following Sections 643.075.6 and 621.250.3, MOARK, or any parties adversely affected by this decision, may appeal to have the matter heard by the Administrative Hearing Commission within 30 days of the approval. Send appeals to the Administration Hearing Commission, P.O. Box 1557, Jefferson City, MO 65102 or by fax to 573-751-5018.

For more information, contact the department’s Water Protection Program at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-1300. For a copy of the operating permits, visit the department’s Web site at www.dnr.mo.gov/env/wpp/permits/wpcpermits-issued.htm.

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DEPARTMENT AND EPA ACHIEVE 2005 RCRA ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR GOALS
Several years ago, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) created goals for measuring progress in protecting human health and the environment at a national “baseline” list of high priority Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) corrective action facilities. These RCRA goals were a result of the federal Government Performance and Results Act of 1993, making government more accountable for results.

These goals are based on achieving two measures of environmental control: facility-specific evaluation of current human exposures and movement of contaminated groundwater. The 2005 goals included controlling human exposures at 95 percent of all 36 baseline facilities and movement of contaminated groundwater at 70 percent of all baseline facilities by Sept. 30, 2005. The department and EPA worked together to meet or exceed these goals.

The 2008 goals and national baseline list have recently been updated. The 2008 goals include controlling human exposures at 95 percent of all baseline facilities and movement of contaminated groundwater at 80 percent of all baseline facilities by Sept. 30, 2008. Forty Missouri facilities are now included on the 2008 baseline list. The department and EPA will continue to work vigorously towards achieving the new goals.

For more information, contact Richard Nussbaum, of the department’s Hazardous Waste Program, at 573-751-3553 or 800-361-4827.

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ANNUAL COMPLIANCE REPORT OF MISSOURI DRINKING WATER SYSTEMS NOW AVAILABLE
The Department of Natural Resources announces the availability of the 2004 Annual Compliance Report of Missouri drinking water systems. This report defines the quality and safety of drinking water provided by Missouri’s 2,700 public water systems for 2004.
The percent of Missouri’s population served by community water systems in compliance with all health-based standards stands at 93 percent, slightly below the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency’s target of 95 percent compliance by 2008. This is the first time since the department began producing Annual Compliance Reports in 1996 that the compliance rate has fallen below the 95 percent target.

The report contains general compliance statistics for the year and describes violations of Maximum Contaminant Levels, treatment techniques and significant monitoring and reporting violations. The department is required to submit a compliance report annually to EPA under the 1996 Safe Drinking Water Act amendments.

To obtain a copy of the 2004 Annual Compliance Report, call the Department of Natural Resources’ Water Protection Program at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-5331 or download a copy at www.dnr.mo.gov/env/wpp/fyreports/index.html.

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MANAGING CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTE
The Department of Natural Resources provides guidance for the disposal of construction and demolition waste This guidance is provided primarily for construction and demolition contractors, construction and demolition waste haulers, roofing contractors, remodeling businesses, homebuilders and homeowners. Cities and counties that issue building permits may also find the information helpful. The guidance covers only those wastes commonly produced during building construction and demolition.
During building construction and demolition, you may produce one or more of the following types of wastes:

1. Clean fill
2. Recoverable materials
3. Regulated construction and demolition waste
4. Hazardous materials or
5. Asbestos-containing materials

Management requirements differ for each of these. Clean fill is uncontaminated soil, rock, sand, gravel, concrete, asphaltic concrete, cinder blocks, brick, minimal amounts of wood, metal and inert (nonreactive) solids for fill, reclamation or other beneficial use. For example, concrete containing wire mesh or rebar may be used as clean fill. However, exposed rebar should be removed before use. Under no circumstances are roofing shingles, sheet rock, wood waste or other construction and demolition wastes defined as clean fill. Concrete, cinder blocks, bricks or other clean fill materials that are painted with non-heavy metal-based paints are considered clean fill. It is the responsibility of the generator to determine if the paint contains lead or other heavy metals. This determination can be made by representative sampling or by applying historical knowledge of the materials in question. If asphaltic concrete is to be used as clean fill, it is generally recommended that it not be crushed or ground any smaller than necessary. This will help to minimize the leaching of chemicals found within the asphaltic material.

Recoverable materials are those removed for reuse (lumber, doors, windows, bricks, cinder blocks, ceramic tile and glass) and those removed to be recycled into new products.

Potentially recyclable construction and demolition wastes may include scrap metals, asphalt shingles, sheet rock, concrete, lumber, glass and electrical wire. However, it is important to remember that recovered wastes must be used in some way.

Separating out certain wastes to be recycled into new products without having a market for them is expensive and pointless. Storing recovered materials indoors is expensive. Storing them outdoors may lower their value, since most will degrade or deteriorate when exposed to the weather. Depending on how they are stored, they may harbor rodents, provide breeding grounds for insects or be a potential fire hazard. Recyclables may not be collected and dumped on the ground while waiting for markets to develop.  Therefore, before you deliver recyclable materials to a processing or recovery facility, be sure the facility is legitimate.

You also need to know that if you plan to remove reusable or recyclable materials from construction and demolition waste, the sorting must take place at the construction or demolition site. The wastes cannot be hauled from the site and dumped for later sorting, except at a permitted processing facility or at a facility that has received a permit exemption from the department.

Regulated construction and demolition wastes are those that are not used as clean fill and are not being reused or recycled. Regulated construction and demolition wastes must be disposed of at a permitted landfill or transfer station. They must not be burned. They must not be buried (except at a permitted landfill). They must not be hauled to private or public property and dumped or buried, even with the landowner’s permission. If that happens, everyone involved, including the contractor, subcontractor, the hauler and the landowner can and will be held liable for the illegal disposal.

If any painted items are found to contain lead or other heavy metals, a hazardous waste, determination must be made before disposal. If the paint waste is found to be hazardous, it must be managed as a hazardous waste.

If the waste paint residue is nonhazardous, it may be disposed of at a sanitary landfill. The landfill may require you to complete a special waste disposal request form, and provide the results of testing on the paint waste to show that it is not hazardous prior to accepting the waste.

Before planning a demolition project, bidding a project, letting a bid or beginning the demolition, it is important to know if the building has any asbestos-containing materials (ACM) and who is responsible for removing them. Older buildings may contain asbestos in ceiling or floor tile, as insulation or soundproofing on ceilings, pipes, ductwork or boilers, or on the outside as transite siding or in shingles. The presence of ACM cannot be confirmed just by looking. A thorough inspection of the building by a Missouri certified asbestos inspector must be done to determine the presence and condition of ACM. Because some ACM may be hazardous to unqualified persons doing removal work and to the public, state and federal law require most ACM to be removed by registered asbestos abatement contractors. However, there are a few exceptions.

The Missouri Solid Waste Management Law provides for civil penalties for persons who dispose of or allow the disposal of regulated construction and demolition wastes in unpermitted areas. The law also contains criminal provisions for some types of illegal construction and demolition waste disposal.

For additional information about properly managing construction and demolition wastes call the Department of Natural Resources at 800-361-4827 or view the fact sheet Managing Construction and Demolition Waste (PUB2045) PDF

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MISSOURI WELL CONSTRUCTION RULES NOW AVAILABLE ON THE WEB
The Department of Natural Resources has updated the publication, Missouri Well Construction Rules (PUB2175). PDF The rules cover private water wells, heat pump systems, pump installations and monitoring wells.

The purpose of the Water Well Drillers Act, section 256.600 to 256.640 RSMo, and the regulations written to enforce this statute, is to establish standards that will protect Missouri’s groundwater. The quality of groundwater in Missouri varies considerably across the state. Some areas have abundant, high quality groundwater while wells in other areas have natural highly mineralized or muddy water. In some areas of Missouri, pre-existing land use and other practices, such as waste disposal, have contaminated the aquifer. Because of the variability of groundwater quality in Missouri, these regulations can not guarantee that water produced from a properly constructed well will be of usable quality. The well construction regulations are designed to ensure that contamination from the surface is not entering the subsurface from an improperly constructed well. These regulations establish minimum specifications for well construction. In certain cases, more casing and grout may be necessary. Experienced permitted drillers and pump installers should be able to determine when more stringent construction will be necessary.

The Missouri Well Construction Rules that govern the drillers and well construction of private water wells, ground source heat pump systems, pump installations and monitoring wells has been reprinted for use by the Wellhead Protection Section, Division of Environmental Quality. Official copies of the Code of State Regulations are available through the Secretary of State’s office at www.sos.mo.gov/adrules/csr/csr.asp.

The publication is available on the department’s Web site and is available for free download at www.dnr.mo.gov/pubs/pub2175.pdf. PDF

For more information, contact the department’s Wellhead Protection staff at 800-361-4827 or 573-368-2165.

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DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY UPDATES WEB SITE
Updates have been made to the department’s Web site including new Web addresses for the Division of Environmental Quality. The new address for the Division of Environmental Quality’s home page is www.dnr.mo.gov/env/index.html.

From the home page, you can access information about the division’s air, land and water services.

Air Pollution Control Program
Acid rain, air quality, asbestos, emissions, incineration, lead and ozone, open burning
Hazardous Waste Program
Disposal information, federal facilities, illegal disposal, superfund, waste minimization
Land Reclamation Program
Land reclamation, mining
Solid Waste Management Program
Illegal disposal, landfills, market development, recycling, groundwater monitoring, solid waste management districts, transfer stations, waste reduction, waste tires
Water Protection Program
Public drinking water branch, water pollution control branch, water and wastewater operator training and certification, wellhead protection
Public Drinking Water Branch
Backflow prevention, boil orders, consumer confidence reports, drinking water standards, financial assistance, lead contamination, public water supplies census, assessments
Water Pollution Control Branch
Animal wastes, compliance review, land application, non-point pollution sources, stormwater, total maximum daily loads (TMDL), wastewater, water quality standard
Water and wastewater operator training and certification
Informs people about environmental issues and foster compliance with environmental requirements. We help business, farmers, local governments and individuals control or prevent pollution.
Wellhead Protection
Regulates the construction of private water wells (this includes domestic and multiple family class wells), irrigation wells, monitoring wells, heat pump wells, oil and gas wells, how to properly plug all types of wells and wells drilled for underground injection.

Please remember to update any department Web pages that you might have bookmarked on your computer. The old addresses will be active for a short time to allow people to update their saved links.

Other divisions have also updated Web pages. You can access the entire Web site from the department’s home page at www.dnr.mo.gov.

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MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND UNIVAR USA INC. – ST. LOUIS ENTER INTO LETTER OF AGREEMENT
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (department) and Univar USA Inc.-St. Louis (Univar-StL) have entered into a Letter of Agreement (LOA). The LOA is the starting point for carrying out an Expedited Corrective Action Program, or cleanup activities, at Univar-StL. The facility is located at 8925 Seeger Industrial Drive in Berkeley.

Univar-StL currently stores and sells commercial and industrial chemicals. Univar-StL originally operated a Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) interim status hazardous waste storage unit at the site. During interim status, Univar-StL had to file a hazardous waste permit application within a specific time frame. Univar-StL submitted Part A of the permit application on Nov. 19, 1980, and Part B on April 26, 1994. On May 31, 1995, Univar-StL decided not to continue the RCRA permitting process.

Because Univar-StL did not obtain a hazardous waste permit, they were required to start closure procedures. On Aug. 21, 1995, the department approved Univar-StL’s revised interim status closure plan outlining how they would remove and clean their equipment, structures and soil. Despite the approved cleanup activities, Univar-StL detected several solvents and metals in soil at the former waste container storage unit.

The LOA describes the roles, responsibilities and expectations of the department and Univar-StL with respect to the continued cleanup activities at the facility. The first step under the LOA will be Univar’s submission of a RCRA Facility Investigation Work Plan. This work plan will outline the framework for a sitewide investigation of contaminant releases to the environment.

Univar-StL will then examine the type and amount of any contaminant releases and, if necessary, perform proper cleanup activities to protect human health and the environment.

The LOA is available on the department’s Web site at www.dnr.mo.gov/env/hwp/permits/notices.htm.

For more information, or to place your name on Univar’s mailing list to receive notice on any major cleanup activities at the facility, contact Assem Abdul in the department’s Hazardous Waste Program at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-3553.

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MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND UNIVAR USA INC. - KANSAS CITY ENTER INTO LETTER OF AGREEMENT
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (department) and Univar USA Inc.- Kansas City (Univar-KC) have entered into a Letter of Agreement (LOA). The LOA is the starting point for carrying out an Expedited Corrective Action Program, or cleanup activities, at Univar-KC. The facility is located at 2000 Guinotte Avenue in Kansas City.

Univar-KC currently stores and sells commercial and industrial chemicals. Univar-KC originally operated a Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) interim status hazardous waste storage unit. In 1980, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) required all facilities that treated, stored, or disposed of hazardous waste to either get a hazardous waste permit or stop these activities. Univar-KC submitted Part A of the permit application on Nov. 19, 1980, and Part B on April 26, 1994. On May 1, 1995, Univar-KC decided not to continue the RCRA permitting process.

Univar-KC was required to start closure procedures because it did not obtain a hazardous waste permit. The department approved Univar-KC’s revised interim status closure plan on Dec. 22, 1995. The closure plan outlined how Univar-KC would remove and clean their equipment, structures and soil. During the approved cleanup activities, Univar-KC detected several solvents and metals in soil at the former waste container storage unit.

The LOA describes the roles, responsibilities and expectations of the department and Univar-KC regarding the Expedited Corrective Action Program. The first step under the LOA will be Univar-KC’s submission of a RCRA Facility Investigation Work Plan. This work plan will outline the framework for a site-wide investigation of solvents and metals released to the environment. Univar-KC will then examine the type and amount of any solvents and metals released. If necessary, Univar-KC will perform proper cleanup activities to protect human health and the environment.

The LOA is available on the department’s Web site at www.dnr.mo.gov/env/hwp/permits/notices.htm.

For more information, or to place your name on Univar’s mailing list to receive notice on any major cleanup activities at the facility, contact Daniel Carey, in the department’s Hazardous Waste Program, at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-3553.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

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

CLEAN AIR WORKGROUPS TO FORM DEC. 1
The Department of Natural Resources’ Air Pollution Control Program will hold a public meeting at 10 a.m. Dec. 1 for anyone interested in forming a workgroup to respond to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Air Interstate Rule and Clean Air Mercury Rule. The meeting will be held at the department’s Conference Center, 1738 E. Elm St., in Jefferson City. The department is interested in receiving stakeholder input into the development of the state regulations and state implementation plans that are necessary to respond to these rules.

For more information, call Rick Campbell of the department’s Air Pollution Control Program at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-4817.

PUBLIC HEARING ON KANSAS CITY POWER and LIGHT DRAFT PERMIT
The Department of Natural Resources will hold a public hearing on a draft permit for Kansas City Power and Light at 6:30 p.m., Dec. 5 at the West Platte R-II High School, 935 Washington St., in Weston.

The department is soliciting comment on this draft air permit until 5 p.m. Dec. 5. Interested parties should send written comments or requests to speak at the public meeting to the attention of James L. Kavanaugh, Missouri Department of Natural Resources, P.O. Box 176, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0176, by fax to 573-751-2706 or by e-mail to cleanair@dnr.mo.gov. Citizens may also request to speak at the hearing the night of the hearing.

For more information, call Kendall Hale of the department’s Air Pollution Control Program at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-4817.

MISSOURI AIR CONSERVATION COMMISSION TO MEET DEC. 8
The Missouri Air Conservation Commission will hold a public meeting at 9 a.m., Dec. 8 at the University Plaza Hotel, 333 John Q. Hammons Parkway in Springfield.

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

DEPARTMENT TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARING ON DRYCLEANING ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE TRUST FUND
The Department of Natural Resources will hold a public hearing on the Drycleaning Environmental Response Trust Fund at 9 a.m., Dec. 9 at the department’s Conference Center, 1738 E. Elm St., Jefferson City.

For more information, call the department’s Hazardous Waste Program at 800-361-4827 or 573-522-1597.

HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT COMMISSION TO MEET DEC. 9
The Missouri Hazardous Waste Management Commission will hold a public meeting at 9 a.m., Dec. 9 at the Department of Natural Resources’ Conference Center, 1738 E. Elm St., in Jefferson City.

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

WATER QUALITY COORDINATING COMMITTEE TO MEET DEC. 20
The Missouri Water Quality Coordinating Committee will hold a public meeting at 10 a.m., Dec. 20 at the U.S. Geological Survey Columbia Environmental Research Center, 4200 New Haven Rd., in Columbia.

For more information, call the Department of Natural Resources at 573-751-7428.

DAM AND RESERVOIR SAFETY COUNCIL TO MEET DEC. 22
The Dam and Reservoir Safety Council will hold a public meeting at 10 a.m., Dec. 22 at the Department of Natural Resources’ Rolla office, 111 Fairgrounds Road.

For more information, call the Department of Natural Resources at 573-368-2175.

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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	Control of Emissions of Nitrogen Oxides
Rule Number: 010-05.510 - This rulemaking will incorporate an accepted and approved testing method (40 CFR Part 60 Appendix A, Method 19) into the current rule for applicable industries.
Public comment ends: Dec. 15, 2005	Public hearing: Dec. 8, 2005
Missouri Register Citation: Filed, not yet published	Department contact: 573-751-4817

Geology and Land Survey	Sensitive Areas
Rule Number: 023-03.100 - Establishes a special well drilling area in and around the New Haven Riverfront Superfund Site. Public comment ends: Dec. 1, 2005 Missouri Register Citation: Filed, not yet published Department contact: 573-368-2115
Public comment ends: Oct. 6, 2005	Public hearing: Sept. 29,. 2005
Missouri Register Citation: Filed, not yet published	Department contact: 573-368-2115

Geology and Land Survey	Construction Standards for Closed-Loop Heat Pump Wells
Rule Number: 023-05.050 - Establishes a special well drilling area in and around the New Haven Riverfront Superfund Site.
Public comment ends: Dec. 1, 2005	Public hearing: N/A
Missouri Register Citation: Filed, not yet published	Department contact: 573-368-2115

Hazardous Waste	Applicability
Rule Number: 025-17.010 - This rule defines the active and abandoned dry cleaning facilities that are subject to the requirements of this chapter.
Public comment ends: Dec. 16, 2005	Public hearing: Dec. 9, 2005
Missouri Register Citation: Filed, not yet published	Department contact: 573-751-3176

Hazardous Waste	Definitions
Rule Number: 025-17.020 - This rule defines specific terms used in chapter 17.
Public comment ends: Dec. 16, 2005	Public hearing: Dec. 9, 2005
Missouri Register Citation: Filed, not yet published	Department contact: 573-751-3176

Hazardous Waste	Registration and Surcharges
Rule Number: 025-17.030 - This rule explains the requirements of registration of active dry cleaning facilities and the requirements of the solvent providers.
Public comment ends: Dec. 16, 2005	Public hearing: Dec. 9, 2005
Missouri Register Citation: Filed, not yet published	Department contact: 573-751-3176

Hazardous Waste	Reporting and Record keeping
Rule Number: 025-17.040 - The rule explains how the owner and operator must submit records regarding a claim with the DERT Fund. Also what the department must report to the Governor and General Assembly.
Public comment ends: Dec. 16, 2005	Public hearing: Dec. 9, 2005
Missouri Register Citation: Filed, not yet published	Department contact: 573-751-3176

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Hazardous Waste	Reporting of Releases and Existing Contamination
Rule Number: 025-17.050 - This rule describes the steps for reporting of spilling, leaking, emitting, discharging, escaping, leaching, or disposing of dry cleaning solvents onto the ground surface or into ground water, surface water, or subsurface soils and existing contamination.
Public comment ends: Dec. 16, 2005	Public hearing: Dec. 9, 2005
Missouri Register Citation: Filed, not yet published	Department contact: 573-751-3176

Hazardous Waste	Site Prioritization and Completion
Rule Number: 025-17.060 - This rule describes the requirements for the prioritization of sites and for determining the completion of cleanup of sites.
Public comment ends: Dec. 16, 2005	Public hearing: Dec. 9, 2005
Missouri Register Citation: Filed, not yet published	Department contact: 573-751-3176

Hazardous Waste	Closure of Facilities
Rule Number: 025-17.070 - This rule describes the requirements for the permanent closure of active dry cleaning facilities.
Public comment ends: Dec. 16, 2005	Public hearing: Dec. 9, 2005
Missouri Register Citation: Filed, not yet published	Department contact: 573-751-3176

Hazardous Waste	Site Characterization and Corrective Action
Rule Number: 025-17.080 -This rule describes the steps for the assessment, investigation and corrective action of contamination of dry cleaning solvents.
Public comment ends: Dec. 16, 2005	Public hearing: Dec. 9, 2005
Missouri Register Citation: Filed, not yet published	Department contact: 573-751-3176

Hazardous Waste	Application Procedures
Rule Number: 025-17.090 -This rule describes application procedures for the DERT Fund.
Public comment ends: Dec. 16, 2005	Public hearing: Dec. 9, 2005
Missouri Register Citation: Filed, not yet published	Department contact: 573-751-3176

Hazardous Waste	Participation and Eligibility for Funding
Rule Number: 025-17.100 - This rule describes eligibility requirements for participation and funding of the DERT Fund.
Public comment ends: Dec. 16, 2005	Public hearing: Dec. 9, 2005
Missouri Register Citation: Filed, not yet published	Department contact: 573-751-3176

Hazardous Waste	Eligible Costs
Rule Number: 025-17.110 - This rule describes eligible costs associated with the assessment, investigation, or remediation of dry cleaning sites.
Public comment ends: Dec. 16, 2005	Public hearing: Dec. 9, 2005
Missouri Register Citation: Filed, not yet published	Department contact: 573-751-3176

Hazardous Waste	Payment of Deductible and Limits on Payments
Rule Number: 025-17.120 - This rule explains the deductible amounts and limits on expenditures from the DERT Fund.
Public comment ends: Dec. 16, 2005	Public hearing: Dec. 9, 2005
Missouri Register Citation: Filed, not yet published	Department contact: 573-751-3176

Hazardous Waste	Suspension of Collection of Surcharges; Reinstatement
Rule Number: 025-17.130 - This rule describes the procedures for suspension of collection of surcharges and the reinstatement of those surcharges.
Public comment ends: Dec. 16, 2005	Public hearing: Dec. 9, 2005
Missouri Register Citation: Filed, not yet published	Department contact: 573-751-3176

Hazardous Waste	General Reimbursement Procedures
Rule Number: 025-17.140 - This rule describes general reimbursement procedures for the DERT Fund.
Public comment ends: Dec. 16, 2005	Public hearing: Dec. 9, 2005
Missouri Register Citation: Filed, not yet published	Department contact: 573-751-3176

Hazardous Waste	Claims
Rule Number: 025-17.150 - This rule describes who can make claims against the DERT Fund, when and how such claims shall be made, how to request payment from the DERT Fund and describes claims appeals.
Public comment ends: Dec. 16, 2005	Public hearing: Dec. 9, 2005
Missouri Register Citation: Filed, not yet published	Department contact: 573-751-3176

Hazardous Waste	Notification of Abandoned Sites
Rule Number: 025-17.160 - This rule describes the requirements for the notification of abandoned dry cleaning sites.
Public comment ends: Dec. 16, 2005	Public hearing: Dec. 9, 2005
Missouri Register Citation: Filed, not yet published	Department contact: 573-751-3176

Hazardous Waste	Violations of Dry Cleaning Remediation Laws
Rule Number: 025-17.170 - This new rule describes the violations and penalties for violation of the dry cleaning regulations.
Public comment ends: Dec. 16, 2005	Public hearing: Dec. 9, 2005
Missouri Register Citation: Filed, not yet published	Department contact: 573-751-3176

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