Protecting Missouri's Natural Resources August 2006 Issue

DROUGHT ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE PLACES 37 COUNTIES
IN CONSERVATION STAGE DROUGHT CATEGORY
44 Other Counties Placed on Drought Alert
The Missouri Drought Assessment Committee categorized 37 counties as being in conservation phase, or Phase 3, level drought. This is an increase of 16 counties since late July.

The state’s western edge and the area throughout central Missouri region were characterized as the hardest hit by the continuing drought. Recent rains in northern Missouri offered some relief to upper tier counties, but did little to offer long-term relief to a drought that has been ongoing, with only brief interruptions, since May 2005.

While the drought’s impacts are being seen in water supplies, river flows and lake levels, the worst of the impacts have
been in the agricultural community, said Mike Wells, committee chairman and deputy director of the Missouri Department of
Natural Resources.

“What we’re hearing from our agricultural representatives is that our pastures are pretty well gone,” Wells said. Depleted pastures places additional demand on hay supplies to feed livestock, forcing livestock producers to dip into supplies typically saved for winter use or for sale. “What we’re seeing is livestock producers starting to reduce their herds,” Wells said.

Committee members also reported that conditions are causing additional concerns ranging from stress on wildlife to increasing numbers of wildfires.

Those counties currently in Phase 3 drought include McDonald, Newton, Jasper, Barton, Dade, Polk, Vernon, St. Clair, Hickory, Camden, Pulaski, Phelps, Bates, Henry Benton, Morgan, Miller, Maries, Cass, Johnson, Pettis, Cooper, Moniteau, Cole, Osage, Gasconade, Callaway, Montgomery, Jackson, Lafayette, Platte, Clay, Ray, Clinton, Caldwell and Davies.

In addition to those counties in Phase 3 drought, 44 counties were determined to be in Phase 2, “drought alert” drought, and 23 were classified Phase 1 drought “advisory phase,” which is the least serious drought level. Only 10 Missouri counties are not considered to be in any sort of drought, half of the number from the July 26 assessment.

For more information, including the current drought map, the Missouri Drought Plan and information on the Drought Assessment Committee see the drought Web page at www.dnr.mo.gov/env/wrc/droughtupdate.htm.

WATER PROTECTION PROGRAM TO STUDY WATER QUALITY IMPACTS AS IT RENEWS LAGOON PERMITS
The Water Protection Program has established a new procedure for renewing lagoon operating permits. This new procedure requires the program to conduct water quality impact studies on streams receiving discharges from wastewater treatment facilities.

The program has already received approximately 300 renewal applications.

Missouri’s effluent regulations require that a water quality impact study be conducted in order for facilities to receive higher effluent limits for biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) and total suspended solids (TSS). For nearly all lagoon facilities, this water quality impact study was not documented prior to their construction and operation. Recently, when the program attempted to process renewals of these permits, it received comments that the Water Quality Impact Study had not been conducted, and therefore the higher effluent limits were not fully justified.

The regulations do not specify how to conduct the Water Quality Impact Study. In order to ensure broad support of a chosen method, the program established a stakeholder workgroup to determine the best method. The workgroup met several times and drafted a procedure for renewing operating permits for lagoons. The procedure as approved calls for the following:

The appropriate program or regional office will renew permits with the existing BOD and TSS limits according to the new procedures.
Over the next five years, the program or its contractor will conduct low-flow surveys of the receiving streams for all lagoon permits it renews to determine if there are violations of water quality standards resulting from these discharges. The program has chosen the low-flow stream survey because it assesses the actual field conditions of the receiving stream. The program plans to complete a survey for each receiving stream associated with a lagoon facility within the next permit cycle, which is five years.
During the renewal process, permit writers will address other effluent parameters (e.g.. ammonia and bacteria) as necessary to conform to Missouri’s revised water quality standards that became effective Dec. 31, 2005. The program is in the process of developing a separate policy for implementing the new ammonia standards. For the bacteria standard, the program will follow the implementation schedule set out in the water quality standards.

The program recognizes that lagoons are a cost effective and viable treatment technology in Missouri. Lagoons that are properly designed, operated and maintained can be protective of water quality.

However, if the stream surveys show that a discharge leads to violations of water quality standards in the receiving water body, the department must open the permit and work with the permittee to address those impacts.

For more information on the lagoon permit renewal procedures, visit www.dnr.mo.gov/env/wpp/permits/index.html, or call the Water Protection Program’s Water Pollution Permits and Engineering Section at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-1300.

DEPARTMENT PRESENTS PROPOSED NEW SOLID WASTE RULE LANGUAGE TO WORKGROUP
The Department of Natural Resources has presented proposed changes about the department’s solid waste rule language to the District Grant Rule Revision Workgroup. The proposed changes will bring the rules in line with changes made to the Solid Waste Management Law with Senate Bill 225, passed during the 2005 legislative session.

Proposed changes to the rule language include more explicit definitions of terms, more specific guidelines for proper expenditure of state funds and increased department oversight of the district grant process.

Some changes also come in response to the findings of the State Auditor’s Report regarding the district grant program, released in February of this year. After the auditor’s report was released, the department convened a workgroup consisting of representatives from the districts, the waste handling industry and the department to discuss how to best address the findings of the report and ensure that they do not happen in the future.

After meeting with the workgroup in March, April and May, the department set about making changes to the language in the Grant Rules, found in state regulations 10 CSR 80-9.050. These proposed changes were the focus of the fourth District Grant Rule Revision Workgroup meeting held on July 13.

Members of the workgroups had the chance to voice their opinions and concerns about the proposed rule language and offer their own alternatives.

The department plans to hold at least one more such meeting to ensure everyone’s voice is heard and that everyone’s ideas and interests are considered for the rules.

Missouri’s 20 Solid Waste Management Districts are funded through the tonnage fee paid on trash that is disposed of in Missouri landfills. The fee generates about $11.5 million per year. The Environment Improvement and Energy Resources Authority receives $800,000 per year to promote markets for recovered waste material. The districts receive 61 percent of the remaining funds.
These monies are to be used by the districts for grants to increase recycling and other alternatives to disposal and to reduce
illegal dumping of solid waste. The remaining 39 percent goes to the department for the operation of the Solid Waste
Management Program.

For more information on the rulemaking process or the district grant process, contact the Solid Waste Management Program at 573-751-5401 or visit www.dnr.mo.gov/env/swmp.

DEPARTMENT TO HOLD PUBLIC SESSION ON LANDFILL PERMITTING PROCESS
IN MINDENMINES
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources will hold a public session from 7-9 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 5, at the Mindenmines City Hall, located at 613 Main St., Mindenmines.

The department will explain the permitting process for landfills during the session. Representatives from the department’s Solid Waste Management Program, Division of Geology and Land Survey and Southwest Regional Office will be available to
answer questions.

The department has received an application from Environmental Recovery Group LLC to construct the Mindenmines Regional Waste Facility sanitary landfill in Barton County. The proposed landfill would be used to receive non-hazardous municipal solid waste. The site is an inactive coal strip mine area about 1.5 miles northwest of the city of Mindenmines, about one mile north of U.S. Highway 160 and lying adjacent to the Missouri-Kansas state line. The footprint of the proposed landfill is approximately 37 acres in the northwest portion of the tract. The total facility development is approximately 193 acres.

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

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

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

DEPARTMENT ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR DRINKING WATER LOANS
The Department of Natural Resources is currently accepting applications for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) loans. The DWSRF program, administrated by the department, makes low-interest loans to community water systems.

In the first nine years of the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF), the department has issued approximately $225 million in low-interest loans to water systems for improvements to drinking water treatment, storage and distribution. The department anticipates about $20 to $25 million will be available for loans through the program in state fiscal year 2007 (July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2008). The interest rate on a DWSRF loan is approximately 70 percent below the interest of a conventional loan.

The Safe Drinking Water Commission approved criteria for prioritizing the applications and distribution of available drinking water revolving funds. The criteria, approved on July 18, established a point system that will be used by the department to rank loan applicants. The approval of priority point criteria marks the beginning of the 10th season of the DWSRF program.

The department will accept applications for DWSRF loans from water systems. Applications received on or before Nov. 15, 2006, and meet the readiness to proceed criteria will receive priority for funding. Application packages for DWSRF loans are available from the department’s Water Protection Program, P.O. Box 176, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0176, or by calling David Uhlig at 573-751-1300.

The application package can also be downloaded from the department’s Web site at www.dnr.mo.gov/env/wpp/srf/index.html.

DEPARTMENT MAKES STRIDES IN KEEPING MOTORISTS UP TO ‘SPEED’
The Gateway Clean Air Program (GCAP) has introduced new OBD (On-Board Diagnostic) Express Lanes at its South City and North County vehicle emissions testing stations.

These OBD Express Lanes will allow two 1996 or newer vehicles to be tested simultaneously in the same lane. Each lane is set up to allow staff to perform data entry, a gas cap test, download a vehicle’s OBD system information and print the results.

This efficiency in testing will aid motorists with older vehicles as well. As newer vehicles are directed to the Express Lanes, waiting lines will shorten along with the average wait time for vehicles 1995 and older. These vehicles will continue to receive a tailpipe emissions test in the other testing lanes.

Implementation of these lanes has already made a noticeable difference to average motorist wait times. Prior to the July 17 implementation of the OBD Express Lane, the average wait time for motorists at the North County location was 12 minutes. Since then the wait time has dropped to 5.5 minutes.

As motorist wait times are decreasing, the testing staff has made additional efforts to keep motorists up-to-date on what is being done to their vehicles. Before the testing steps were combined at one position, the motorist exited their vehicle to pay for the testing and retired to a waiting area until the testing was complete. In the OBD Express Lanes, the combination of all steps at one position allows motorists to stay with their vehicle and observe the entire process.

Frequently Asked Question flyers and fact sheets on OBD testing are available at both the South City and North County locations.
Motorists with additional questions regarding the OBD Express Lanes or testing in general may call the customer information line at (888) 748-1AIR or visit the Web site www.gatewaycleanair.com.

The Gateway Clean Air Program is administered by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources and is an important component of Missouri’s ongoing effort to improve air quality in the St. Louis region. The program was an integral component in assisting the state in meeting the EPA’s one-hour ozone standard in 2003 and is helping the state meet the new, more stringent eight-hour ozone standard.

DEPARTMENT SEEKS COMMENT ON PROPOSED AIR PERMIT FOR ASSOCIATED ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE - NEW MADRID PLANT
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources is inviting interested parties to send comments or a request to speak at a public hearing on a proposed air permit for New Madrid Power Plant in New Madrid County.

The department has scheduled a public hearing at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 7, at the New Madrid County Central High School, 310 U.S. Hwy 61, New Madrid. Interested parties must request in advance to speak at the public hearing. Requests must be received by noon on Wednesday, Sept. 6, or the hearing may be cancelled.

Citizens are also invited to submit any relevant information, materials and views in support of or in opposition to the proposed construction. Written comments from interested parties should be submitted by 5 p.m., Sept. 7. Both requests to speak at the hearing and written comments should be sent to James L. Kavanaugh, Missouri Department of Natural Resources, P.O. Box 176, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0176, or faxed to 573-751-2706 or e-mailed to cleanair@dnr.mo.gov.

The department has reviewed the construction air permit application, also known as a prevention of significant deterioration. Associated Electric Cooperative Inc. is proposing to install nitrogen oxide (NOx) combustion controls, known as over fired air controls, on the existing boilers at the New Madrid Power Plant. Operation of the over fired air controls will decrease nitrogen oxide emissions, although carbon monoxide emissions will increase. The department’s preliminary determination is to approve the application with conditions.

A copy of the application, the preliminary determination and other related materials are available for public review at the following locations

Department of Natural Resources
Air Pollution Control Program
1659 E. Elm St.
Jefferson City, MO
Phone 573-751-4817

Department of Natural Resources
Southeast Regional Office
2155 N. Westwood Blvd.
Poplar Bluff, MO
Phone 573-840-9750

New Madrid Memorial Library
431 Mill St.
New Madrid, MO

A copy of the preliminary determination is available for public review online at www.dnr.mo.gov/env/apcp/PermitPublicNotices.htm.
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 proposed permit or hearing, please call the department’s Air Pollution Control Program’s new source review unit at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-4817.

DEPARTMENT IDENTIFIES WATER SYSTEMS THAT FAIL TO COMPLY WITH
TESTING REQUIREMENTS
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has released a list of 37 drinking water systems that have chronically failed to do required bacteriological testing.

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

The vast majority of community and non-community public water systems in Missouri complies with all monitoring requirements and meets all drinking water standards. Chronic violators are the exception rather than the rule, as this current list of 37 systems
represents only 1.4 percent of the approximately 2,700 public drinking water systems in Missouri.

Bacteriological testing can be the first step in identifying and correcting a problem. The next step is to investigate the cause of any bad samples and begin correcting the problem by disinfecting and flushing the system. When a public water system has both a record of failing to monitor and a history of exceeding contaminant levels, this may raise concerns about the unknown quality of the drinking water.

If a water sample tests positive for total coliform bacteria, further testing is then performed for fecal coliform or E. coli bacteria, which can directly cause gastrointestinal illness. Most samples that test positive for total coliform test negative for fecal coliform or E. coli. The total coliform-positive samples that are listed tested negative for fecal coliform or E. coli, unless specifically stated otherwise.
To view more details on the violators listed, visit the department’s Web site at www.dnr.mo.gov/env/wpp/chronic/index.html.

County - Public Drinking Water System
Barry- Fisherman’s Den
Benton - Sun Valley Subdivision
Camden - Bambooze, Linn Creek Campground and Boat Docks, Mariners Pier 31
Cape Girardeau - The Corner Store and Café
Crawford - Bird’s Nest Lodge
Dallas - Ho-Hum Campground
Douglas - Fraternal Order of Eagles #374
Franklin - Charmwood Subdivision, Native Experience Campground
Greene - Springfield Skateland
Jefferson - Lake Forest Properties
Johnson - Hazel Hill Mobile Home Park
Laclede - Sign Fab, Inc.
Lawrence - Youngberg Estates Mobile Home Park
Miller - Osage Ridge Apartments, Village Marina
Moniteau - Moniteau Co. PWSD #2
Morgan - Frogs, Smoked on the Water, Uncle Sam’s Ice Cream and Deli
Ozark - The Grapevine
Pettis - Stardust Motor Inn
Phelps - Sugar Tree Club
Polk - Valley View Acres
St. Clair - Jump Stop #8
St. Louis - Pevely Farm Golf Club, The Players Club at St. Louis
Ste. Genevieve - Lake Seven Falls Subdivision
Stone - Bridgeport 1st Addition, Deer Run Store and Campground, Starlight Village
Taney - Bridgewood Country Club
Washington - Bri-Co Inc.
Webster - Crosscut Home Center, Tiny’s Smokehouse

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

For more information, contact the department’s Water Protection Program at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-8309.

MISSOURI ENVIROTHON TEAM PLACES 14TH OUT OF 52 TEAMS IN
CANON ENVIROTHON
The Missouri Envirothon team, Parkway North High School from St. Louis County, placed 14th out of 52 teams at the Canon Envirothon held in Manitoba, Canada.

The Canon Envirothon is the largest high school environmental competition in North America. Fifty-two teams from the United States and eight Canadian provinces were represented at the annual event.

The weeklong competition, held July 23-28, included outdoor testing at soils, wildlife, aquatic ecology and forestry stations. This year’s topic addressed “Water Stewardship in a Changing Climate.” It focused on the role that water plays in our lives now and in the future and included aspects as water quality, supply, use and allocating, conservation and management.

Participating on the Missouri Envirothon team were Victoria Choe, Kristen Lloyd, Sam Fok, Danielle Zemmel and Morgan Weir. The sponsors were Russ and Sarah Barton and Bill Bowman.

The top three winners, Virginia, Pennsylvania and Texas, won college scholarships for each member of their teams. Awards were also given to the teams with the highest scores in each of the resource topics and for the oral presentation.

The Canon Envirothon is held at a different location each year. In 2007, New York will host this event. It will be held on the campus of Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, New York on July 29 through Aug. 4.

The Missouri Envirothon is sponsored by the Missouri Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, the Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Missouri Department of Conservation, local soil and water conservation districts, Missouri Soil and Water Conservation Districts Employees Association, University Missouri Extension and the Show-Me Chapter of the Soil and Water Conservation Society.

For more information, contact the Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ Soil and Water Conservation Program at 573-751-4932 or the department toll free at 800-361-4827.

BROWNFIELDS/VOLUNTARY CLEANUP PROGRAM OVERSEES
SUCCESSFUL CLEANUPS
The Department of Natural Resources has issued certificates of completion for several 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.

Vaughn Elderly Housing Site in St. Louis
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ Brownfields/Voluntary Cleanup Program (BVCP) issued a Certificate of Completion for the Vaughn Elderly Housing site in St. Louis, for the cleanup of soil contaminated with semi-volatile organic compounds and heavy metals (arsenic, lead and mercury).

The 2.06-acre site is being redeveloped into a modern facility to house elderly persons. The site previously contained residential structures and a food manufacturing facility at the corner of O’Fallon Street and the former Sarsfield Place. St. Louis Housing Authority entered the site into BVCP in July 2004 to address the soil contamination.

Contaminated soil and unsuitable fill materials were excavated. Soils meeting site cleanup objectives, along with suitable fill, were replaced in the excavations and compacted. The building and parking lot will act as a cap to the materials. In landscaped areas, the
compacted soil and fill were capped with 18 inches of clean fill and six inches of topsoil. A total of 7,508.66 tons of unsuitable and suitable soil was removed from the site and properly disposed of. The property is now safe for unrestricted use.

Bob’s IGA in Kansas City
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ Brownfields/Voluntary Cleanup Program issued a Certificate of Completion for the Bob’s IGA site, located at 4225 North Oak Trafficway, in Kansas City, Mo, for cleanup of petroleum hydrocarbons and benzene.

The 2.8-acre site was a gasoline service station from 1957 to 1976. Until 2003, the site was a grocery store without any fuel service. The current owner purchased the site in 2004 and entered the site into BVCP in October 2004 to address the contamination.

Investigations identified gasoline and benzene contamination in soil and groundwater. The extent of soil and groundwater impact was defined, and the groundwater contaminant plume appears to be stable. A Tier 1 Risk Assessment was performed in
accordance with the Missouri Risk-Based Corrective Action (MRBCA) guidance document. The risk assessment documents that remaining contamination does not pose an unacceptable risk to human health or the environment for current and future non-residential land use of the property. Therefore, the department determined that no remedial action was necessary to address risks at the site as long as institutional controls are in place restricting the property to non-residential land use.

Alltel site in Barry County
The Department of Natural Resources’ Brownfields/Voluntary Cleanup Program issued a Certificate of Completion for the ALLTEL site at Purdy, Missouri in Barry County.

Alltel purchased this former gasoline station in 1981. The site is next to an Alltel substation. The station closed after a fire destroyed the above-ground storage tank in the late 1970s. During trenching activities in November 2001, free phase hydrocarbons were observed by Alltel personnel at a depth of three feet. Further investigation found that petroleum hydrocarbons, not free phase, were the concern. The site enrolled in the BVCP in February 2002 to clean up the contamination.

Initial site assessments revealed petroleum hydrocarbons in soil and groundwater. Subsurface soils impacted by petroleum hydrocarbons were removed to a depth of three feet along the southern property boundary. Debris and impacted soil were also removed to a depth of approximately 10 feet in the southwest corner of the property, and to a depth of eight feet surrounding the former utility vault on the property adjacent to the east. In addition, two concrete sumps were removed from the central part of the lot. Alltel performed excavation of contaminated soil and monitoring of groundwater to remediate the chemicals of concern in accordance with a department-approved risk management plan.

Alltel plans to retain the site for a future parking lot for Alltel trucks. The corner lot is a prime entry location for the Alltel office.

Greater St. Louis Realty Office/Warehouse
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ Brownfields/Voluntary Cleanup Program issued a Certificate of Completion to the Greater St. Louis Realty Office/Warehouse located at 1425-1439 Hanley Industrial Court in Brentwood, Missouri, for cleanup of petroleum, polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and heavy metal contamination.

The site is occupied by two single-story structures of 25,000 square feet and 44,100 square feet. These structures are used as warehouses and office space for a real estate office, a bottled water company, a laboratory, a records storage business and a book binding company.

A Phase II Site Assessment revealed the presence of heavy metals and PAHs that exceed Missouri Risk-Based Corrective Action (MRBCA) default target levels. The site entered the BVCP to address this contamination.

Additional site characterization activities were conducted to identify this contamination and assess the area of a former heating oil underground storage tank (UST). The site characterization data was used in a MRBCA risk assessment, which indicated that the contaminant levels meet the criteria for unrestricted land use. Therefore, a Certificate of Completion was issued by the BVCP on
July 13, 2006. The site will remain an office and warehouse complex.

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.

This site is the 296th site cleaned up in the BVCP since 1994.

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

CHANGES IN HAZARDOUS WASTE MANIFESTS FOR ALL HAZARDOUS
WASTE GENERATORS
On Sept. 5, 2006, all hazardous waste generators will be required to use the new Federal Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest. For more information on the upcoming changes or to order new manifests, please visit the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s manifest information on the Web at www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/gener/manifest/registry/printers.htm. You may also contact your licensed hazardous waste transporter to learn if they have new procedures or updates due to the changes.

Effective Sept. 5, 2006:

Generators may no longer order hazardous waste manifests from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.
Generators may no longer use the Missouri manifest for shipments of hazardous waste.
Generators and Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facilities must follow the manifest distribution outlined in the
federal register.
Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facilities will still send the appropriate page of the manifest to Missouri Department of Natural Resources, P.O. Box 176, Jefferson City, Missouri, 65102.
Generators may still use specific gravity to calculate the weight of hazardous waste in order to calculate hazardous waste fees, however Missouri can no longer require specific gravity be recorded on the Uniform Hazardous
Waste Manifest.
Generators do not need to include their Missouri generator identification number on the Uniform Hazardous
Waste Manifest.
Generators should use state waste codes on the Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest if federal waste codes do not apply. These include M001 through M012 for PCB wastes, MH02 for dioxin waste and D098 for the disposal of used oil.

For information on the proposed changes to Missouri regulations, visit Modifications of the Hazardous Waste Manifest System located on the Web at www.dnr.mo.gov/regs/InDe2886.htm.

If you need further assistance, contact Jennifer Johnson of the Department of Natural Resources’ Hazardous Waste Program at 573-751-7560 or 800-361-4827.

DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES SEEKS COMMENTS ON HOLCIM/ENERGIS VARIANCE PETITION, RECOMMENDATION
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources is inviting the public to review and offer written comments on a variance petition that would give Holcim (US) Inc./Energis LLC (Holcim) more flexibility in unloading hazardous waste from railcars.

The department is also seeking comments on the department’s recommendation to the Missouri Hazardous Waste Management Commission to approve the variance petition with conditions. Holcim or any aggrieved person can request a formal public hearing or send written comments until 5 p.m. on Sept. 15 by writing to Robert Clay, P.E., Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Hazardous Waste Program, P.O. Box 176, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0176. If no public hearing is requested, the Hazardous Waste Commission can decide on the matter no sooner than Sept. 15.

Holcim is located on Hwy. 79 North, two miles north of Clarksville in Pike County. Holcim operates a “wet process” cement kiln.
The kiln produces approximately 4,000 tons of clinker per day. Clinker is the primary ingredient in Portland cement. The company uses both coal and a variety of liquid and solid hazardous waste-derived fuels to heat its kiln. The company receives the hazardous waste by both truck and railcar.

The department received Holcim’s petition for a variance from 10 CSR 25-7.264 (3)(B)2 on June 14. According to state regulations, “The owner/operator shall unload hazardous waste from an incoming railcar within 72 hours of receipt of the shipment.” Holcim is unable to control the scheduling and routing of incoming railcars from the railroad. This results in the railroad staging incoming railcars in various other, potentially less secure, locations off Holcim’s property until the company can accept them.

The department has reviewed the variance petition and determined the request to be non-substantive. The department has recommended that the commission grant the variance petition with conditions. If the commission agrees with the department’s recommendations and approves the variance petition, Holcim would be allowed 10 days from receipt of the shipment to unload hazardous waste from incoming railcars. As a result, Holcim would have the flexibility to stage more railcars on their property. Railcars staged at Holcim’s facility are regularly inspected for leaks, spills or other problems or hazards. Holcim is also required to identify any newly discovered releases, such as a railcar leak release, on its property and conduct an investigation under the corrective action portion of the hazardous waste permit.

The variance petition and department’s recommendation are available on the department’s Web site at www.dnr.mo.gov/env/hwp/permits/notices.htm. The public can also review and copy the variance petition, department’s recommendation and supporting documents at the following locations:

Bowling Green Free Public Library
201 W. Locust
Bowling Green, MO
Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Wednesday and Friday
10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday
9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday

Missouri Department of Natural Resources
1738 E. Elm St. (lower level)
Jefferson City, MO
Phone: 573-522-3345
By appointment only.

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

For more information, call the department at 573-751-3553 or 800-361-4827 or by e-mail to robert.clay@dnr.mo.gov. Hearing and speech-impaired persons may reach Clay through Relay Missouri at 800-735-2966.

MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES SEEKS INPUT ON PLAN FOR JOHNSON’S SHUT-INS STATE PAR KB
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources is seeking public input on the proposed long-term redevelopment of Johnson’s Shut-Ins State Park near Lesterville. The process will include open houses Aug. 26-27 at the park and Aug. 28 in St. Louis plus
online surveys.

The redevelopment of the park follows the Dec. 14 breach of the Taum Sauk Reservoir, which flooded the main area of the park and damaged most of the facilities along the East Fork of the Black River. In April, four open houses and an online survey asked the public for input on what they felt should be redeveloped at the park. Based on that input, a redevelopment plan was developed and will be presented to the public at the open houses.

Open houses will be held from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26 and Sunday, Aug. 27 at Johnson’s Shut-Ins State Park. Plans will be posted at the park store through Sunday, Sept. 10. Another open house will be held from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, Aug. 28 at the St. Louis County Library, Oak Bend Branch, 842 S. Holmes Ave. in St. Louis. During the open houses, staff will be available to answer questions and discuss the proposal. The plan also will be available online at www.mostateparks.com/jshutins/recovery.htm from Aug. 28 through Sept. 10.

The park is currently open for visitors from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. seven days a week through Sunday, Oct. 1. The park will close on Monday, Oct. 2 so redevelopment can begin. The Department of Natural Resources anticipates that Johnson’s Shut-Ins State Park will be fully operational in 2008. AmerenUE, which is responsible for the construction, believes it can accelerate the redevelopment to allow public access to the shut-ins and the park’s portion of the East Fork of the Black River sometime in 2007. The timeframe for redevelopment depends on several factors, including the details of the final plan, weather and how quickly AmerenUE’s contractor can make it happen.

Johnson’s Shut-Ins State Park is located eight miles north of Lesterville on Highway N in Reynolds County.

For more information about the park or the plan, call the park directly at 573-546-2450 or the Department of Natural Resources toll free at 800-334-6946 (voice) or 800-379-2419 (Telecommunications Device for the Deaf) or visit www.mostateparks.com.

NATURAL RESOURCES, CONSERVATION APPROVE PLAN TO CLEAN UP SEDIMENT IN TAUM SAUK LOWER RESERVOIR
In continued efforts to restore water quality in the Lower Black River, the Missouri departments of Natural Resources and Conservation have approved an Ameren UE plan to temporarily lower water levels in the Taum Sauk Plant’s lower reservoir to remove exposed sediments.

Work will begin in the near future and is expected to take three to five months to complete. The plan calls for draining the reservoir to the lowest possible level to expose sediment deposited by the Dec. 14, 2005, breach of the upper Taum Sauk reservoir. The drawdown is expected to take several days, during which time the water levels in the East Fork of the Black River can be expected to rise.

Water being released from the lower reservoir dam will be controlled to avoid downstream flooding; the flow will be approximately half of what was released during the flocculation process, which took place earlier this year. The drawdown will cause higher flows on a few occasions during these releases, but significant high flows are not expected. Water levels in the Black River will not be appreciably affected.

Erosion control measures, including hydroseeding, buffers and silt fencing, will stabilize areas of exposed sediment not subject to immediate excavation. Heavy equipment will excavate sediment deposits in a manner that minimizes sediment movement downstream. However, some release of sediments downstream will be unavoidable, particularly during the early stages of the process.

The departments will ensure that Ameren and its contractors take all appropriate measures to prevent further degradation of the river. All removed sediment will be transported to, and disposed of, in an approved location.

This initiative is part of ongoing cooperative efforts to restore the river and the Johnson’s Shut-Ins State Park, following the failure of AmerenUE’s Taum Sauk Hydroelectric Plant Upper Reservoir. The plan has been reviewed and approved by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, the Missouri Department of Conservation and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

For more information and to see photos of the lowering of the reservoir visit the department's Taum Sauk Reservior Water Quality Web pages at www.dnr.mo.gov/env/taumsauk/index.html.

DEPARTMENT OFFERS WATER AND WASTEWATER MODEL ORDINANCES AND RATE SETTING PROGRAMS
The Department of Natural Resources has developed several tools to assist water and wastewater system operators through the process of enacting appropriate ordinances and establishing adequate and proportional user rates.

The department developed the model ordinances and corresponding rate setting tools around the requirements for the State Revolving Fund (SRF) Leveraged Loan Program and other grant and loan programs administered by the department’s Financial Assistance Center. The use of these model ordinances and rate setting tools, however, is not a requirement for participation in any of these grant and loan programs. The department has posted these model ordinances and rate setting tools on its Web site at www.dnr.mo.gov/env/wpp/srf/srf-app_guid.htm.

At this time, the department has developed Drinking Water Use, Drinking Water User Charge, Sewer Use and Sewer User Charge model ordinances.

In addition, companion rate setting tools are also available for the water and sewer user charge ordinances. These rate-setting tools are Excel-based workbooks that can be easily modified to fit the specific needs of most water and wastewater systems.

User charge and use ordinances are crucial in establishing and maintaining viable water and wastewater systems. The Water Use and Sewer Use ordinances define the requirements associated with design, construction, connection to, and the use of the water or wastewater system. The User Charge ordinances contain the methodology used to establish the water or sewer rates necessary for a financially strong system.

The department’s SRF Program provides low-interest loans to communities for wastewater and drinking water infrastructure projects. Projects may be new construction or the improvement or renovation of existing facilities. Missouri’s State Revolving Fund ranks as one of the top five in the nation. Since 1989, the State Revolving Fund has provided more than $1.54 billion to 300 Missouri communities for wastewater treatment and drinking water facilities. Towns and cities across the state have saved more than $478 million dollars in interest charges. In addition, projects financed by the fund resulted in the creation of nearly 35,000 jobs.

For more information on the model ordinances, rate setting tools or the State Revolving Fund Program, call the department’s Water Protection Program’s Financial Assistance Center at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-1192.

DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES WELCOMES SIEGEL-ROBERT AUTOMOTIVE INTO THE MISSOURI ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PARTNERSHIP
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources recognized Siegel-Robert Automotive by accepting its facilities in Farmington and Portageville as a Certified Partner into the Missouri Environmental Management Partnership.

The Missouri Environmental Management Partnership (MEMP) is an environmental leadership program of the department. MEMP promotes environmental excellence through voluntary environmental management systems (EMS) modeled after the international ISO 14001 standard. The department has designed the innovative program to recognize high-performing facilities.

An EMS is part of an overall management system that directs an organization to analyze, control and reduce the environmental impact of its activities, products and services, and operate with greater efficiency and control.

“Siegel-Robert Automotive has demonstrated its commitment to environmental excellence and leadership by implementing a rigorous environmental EMS,” said Department of Natural Resources Director Doyle Childers. “MEMP is another example of how we can work cooperatively with the facilities the department regulates.”

The department’s goal for MEMP is to increase the number of facilities taking that extra step to address environmental issues within its business. The department is coordinating its MEMP efforts with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s version of the environmental leadership program, Performance Track.

For more information, contact the Division of Environmental Quality’s Todd Crawford at 573-751-6892 or call the Department of Natural Resources toll-free at 800-361-4827.

E-SCRAP WORKGROUP DISCUSS RECYCLING MISSOURI’S ELECTRONIC WASTE
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources held the fourth meeting of the electronic scrap (E-Scrap) workgroup from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Aug. 16 at the department’s Conference Center, 1738 E. Elm St., Jefferson City.

The department created the workgroup to assist Missouri businesses in developing and managing an infrastructure for electronic wastes. The primary purpose of the E-Scrap Stakeholder Workgroup is to decide how to put in place a framework for disposing, reusing and recycling electronic waste in Missouri in an economically sustainable fashion without threatening the environment.
During the meeting, the group discussed the cathode ray tube (CRT) rule recently finalized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The CRT rule includes requirements for handling and managing color computer monitors and TVs, CRTs from this equipment and CRT glass. The group will also discuss options that each of the group’s subgroups developed during the past two months.

During the workgroups meeting held June 14, the group agreed to form three smaller subgroups

regulatory options
funding options and
education/information efforts.

During July and August, each subgroup met to develop options on how to address that subgroup’s issues in Missouri. The subgroups were to develop a range of options from fully funded to ones with lesser or no funding.

The National Safety Council projects that nearly 250 million computers will become obsolete in the next five years. Computers are becoming obsolete faster and consumers will need to replace or modify televisions when broadcasting switches from analog to digital in the coming decade.

Computer monitors and older TV picture tubes contain an average of four to eight pounds of lead and require special handling. In addition, electronics can contain chromium, cadmium, mercury, beryllium, nickel, zinc and brominated flame retardants.

When electronics are not properly disposed of or recycled properly, these toxic materials can present both health and environmental problems. Extending the life of electronics or donating working electronics can save money and valuable resources. Safely recycling outdated electronics can promote the safe management of hazardous components and supports the recovery and reuse of
valuable materials.

For more information about the workgroup, contact Michael Menneke of the department’s Hazardous Waste Program at at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-9189, by e-mail to mike.menneke@dnr.mo.gov or visit the department’s Web site at www.dnr.mo.gov/env/hwp/escrap/workgroup.htm.

DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AWARDS GRANT TO BYRNES MILL FOR WASTEWATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources awarded $54,600 to the City of Byrnes Mill in Jefferson County. Byrnes Mill will use the grant to help construct a sewer line in the Vogt Road Subdivision.

The project will serve 39 residential units. The sewer line will discharge into the Byrnes Mill South wastewater treatment plant.
Funding for the grant comes from a bond issue approved by Missouri voters in 1998 for improvements to wastewater treatment and public drinking water systems. The city will use the grant in conjunction with grant funds from a Community Development and Block Grant and local funds. The estimated cost of the project $378,870 and is expected to be complete in August 2006.

The Department of Natural Resources’ Water Protection Program will administer the grant. For more information, Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ Water Protection Program, P.O. Box 176, Jefferson City, MO 65102 or by phone at
573-751-1300.

MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ISSUES PERMIT TO LUETKEMEYER FARMS IN RALLS COUNTY
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources today issued a construction permit to Luetkemeyer swine finishing operation in Ralls County.

The permit is for a no discharge operation consisting of one barn with a capacity of 2,490 swine over 55 pounds. No-discharge means the process wastes are contained and stored until proper land application can take place. The barn will use a deep concrete pit located under the floor for waste storage.

The department reviewed the permit application to ensure it complied with Missouri law and that the operations will protect the quality of the water in the Mark Twain Lake watershed. The department determined the permit application met all regulatory requirements and demonstrated that the operation will protect waters of the state.

Any aggrieved party may appeal the department’s permit decision. Appeals should be filed with the Administrative Hearing Commission within 30 days of the permit issuance. Appeals must be sent to the Administration Hearing Commission, P.O. Box 1557, Jefferson City, MO 65102 or by fax to 573-751-5018 no later than Sept. 20.

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

APPLICANTS SOUGHT FOR $19 MILLION IN EPA WATERSHED GRANTS
This news release is reprinted from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Web site.
EPA plans to award up to $19 million in grants to help clean up and restore the nation’s waterways. Proposals must reach EPA by Oct. 16, 2006, for capacity-building grants and Nov. 15, 2006, for project-implementation grants. Capacity-building grants provide for education and training, whereas implementation grants involve actions such as protection and preservation.

“President Bush understands that citizen-centered programs foster innovation while accelerating restoration of watersheds through cooperative conservation and grass-roots partnerships,” said Assistant Administrator for Water Benjamin H. Grumbles.

State governors and tribal leaders nominate potential recipients for implementation grants. EPA will evaluate and rank submissions based on criteria outlined in each notice. Watershed organizations receive the awards based on how likely they are to achieve environmental results in a relatively short time. Selection of the grantees will be announced in the fall.

Under the Targeted Watersheds Grant Program, EPA has awarded nearly $40 million to 46 watershed organizations since 2003. In excess of $2 million has gone to five watershed capacity-building organizations to further the activities of more than 3,000 local watershed groups. For this grant cycle, the focus will be on supporting community-based approaches and strengthening local capacity to protect and clean up water resources.

Watersheds currently in the program cover more than 142,000 square miles of the nation’s landscape draining into lakes, rivers
and streams.

EPA released its 2005 Targeted Watersheds Grant Annual Report. It provides examples of how grant funding helps watershed partnerships advance the goals of the Clean Water Act through sound watershed plans. Comprised of informative fact sheets and colorful maps, the report highlights 34 community efforts to reach measurable clean-water goals. The report also includes summaries of grantees focused on capacity-building efforts.

EPA PROPOSAL TO CUT AIR TOXICS EMISSIONS FROM DEGREASERS
This news release is reprinted from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Web site.
EPA is proposing options to reduce air toxics emissions by up to 70 percent from halogenated solvent cleaning operations. Halogenated solvents, also known as degreasers, are used to remove soils such as grease, oils, waxes, carbon deposits and tars from metal, plastic, fiberglass and other surfaces.

The proposal includes two options, both of which would result in increased health protection for the public and cost savings for the industry. The proposals would impose an annual cap on emissions of the solvents methylene chloride, perchloroethylene
and trichloroethylene.

The caps would provide affected facilities with the flexibility to reduce their emissions using any traditional methods available. Most degreasing operations already emit less than either proposed caps.

The proposal would focus on facilities posing the highest risks by requiring them to reduce emissions and meet the cap.
EPA issued a national rule to limit emissions of air toxics from degreasing operations in 1994. This rule is one of 96 rules called maximum achievable control technology (MACT) standards that require 174 industry sectors to eliminate 1.7 million tons of 187
air toxics.

Congress listed these toxic air pollutants in the Clean Air Act. There are nearly 1,900 degreasing operations in the United States. EPA estimates that the 1994 standards prevent nationwide emissions of air toxics by 85,300 tons per year.

The proposal addresses the residual risk and the eight-year technology review provisions in the Clean Air Act. These provisions direct EPA to review existing control technology standards. EPA is to tighten those standards if needed to protect health
or because of improvements in emissions reduction methods.

EPA will accept public comment on its proposal for 45 days following publication of the proposed action in the Federal Register.

NEW ENERGY PERFORMANCE STANDARDS WILL LEAD TO BETTER
PLANT EFFICIENCY
This news release is reprinted from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Web site.
The first-ever energy efficiency ratings for corn refineries and cement plants will enable those industries to cut energy usage, save money and prevent greenhouse gases.

The plant Energy Performance Indicators (EPIs) made available by EPA as part of a national energy performance rating system, are the first of their kind for these manufacturing facilities. They provide critical information for driving energy savings by enabling the comparison of energy efficiency for a specific facility in the United States to that of the entire industry.

“By making smart energy choices, millions of Americans are saving billions each year,” said EPA Administrator Stephen
L. Johnson.

“President Bush and EPA are improving our nation’s environmental and energy outlook, in part, by offering leading U.S. industries efficiency solutions that make sense for our environment and their bottom lines.”

U.S. cement manufacturers and corn refiners spend more than $2 billion annually for 626 trillion british thermal units of energy. If energy use for both of these industries was reduced by three percent, the energy saved could produce electricity for 187,000 households, preventing the emissions of more than 3 billion pounds of greenhouse gases.

Based on the input of simple plant-level information, the energy efficiency of cement plants and corn refineries is scored from 1 to 100 and compared to the average and “efficient” plants in the industry. In order to receive an efficient rating, a plant must achieve a score of 75 or better. Now, corporate energy directors can establish meaningful goals for reducing energy use in these plants and better manage their companies’ energy costs.

The EPIs were developed as part of an Energy Star Industrial Focus with the cement and corn refining industries. EPA worked with the cement and corn refining industries to develop Energy Star plant energy performance indicators. The performance indicators measure an entire plant’s energy use, a critical step in strategic energy management. The indicators enable companies to determine how efficiently each plant is using energy as compared to the industry as a whole, and whether better energy performance could be expected.

EPA works closely with manufacturing industries to promote effective energy management and provides tools and assistance necessary to reduce energy use. Many participating companies have reported substantial environmental, cost and energy savings while receiving recognition for their leadership.

EPA conducts focuses for the motor vehicle, food processing, glass, petroleum refining, cement, corn refining, and pharmaceutical manufacturing industries along with a separate focus for the water and wastewater treatment facilities operated by local governments and sanitary service companies. An EPI for automobile assembly plants was released in 2005. All EPIs can be downloaded from the Energy Star Web site.

Energy Star is a voluntary, market-based partnership designed to offer business and consumers effective energy efficiency solutions for saving energy, money and the environment. In 2005, Americans with the help of Energy Star saved about $12 billion on their energy bills and prevented greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to those of 23 million cars.

More information about the plant Energy Performance Indicators visit www.energystar.gov/epis.

GRANTS
DEPARTMENT AWARDS GRANT TO BYRNES MILL FOR WASTEWATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources awarded $54,600 to the City of Byrnes Mill in Jefferson County. Byrnes Mill will use the grant to help construct a sewer line in the Vogt Road Subdivision.

The city will use the grant in conjunction with grant funds from a Community Development and Block Grant and local funds. The estimated cost of the project $378,870 and is expected to be complete in August 2006.

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.

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.

AIR CONSERVATION COMMISSION TO MEET AUG. 31
The Missouri Air Conservation Commission will hold a public meeting at 9 a.m. Aug. 31, at the Governor’s Office Building, 200 Madison St., Jefferson City.

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

MISSOURI CLEAN WATER COMMISSION SEPT. 6 MEETING CANCELLED
The Missouri Clean Water Commission public meeting at 9 a.m., Sept. 6 at the Quarterage Hotel and Conference Center, 560 Westport Road, Kansas City has been cancelled. The next meeting will be held on Nov. 14, 2006 at a location to be announced.

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

SOLID WASTE ADVISORY BOARD TO MEET SEPT. 6
The Missouri Solid Waste Advisory Board will hold a public meeting at 1 p.m., Sept. 6 at the Lewis and Clark State Office Building, 1101 Riverside Dr., Jefferson City.

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

SAFE DRINKING WATER COMMISSION TO MEET SEPT. 6
The Missouri Safe Drinking Water Commission will hold a public meeting at 10 a.m., Sept. 6 at the Department of Natural Resources’ Conference Center, 1738 E. Elm, Jefferson City.

For more information, call the department’s Public Drinking Water Branch at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-0124.

SOIL AND WATER DISTRICTS COMMISSION TO MEET SEPT. 13
The Missouri Soil and Water Districts Commission will hold a public meeting at 8 a.m., Sept. 13 at the Department of Natural Resources’ Conference Center, 1738 E. Elm St., Jefferson City.

For more information call the department’s Soil and Water Conservation Program at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-4932.

LAND RECLAMATION COMMISSION TO MEET SEPT. 28
The Missouri Land Reclamation Commission will hold a public meeting at 10 a.m., Sept. 28 at the Department of Natural Resources’ Conference Center, 1738 E. Elm St., Jefferson City.

For more information, call the department’s Land Reclamation Program at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-4041.

AIR CONSERVATION COMMISSION TO MEET SEPT. 28
The Missouri Air Conservation Commission will hold a public meeting at 9 a.m., Sept. 28 in Kansas City.

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

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.

Solid Waste Management Program	Preliminary Site Investigation, Detailed Site Investigation Work Plan and Detailed Site Investigation
Rule Number 080-02.015 – This rule amendment will clarify the geologic and hydrologic parameters the department will use in determining whether a site receives approval or disapproval at both the PSI (Preliminary Site Investigation) and DSI (Detailed Site Investigation) steps.
Public comment ends: Sept. 7, 2006	Public hearing: Aug. 31, 2006
Missouri Register Citation: Filed, not yet published	Department contact: 573-368-2160

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS

Public service announcements may be downloaded for use by any newspaper, magazine, newsletter, radio stations, etc. The department will continue to add new announcements to the Web each month. If you would like to receive new announcements by e-mail as they are made available, please contact kathy.deters@dnr.mo.gov and provide your publication name and e-mail address.

REGIONAL OFFICE MAP

Department of Natural Resources' Regional Offices provide field inspections, complaint investigation and front-line troubleshooting, problem solving and technical assistance on environmental and emergencies for the following programs:

Air Pollution
Drinking Water
Hazardous Waste
Solid Waste
Technical Assistance
Water Pollution

INTERNET ADDRESSES

Missouri Department of Natural Resources at www.dnr.mo.gov

Division of Environmental Quality at www.dnr.mo.gov/env

Air Pollution Control Program at www.dnr.mo.gov/env/apcp

Division of Geology and Land Survey at www.dnr.mo.gov/geology/

Energy Center at www.dnr.mo.gov/energy

Environmental Services Program at www.dnr.mo.gov/env/esp

Gateway Clean Air Program at www.gatewaycleanair.com

Hazardous Waste Program at www.dnr.mo.gov/env/hwp

Historic Preservation at www.dnr.mo.gov/shpo/index.html

Land Reclamation Program at www.dnr.mo.gov/env/lrp

Soil and Water Conservation Program at www.dnr.mo.gov/env/swcp

Solid Waste Management Program at www.dnr.mo.gov/env/swmp

State Parks, Division of at www.mostateparks.com

Water Protection Program - Drinking Water Branch at www.dnr.mo.gov/env/wpp

Water Protection Program - Water Pollution Branch at www.dnr.mo.gov/env/wpp

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