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

JANUARY 2006

MISSOURI’S TOP ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN 2005
Improvements to the state park system, more dollars for Missouri communities, schools and local governments and better customer service from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources are just a few improvements Missouri citizens received in 2005.

Earlier this year, Gov. Blunt challenged the Department of Natural Resources to provide a better balance between protecting our natural resources and doing things that spur economic growth. The department responded to the governor’s challenge and accomplished the following for Missouri’s environment this year:

1. Department of Natural Resources responds to Taum Sauk Reservoir failure
In the early morning hours of Dec. 14, the AmerenUE Taum Sauk hydroelectric plant’s upper reservoir near Lesterville breached, flooding Johnson’s Shut-Ins State Park with approximately 1.3 billion gallons of water.

The state holds AmerenUE responsible for the incident and any subsequent damage and cleanup, and will require AmerenUE to pay for and reimburse the state for any expenses, including Missouri Department of Natural Resources oversight and assistance. Gov. Matt Blunt directed the use of the department’s emergency funds to cover the state’s interim costs to restore and stabilize the flood area until AmerenUE can reimburse the state.

Environmental stabilization and water quality impacts to the Black River were the state’s immediate concerns. The Department of Natural Resources is committed to having some services available at the park by this summer, but doesn’t want to go so fast that it negatively impacts the future of the park, according to Director Doyle Childers.

Preliminary reports indicate the majority of the damage was in the area adjacent to the East Fork of the Black River, which flows through Johnson’s Shut-Ins State Park. The park superintendent’s residence, the campground and the park’s water plant were destroyed and significant damage was done to other smaller buildings, a section of the Ozark Trail and the boardwalk to the shut-ins — the park’s signature natural feature. The park store and office were flooded but are still standing. The park remains closed until services can be restored and it is safe to reopen to the public. People interested in the status of the state park can visit the department’s Web site at www.mostateparks.com.

2. Department of Natural Resources does business in a new way
This year, the Department of Natural Resources launched a new compliance assistance initiative to assist citizens, communities and businesses that receive permits, licenses, certifications and registrations from the department. Providing “instruction manuals” on its Web site in plain English and walking permittees through their unique permit requirements and providing compliance assistance up front will become routine in 2006.

In addition to on-site visits, the department’s ombudsmen have contacted more than 360 citizens, community officials and businesses since September. To improve customer service, ombudsmen go to problems instead of waiting for problems to come to them. Six ombudsmen serve central, northwest, southeast and southwest Missouri as well as the St. Louis area. The department plans to find a Kansas City area ombudsman soon.

The Department of Natural Resources continues to actively pursue improvements to its permitting and enforcement processes. Building cooperation with the agricultural and economic development communities, including the tourism industry, also ranked high on the department’s to do list this year.

These efforts are part of the Department of Natural Resources’ move toward a new way of doing business. The awaking of an environmental awareness during the 1960s and 1970s created the department’s “B-52” way of doing business. While the B-52 plane has been changed and remodeled, it still flies. However, the B-2 plane is much improved, using modern technology with more extensive capabilities than the B-52 can provide. The department has worked hard this year to transform its B-52 structure into a new B-2 model to better serve Missouri citizens.

3. Legislature reinstates Missouri’s tire fee
Senate Bill 225 re-established Missouri’s 50-cent per scrap tire fee until Jan. 1, 2010. There are more than 2.5 million scrap tires remaining across Missouri awaiting cleanups. The 50-cent per scrap tire fee generates about $2.1 million annually for tire cleanups, grants, educational outreach and staff to administer the tire efforts. Senate Bill 225 also provides direction and continues funding for Missouri’s management of solid wastes, hazardous wastes and dry cleaners contamination.

4. Department opens new satellite offices to better serve Missouri citizens
The Department of Natural Resources opened satellite offices in Maryville and Rolla this year. These offices complement and extend department services provided to northwest Missouri and in the Rolla, Fort Leonard Wood and Lake of the Ozarks areas.

The department’s Maryville satellite office, housed on the Northwest Missouri State University campus, opened in November 2005. Two staff will provide nearby counties with facility inspections and compliance assistance services, focusing on assistance to drinking water and wastewater facilities.

In December 2005, the department opened its Rolla satellite office. Two environmental specialists will provide nearby counties with facility inspections and compliance assistance services. The office will likely grow as new area needs are identified. The new office is located in the department’s existing Division of Geology and Land Survey building in Rolla.

The department plans to open a satellite office in Portageville in early 2006.

5. Campground and camper cabin improvements at Missouri state parks
Major improvements were made to campgrounds within many of Missouri’s state parks and historic sites. These improvements were made possible by the one-tenth-of-one percent parks-and soils sales tax, which was approved by Missouri voters. To better meet the needs of campers, the department continued its initiative to increase the number of electrical campsites, upgrade existing electrical campsites and renovate showerhouses and restrooms. In 2005, approximately 230 basic campsites were upgraded to electricity. In addition, a project is under way at Bennett Spring State Park to provide larger campsites. Another major improvement in two campgrounds was the addition of six log camper cabins at Mark Twain State Park near Stoutsville and five log camper cabins at Stockton State Park. These rustic cabins provide a new type of camping experience, with electricity but no water or restrooms.

6. Water quality standards are expanded
Federal law requires the State of Missouri to evaluate water quality in our streams every two years. The state must publish a list of streams needing attention due to pollution. Streams not meeting water quality standards are considered impaired. The state must comply with EPA policy and federal requirements to ensure our water quality standards protect Missouri streams. The Missouri Coalition for the Environment prevailed in its lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over Missouri’s water quality standards. As part of the settlement, the State of Missouri was required to significantly expand water quality criteria on 16,000 stream miles to bring state standards in line with federal standards. As a result of the lawsuit, most of those communities that did not disinfect treated effluent will now be required to do so. Most water bodies of the state will now be protected for whole body contact. This new way of doing business was developed with stakeholder input.

7. Missouri River battle continues
The Department of Natural Resources continues the fight for adequate water in the Missouri River. Although the Corps of Engineers’ revision to its operations manual, called the Master Manual, was completed in March 2004, drought in the Missouri River basin has continued to fuel competition for water. One of the highlights of 2005 was the U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals decision on the Missouri River. The court reaffirmed that the priorities set by Congress of flood control and navigation, not reservoir recreation, are the dominant functions of the Missouri River. The amount of water available for navigation also allows sufficient amounts for drinking water and to operate power plants, all critical for Missouri’s economic future. The court also found that the Master Manual is a binding rule that the Corps must follow. This decision strengthens the State of Missouri’s position as we defend the current and future uses of the Missouri River.

8. Iliniwek Village dedicated June 25
In June, the Department of Natural Resources dedicated the Iliniwek Village State Historic Site. Located in Clark County, it is Missouri’s only known Iliniwek village site.

The Iliniwek, or Illinois, was one of the three most significant American Indian groups occupying Missouri at the time of first European contact. Historians believe the site was the village that explorers Pierre Marquette and Louis Jolliet visited on their 1673 expedition down the Mississippi River. Primary funding for development and operation of Iliniwek Village State Historic Site is the one-tenth-of-one-percent parks-and-soils sales tax, approved by Missouri voters. For more information about state parks and historic sites, visit www.mostateparks.com.

9. Department of Natural Resources orders rotting chickens removed from Exeter
In October, the Department of Natural Resources ordered Eskimo Packing chicken processing plant in Exeter to remove an estimated 250,000 pounds of rotting chicken from the plant. An inspection by the department’s Environmental Emergency Response staff found the plant no longer in operation and chicken left to rot. The Department of Natural Resources supervised the cleanup until the public health concerns and environmental impacts were addressed.

10. Hurricanes Katrina and Rita impact Missouri gas prices
Hurricane Katrina shut down coastal and offshore oil platforms, refineries and pipelines, contributing to significantly increasing fuel prices. Transportation fuel prices in Missouri rose in response to higher crude oil prices. Higher crude oil prices translated into higher prices for gasoline and diesel at the pump. At Gov. Blunt’s request, the department’s Energy Center obtained federal waivers to make regular gasoline available in regions of the state where reformulated gasoline supplies were disrupted. With the waivers, bulk terminals and pipelines serving Missouri reported normal operations, and motor gasoline and diesel fuel supplies in Missouri were adequate to meet demand. Hurricane Katrina did not affect the operation of refineries located in Texas and Oklahoma that provide gas and diesel fuel to Missouri. The department’s Energy Center encouraged Missouri motorists to conserve fuel by car pooling, taking public transit, bicycling, walking and keeping vehicles in good repair to reduce transportation costs.

11. Morris State Park dedicated Oct. 8
In October, the Department of Natural Resources dedicated Morris State Park, a new state park that preserves a unique area in Missouri’s Bootheel. Jim D. Morris of Springfield donated the 161-acre park, located near Campbell, to the department.
Morris State Park is located in an area of southeast Missouri known as Crowley’s Ridge, a unique geologic formation of low hills in the Mississippi River floodplain. Development at the park was made possible by the one-tenth-of-one percent parks-and soils sales tax, which was approved by Missouri voters. Information on state parks and historic sites is available at www.mostateparks.com.

12. Energy Loan Program resumes
In November, the Department of Natural Resources announced it was again accepting applications for its popular Energy Loan Program. Through this program, school districts, universities and local governments are capable of making energy-efficient upgrades to their facilities, which saves energy, money and the environment.

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 its inception 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.

13. Northwest Missouri drinking water conference is successful
Also in November, the Department of Natural Resources and Northwest Missouri State University hosted a regional drinking water planning conference on the Northwest campus in Maryville. Conference support was provided by the department, State Representative Brad Lager and the Northwest Missouri Regional Council of Governments. City and county officials and water facility operators from 12 northwest Missouri counties joined with legislators and state and federal agency representatives to discuss regional and local problems with drinking water supplies and distribution, aging treatment facilities and drinking water quality issues.
14. Department of Natural Resources maps data for St. Louis area earthquake hazards project

The Department of Natural Resources is developing data that will help St. Louis area building officials better prepare for earthquakes. In addition to mapping, the department will merge geotechnical-engineering data from various public sources such as the Missouri Department of Transportation, the St. Louis Metropolitan Sewer District and the Army Corps of Engineers. This resource tool will serve both construction-engineering projects and municipalities throughout metropolitan St. Louis. The database and mapping project will help mitigate potential earthquake damage to structures and lessen the economic impact of earthquakes by defining soil and geologic characteristics of local sites.

WATER QUALITY POLICY ISSUES DISCUSSED AT CLEAN WATER FORUM
On Dec. 19, more than 100 representatives with an interest in clean water attended the Missouri Clean Water Forum in Jefferson City, hosted by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Attendees representing agriculture, municipalities, industry, environmental groups, consultants and environmental attorneys broke into discussion groups.

“This forum is to find out what you think are the important issues confronting Missouri,” said Water Protection Program director Ed Galbraith. “I firmly believe that the department must always consider how policy issues affect regulated entities and the public. The greater the magnitude of any decision, the more we must solicit input from those affected interests.”

Favorite issues
Attendees prioritized the issues presented by the department and suggested additional topics. The issues that were selected as the highest priority include
• Completing the list of impaired waters prepared in accordance with Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act
• Anti-degradation rules
• Propose changes consistent with the Clean Water Commission directive for exempting small lagoons and trickling filters at less than 22,500 gallons per day output
• Effluent limits

Other top issues include
• Unclassified streams
• Risk Based Corrective Action
• Effluent dominated waters
• Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule

Volunteers were asked to sign up to serve on advisory committees to further discuss the prioritized issues and give feedback to the department’s Water Protection Program.

DEPARTMENT DISCUSSES JASPER COUNTY LANDFILL OWNERSHIP TRANSFER REQUIREMENTS
Advantage Waste Services has expressed an interest in buying and operating a permitted Jasper County sanitary landfill site. Department of Natural Resources’ officials say the site is most likely ready for construction.

“The department recently spoke to consultants for Advantage Waste regarding the state’s requirements and explained the ownership transfer process. However at this time, they have not submitted a request to transfer the permit to the department,” said Jim Hull, director of the department’s Solid Waste Management Program.

The site, known as the Southwest Regional Landfill, is located at Route M and County Road 210. The department’s Solid Waste Management Program issued a permit for the landfill in 1995. However, because it has been more than five years since the department issued the landfill permit for the site, anyone wishing to construct the landfill must hire a professional engineering consultant to review the landfill construction plans.

The consultant would be required to make any changes necessary to comply with the current regulations and submit the results of the review to the department for approval. The department must approve the submittal before actual construction can begin. The department does not anticipate significant modifications to the construction plans will be necessary because the regulations have not changed substantially since the permit was originally issued.

It is also the responsibility of the new owner to hold a public awareness and community involvement session to solicit comments from local citizens and respond to those comments. If the department finds all regulatory requirements have been met, it is obligated by law to approve the transfer of the permit.

Tipping fees are fees collected by sanitary landfills on wastes they receive; landfills subsequently remit these fees to the department. The majority of the money collected (61 percent) is used to provide funds to the state’s 20 solid waste management districts. The department uses the remaining portion (39 percent) to operate the solid waste management program. The amount, collection and disposition of these funds are governed by state statute, which makes no provisions for providing a portion of the fee directly to the local entity in question.

Although state statute bars the county from directly receiving a portion of the tipping fee, it can negotiate what are commonly known as host community fees with the landfill. These can take many forms, but are usually payments to the local host governmental entity and are based on the tonnage received at the site. Host community fees are a matter between the landfill and, in this case, the county. The department has no role or authority in such negotiations.

Storm water permits are also required from the department during the construction phase and during the landfill’s operation. The owners of the site will be required to apply for a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit from the department’s Water Protection Program. In order to obtain the NPDES permit, the owners must demonstrate that they have satisfactory methods in place for collecting and treating any storm water that may run off of the site.

Local land use and road issues may be a concern from some living near the proposed site. These issues are not within the department’s jurisdiction under the state’s solid waste management law. The department suggests any questions about these matters be addressed to the local county officials.

Anyone with questions regarding the landfill design or the transfer of permit process should contact the department’s Solid Waste Management Program at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-5401. Questions regarding the storm water permit should be directed to the department’s Southwest Regional Office at 417-891-4300.

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.

Kerr-McGee Refining Corporation-LaGrange
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ Brownfields/Voluntary Cleanup Program has issued a certificate of completion for the Kerr-McGee Corporation-LaGrange site in LaGrange, for the cleanup of soil and groundwater contaminated
with petroleum.

On July 8, 1994, Kerr-McGee Refining Corporation (KMRC) notified the department that due to unfavorable market conditions their bulk fuel terminal in LaGrange was no longer in operation and that the facility has been dismantled. While demolishing the terminal, distillate oil was found in the soil under Tank No. 5. In 1993 this above ground storage tank (AST) was taken out of service and cleaned due to the suspected fuel oil leak. The 24.7-acre site was the location of a motor fuels terminal and petroleum hydrocarbons have been detected in soils at the property associated with the past land uses.

In July 2002, Kerr-McGee Refining Corporation applied to the BVCP for the investigation and cleanup of the bulk fuel terminal. Kerr-McGee has performed soil and groundwater sampling from October 1996 to the present. In May 2005, KMRC decided to reevaluate the site using the new Missouri Risk-Based Corrective Action (MRBCA) process. Kerr-McGee collected additional soil and
groundwater samples and evaluated the different exposure pathways using the MRBCA process. Based on the results of the sampling Kerr-McGee Refining Corporation prepared a site characterization report and risk assessment with a risk management plan. After implementation of the risk assessment and management plan, the department determined that the site met the requirements for closure of non-residential use.

King Adhesives
The Department of Natural Resources’ Brownfields/Voluntary Cleanup Program issued a Certificate of Completion for the King Adhesives site in the “Hill” area in St. Louis.

The 2.5-acre site is the former location of King Adhesives, an industrial adhesives and sealers manufacturer. King Adhesives operated at the site from 1955 to 1998, during which time the various solvents used in the manufacturing process were kept in nine underground storage tanks.

During the removal of these tanks in 1995, it was discovered that several tanks and their piping had leaked, causing a release of solvents to the surrounding soil. The department listed the site on the Registry of Confirmed Abandoned or Uncontrolled Hazardous Waste Sites in Missouri in June 2003, due to the presence of hazardous waste. The current owner, Friend Bonzano, LLC, enrolled this site in the BVCP in July 2005 to address any remaining contamination.

Friend Bonzano, LLC conducted additional subsurface investigation to support a Missouri Risk-Based Correction Action (MRBCA) Tier 1 Risk Assessment. 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 corrective 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.

As a result of actions taken under the oversight of the BVCP, the department will remove the site from the Registry.

Norfolk Southern Railway Company - Luther Yard, St. Louis
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ Brownfields/Voluntary Cleanup Program has issued a Certificate of Completion Letter for the Norfolk Southern Railway Company Luther Yard site in St. Louis.

The site has been in operation since 1903 and has historically been used for locomotive refueling, lubrication and light maintenance. Initial site assessments identified the presence of diesel range petroleum hydrocarbons in the soil.

Norfolk Southern indicated that there were four potential sources of the contamination at the site:
• Fueling platform/rack, which drained into two, 550-gallon underground storage tanks (USTs). These USTs were replaced in the 1980’s;
• A fuel unloading platform;
• A former used oil storage area, in which waste lube oil was drained into two 550 gallon USTs. Use of these USTs was discontinued in early 1990.
• An underground fuel pipeline which runs from a 55,000 gallon Aboveground Storage Tank to the fueling platform.

The levels of petroleum contamination in the soil exceeded the Cleanup Levels for Missouri (CALM) Tier 1 Scenario C levels (1,000 mg/kg) for industrial use. Therefore, the participant elected to conduct a CALM Tier 3 evaluation to develop site specific cleanup criteria. A Tier 3-work plan was submitted to the BVCP and subsequently reviewed and approved by the BVCP and the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. The results of the Tier 3 evaluation have determined that the levels of contamination remaining in the soil do not pose a health threat provided that the use of the site is limited to industrial purposes. Therefore, a restrictive covenant limiting the use of the property was filed in the property chain of title with the City of St. Louis Recorder of
Deeds’ Office.

Standard Machine and Manufacturing Company
The Standard Machine and Manufacturing Company at 10014 Big Bend Boulevard in Crestwood, received a Certificate of Completion from the Brownfields/Voluntary Cleanup Program after completing risk reduction measures.

Standard Machine and Manufacturing entered the BVCP in June 2005 after finding contamination under the slab floor of their manufacturing building. Initial site assessments have identified metals contamination beneath the building in fill material at the property resulting from operation of an indoor wastewater treatment system. The department has determined that the levels of these contaminants are safe for an unrestricted property use, provided they remain either below a depth of three feet or beneath the
manufacturing building’s slab floor to prevent human exposure. A Deed Notice was placed in the property chain of title to give notice to future property owners that the site is safe as long as the contamination remains in the subsurface or under the manufacturing building.

The site characterization and Deed Notice were sufficient for the Brownfields/Voluntary Cleanup Program to issue a Certificate of Completion for an unrestricted property use.

Kirksville FMGP site
The Department of Natural Resources’ Brownfields/Voluntary Cleanup Program (BVCP) has issued a Certificate of Completion for the Kirksville Former Manufactured Gas Plant (FMGP) site, located on land owned by A.T. Still University.

In the late 1800s, prior to the introduction of natural gas, many cities in the U.S. used manufactured gas for both heating and lighting. The gas was made by heating coal, then cooled to condense water, light oils, and tars before delivery to customers.
The byproduct oils, wastewater and tars were stored in underground tar wells and either sold, discharged into nearby waterways, or dumped on land. Relatively primitive facilities, by today’s standards, led to frequent leaks and spills.

When the plants were decommissioned, the underground gas holders (many thousands of cubic feet in size), as well as underground tar separators, tar wells and other structures, were often abandoned in place by being filled with demolition debris, sometimes with tar still inside.

Today, soil and groundwater at these sites are often contaminated with carcinogenic coal tar constituents such as polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) such as benzene.

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 Former Manufactured Gas Plants (FMGPs) have led to the investigation and cleanup of many of these sites in the last several decades. Many of the sites are still owned by utilities, the corporate successors to the original gas producers through merger and acquisition.

The Kirksville plant was operated between 1905 and 1944 by its founder, Kirksville Light, Heating, Power and Water Company, and later by Lewistown Heet Gas. Subsurface gas plant structures existed at the site. Heetco, successor to Lewistown Heet Gas, sold the property to the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine to construct a parking lot for its new medical buildings. The site was rediscovered in 1995 when construction workers encountered an underground petroleum storage tank and an underground tar well, still full of tar.

The tar well and petroleum tank were removed, and Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine constructed its parking lot, but negotiations continued between Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Heetco and the department.

One of many issues was proposing the site for the state Registry of Abandoned and Uncontrolled Hazardous Waste Sites (as it was never actually listed).

In 1998, Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine enrolled the site into the BVCP to conduct further cleanup.

A large gas holder, filled with debris and tar, was excavated in late 1998 under the oversight of the BVCP. Additional investigations of soil and groundwater outside of the underground structures continued until 2004. Residual coal tar contamination remained in soil and groundwater in various areas of the site.

Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine conducted groundwater monitoring and risk assessment of both soil and groundwater. The assessment found that the residual contamination does not pose risks to human health or the environment provided groundwater is not used and digging is restricted on and immediately surrounding the former plant site.

Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (now A.T. Still University) placed land use restrictions in the property chain of title to control these potential exposure pathways. The BVCP issued a Certificate of Completion in December 2005.

Majestic Stove Lofts Site
The Department of Natural Resources’ Brownfields/Voluntary Cleanup Program has issued a certificate of completion for the Majestic Stove Lofts site in St. Louis for the cleanup of asbestos and lead-based paint within the buildings.

The Majestic Stove Lofts project consists of four buildings including the original two five-story buildings that were the original home of Majestic Stove, a company that built and sold oven ranges until the 1950’s. The two remaining buildings are the Leavitt Box Building at 2019 Lucas and the Adler Frame Building at 2035 Washington. In March 2004 Majestic Lofts, LP, the developer, entered the BVCP for the cleanup and redevelopment of the Majestic Stove Lofts. The four buildings are located on the north side of Washington Avenue between 20th and 21st Street in St. Louis.

The buildings are being redeveloped into a mixed-use development, including a restaurant, commercial office space, a business center, and apartments. The development received $900,000 in Brownfield tax credits through Missouri’s Department of Economic Developments Brownfields Redevelopment Program. The Brownfields Redevelopment Program provides financial incentives to redevelop publicly owned commercial or industrial sites that were abandoned because of contamination caused by hazardous substances. Majestic Lofts, LP, plans to create 78 new jobs with this project.

Interestingly enough, during the redevelopment of this site the developer, Mr. Robert Wood, found an old safe containing business records, some over 100 years old, buried in one of the four buildings. Mr. Wood stated, “There’s something really gratifying about bringing these historic old buildings back to life.” When complete this year, Majestic Stove will have 120 new loft apartments in three buildings. The complex sits on the western edge of downtown and the burgeoning Washington Avenue lofts district.

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 voluntary cleanup program, private parties agree to clean up a contaminated site and are offered some protection from future state and federal enforcement action at the site in the form of a “No Further Action” letter or “Certificate of Completion” from the state.

Since 1994, there have been 272 sites cleaned up in the Brownfields/Voluntary Cleanup Program. 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 voluntary cleanup program, private parties agree to clean up a contaminated site and are offered some protection from future state and federal enforcement action at the site in the form of a “no further action” letter or “Certificate of
Completion” from the state.

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

YEAR-END HIGHLIGHTS
2005 was a busy year for the Department of Natural Resources. In order to improve internal communications and efficiency the Water Protection and Soil Conservation Division merged with the Air and Land Protection Division, creating the Division of Environmental Quality. Here is a look at what the programs within this new division accomplished this past year.

HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
The Hazardous Waste Program (HWP) is continuing efforts to finalize the Missouri Risk Based Corrective Action Technical Guidance. This document will provide assistance in guiding cleanups at sites that contain various hazardous wastes in Missouri. The process outlined in the guidance is based on defensible science and appropriate conservatism, which provides for adequate protection of human health and the environment while streamlining the overall investigation and remediation processes. This process also provides for the development and reuse of more sites. Stakeholders are continuing to provide input in developing the guidance and appropriate regulations.

An Expedited Corrective Action Program boosted mutual trust, cooperation and communication between Hazardous Waste Program and facilities that manage hazardous waste. Instead of more typical Corrective Action Orders, this approach offers treatment, storage and disposal facilities an alternative approach to be proactive with their corrective action obligations. The new program gives the department oversight and approval authority and outlines public participation activities, while allowing flexibility in facility-specific environmental cleanup options.

HWP continues to provide environmental oversight and assistance at a number of federal facilities located around the state. For example, employees are working with various stakeholders to redevelop the Former Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base property, which was transferred to Kansas City. Similar oversight and assistance efforts at the Former St. Louis Army Ammunition Plant will help property being transferred out of federal ownership for redevelopment by the City of St. Louis.

HWP has also recently gone beyond working solely with the departments of Defense and Energy to carry out cleanups and reuse of their sites. HWP signed an agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to assist with the cleanup of grain storage bins across the state that may be contaminated with pesticides, reducing the threat of contamination to local drinking water sources.
A Long-term Stewardship and Maintenance Plan, prepared by the Department of Energy for the Weldon Spring site, was finalized. This document is particularly important since it sets out how the 45-acre radioactive /hazardous waste disposal cell will be monitored and maintained to ensure it remains protected for as long as a hazard exists. Since there are radioactive contaminants remaining at the site, the safety of the area will need to be monitored for hundreds and thousands of years.

The department and Westinghouse entered into a consent decree regarding a site in Hematite, Mo. The consent decree states that Westinghouse will perform studies and response work. This includes a remedial investigation and feasibility study with a baseline human health risk assessment and ecological risk assessment. Investigation and cleanup of this nuclear fuel fabrication facility takes the combined efforts of Westinghouse with regulatory oversight by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the department. In addition, an extensive public information process ensures the local community and other interested parties remain apprised of the status of the combined effort.

Facility owners that want to treat, store or dispose of hazardous waste in Missouri must get a hazardous waste permit to operate their business safely. These permits are in place to protect the citizens of Missouri and their communities. HWP issued a number of permits and certificates to allow these facilities to conduct business and still protect the environment.

HWP continued to aggressively work on the Underground Storage Tank Financial Assurance Instrument Initiative started in 2000. This Initiative began in an effort to obtain compliance from approximately 1,200 facilities that had not obtained some type of financial assurance coverage (such as insurance) to investigate and clean up releases from underground storage tanks. Without such coverage, the state would not have sufficient funds to clean up these sites. Beginning in FY05, the number of sites that did not have financial assurance was approximately 200. That number has been reduced to approximately 50.

HWP developed a generic Quality Assurance Project Plan for use by state contractors, Brownfields/Voluntary Cleanup (BVCP) participants and their consultants to help BVCP sites meet EPA requirements. A Site-Specific Addendum form is also available to outline any site-specific changes. These documents are available on the Web at www.dnr.mo.gov/env/hwp/qapp/index.htm.

Redeveloping contaminated properties provides real economic benefit. HWP launched an effort to find out the value to Missouri citizens of redeveloped sites after having completed cleanup with oversight by the department. The 30 Brownfields projects profiled so far generated an astounding $1.02 billion in investments and created over 4,900 jobs. The projects received a combined $139 million in public assistance from state, federal and local government programs, which leveled the field for the Brownfields relative to non-contaminated properties. The removal of over 100,000 tons of contaminated soils and materials, including lead-based-paint and asbestos has greatly improved public and environmental safety. Three hundred ninety-seven acres and 13 historic buildings are returned to profitable use and neighborhoods experienced a rebirth.

The concept of bringing investors and property owners together became reality in the first annual Transaction Forum at the 2004 Brownfields Conference held in St. Louis. During the past year, the venues to facilitate redevelopment in Missouri have grown. On Sept. 28, 2005, the Brownfields/Voluntary Cleanup Program participated in the First Annual St. Louis Regional Brownfields Marketplace at St. Louis University. Brownfields property owners met with a number of developers at the inaugural event.

Cleanup
HWP completed Phase I and is nearing completion of Phase II of closure for the abandoned Millennium Environmental Incorporated (MEI) facility. The financial assurance instrument provided by MEI as part of the permitting process, funds the assessment work. All hazardous waste permitted facilities must show they have resources set aside to pay for closure, post-closure, liability and corrective action costs, depending on the type of facility. These resources must be available, even if the facility declares bankruptcy, to insure that taxpayers are not called on to pay for closure activities.

HWP helped the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) meet all of their project milestones for Superfund sites for the 2005 federal fiscal year. More EPA targets were met this year than in the recent past.. A major step in cleaning up a site is the signing of a Record of Decision. A Record of Decision is an EPA and Department of Natural Resources’ plan for cleaning up a Superfund site.

A record number of RODs were completed and signed for the following Superfund sites throughout the state:
• The Annapolis Lead Mine, which is a lead tailings pile that has eroded into surrounding streams and floodplain of Sutton Branch and Big Creek in Iron County
• The Missouri Electric Works site, which is a Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) and chlorinated solvent-contaminated soil and groundwater site in Cape Girardeau
• Hayford Bridge Road, which is a PCB site in St. Charles.

HWP staff evaluated sites and signed decision documents allowing the sites to move forward with continued cleanup efforts. These sites include Records of Decisions for the 139th Airlift Wing - Rosecrans Memorial Airport, Whiteman Air Force Base and a Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program site in St. Louis.

The closure and cleanup of petroleum tank sites continues to move along quickly and safely. The program provided assistance to a large number of gas station owners in their pursuit of a clean site. Staff, through the use of guidance and regulations, provided oversight for the cleanup of 167 petroleum contaminated sites, as well as for proper closure of 228 underground storage tanks at 88 properties.

HWP staff continued years of close and productive work with the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Company in Crawford County. The parties investigated and cleaned up sites where the railroad is held responsible for the disposal of toxic hazardous waste from railcar cleaning operations at the Cuba depot and the Cherryville rail siding. In 2005, the last two known sites in Crawford County completed cleanup. These two sites represented the removal and proper disposal of more than 50,000 tons of toxic materials from the county out of more than 170,000 tons removed from 20 railcar-related disposal sites in Crawford County.

Perfect Plating Inc in Macon County did electroplating and environmental laboratory work until it shut its doors in 1998. An inspection found large quantities of very hazardous materials stored in an uncontrolled situation because neither the business nor its owner had the ability to pay for any necessary action. HWP staff took on a major coordinating role to cleanup this site. The cleanup was accomplished in June 2005.

Two MFA Oil Company sites, in Jamesport and Columbia, had hazardous waste contained on-site that posed a threat to the local communities. After cleaning up these two sites, the department negotiated with MFA Oil to achieve the cleanup of an “orphan” property in Kansas City (Tennyson Tank Disposal property), as part of the settlement of penalty issues.

Part of the settlement also included payment to the Boone County School Fund and the Daviess County School Fund in the amounts of $2,500 and $7,500, respectively. The cleanup of the Tennyson site resulted in the removal of 83 drums of petroleum-derived wastes plus an estimated additional 7,500 gallons of petroleum-derived waste in tanks.

The Drycleaning Environmental Response Trust Fund establishes monies for investigation, assessment and remediation of releases of chlorinated solvents from dry cleaning facilities. In 2005, Gov. Matt Blunt signed into law two bills that exempt dry cleaning facilities that use non-chlorinated solvents. This year, rules were proposed to describe the procedures for conducting the assessment, investigation and remediation of contaminated active and abandoned dry cleaner sites and help prevent future releases of dry cleaning solvents.

For more information about the Hazardous Waste Program, call 800-361-4827 or 573-751-3176.

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
It’s been quite a year in the Solid Waste Management Program (SWMP). Between tires, budget cuts, recycling events, landfill permits, and demolishing stadiums, the program has had its hands full. Here are some of the highlights from 2005.

Tires/Enforcement
New language in the Solid Waste Management Law requires the Code of State Regulations to be amended to replace every instance of the phrase “waste tire” with “scrap tire.” The reason is that these tires are not waste, but rather valuable material that can be re-used. Financial Assurance Instrument requirements were also added for tire processors and end-users. Additionally, a Missouri vendor preference was added for certain clean-up contracts.

The tire fee went back into effect in 2005, requiring the department be provided 50 cents for each tire sold. The money will go to cleaning up the more than 1.5 million illegally dumped scrap tires still in Missouri. Over 400,000 scrap tires were cleaned up
in 2005.

Tire dumps are fire hazards and perfect breeding grounds for mosquitoes, which have the potential to carry the West Nile virus. Also, tires make good habitats for the insects to spend the winter in, as the black rubber absorbs heat from the sun and insulates from the cold weather.

Planning
With the passage of Senate Bill 225, the way the solid waste tipping fees is divided between SWMP and Solid Waste Management Districts was modified. Now, 61 percent goes to the districts and 39 percent goes to SWMP. This created a source of permanent funding that allowed the program to operate despite general revenue losses and budget cuts. Although the program suffered some staff losses, major cutbacks were avoided and it was able to keep operating. Had the bill not passed, solid waste management in Missouri would have suffered severely.

The Missouri Solid Waste Management Plan was completed. To develop the plan, the department held a series of meetings with a large number of stakeholders, representing private citizens, business and industry and state and local government. Through their efforts, a number of objectives and strategies are proposed in the plan to help all Missouri citizens manage waste as a resource and use disposal methods that are protective of human health and the environment. The plan can be viewed at www.dnr.mo.gov/env/swmp/pubs-reports/mswmngtplancvr.htm.

The Planning Unit determined that 47 percent of Missouri’s waste was diverted from landfills and recycled newsprint usage rose to 58 percent in 2004 (numbers for Calendar Year 2005 will be available in the spring).

Missouri Recycles Day was held on Nov. 15, promoting the recycling of toner cartridges and rechargeable batteries, with collection points in every state office building.

The Planning Unit continues to promote waste reduction, reuse and recycling through a number of trade publications and press releases.

Permits
At the end of 2005, Missouri has 45 transfer stations, 22 sanitary landfills, seven demolition and utility waste landfills, four material recovery facilities, three infectious waste processing facilities and three special waste landfills. Several Public Awareness sessions for new and expanding solid waste facilities were held in 2005, and sessions are already planned for early 2006.

Special Projects
The demolition of Busch Stadium in St. Louis became a high-profile project in 2005. The white paint covering around 5,000 cubic yards of concrete overhang was made with lead. Because of the lead content, it was not know if the painted concrete overhang could be used as fill. However, tests demonstrated that the paint would not leach easily. That, coupled with the fact that the material will be placed above the groundwater table, allowed it to be cleared for beneficial re-use. The area being filled is the old stadium’s playing field, which sat about 15 feet below street level. Once filled and covered, the area will be used to build a portion of the new stadium and future development to the west, currently referred to as Ball Park Village.

WATER PROTECTION PROGRAM
The department’s Water Protection Program includes the Water Pollution Control Branch, the Public Drinking Water Branch, a Financial Assistance Center and a Fiscal Management Unit.

In order to improve internal and external communications, the Wellhead Protection Section moved from the department’s Division of Geology and Land Survey to the program’s Public Drinking Water Branch and Operator Certification moved from the department’s Outreach and Assistance Center.

With the addition of these new sections, the department realized a need to hire a Branch Chief to lead the Public Drinking Water Branch. Steve Sturgess, formerly of the department’s Division of Geology and Land Survey, accepted the position. Sturgess has several years of experience with the department and brings with him a wealth of knowledge on environmental issues and outstanding leadership skills. This reorganization was part of an effort to make the branch user-friendlier to the general public and the regulated entities across Missouri.

The Public Drinking Water Branch had a successful year ensuring safe drinking water for nearly all Missourians. The branch produced its ninth Annual Compliance Report, detailing any violations committed by any of the state’s 2,700 public water supplies. This report became available on July 1, 2005.

In 2005, community water systems produced the seventh annual report to customers on the quality of their drinking water. To help the water systems accomplish this task, the department’s Public Drinking Water Branch provided more than 1,400 community water systems with draft reports, customized to each water system, so they could meet the requirements with a minimum of effort.
The draft reports included data from the laboratories of the department’s Environmental Services Program and the Department of Health and Senior Services about drinking water sample results, violation information and health effects language. Many small systems were able to use these draft reports without any modifications. The reports were completed and made public by water systems covering nearly 99 percent of the population served by community water systems in Missouri.

In 2005, the Water Pollution Control Branch kept busy protecting streams for Missouri swimmers. The Missouri Clean Water Commission adopted a Final Order of Rulemaking, amending state water quality standards and effluent regulations to designate more than 96 percent of Missouri’s classified stream miles for “whole body contact recreation” use. The rule changes will add bacterial standards to protect swimming uses for about 16,000 miles of Missouri streams and 300 lakes, in addition to those already protected. Those bacterial standards were previously required on only 5,500 miles of Missouri streams.

The changes add whole body contact recreation use designations to all classified water bodies not currently designated for whole body contact, except where it has been shown that no swimming uses occur and stream characteristics make any swimming highly unlikely. Fewer than 150 of more than 3,700 classified streams in Missouri are affected by the rule changes.

To protect stream users, nearly 850 wastewater treatment plants throughout Missouri that were not previously required to disinfect their discharges will be required either to add new bacterial controls or show that their discharges will not cause any violation of bacteria standards on the stream receiving their discharge. The commission amended the compliance schedule in the proposed rule to require each permitted facility to achieve compliance with the rule within five years of the next renewal, significant modification, or first issuance of its operating permit, and no later than eight years after the effective date of the rule.

The program completed nine plans to restore impaired waters. Implementation of these plans will restore 19 miles of streams. Five of the plans are contained within Total Maximum Daily Loads and four are within permits. A TMDL is a calculation of the maximum amount of a given pollutant that a body of water can absorb before its quality is affected. It is a tool used to fight water pollution.

LAND RECLAMATION PROGRAM
Permitting, Inspections and Initial Assistance Visits
In 2005, the program issued 361 mining permits that covers 935 mining locations, performed 291 mine inspections and conducted 19 successful initial assistance visits.

Missouri Coal and Abandoned Mine Lands Programs
In July 2003, Missouri lost funding and staffing that prevented the state from operating the federal coal regulatory program. During 2005, the Land Reclamation Commission, the Department of Natural Resources and the Office of Surface Mining (OSM) worked toward returning the coal program to the state of Missouri. On July 1, 2005, Missouri and OSM entered into a cooperative agreement to fund Missouri’s program. The ultimate goal of the cooperative agreement is for Missouri to assume full coal program responsibilities.

Missouri has evaluated its historical coal delegation process and realize changes in operations are appropriate. Essentially, the Missouri coal program will be a new program with a much smaller and different staff than was previously in place in Missouri. With this smaller staff, the only way that we can be successful as a program will be through efficiency, and by better use of staff resources. The department will have one set of staff who will work on coal, bond forfeiture and abandoned mine lands activities interchangeably. Similar programs in place in other states have been successful.

Missouri has a long history of coal mining in our state, and with that history, lies many acres of abandoned mine lands that need to be reclaimed to make these public and private lands useful for future generations. Prior to 2003, the Land Reclamation Program already reclaimed the worst half of our abandoned mine lands inventory. However, the second half of our inventory still deserves
environmental restoration and protection for future generations.

Missouri looks forward to once again implementing the full regulatory and reclamation programs and looks forward to a cooperative venture with OSM, industry and the public to accomplish this goal.

Streambank Stabilization Project
Representative Tom Loehner hosted a number of meetings in 2005 regarding streambank stabilization along the Maries River in Osage and Maries counties. The Land Reclamation Program has been represented in each meeting. Gravel removal from the stream environment is a factor in nearly all these areas. The program is on hand to provide technical assistance on that issue. Some landowners are thinking about mining rock for their own use, and some are thinking about mining rock for sale to help pay for their project. Landowners are free to use their own rock on their own property without a mining permit. However, if they are going to sell or barter rock to help pay for the project it becomes a commercial venture, which requires a mining permit.

For more information on the Land Reclamation Program, call 800-361-4827 or 573-751-4041.

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL PROGRAM
Stakeholder Workgroups
In 2005, the Air Pollution Control Program continued to work with interested stakeholders in an effort to develop rules and procedures that streamline processes and reduce regulatory burden while still improving and protecting air quality. The program hosted several stakeholder workgroups throughout the year.

Air Program Advisory Forum
The program continued to host the Air Program Advisory Forum, a workgroup created to gain stakeholder input in many aspects of the program. Over the past year, the Forum met seven times and helped develop several policies and rules including the Upwind Oxides of Nitrogen Rule, a lithographic Printing Policy and a policy for issuing Notices of Violation. More information on the Forum can be found at www.dnr.mo.gov/env/apcp/AirAdvisory/APCPstakeholder.htm.

Clean Air Interstate Rule/Clean Air Mercury Rule Workgroup
The Air Pollution Control Program developed the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR)/Clean Air Mercury Rule (CAMR) workgroup in order to develop Missouri’s response to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rules. The workgroup includes representatives from the Energy Center and Solid Waste Management Program, Department of Health and Senior Services, Department of Economic Development, EPA Region 7, electric utilities throughout the state, the Sierra Club and the Coalition for the Environment. The workgroup is in the process of commenting on four draft rules that the program developed and distributed to the workgroup based on EPA’s model trading rules. More information on the Forum is available at www.dnr.mo.gov/env/apcp/cair_camr/cair_camr.htm.

Open Burning Workgroup
The Air Pollution Control Program brought together stakeholders to discuss the state’s open burning regulations. The goal of the Open Burning Workgroup is to examine Missouri’s existing regulations and look for ways to improve the clarity, consistency and flexibility of the regulations while still protecting the state’s air quality. Currently, there are four state regulations governing open burning. More information on the Forum can be found at www.dnr.mo.gov/env/apcp/open_burning/open_burning.htm.

Doe Run Resource Recycling Division
The Air Pollution Control Program issued a permit to Doe Run Resource Recycling Division in Buick on Jan. 26, 2005. This permit consolidated several older permit limitations into one permit. The new permit gave Doe Run operational flexibility with one production limit. Additionally, sulfur emissions were reduced from previous emission years due to the required control equipment.

Buzzi Unicem
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources issued an air pollution permit to Buzzi Unicem USA River Plant in Jefferson County on Dec. 9. The permit is for a new kiln system to replace the two existing clinker production systems and its attending raw mill systems. The new system will increase production capacity and allow the River Plant to produce 2.2 million tons of clinker annually. The replacement of the two older kilns will result in a net decrease for emissions of sulfur dioxide and oxides of nitrogen.

City Utilities of Springfield
The Air Pollution Control Program issued a permit to City Utilities on Dec. 15, 2004, for the authority to construct a new coal fired boiler and associated equipment at its existing Southwest Power Station. On Jan. 14, 2005, the program received an appeal of City Utilities of Springfield’s Permit from the Sierra Club. The hearing on this appeal was held Oct. 11-13, 2005 and on Dec. 8, 2005, the Air Conservation Commission voted to affirm the hearing officer’s recommendation, which concluded that the department correctly issued the City Utilities air permit.

Inspection and Maintenance (I/M) Summit
In conjunction with the East-West Gateway Council of Governments, the Air Pollution Control Program held an I/M Summit in St. Louis. The purpose of the Summit was to work with interested stakeholders to develop an I/M program that balances customer convenience with air quality benefits. The I/M Summit’s general goal was to begin a decentralized emissions testing program in late 2007.

"Decentralized” means local automotive service shops would perform the testing rather than a centralized contractor.
To aid in the design of this new program, area legislators asked the department to host a trade show in order to explore the range of technology available in the field of decentralized vehicle emissions inspection and data management. The department hosted a Vehicle Inspection Technology trade show on Saturday, Dec. 3 in St. Louis. There were 20 vendors and repair technicians who presented information and technology demonstrations at the trade show.

Kansas City Clean Air Action Plan
The Mid-America Regional Council (MARC), in cooperation with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources and the Kansas Department of Health and the Environment, as well as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, created a workgroup to oversee the development of a Clean Air Action Plan for the Kansas City metropolitan area. The goal of the Clean Air Action Plan is to reduce ozone-forming emissions earlier than required under regulatory timelines to increase the likelihood that the region will stay in compliance with the 8-hour ozone standard.

The action plan contains commitments from area governments and businesses to reduce emissions on a voluntary basis. In addition, the plan includes recommendations from the community regarding regulatory controls to be implemented if Kansas City were to violate the 8-hour ozone standard in the future.

SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAM
With the recent reorganization of the Department of Natural Resources, the Soil and Water Conservation Program is no longer in the Division of Environmental Quality, but is now in the Director’s Office. The program administers the policies and general programs developed by the Soil and Water Districts Commission for saving Missouri’s soil and water through conservation districts in their work with landowners. The program assists districts as they promote soil and water conservation to their constituents. The districts provide financial incentives and technical assistance to agricultural landowners, encourage concentrated land treatment in special watershed areas, update a statewide soil survey, administer statewide Cost-Share and Loan-Interest Share Programs, and provide educational programs. The program also provides direct assistance through grants and training.

An estimated 3.2 million tons of soil was saved in fiscal year 2005 through the Soil and Water Conservation Program Cost-Share Program. Missouri landowners took advantage of more than $20 million in cost-share funds to carry out 5,948 conservation practices to reduce erosion on more than 93 thousand acres of agricultural land.

Fifteen additional Agricultural Nonpoint Source Special Area Land Treatment projects were approved by the Missouri Soil and Water Districts Commission, bringing the total number of active projects to 67. The AgNPS SALT Program provides funding and assistance for long-term watershed projects. The projects decrease agricultural nonpoint source pollution. Projects included incentives for reducing erosion, nutrient management, grazing management, irrigation management and riparian buffers. More than $9 million will be distributed to the 15 districts over the next five to seven years to help decrease agricultural nonpoint source pollution in selected watersheds.

The commission awarded 25 new information and education grants to 21 districts, and extended 22 multi-year grants. These grants encourage districts to seek new and innovative ways of presenting soil and water conservation information and education ideas to all age groups.

The Soil and Water Districts Commission approved the 2005 Plan for the Future.

The Plan for the Future is a long-range plan developed by the commission that outlines their future priorities and will guide their decision making.

The winner of the 2005 Missouri Envirothon was Norborne High School. Karl Beckemeier, Holly Bellis, Chris Brooke, Joseph Buhlig and Adam Francis competed against 20 teams to win the state competition in May. The team went on to compete in the Canon Envirothon in July, finishing 29th.

This year Missouri was the host of the 2005 Canon Envirothon, North America’s largest high school environmental competition. More than 250 students from 43 states and seven Canadian provinces made their way to the campus of Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield for the weeklong event. The team from Pennsylvania won the 2005 Canon Envirothon. Judy Stinson, an education specialist for the Department of Natural Resources, co-chaired the event with Peggy Lemons, Executive Director of the Missouri Association of the Soil and Water Conservation Districts.

In August, the department held eight area meetings that brought together soil and water conservation districts and other conservation partners.

In November, 711 people attended the 57th annual Soil and Water Districts Training Conference. The training conference focused on strengthening district outreach programs and increasing public awareness of the districts and their resources.

FIELD SERVICES DIVISION
2005 brought a new leadership team to the department, along with an increased departmental focus on customer service and compliance assistance initiatives. A critical feature of this renewed focus was the August establishment of the Division of Field Services, bringing together the department’s regional and satellite offices, the Environmental Services Program and several functions from the former Outreach and Assistance Center. Longtime KCRO office director Jim Macy was named director of the new division, accompanied by deputy directors Bruce Martin (formerly director of SWRO) and Adam Gresham.

During fiscal year 2005 (July 1, 2004 to June 30 2005) the Division’s five regional offices and their satellites performed the following work activities:

KANSAS CITY REGIONAL OFFICE
The department’s Kansas City Regional Office (KCRO) serves 23 counties in the northwestern part of the state. There were several changes in 2005 at KCRO. With the department’s reorganization, KCRO director Jim Macy was chosen to fill the director’s position for the new Field Services Division. Jim had lead KCRO for about 15 years and his deep knowledge of the issues and people is missed.

In late 2005, a first satellite office was opened in the region. The Northwest Missouri Satellite Office is located on the campus of Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville. The office was officially opened on November 22 in conjunction with a conference on drinking water issues in the state. Initially two experienced environmental specialists, Jody Mayes and David Williams, are staffing the satellite office. Later, the department plans to place another person there to assist communities planning for drinking water and wastewater systems.

In the last quarter of 2005, KCRO started conducting initial assistance visits to facilities with newly issued permits or facilities never inspected before. Continuing this year, KCRO staff provided much technical assistance to smaller public drinking water systems, especially in Pettis and Benton counties.

RO is located at 500 NE Colbern Road in Lee’s Summit, telephone number 816-622-7000.

NORTHEAST REGIONAL OFFICE
The Northeast Regional Office (NERO), located in Macon, had another busy and productive year. The office covers 30 counties including: Adair, Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Carroll, Chariton, Clark, Cole, Cooper, Grundy, Howard, Knox, Lewis, Linn, Livingston, Macon, Marion, Mercer, Moniteau, Monroe, Osage, Pike, Putnam, Ralls, Randolph, Saline, Schuyler, Scotland, Shelby and Sullivan. The NERO also has a project office at Wakonda State Park near LaGrange, MO.

The NERO continues to be proactive in its approach to protect the environment. Four area contractors were contacted and cited for illegal open burning within a short period of time. So the NERO mailed a generic letter with an accompanying technical bulletin on the rules for disposal of construction and demolition waste to all contractors in that area. Approximately 75 letters were sent. This made all contractors in the area aware of the requirements, better enabling them to comply with the laws and regulations.
NERO staff assisted in implementing a pilot project for providing on-site assistance to initial land disturbance permit holders in order to develop a procedure for implementing Initial Assistance Visits.

The office continues to receive a large number of reports from citizens concerned about odors from Class 1A Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs).

The Water Pollution Unit focused on issuing construction and operating permits and responded to environmental concerns in addition to conducting facility inspections. The unit maintained an average response time of four days on all citizens’ concerns. NERO’s water specialist conducted six training classes held at various locations to provide instruction to operators of wastewater treatment systems. Stream sampling was conducted on stream segments listed on the state’s list of impaired waters.
NERO Water Pollution staff attended several public meetings. These included city council meetings to provide guidance concerning treatment plant needs, town meetings to explain why wastewater systems need updated, and county meetings to explain state regulations on concentrated animal feeding operations.

During the past year, the Public Drinking Water Unit loaned solution pumps to eight facilities to do emergency disinfection. In addition, staff helped to install the equipment and instructed the operators regarding the use of the newly installed equipment. Staff also helped six facilities shock-disinfect their wells and water storage, and helped start up and train operators for two cities that just completed new water plants.

Staff also celebrated the return of a staff member serving in the National Guard, conducted a food drive during the holiday season, and welcomed new staff throughout the year.

NERO is located at 1709 Prospect Drive, Macon, MO 63552, telephone number 660-385-8000.

SOUTHEAST REGIONAL OFFICE
“SERO had another very good year,” reports regional director Gary Gaines. “We met or exceeded work plan goals, which means we inspected thousands of environmental control facilities, investigated hundreds of environmental complaints, and issued hundreds of environmental permits, not to mention responding to environmental emergencies, providing technical assistance, reviewing engineering documents, and all the other things we do. But I guess the biggest issues of the year came near the year’s end with the failure of the Taum Sauk reservoir and the opening of a satellite office in Rolla.”

The Taum Sauk reservoir is in Reynolds County, one of the 28 counties served by the Southeast Regional Office. “Dealing with that failure has involved a lot of staff from several parts of the department, and certainly we will be involved for several months. SERO staff will do whatever we can to help support the department’s effort relating to this great tragedy,” said Gaines.

“What I am most excited and happy about at the close of 2005 is the opening of a satellite office at Rolla,” Gaines continued. “On Dece. 19, 2005, the SERO Rolla Satellite Office became a reality. We began with two staff, Beth Marsala and Bruce Volner, and we hope to expand to four in the near future. This office is located in our Division of Geology and Land Survey office and will help us better serve the people in the northern part of our region.”

“In general, I feel very fortunate,” Gaines said. “We have great people both here in Poplar Bluff and in Rolla, and the work we do is vitally important to protecting and improving the environment of the region. I have one of the best jobs in the state and I feel lucky every day.”

The Southeast Regional Office is located at 2155 N. Westwood Blvd., Poplar Bluff, MO 63901, 63125, telephone number 573-840-9750.

SOUTHWEST REGIONAL OFFICE
The department’s Southwest Regional Office (SWRO), located in Springfield, was busy as usual in 2005. This region encompasses 25 counties and most of Missouri’s major lakes including Table Rock Lake, Lake Taneycomo, Stockton Lake, Pomme de Terre, Lake of the Ozarks and the southern arm of the Harry S. Truman Reservoir. In addition to the office in Springfield, the office has three satellite offices, with locations at the Lake of the Ozarks, Neosho and Branson. Due to odor issues associated with a new industry in Carthage, the employees of the Neosho Satellite Office also covered shifts in an auxiliary office in Carthage. They worked diligently to investigate odor complaints in the area, documenting with Notices of Excess Emissions when applicable.
SWRO staff once again participated in the Ozark Empire Fair, which nearly 227,000 people attended this year. The SWRO shared a three-booth space with the Division of State Parks. Staff shared information with fair attendees about the department as well as providing information from various community partners such as the Watershed Committee of the Ozarks, James River Basin Partnership and Table Rock Water Quality Inc.

In October, the SWRO in conjunction with the Director’s Office/Community Assistance Office called a meeting of businesses with unpermitted or failing wastewater treatment systems in the Bennett Spring State Park area. Instead of the 8 to 10 individuals expected, 27 people attended; the additional attendees were primarily other business owners concerned that they too might have failing lagoons. The group voted unanimously to pursue a community-wide solution to bring in sewage treatment. They also agreed to organize a watershed group to focus on the entire Bennett Spring watershed recharge area. On October 23, SWRO participated in the Bennett Spring Area Water Protection Open House at Bennett Spring. More than 80 area residents attended. Since then, meetings have been held to continue discussions on sewage treatment and protection of the watershed.

The Southwest Regional Office is located at 2040 W. Woodland, Springfield, MO 65807-5912, telephone number 417-891-4300.

ST. LOUIS REGIONAL OFFICE
The St. Louis Regional Office is located in St. Louis County and works with facilities, private individuals and local county and city staff to provide technical assistance and ensure compliance with state laws and regulations concerning environmental issues. The region’s area includes the counties of Lincoln, Warren, Montgomery, Gasconade, Franklin, Jefferson, St. Charles, St. Louis and the City of St. Louis City. The region has satellite offices located in Lincoln County (Cuivre River State Park), Franklin County (Meramec State Park) and Jefferson County (Eastern District Parks Office).

In September, the St. Louis Regional Office hosted the Annual Regional Office and Hazardous Waste Program Workshop at Meramec State Park near Sullivan. Attending the two-day event were Regional Office staff, Hazardous Waste Program staff and staff of the newly formed Field Services Division. During the meeting, new and meaningful ideas were discussed on how to do a better job of serving the citizens of Missouri related to hazardous waste management and working with hazardous waste facilities.

During the year, St. Louis Regional Office staff worked on clean-up issues at a site located at 120 Angelica Street in St. Louis. Staff worked and coordinated with the owner of the property, St. Louis Development Corporation, and also with members of the Environmental Services Program, the Hazardous Waste Program and the Solid Waste Program to conduct sampling and an inventory of solid and hazardous waste located at the property. This work eventually led to removal of hazardous waste and hazardous gas cylinders from the site by the Environmental Protection Agency as well as cleanup of the estimated 6,000 tires on-site. The City of St. Louis is committed to removing waste oil and miscellaneous solid waste that remains onsite in the hope that the property can be sold and developed. This was a good example of different state programs, a federal agency and a city government working together on a site to take care of a problem.

Development in the St. Louis Region continues at a substantial pace. To keep up with this development and to better serve the public, staffing to work on water pollution control permits was increased. Staff was also reorganized and procedures changed to help people get their permits faster while still maintaining permit review quality.

During the summer, members of the St. Louis Regional Office volunteered to assist the Hazardous Waste Program staff with sampling and field investigations in Washington County. The work was done to determine the extent of the lead contamination problem surrounding the town of Potosi, in Washington County. The problem is related to former barite mining in the area and the use of material from the mining as fill material around homes and for developments. Staff spent the days working out in the field doing investigations, talking with local residents and conducting sampling. The work was very rewarding and all staff involved enjoyed being able to contribute to a very meaningful project.

The St. Louis Regional Office is located at 7545 S Lindbergh, Suite 210, St. Louis, MO 63125, telephone number 314-416-2960.

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

Air Quality Monitoring Section
The program’s Air Quality Monitoring Section collected air quality data every day of the year, as requested by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the department’s Air Pollution Control Program. The section submitted more than 1.6 million individual measurements related to air pollution and conducted some special air monitoring studies in various parts of the state.

Chemical Analysis Section
The Chemical Analysis Section (CAS) of the Environmental Services Program provides analytical support for programs throughout the department. ESP has also provided analytical support for other state agencies including the departments of Health and Senior Services, Transportation and Conservation.

During 2005, the staff of the CAS performed a total of 96,388 tests analyzing water, soil, waste, and air samples for many inorganic and organic parameters, utilizing a variety of techniques and equipment. CAS is committed to providing legally defensible analytical data to assist the department in achieving its mission. CAS is also committed to upgrading equipment and capabilities as demonstrated by the recent additions of an Ion Chromatograph and Gas Chromatograph/ Mass Spectrometry systems.

Water Quality Monitoring Section
Water Quality Monitoring staff continued to monitor and collect water quality data from across the state in support of the Water Protection Program. Staff conducted quarterly monitoring from selected reference quality streams to aid in the development of nutrient criteria for inclusion to the state’s water quality standards. Intensive monitoring studies, including both biological and chemical sampling, were conducted throughout the year to assist in TMDL (Total Maximum Daily Load) development. Biological assessments were performed on over 200 miles of stream with a wide variety of impairment, such as sediment, channelization and various chemical contaminants. Other monitoring and analysis was conducted in support of specific enforcement investigations and Hazardous Waste site assessments. The section also performed bacterial testing of surface waters from 24 State Park swimming beaches during the recreational season. Over 700 samples were analyzed for E. coli to ensure the public safety.

Environmental Emergency Response
The department’s Environmental Emergency Response team 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, using specially designed vehicles that contain protective gear, air monitoring instruments, sampling equipment and spill cleanup equipment. The EER team is funded from a hazardous waste generator fee. To report a hazardous substance spill call 573-634-2436.

Some of the protection and services the section provides are:
• emergency response training and planning
• advice on hazardous chemicals and technical expertise used to provide spill cleanup advice and oversight
• coordination with private contractors to clean up hazardous material spills
• ensuring proper environmental cleanup is completed
• drug lab seizure assistance
• Chemical Accident Prevention Program for businesses that use hazardous chemicals
• Homeland Security issues

The EER had another busy year working a variety of noteworthy incidents. Among the numerous responses the EER section worked in 2005, a few stand out. The following incidents demonstrate the diversity the EER Section encountered this past year.

Marshall, MO
On January 7, 2005, EER responded to a fire at an aboveground storage tank facility in Saline County near Marshall. The incident involved the refined fuel portion of the facility, as well as two propane tanker trucks. The facility was receiving a transport tanker load of gasoline when ice coating the vent on top of the tank did not allow air inside the tank to escape as designed. As pressure inside the 12,000-gallon storage tank increased, the bottom of the tank failed, releasing an estimated 4,000 gallons of gasoline. Gasoline vapors were sucked into the diesel engine of the transport tanker causing the engine to “run away”, resulting in a fire. The burning gasoline flowed under the transport tanker causing it to burn and eventually rupture. The resulting inferno further ignited the two propane tanker trucks and several small farm propane tanks.

The local fire department used firefighting foam in an attempt to control the blaze. Containment ponds were constructed to prevent the runoff water from entering a stream and causing further environmental damage. After 30 hours, the fire was eventually brought under control by introducing water to the interior of the storage tanks. This allowed the gasoline to float on top of the water, raising the level of gasoline above the point of the melted seals on the storage tanks where the fire was occurring, thereby robbing the fire of its fuel.

The fire department used an estimated 4 million gallons of water to cool the adjacent tanks and bring the fire under control. The responsible party hired an environmental clean-up contractor to begin removing the released gasoline, contaminated soil, and properly treat and dispose of the contaminated water. The entire cleanup took several months to complete.

Rolla, MO
The Royal Canin facility in Rolla, Missouri released approximately 8.2 tons of liquid chicken fat on March 31, 2005, due to improperly installed piping from an above-ground storage tank. The department was not notified of the incident. The heated fat flowed down a drainage ditch approximately 1,300 feet running through two small ponds prior to its confluence with Wolf Creek, a tributary of the Little Piney River. At least 1,800 feet of Wolf Creek had been impacted. A small herd of cattle was eventually killed after consuming the fat. The Rolla Fire and Police Departments notified EER on April 4, and an EER State On-Scene Coordinator was dispatched to the scene.

The fire department installed one interceptor trench in the intermittent drainage ditch and two earthen dams and two absorbent booms in Wolf Creek over the course of their response. Their alert actions helped to contain the spill to less than one mile downstream of the confluence of the two streams. The fat solidified when contained by the trenches and dams and held in contact with the cool waters of the creek.

The EER Section investigated the release pattern and conducted a site inspection after being briefed by the parties involved. The EER Section instructed Royal Canin to immediately conduct an internal investigation to determine the causes of the incident and to begin to remove all of the fat from the intermittent drainage ditch and Wolf Creek. Royal Canin was also instructed to do whatever was necessary to clean up the private landowner’s property to their satisfaction. EER kept in touch with local officials over the next week to ensure that cleanup was properly done.

The EER Section notified the department’s Criminal Investigation Unit, and Water Protection Program, as well as the Missouri Department of Conservation ans U.S. EPA. The ESP Water Quality Unit was asked to perform an environmental assessment of the damage to the creek.

Royal Canin pled guilty to a violation of the Clean Water Act. They paid a fine of $125,000 to the federal government. They paid a civil fine of $35,000, natural resource damages of $35,000, and restitution of $6,272 to the Missouri government.

St. Louis, MO
On June 24, 2005, several hundred compressed-gas cylinders containing propane, propylene, and acetylene exploded at the Praxair Distribution facility in the City of St. Louis. Cylinder fragments were sent flying into adjacent residential neighborhoods and a plume of asbestos-containing material expelled from the acetylene cylinders was deposited over a large area to the north of the facility. The department’s St. Louis EER unit responded immediately, providing technical assistance and chemical monitoring of the air and fire fighting water run-off. EER staff then provided long-term oversight for clean-up activities, working closely with local health, fire department, and emergency management agencies. Removal of asbestos-containing material from affected properties was completed in October 2005.

Willow Springs, MO
On Aug. 26, 2005, EER received a call regarding a Burlington Northern train derailment at Willow Springs, MO. It was reported that one tank car carrying 70 percent hydrogen peroxide had overturned and was leaking. In addition, a tank car of hydrochloric acid had overturned, but was reported to contain only residual quantities of acid. A quarter-mile evacuation was ordered involving eight families.

EER dispatched a State On-Scene Coordinator (OSC) from the Southeast Regional Office. The EER OSC reported that the leaking tank car had been repaired and the leak was stopped. However, residual peroxide that contacted the rail ties had caused several small fires. The peroxide was igniting on contact with the railroad ties and continually had to be extinguished.

EER personnel, numerous hazardous materials response staff from across Troop G, and every available Hazardous Materials Technician in the area assisted with the response.

Plato, MO
On Oct. 8, 2005, the EER Section was notified of a gasoline release at Johnson’s Fuel Stop, Plato. An EER State On-Scene Coordinator was dispatched to the scene.

Stressed vegetation and petroleum sheen were discovered on a tributary leading to Roubidoux Creek, downhill from the leaking facility. An environmental contractor was notified and requested to respond to initiate a state-lead cleanup.

Approximately 400 yards of the tributary to Roubidoux Creek was impacted by the gasoline release. In addition, contaminated soils were confirmed approximately 200 yards below the facility.

Absorbent materials and interceptor trenches were put in place to collect gasoline. Underflow dams were also constructed to let clean water flow while gasoline was pumped from the tributary. During the project, contaminated soils were excavated from the
tributary banks.

rface investigation using ground-penetrating radar. Personnel from the department’s Division of Geology and Land Survey (DGLS) also performed a subsurface investigation using electromagnetic resistivity. Because of the subsurface investigative work, a clear picture of the subsurface bedrock was generated.

To date, no evidence of contamination in Roubidoux Creek has been observed. The EER Section and DGLS continue to monitor the site.

Exeter, MO
On Oct. 11, 2005, the EER Section was notified of a situation regarding decaying chicken at the Eskimo Packing Plant. The initial report indicated 198,000 lbs. of material involved (later estimated at 250,000 lbs.).

The Barry County Sheriff reported that in addition to odor and fly issues, the fluids from the decaying chicken were running out of door seams and cracks in the foundation, threatening not only the public, but the environment as well.

The EER Section contracted one of its state environmental contractors to mobilize to the site on October 14 to begin the removal action. The owner/responsible party of the processing plant called the EER the morning of the October 14 and stated he would hire his own contractor.

On the afternoon of the October 14, the responsible party was served with a court order and a Hazardous Substance Emergency Letter ordering the cleanup. EER personnel met with the responsible party and his contractors to make clear what the cleanup expectations were and to make sure he had signed contracts to get the cleanup done.

The responsible party/owner completed the cleanup at approximately 9:30 p.m. on October 15. The final poundage of material and absorbents removed from the warehouse combined was over 292,000 lbs.

Lesterville, MO
On Dec. 14, 2005, the reservoir at Taum Sauk Electric Power Plant was breached, catastrophically releasing 1.5 billion gallons of water into the East Fork of the Black River. Johnson’s Shut-Ins State Park was downstream and heavily impacted by floodwaters and debris leaving behind vast amounts of rock, sand, trees etc., within the park. The EER Section is working in conjunction with the department’s Division of State Parks and various state and federal agencies on restoration efforts. The responsible party, AmerenUE, has been providing daily progress reports to the EER Section personnel on-scene. The EER Section will maintain a presence on-scene while restoration continues.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Visit the calendar of events at www.dnr.mo.gov/calendar/search.do for a complete list of Department of Natural Resources’ events.

OPEN BURNING WORKGROUP TO BE MEET FEB. 7
The department’s Air Pollution Control Program will hold an open burning workgroup meeting from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Feb. 7 at the Department of Natural Resources’ Conference Center, 1738 E. Elm St., Jefferson City.

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

DEPARTMENT SEEKS STAKEHOLDERS AT CLEAN AIR INTERSTATE RULE/CLEAN AIR MERCURY RULE MEETING ON FEB. 10
The Missouri Department Of Natural Resources’ Air Pollution Control Program is forming a workgroup to respond to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Air Interstate Rule and Clean Air Mercury Rule (cair/camr). The department is interested in receiving stakeholder input into the development of the state regulations and state implementation plans shat are necessary to respond to Cair and Camr.

A meeting will be held at 10 a.m., Feb. 10 at the Department of Natural Resources’ Conference Center, 1738 E. Elm St., Jefferson City.

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

SCRAP TIRE ADVISORY GROUP TO MEET FEB. 17
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ Solid Waste Management Program will hold a Scrap Tire Advisory Group meeting from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m., Feb. 17 at the Department of Natural Resources’ Conference Center, 1738 E. Elm St., Jefferson City.

For more information, call Dan Fester of the department’s Solid Waste Management Program at 800-361-4827 or 573-526-3909.

MISSOURI WATER QUALITY COORDINATING COMMITTEE TO MEET FEB. 21
The Missouri Water Quality Coordinating Committee will meet at 10 a.m., Feb. 21 at the Conference Building of the USGS Columbia Environmental Research Center, 4200 New Haven Road in Columbia.

For more information, contact Darlene Schaben in the department’s Water Protection Program at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-7428

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’ Division of Environmental Quality 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	Construction Permit Exemptions
Rule Number: 010-06.061 – Makes rule organization format consistent with other rules and clarifies the exemption for grain handling, storage, and drying facilities. Record keeping requirements will be easier to identify when located in the rule organization forma found in other rules. Clarifying the exemption for grain handling, storage and drying facilities will make the requirements clear and easier to enforce.
Public comment ends: Feb. 9, 2006	Public hearing: Feb. 2, 2006
Missouri Register Citation: Filed, not yet published	Department contact: 573-751-4817

Land Reclamation Program	Bond Requirements
Rule Number: 040-07.011 – Rule amendment requires that a coal mining company post a “full cost” bond prior to receiving a surface mining permit. Under current regulation coal operators are required to post a performance bond in addition to a monthly payment into a “bond pool”.
Public comment ends: Feb. 2, 2006	Public hearing:
Missouri Register Citation: Filed, not yet published	Department contact: 573-751-4041

Land Reclamation Program	Duration and Release of Reclamation Liability
Rule Number: 040-07.021 – Rule establishes procedures for release of bonding at surface coal mining operations with respect to timing and criteria to be met for phases of release.
Public comment ends: Feb. 2, 2006	Public hearing:
Missouri Register Citation: Filed, not yet published	Department contact: 573-751-4041

Land Reclamation Program	Permit Revocation, Bond Forfeiture and Authorization to Expend Reclamation Fund Monies
Rule Number: 040-07.031 – Rule sets procedures for permit and bond revocation and sets forth requirements for the state to expend monies collected in the fund for the reclamation of coal mined lands.
Public comment ends: Feb. 2, 2006	Public hearing:
Missouri Register Citation: Filed, not yet published	Department contact: 573-751-4041

Land Reclamation Program	Form and Administration of the Coal Mine Land Reclamation Fund
Rule Number: 040-07.041 – The rule sets the requirements for the administration of the fund which is used by the land reclamation program to reclaim coal mined lands in the event of a failure on the part of the coal operator to do so.
Public comment ends: Feb. 2, 2006	Public hearing:
Missouri Register Citation: Filed, not yet published	Department contact: 573-751-4041

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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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