Inside This Issue Dept. identifies water supplies that could support a long range regional water plan for N.W. Missouri Dept. seeks bids for combined vehicle emissions safety inspection program for St. Louis Annual compliance report of Missouri drinking water systems now available Dept. certifies first Missouri electronics demanufacturer Dept. engineer encourages companies to commit to environmental stewardship Year-end highlights Calendar of Events Public Service Announcements Regional Office Map Internet Addresses

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

JANUARY 2007

DEPARTMENT IDENTIFIES WATER SUPPLIES THAT COULD SUPPORT A LONG RANGE REGIONAL WATER PLAN FOR
N.W. MISSOURI
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources conducted a study of public water supplies and found seven systems that could serve as hubs in a long-range regional water plan for 12 counties in northwest Missouri.

The seven public water supply systems include Missouri American Water Co. in St. Joseph, Middlefork Water Company in Gentry County, and the cities of Cameron, Maryville, Plattsburg, Bethany and Savannah. These water systems have the capacity to extend their services to other customers.

The Department of Natural Resources gathered information from 83 community public water systems in Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Caldwell, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb, Gentry, Harrison, Holt, Nodaway and Worth counties. Technical staff categorized each of the water systems as one of the following:

• capable of serving additional customers in the future, or may be doing so now,
• able to serve present customers and meet future demand for those customers with normal maintenance and minimal upgrading, and the system has a life expectancy exceeding five years,
• need additional water source or new water treatment plant, or
• purchase water from another water system.

Currently, 42 of the 83 systems are purchasing treated water from other water systems.

The Department of Natural Resources and Northwest Missouri State University sponsors the Water Partnership Team. The team consists of representatives from each county engaged in a regional planning strategy. The department, with the support of other state and federal agencies, offers technical expertise and conducts research studies. The team is working to develop a plan that will secure abundant and affordable water for everyone in northwest Missouri. A long-range regional plan will be more cost-effective than maintaining independent, outdated water treatment systems with diminishing output.

“This is good news to hear about the additional resources available,” said Harlan Higginbotham, chair of the Water Partnership Team. “We want to maximize the use of existing facilities before exploring more costly options for Missouri’s northwest region.”
“There are immediate water needs in northwest Missouri that must be addressed,” said Department of Natural Resources Director Doyle Childers. “It would be beneficial for city councils and water district boards in the 12 counties to join the Water Partnership Team and consider short- and long-term solutions rather than investing heavily in older plants when better options are on the horizon.”

For more information on the department’s survey, call David Williams of the Department of Natural Resources’ Maryville Satellite Office at 660-582-5210.

 DEPARTMENT SEEKS BIDS FOR COMBINED VEHICLE EMISSIONS, SAFETY INSPECTION PROGRAM FOR ST. LOUIS
The Department of Natural Resources is seeking proposals to meet the needs of a new state law that would combine motor vehicle emissions testing and safety inspections in the St. Louis area.

The law, passed during the 2006 legislative session, affects the city of St. Louis, and St. Louis, St. Charles, Jefferson and Franklin counties.This request for proposals is designed to acquire offers to start up and operate the combined program that includes management services, a vehicle inspection database and the latest on-board diagnostic vehicle inspection equipment and software necessary to replace the existing program.

The combined emissions and safety program is designed to achieve the state’s goal of reducing ground-level ozone in the St. Louis nonattainment area and provide convenience to area motorists whose vehicles fall under the testing requirements.

Ozone is a respiratory irritant that can cause health problems, especially for children, the elderly and people with heart and lung diseases.

“Clean air for the citizens of the St. Louis area is one of our very highest priorities,” said Department of Natural Resources Director Doyle Childers. “The new law’s provisions to combine the vehicle emissions and safety inspection tests will provide an added convenience for area motorists as they will have a ‘one-stop’ shop to fulfill their vehicle’s testing requirements.”

Missouri will contract with a company to provide emissions inspection software and test equipment to local garages wishing to become licensed emissions inspection stations. Any facility or inspector that wishes to take part in the next combined emission and safety program will have to apply for an emissions inspection license from the appropriate state agency.

The cost of the station license is capped at $100 per year by state statute. There is no cost for the inspector license. A facility will have the option to be licensed to conduct emissions inspections in either an “inspect only” or an “inspect and repair” capacity.
The safety inspection program and licenses will still be regulated by the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The new stations are scheduled to begin testing in fall 2007, replacing the emissions only tests currently performed at contracted stations in the St. Louis area.

All 1996 and newer gasoline-powered vehicles and 1997 and newer diesel-powered vehicles under 8,501 pounds gross vehicle weight rating registered within the St. Louis nonattainment area will be subject to an on-board diagnostic (OBD) and a gas cap pressure emissions inspection.

The inspection frequency will remain the same as it is currently, with all odd model year vehicles tested during odd numbered years and all even model year vehicles tested during even number years. The emissions test fee is capped by state statute at $24 per test. All licensed emissions inspection stations use equipment capable of recording emissions inspection results, and transmitting these results to the state on a real-time basis. Equipment will be available for either purchase or lease.

For more information about, or a copy of, the request for proposals, contact Cindy Stafford, Office of Administration at 573-751-7076 or visit the State of Missouri online Bidding/Vendor Registration System Web site at www.moolb.mo.gov.

For more information about the testing program, please contact the department’s Air Pollution Control Program at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-4817.

ANNUAL COMPLIANCE REPORT OF MISSOURI DRINKING WATER SYSTEMS NOW AVAILABLE
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources announces the availability of the 2005 Annual Compliance Report of Missouri drinking water systems. This report defines the quality and safety of drinking water provided by Missouri’s 2,741 public water systems for 2005.

In 2005, 94 percent of Missourians served by public water supplies received water that met all health requirements. By comparison, 93 percent of the U. S. Population received water meeting these same standards in 2005. The vast majority of violations were committed by very small systems, and the population impacted was low.

“This report shows that when people drink the water in Missouri, they can be confident the water is safe and meets state and federal standards,” said Steve Sturgess, Chief of the Department of Natural Resources’ Public Drinking Water Branch. “Our department works closely with water systems to make sure any problems are addressed quickly, and that long-term solutions are in place to protect the health of Missouri’s citizens.”

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

To obtain a copy of the 2005 Annual Compliance Report, call the Department of Natural Resources’ Public Drinking Water Branch at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-5331 or download a copy at www.dnr.mo.gov/env/wpp/fyreports/index.html.

DEPARTMENT CERTIFIES FIRST MISSOURI ELECTRONICS DEMANUFACTURER
The Department of Natural Resources has certified Computer Recycling Center for hazardous waste resource recovery. Computer Recycling Center is the first certified electronics demanufacturer in Missouri.

Computer Recycling Center is located at 1434 N. National Ave. in Springfield and demanufactures more than 3.25 tons of electronic scrap a month; including monitors, televisions, computers, mice, keyboards, printers, scanners, speakers, cell phones and various other e-scrap items. Computer Recycling Center currently recycles about 97 percent of its electronic scrap. Computer Recycling Center is aiming for 100 percent in the near future.

Demanufacturing electronics is not considered a hazardous waste management activity, nor does it require Resource Recovery Certification. However, when cathode ray tubes (CRTs) are broken in order to recover scrap metal, it does require the certification. The Computer Recycling Center has voluntarily requested the certification early. The center has plans to use a crusher to break the CRTs before sending them for recycling. By getting the certification now, Computer Recycling Center can simply request that the department modify its certification to include the crusher once it is installed, but before it is used.

CRTs are found in color computer monitors and televisions. If handled incorrectly, CRT recycling can produce hazardous wastes such as waste leaded glass. When handled correctly, CRTs provide leaded glass, plastic, metal, circuit boards and other materials for recycling. Safely recycling outdated electronics can promote the safe management of hazardous components and supports the recovery and reuse of valuable materials.

For more information about Resource Recovery Certification, contact Richard Hock at the Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ Hazardous Waste Program, P.O. Box 176, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0176. You can also reach Hock by telephone at
573-751-3553 or 800-361-4827 or by e-mail at richard.hock@dnr.mo.gov. Hearing and speech-impaired persons may reach Hock through Relay Missouri at 800-735-2966.

DEPARTMENT ENGINEER ENCOURAGES COMPANIES TO COMMIT TO ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP

Todd Crawford is an
environmental engineer
in the department's
Division of
Environmental
QualityTodd Crawford intends in the next year to boost the number of Missouri businesses involved in the department’s partnership to foster environmental management systems (EMS). Crawford, an environmental engineer, oversees the Missouri Environmental Management Partnership (MEMP), an incentive program to urge companies to check out the economic and environmental benefits of an EMS.

“The EMS is a great way for organizations to voluntarily commit to high environmental performance,” said Crawford. “Putting a system into place helps organizations manage the environmental issues faced by their company while improving their bottom line. It puts in place a system to help a company comply with permits and regulations and also identifies and targets areas where they may reduce costs by reducing waste or conserving.

The department’s time working on MEMP is paid back by better compliance, freed up time to work on other issues, better relations with industry and the public, and most important to our mission, an improved environment. “We’ll always be a regulatory agency, and that is necessary. MEMP just gives us a way to leverage for everybody’s benefit a company’s commitment to strong performance over the long run.”

As one of the incentives of MEMP, companies are allowed to use the MEMP logo as a seal of commitment to environmental stewardship. Other incentives include ready access to the department through a MEMP gatekeeper, recognition in agency newsletters and magazines and consideration of permit flexibility. “Our incentives are worthwhile, but they pale compared to the potential economic and environmental benefits. I look forward to more organizations seeing the benefits the EMS and the MEMP,” said Crawford.

If you are interested in environmental careers with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources you can find job opportunities on the department’s Web site at www.dnr.mo.gov/hr/registerandjobs.htm.

The department is constantly recruiting qualified individuals for available jobs.

For more information, call toll-free at 800-361-4827.

YEAR-END HIGHLIGHTS
2006 was a busy year for the Department of Natural Resources. Here is a look at what the environmental programs accomplished this past year.

LAND RECLAMATION PROGRAM
While coal mining is not a large industry in Missouri, the legacy of past coal mining has left a lot of work to do. Fortunately federal funding makes it possible to reclaim these old abandoned mine sites.

On Feb. 1, 2006, Missouri reestablished it’s federal funding eligibility. Because of budget shortfalls, Missouri had lost eligibility for this federal funding in fiscal years 2004 and 2005. Upon reviewing Missouri’s actions to seek return of the Missouri program, the Office of Surface Mining (OSM) found Missouri has demonstrated it has the resources, capability, policy, procedures and commitment necessary to assure proper implementation of the program. Missouri first received approval from OSM to begin regulating coal-mining sites in 1980.

The department’s Land Reclamation Program will receive nearly $2 million annually in federal grants as a result of the federal Office of Surface Mining decision to return state oversight of Missouri’s Coal Mining Industry. This decision was published in the Federal Register on Feb. 1, 2006. By resuming the Coal Regulatory program, Missouri is again eligible to receive Abandoned Mine Land grant funds.

The Land Reclamation Program estimates there remains approximately $40 million in reclamation work in Missouri to restore old coal mines back to a safe and productive condition. Coal companies mined these lands before 1977, the year federal mining laws first required companies to reclaim lands disturbed by coal mining.

States operating a coal regulatory program are eligible for a $1.5 million federal grant to clean up old coal mine lands. Missouri is also eligible for at least $50,000 of federal emergency funds to use for collapsed mineshafts. In addition, approximately $200,000 in federal funds is available to clean up streams degraded by runoff from old coal mine lands.

In addition to reestablishing federal funding eligibility, Missouri will also benefit from new legislation that will increase the funding from about $2 million to $3 million annually. The Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Amendments of 2006 was passed by the U.S. Congress in the last hours of the 2006 session. The legislation extends the AML program for an additional 15 years and ensures that reclamation funds collected from fees on coal production will be distributed to the states that have the most dangerous abandoned mine sites. Annual appropriations since the program’s inception have been severely limited due to ongoing budget constraints, but significant problems remain in many states that threaten the health and safety of people who live near the mine sites.

Missouri’s inventory of remaining abandoned coal mine lands left unreclaimed is approximately 9,027 acres. There are also estimated to be more than 1,000 abandoned open mine shafts left by other types of mining. This increased funding for 15 years will greatly aid Missouri’s work to eliminate these environmental and safety hazards.

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

WATER PROTECTION PROGRAM
The department’s Water Protection Program is made up of the Water Pollution Control Branch, the Public Drinking Water Branch, a Financial Assistance Center, Watershed Protection Section and a Fiscal Management Unit.

Here are their 2006 accomplishments:

Clean Water Forum: Collaborating with Missouri citizens
Through the Water Protection Program’s Clean Water Forum, the program brought together stakeholders representing various interests to help provide input and feedback on issues facing the program. In 2006, the forum formed several advisory groups to work on selected issues. The work included revisions to the 303(d) Listing Methodology, developing Antidegradation Implementation Procedures, adoption of the Federal Safe Drinking Water Rules, development of a lagoon permit renewal policy, State Revolving Fund (SRF) Priority Points, water quality effluent limits and nutrient criteria development. Some of the forum’s accomplishments in
2006 include:

• Antidegradation Implementation Procedure The Missouri Department of Natural Resources published for public comment a draft procedure to put into practice a water quality standard called “antidegradation.” Antidegradation, in addition to water classification for beneficial uses and Water Quality Criteria, make up the three required regulatory elements of the state’s Water Quality Standards. All three of these review elements must work together as a whole to protect water quality in Missouri.
  
  The antidegradation procedure will require people applying for wastewater discharge permits to justify discharging to Missouri waters and evaluate feasible and cost-effective control measures for preventing or limiting the amount of pollutants in the discharge. The department will consider this additional information to ensure a greater level of protection of water quality. The procedure will ensure that high quality waters are maintained and their quality is affected only to accommodate economic or social development. Any permit that may degrade water quality would be available for public review before the department would make a decision.
  The department plans to present final procedures to the Clean Water Commission at its March 7, 2007 public meeting and submit it to EPA for approval by April 2007.
• 303(d) Listing Methodology
  With the help of its stakeholders, the Water Protection Program developed a 303(d) Listing Methodology Document that it used to develop the draft 2004/2006 303(d) List. The Listing Methodology sets out the procedures for
  identifying streams and lakes that are not in compliance with the state’s water quality standards. When identified, these water bodies may be eligible for placement on an impaired-waters list indicating the need for water quality restoration. The Missouri Clean Water Commission approved the Listing Methodology on June 7, 2006.

Draft 2004/2006 303(d) List Published for Public Comment
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources published the draft 2004/2006 303(d) List on Oct. 11, 2006, for public comment. The
department held five public meetings across the state to answer questions and accept comments on the proposed list. The Missouri Clean Water Commission also held a public hearing on the proposed list on Jan. 10, 2007, in Jefferson City. The commission could approve the draft 2004/2006 303(d) List as early as March 7, 2007.

Section 303(d) of the federal Clean Water Act requires that each state identify waters that are not meeting water quality standards. The draft 2004/2006 303(d) List includes 82 waters. Of those, 40 waters are new to the 303(d) List, and 42 were on the 2002 List.
Public Drinking Water Branch

The Public Drinking Water Branch produced its 10th Annual Compliance Report, detailing any violations committed by any of the state’s 2,741 public water supplies. The report revealed that 94 percent of the population served by community water systems in 2005 received water that met all the health based standards. This is higher than the national average of 93 percent.

In 2006, community water systems produced the eighth annual report to customers about 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.

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
Solid Waste Audit by State Auditor’s Office
The program and four solid waste districts were the subject of an audit report released in February 2006. The audit investigated the program’s management of funds and oversight of the district grant program.

Four districts were included in the audit. Findings for the districts included things like inappropriate expenditures, inadequate record keeping and maintaining large fund balances. The department agreed with the findings of the report and took steps to address the issues.

Funding to the four districts was frozen due to findings of inappropriate expenditures and inadequate record keeping. As of December 2006, the department has resolved audit findings with three out of the four districts and district grant funds have once again been made available to them. Even though the remaining district (St. Louis - Jefferson) entered into a formal Audit Resolution Plan with the department, the district has since questioned the plan’s basic provisions. In a letter to the St. Louis - Jefferson Solid Waste District, the department stated that before funds are released, the district should put the Audit Resolution Plan into practice.

District Grant Rule Revision
Workgroup meetings
Five meetings were held with stakeholders to discuss changes to the District Grant Rules. The changes come in response to some of the audit findings and also to bring the rules up to date with Senate Bill 225, passed in 2005. The proposed changes have been presented to the district board members, who voted and recommended the program move forward with the formal rulemaking process.

E-Scrap Meetings
Six meetings with stakeholders were conducted about the management of e-scrap in Missouri. E-scrap is the fastest growing segment of the waste stream. It is estimated that a quarter-billion computers will become obsolete in the next five years and they contain numerous toxic substances and heavy metals.

The group has discussed definitions, funding instruments, regulatory options and education. A draft report along with recommendations was presented to the group in December, who approved moving forward with it. Among the report’s
recommendations was a program for rating e-scrap processors on a scale based on voluntary actions like increased record keeping, maintaining financial responsibility for closing their facility or adhering to best management practices.

Solid Waste Enforcement Cases
In 2006, solid waste enforcement handled 38 new cases referred from regional offices and permits employees. Settlements were signed on 10 cases and four court judgments obtained. Eighteen cases were resolved in 2006. Employees work an average of 124 cases annually. Employees received an increasing number of referrals concerning methane gas migration from landfills.

Illegal Dumping
Illegal dumps and other improper disposal practices continue to be a problem in Missouri. Department employees continue to evaluate roadside dumps, and where appropriate, set up surveillance cameras to catch illegal dumping on camera. The videos aid in prosecution of the dumpers.

Bishop Tire Site
Cleanup began and was completed at the Bishop Tire site, the largest remaining tire dump in Missouri, which contained over 800,000 tires. The cleanup was made possible by the reinstatement of the tire fee with SB 225 in 2005. Scrap tires are ideal breeding grounds for mosquitoes, which can possibly carry diseases like the West Nile Virus. To date, almost 14 million tires have been cleaned up from over 600 sites. It is estimated that over 350,000 tires remain scattered across the state in known dumpsites.

Scrap Tire Rulemaking
The scrap tire rules are being amended to comply with Senate Bill 225. Significant changes are giving Missouri vendors preference for cleanup contracts and the reinstatement of the tire fee. The tire fee of 50 cents for each new tire purchased in Missouri was reinstated with SB 225. The fee generates about $2.1 million annually, with 65 percent going to cleanups, 25 percent for inspections, permitting, cleanup contracts and enforcement, five percent for education and five percent for grants.

Tire Dump Roundup
A new tire cleanup effort was announced that would allow qualified property owners who have illegal tire dumps totaling 500 to 10,000 tires to self-report and have the tires cleaned up with no cost recovery provisions. As of late 2006, 28 sites totaling over 56,000 tires have signed up for the program.

Landfill Forum
The department’s Solid Waste Management Program held a Landfill Forum for more than one hundred Missouri landfill operators, consultants and regulators. The forum allowed operators and their consultants to meet with department representatives, learn about current issues, ask questions and voice concerns.

The group talked about the liners required for modern landfills, quality assurance and quality control for liner construction, methane gas migration, methods for collecting leachate (water that has seeped through waste) and administrative procedures for requesting construction permits.

Several workgroups were formed that will meet in the future to discuss issues like gas and water monitoring, leachate collection systems and the possibility of electronic applications.

It was a great opportunity for industry representatives and the department to share information, ideas, suggestions and thoughts.

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL PROGRAM
The Air Pollution Control Program had another busy and productive year. Many months of stakeholder workgroups and public meetings aided in the consideration and development of rules that will have a reasonable and positive impact on air quality in Missouri. Providing data submittal, certification and permitting processes in electronic formats have added convenience and ease of use to industry and the public. It will continue to cut down on the time needed to get the job done. The Air Program looks forward to another year of collaboration with Missouri residents as we move forward in protecting air quality for the state.

Clean Air Interstate Rule/Clean Air Mercury Rule Workgroup/Rulemakings
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 (EPA) rules. The workgroup effort resulted in the CAIR and CAMR rulemakings that were presented at a public hearing Dec. 7, 2006. These rulemakings will provide an opportunity for Missouri sources to participate in EPA’s regional trading programs. EPA estimates that CAIR will achieve a 53 percent reduction in NOx emissions across the CAIR region in the first phase and a 61 percent reduction in NOx emissions across the region in the second phase. EPA estimates that CAMR will result in a reduction of nearly 70 percent compared to 2003 emissions after it is fully implemented.

Open Burning Workgroup/Rulemakings
An Open Burning Workgroup proposed that the four area specific open burning rules be replaced with one statewide open burning rule. This Open Burning Workgroup, brought together by the Air Pollution Control Program, examined Missouri’s existing regulations and looked for ways to improve the clarity, consistency and flexibility of the regulations while still protecting the state’s air quality. More information on this draft rulemaking can be found at www.dnr.mo.gov/env/apcp/RulesDev.htm.

Doe Run Resource Recycling Division
On Dec. 19, 2005, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a proposed State Implementation Plan (SIP) call for a revision to the Doe Run Herculaneum Lead SIP as a result of violations to the National Ambient Air Quality Standard for lead. Missouri is required to revise the SIP by April 2007 and Doe Run will be required to install additional emission controls on the plant to provide a safety margin to avoid future violations. The Air Pollution Control Program has been working on emissions modeling and initiating negotiations to establish an agreement between Doe Run and the department to develop a SIP submittal.

Inspection and Maintenance
Section 643.303, RSMo became effective Aug. 28, 2006, and requires the Missouri Air Conservation Commission (MACC) to replace the current centralized vehicle emissions program with a decentralized on-board diagnostics (OBD) vehicle emissions program on Sept. 1, 2007. Decentralized means local automotive service shops would perform the testing rather than a centralized contractor. This new program will test 1996 and newer vehicles with the OBD test and eliminate 1995 and older vehicles from tailpipe emissions testing. Independently owned businesses in the St. Louis ozone nonattainment area will be licensed to conduct the OBD emissions testing. Vehicles registered in Franklin County will be tested using the same emissions test as vehicles registered in St. Louis City, St. Charles, St. Louis and Jefferson Counties. The Air Program has developed a draft rulemaking to implement this change and more information on this draft rulemaking can be found at www.dnr.mo.gov/env/apcp/RulesDev.htm.

Kansas City Ozone Maintenance Plan
After completing emissions modeling, the Air Pollution Control Program presented the final version of contingency measures to be included in a Kansas City 8-Hour Ozone Maintenance Plan to the Mid America Regional Council (MARC) Air Quality Forum (AQF) on Dec. 12, 2006. The plan is targeted for public hearing and submittal to EPA in early 2007.

Upwind NOx Source Workgroup/Rule
Using a workgroup process, the Air Pollution Control Program developed a statewide upwind NOx source rule to help protect the air quality in the St. Louis area by addressing NOx sources proposed for construction outside and upwind of the St. Louis nonattainment area.

Nitrogen oxides, or NOx, is the generic term for a group of highly reactive gases, all of which contain nitrogen and oxygen in varying amounts. Many of the nitrogen oxides are colorless and odorless. However, one common pollutant, nitrogen dioxide (NO2) along with particles in the air can often be seen as a reddish-brown layer over many urban areas.

Because NOx can be transported many miles from its source due to meteorological conditions, limiting the overall NOx emissions from large sources located outside the St. Louis ozone nonattainment area should minimize ozone formation during ozone season and aid in maintaining compliance with federal ozone standards. This rulemaking went through the public hearing process and was adopted.

Asbestos Occupational Certification Cards
The Air Pollution Control Program’s Asbestos Enforcement Unit has been working to issue wallet-sized photo identification cards to individuals who apply for Missouri Certification for an asbestos occupation. These cards will be issued in addition to the full-page certificates currently issued by the Air Program. The wallet-sized cards will assist department field inspectors in identifying individuals working at regulated asbestos abatement projects. The Air Program received positive feedback from the regulated public regarding this addition and looks forward to issuing these new cards to applicants starting Feb. 1, 2007.

Air Program Advisory Forum
The Air Pollution Control Program continues to host the Air Program Advisory Forum, a stakeholder workgroup comprised of members from industry, environmental groups, department employees and consultants. Anyone interested is invited to participate.
In 2006, the forum met six times and worked on several issues including proposed changes to the emission fee rule, alternative funding sources for the program and other regulations. In addition, the department used the forum to communicate the status of ongoing projects such as the department’s electronic permitting project, regulatory changes that affect the power industry, the department’s Enforcement Review Board and New Source Review Reform. More information about the Air Program Advisory Forum is available on the Web at www.dnr.mo.gov/env/apcp/AirAdvisory/APCPstakeholder.htm.

HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
Overall, the Hazardous Waste Program focused on citizen involvement, which remains a priority for the program. 2006 saw the formation of an Electronic Scrap (E-scrap) Stakeholder Group and the continuation of the Missouri Risk Based Corrective Action (MRBCA) Stakeholder Group. Both groups were successful in meeting their goals and reaching milestones. The E-scrap group developed a framework for reusing, recycling and disposing of E-scrap in Missouri in an economically sustainable fashion without threatening the environment. The MRBCA group finalized the corrective action guidance document that will guide cleanup efforts at the state’s hazardous waste sites.

Eliminating environmental threats and working with landowners or communities to return contaminated properties to productive reuse is a priority for the program. Ensuring adequate long-term stewardship is a key component for the Hazardous Waste
Program, as sites are remediated, yet are not necessarily cleaned up to pristine conditions.

Hazardous waste may remain on a site as long as it does not pose an unacceptable risk to human health or the environment for as long as the hazard exists. The program worked to continue appropriate monitoring and maintenance of those sites and educate citizens that contamination exists and certain use activities should not be conducted at those sites.

The program received recommendations from an outside contractor including expanding current information management systems, centralizing long-term stewardship activities in one location and introducing laws that would strengthen long-term stewardship.

Brownfields/Voluntary Cleanup
Program Section
The Project Value Determination initiative (“Hidden Treasures”) was expanded to include 50 property profiles. The 50 sites profiled in this report generated an astounding $2.21 billion in investments and created 11,053 jobs. The projects received a combined
$264 million in public assistance from state, federal, and local government programs, which leveled the field for the brownfields relative to non-contaminated properties. With the removal of over 153,000 tons of contaminated soils and materials, 686 acres and
13 historic buildings have been returned to profitable use.

• Missouri Brownfields Conference 2006 was a great success. The feedback was enthusiastic, and several follow-up meetings were scheduled for workshops and project development. The brownfields section provided 81 scholarships to community leaders to attend the Missouri Brownfields Conference.
• Thirty-six sites, totaling over 236 acres, were issued Certificates of Completion from the section in 2006. There are currently 227 active sites in the Brownfields/Voluntary Cleanup Program
• The Drycleaning Environmental Response Trust Fund rules went into effect in May 2006. As a result, the fund is in full operation.

There are currently 24 sites enrolled in the Fund for remediation oversight.

Compliance/Enforcement Section
In 2006, Compliance/Enforcement Section employees encouraged prompt correction of violations at hazardous waste generators and underground storage tank sites. Employees oversee hazardous waste removal and cleanups and continued to inspect hazardous waste treatment, storage and disposal facilities, PCB sites and hazardous waste transporters.

• The department established an electronic newsletter to help hazardous waste generators understand the requirements for managing their waste. To date, the listserv has over 300 subscribers. To subscribe online visit www.dnr.mo.gov/env/subscribe_ecahwg.htm.
• Household Hazardous Waste - The department placed information online to help Missourians better manage their household hazardous wastes at www.dnr.mo.gov/env/hwp/enf/househazwaste.htm.

Federal Facilities Section
Weldon Spring Site
Finalization of a Federal Facilities Agreement is now in place for the U. S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Weldon Spring Site. This tri-party agreement between the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), DOE and the department will allow for greater management of the site and therefore additional protection to the public. This agreement will govern the long term care and maintenance of the site’s 45-acre radioactive disposal cell and groundwater monitoring program.

In April, the department, EPA and DOE celebrated with a “Closing of the Circle” event and announced the opening of the Hamburg Trail. This trail connects the Katy Trail to the Busch Conservation headquarters along an eight-mile path that crosses by the
disposal cell.

In fall 2006, Gov. Blunt recognized the Weldon Spring Site by presenting the department and the various state and federal agencies the Governor’s Award for Quality and Productivity. The group was acknowledged for their innovation in the cleanup of the radioactive and hazardous waste site.

Beneficial Reuse
This section continues to provide environmental oversight and assistance at a number of federal facilities. Currently the section is focused on sites that have completed their mission and can now be reused by local communities. One example of this is the former National Imagery and Mapping Site in St. Louis County. Employees worked with the Air Force and County to have this site transferred to the County to reuse to the benefit of the community. Additional sites that are working on transferring property include the Former Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base near Kansas City and the St. Louis Army Ammunition Plant.

Performance Based Contracting
As part of the Department of Defense’s (DOD) efforts to expedite the cleanup at active installations, the DOD is using performance-based contracts. These contracts are being used at Whiteman Air Force Base, Fort Leonard Wood, Camp Crowder and Lake City Army Ammunition Plant. With these contracts the selected contractor must perform all investigative, regulatory, and remedial actions to obtain closure milestones. The use of these contracts has a goal of having the sites cleaned up earlier and allows these active bases to maintain their focus on defense obligations.

Permits Section
The Permits Section assists in organizing and supporting the Department’s Electronic Scrap (E-scrap) Stakeholders workgroup. The goal is to put in place a framework for disposing, reusing and recycling E-scrap in Missouri in an economically sustainable fashion without threatening the environment. The unique thing about the workgroup, as compared to other similar workgroups around the nation, is the department invited many groups to the table. This included electronics manufacturers, vendors, recyclers, environmental groups, waste haulers and processors, several Missouri state agencies, federal agencies, local governments and other interested parties to become workgroup participants.

The department certified the Computer Recycling Center (CRC) for hazardous waste resource recovery on Dec. 19, 2006. CRC is the first certified electronics demanufacturer in Missouri. CRC, located in Springfield, currently demanufactures over 3.25 tons of electronic waste a month; including monitors, televisions, computers, mice, keyboards, printers, scanners, speakers, cell phones and various other e-waste items. CRC’s certification is completely voluntary.

The department and EPA issued final hazardous waste permits to H.T.R. Inc. H.T.R. is the only fluorescent bulb recycling facility in Missouri. Built in 2001, H.T.R., Inc. has been providing a nationwide recycling service, recycling about 1 million lamps per month and serving about 10,000 customers across the nation.

The department issued final hazardous waste permit modifications to the U.S. Department of Energy - Kansas City Plant. The final permit modifications include the final remedy for the 95th Terrace Site and updates to other permit conditions. The 95th Terrace Site is the last area of the facility to have the final remedy selected and implemented.

Superfund Section Agreements
The department and FAG Bearings, in Joplin, signed the Consent Decree to begin remedial action for the treatment of groundwater. The objectives are to return the aquifer to drinkable condition with respect to trichloroethylene for the Newton County Wells site. The Consent Decree included payment for natural resource damages. The company will pay $130,724 for damages to the groundwater, which will be used for restoration of the resource.

The Third Modification of the Administrative Order on Consent for the Herculaneum Lead Smelter site was signed. The Third Modification includes a wetland mitigation plan and a slag pile removal action. The removal action includes regrading and reshaping the slag pile.

The department and the city of Kansas City selected a consulting firm to create the Master Plan for the development of the Riverfront Landfill site located along the Missouri River. One possible use for the site is to create a city park.

Cleanup
The St. Louis Lead and Zinc Smelter Investigation has been completed. Historical information indicated that the city had 15 known lead or zinc smelters or processing sites. The department investigated these sites and determined no further action is warranted, as they do not have high enough lead contamination to pose a threat to human health and the environment.

The department assisted EPA in the removal of an asbestos contaminated former hospital building in Stella. All asbestos containing materials were safely removed and a dilapidated building was demolished so the Village of Stella could reuse the downtown site.

Three former wood treating sites, contaminated with pentachlorophenol, reached the “any land use” cleanup level. In a cooperative venture, the landowner provided resources available to aid in the cleanup (tractor, plow, manure, fertilizer, manpower, etc.).

The Valley Park trichloroethylene site has achieved “construction completion,” meaning the remedy has been built as designed in the Record of Decision. The remedial actions included excavating contaminated soil in two areas, placing it in an approved hazardous waste landfill, and installing wells, which treat soil and groundwater. The goal is to cleanup the soil and groundwater to acceptable health based levels.

Time critical removal actions were completed at the Viburnum Trend Lead Haul Roads Site. The potentially responsible parties excavated and replaced 31 residential yards that were contaminated above 1,200 parts per million of lead.

Tanks Section
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. Employees, through the use of guidance and regulations, provided oversight for the cleanup of 157 petroleum contaminated sites, as well as for proper closure of 260 underground storage tanks at 113 properties in 2006.

Additional progress in customer service was accomplished in a number of ways. This included providing online registrations to owners and development of a new tracking system in the tanks database. Thanks to employee efforts, financial responsibility compliance is currently at 95 percent. The department also put in place new project management tools to improve cleanup decisions. Customer service was also improved by employee contributions on a tanks task force and participation in an EPA sponsored program that allows for quicker decision making and better communication in the cleanup of tank sites.

SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAM
The Soil and Water Conservation Program administers the policies and general programs developed by the Soil and Water Districts
Commission for saving Missouri’s soil and water.

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, administer cost-share and loan interest share programs and provide educational programs.

The program updates a statewide soil survey along with providing direct assistance to districts through grants and training.2006 marked an important year for the program. The one-tenth-of-one-percent parks-and-soils sales tax that provides the majority of funding for the program’s activities was up for renewal. Missouri voters first approved the tax in 1984 and have renewed it two other times. In August, the tax passed by over 70 percent, an overwhelming margin.

An estimated 3.4 million tons of soil was saved in fiscal year 2006 through the Soil and Water Conservation Program cost-share program.

Missouri landowners used cost-share funds to carry out 5,803 conservation practices to reduce erosion on more than 94 thousand acres of agricultural land.

The Agricultural Nonpoint Source Special Area Land Treatment Program provides funding and assistance for long-term watershed projects.

The projects decrease agricultural nonpoint source pollution. Projects include incentives for reducing erosion, nutrient management, grazing management, irrigation management, pest management and various buffers. With the tax renewal, the AgNPS SALT Program was able to resume issuing calls for new watershed projects.

The winner of the 2006 Missouri Envirothon was Parkway North High School. Victoria Choe, Sam Fok, Kristen Lloyd, Morgan Weir and Danielle Zemmel competed against 19 teams to win the state competition in May. The team went on to compete in the Canon Envirothon in July, finishing 14 out of 52 teams.

Also, the director of the Department of Natural Resources, Doyle Childers, recognized several individual districts for their outstanding work.

• Harrison County SWCD received a Director’s Award for Outstanding Progress in Addressing Gully Erosion on Agricultural Land.
• Oregon County SWCD for implementation of best management practices on grasslands.
• Saline County SWCD for treatment of sheet and rill erosion. Sheet erosion is the removal of a thin layer of exposed surface soil by the action of splash or runoff. Rill erosion is made when runoff moves down a slope, cutting small paths or rills. Water flowing through these paths detaches more soil from their sides and bottoms.
• St. Charles SWCD for informational and educational efforts.
• Webster County SWCD for their progress in implementing their Agricultural Nonpoint Source Special Area Land Treatment project.
  

Saline SWCD also received the award for district of the year, which is a combination of outstanding achievement in all areas including, information/education, gully erosion, sheet and rill erosion and AgNPS SALT progress. Saline SWCD is the first district to receive this award.

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

FIELD SERVICES DIVISION
Kansas City Regional Office (KCRO)
In late 2005, the first satellite office was opened in the area served by the Kansas City Regional Office. The Northwest Missouri Satellite Office is located on the campus of Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville. The two employees assigned to the office work on drinking water and wastewater issues in the counties nearby.

In partnership with the University, the office houses two university employees that are the employees of the Water Partnership for Northwest Missouri. The Partnership is made up of local government and water district representatives. The Partnership and department employees are analyzing drinking water availability in northwest Missouri and formulating a regional plan.

On Aug. 5, 2006 a second satellite office was opened in Harry S Truman State Park. According to Kansas City Regional Office Director Karl Fett, “The Truman Lake Satellite Office is key to providing employees nearby that can work with county health employees. The office provides much needed technical assistance to smaller public drinking water systems and wastewater systems, especially in Pettis and Benton counties.” Those counties have a large number of small service businesses with their own water systems. One employee is located at the office.

The department’s Kansas City Regional Office serves 23 counties in the northwestern part of the state. KCRO is located at 500 NE Colbern Road in Lee’s Summit. The telephone number is 816-622-7000.

Northeast Regional Office (NERO)
Northeast Regional Office employees conducted both inspections and assistance visits at regulated facilities and in response to citizen reports.

A tornado destroyed a wide path through several counties in the region in March and a persistent drought continues to affect the residents in numerous areas. Employees worked with communities to provide assistance on these issues. Employees also participated in several emergency training exercises conducted in different locations.

Employees provided assistance at two significant fires that created air pollution issues and numerous inquiries. Large amounts of sawdust burned for an extended period of time at a sawmill on the outskirts of Centralia. The smoke and odor from the fire created a nuisance with potential health effects at the nearby town. A large building, which had been scheduled for demolition, burned in Chillicothe. Area residents were extremely concerned about possible asbestos contamination. An asbestos inspection completed prior to the fire showed that significant quantities of friable asbestos containing materials were located in the building. Employees provided technical assistance and asbestos contractors removed asbestos-containing materials and disposed of them properly.
Health ordinances, primarily regarding concentrated animal feeding operations, were a frequent issue in the region. Employees provided information and attended numerous county meetings to explain the state’s regulatory requirements.

Northeast Missouri has a large number of public drinking water systems supplied by surface water sources. The impact of the continuing drought is creating several emergency projects and conservation measures. Several systems that continue to have violations have connected to larger systems for water treatment.

Employees continued working with the North Central Missouri Regional Water Commission for development of a regional water supply lake in Sullivan County. The Commission purchased the Milan Water Plant and the Green City water line, as initial steps toward making the planned lake a reality.

The department’s Northeast Regional Office serves 30 counties in the northeastern part of the state and is located at 1709 Prospect Dr. in Macon. The telephone number is 660-385-8000.

Southeast Regional Office (SERO)
SERO opened new satellite offices in 2006. The openings began with the satellite office at Rolla in late 2005. Then, satellite offices were opened at Portageville, Willow Springs and Fredericktown in 2006. Plans are now under way to open a satellite office at Cape Girardeau in 2007. Southeast Regional Director Gary Gaines says, “We are very excited about opening these offices. They are consistent with Director Childers’ vision of putting employees closer to the people we serve, and they are allowing some SERO employees to work closer to their homes. It’s a real ‘win-win’ effort.”

SERO employees spent hundreds of hours in 2006 dealing with the issues resulting from the Taum Sauk reservoir disaster. Gaines said, “Many of our employees have been involved one way or another with the cleanup and reconstruction at Taum Sauk, but Jackson Bostic and Mike Hefner have done the most. Jackson served as the site manager during the first few weeks after the disaster and Mike is the site coordinator now.”

Gaines also said, “Other disasters in our region during 2006 took a lot of our time, too. A tornado destroyed a big part of Caruthersville and did significant damage to other areas in the southern part of our region in April, and two major ice storms and associated power outages crippled parts of our northern counties in the late fall. I am very proud of the employees here. They dealt with the opening of the satellite offices, multiple disasters and still managed to accomplish regular work assignments during the year.”

The department’s Southeast Regional Office serves 28 counties in the southeastern part of the state. SERO is located at 2155 N. Westwood Blvd. in Poplar Bluff. The telephone number is 573-840-9750.

Southwest Regional Office (SWRO)
The department’s Southwest Regional Office, located in Springfield, was extremely busy in 2006. 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, there are four satellite offices located at the Lake of the Ozarks, Carthage, Neosho and Branson.

SWRO and satellite office employees respond to environmental emergencies and citizen complaints related to the environment, conduct inspections of facilities to ensure compliance with environmental regulations and issue permits. Although employees have always provided technical assistance to regulated facilities and the public, this year a concerted effort was made to ensure that newly permitted facilities and facilities with new owners or operators were provided an assistance visit to help them better understand regulatory requirements.

In keeping with this focus on assistance, the SWRO continues to work with businesses and property owners with failing or illegal lagoons to help them achieve compliance. In the Bennett Spring State Park area, this effort involved the department’s Community Assistance Office in determining if an area-wide, wastewater treatment system is a practical option, which can be less costly in the long run for individuals and provide better environmental protection.

Also continued from last year were efforts to identify the source of high bacterial contamination in a tributary of the Spring River. Members of a local Stream Team, who had done testing of the River and its tributaries, brought the issue to the department’s attention. SWRO developed a sampling plan for the stream, which included five sites. The sampling narrowed down the area of concern to an area referred to as the Carthage Spring.

During the department’s investigations, an area industrial plant in Carthage replaced a major portion of the drains under the floors in their building. This modification resulted in a visual improvement of the spring and a decrease in Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD5). However the bacterial counts were still high in the water samples and the hunt to determine the cause and source of the problem continued. After meeting with the City of Carthage to discuss the issue, they used their jet truck to flush some culverts and began using a camera to video the culverts in spring 2006. When green dye was dropped into the Claxton Street domestic sanitary sewer the spring turned green almost immediately. Usually the feedback for a dye trace is not so swift or crystal clear … well, green in this case! Employees were then able to narrow the search down to a probable culprit. With the problem identified, the City of Carthage took steps to correct the situation and completed replacement of the Claxton Street sewer on May 24, 2006. The result was a significant improvement in water quality.

In May, the SWRO gathered 18 federal, state and local agencies and held two public meetings in the Lake of the Ozarks area. The purpose of the meetings was to draw attention to the area’s need for a watershed group to preserve and protect water quality at the Lake of the Ozarks. Following this effort, persons interested in forming a watershed group gathered for more meetings. In summer 2006, the Lake of the Ozarks Watershed Alliance was created. The group continues to grow and is looking for ways to educate people around the lake about water pollution and ways to improve the lake water quality.

The department’s Southwest Regional Office serves 25 counties in the southwestern part of the state. SWRO is located at 2040 W. Woodland in Springfield. The telephone number is 417-891-4300.

St. Louis Regional Office (SLRO)
The St. Louis Regional Office is located in St. Louis County and works with facilities, private individuals and local county and city employees to provide technical assistance and ensure compliance with state laws and regulations concerning environmental issues. The region’s area includes the City of St. Louis and eight surrounding counties. 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).

Two drinking water employees from the St. Louis Regional Office attended the American Water and Wastewater Association, National Water Security Congress in Washington, D.C. in September during National Preparedness Month. Since the September 2001 terrorist attacks, security has become an important facet of daily operations and a priority for today’s water professionals. Top speakers from across the country presented information on protecting the nation’s public water systems in an effort to learn from the past and prepare for the future. Knowledge learned at the event will be provided to public drinking water systems in the region to assist with their security.

Twice during the year, parts of the region were seriously affected by storms. In July, high winds resulted in power outages in the south part of the region and St. Charles County. In December, an ice storm resulted in power outages in parts of Jefferson and St. Louis counties and in the city of St. Louis. During these events, employees contacted drinking water and wastewater systems to do whatever was possible to ensure that the systems continued to operate and provide safe drinking water and protect surface water. Technical assistance about air pollution, hazardous and solid waste was also provided.

At the end of 2005, regional office employees, and employees from the Environmental Services Program, Hazardous Waste Program, Solid Waste Management Program, Air Pollution Control Program and Water Pollution Control Program coordinated on a sampling project around a quarry in St. Louis County. Sampling was conducted to provide information about possible contaminants in the area that may affect the health of the people living near the quarry. In March 2006, employees met with county residents to provide the sample results, answer questions and address concerns. The sample results did not indicate contamination that should have serious health effects on county residents.

In September, the St. Louis Development Corporation contacted the St. Louis Regional Office and the Hazardous Waste Program concerning abandoned drums at a site located at 4658 Rosalie Street in St. Louis City. The nine-acre property was previously owned by an industrial flea market. After allowing the previous owner to remove material from the site, the City of St. Louis discovered that numerous containers of unknown chemicals were left inside buildings and strewn about the site along with tires, televisions, lead acid batteries and other solid waste. The contents of many of the containers had leaked on the ground. Employees from the St. Louis Regional Office, Hazardous Waste Program and the Environmental Services Program are working with EPA to conduct sampling and inventory of the solid and hazardous waste at the site. St. Louis is asking the department and EPA to assist with the removal of hazardous waste from the site so that the rest of the solid waste can be safely removed. This is another good example of several state programs, a federal agency and a city government all working together on a site to remove an environmental and human health hazard.

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

Environmental Services Program
The Environmental Services Program (ESP) 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 data on a variety of air pollutants each day during the year as requested by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the department’s Air Pollution Control Program. The section collected more than 1.6 million individual measurements related to air pollution. In addition, certain new monitoring sites and instruments were installed in Herculaneum, Unionville and St. Joseph.

Water Quality Monitoring Section
Water Quality Monitoring employees continued to monitor and collect water quality data from across the state in support of the Water Protection Program. Employees 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 274 miles of 16 different streams 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. Section employees played a major role in oversight and monitoring of the East Fork and Black River as a result of the Dec. 14, 2005, Taum Sauk upper reservoir breach.

The section also performed bacterial testing of surface waters from 24 Missouri State Park swimming beaches during the recreational season. Over 700 samples were analyzed for E. coli to ensure the public safety.

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

During 2006, the employees of the CAS performed approximately 90,000 tests analyzing water, soil, waste and air samples for many inorganic and organic parameters, using 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.

Environmental Emergency Response
The department’s Environmental Emergency Response (EER) team provides daily support and protection for the citizens of Missouri. State On-Scene Coordinators are based 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 personal protective gear, air monitoring instruments, sampling equipment and spill cleanup supplies. A hazardous substance emergency may be reported to the
department by calling 573-634-2436.

The EER team had another busy year working a variety of noteworthy incidents. The following incidents demonstrate the diversity the EER team encountered in 2006.

• Columbia: Acetylene tractor-trailer fire in Boone County
• Crane: Mercury spill at Crane Municipal Pool in Stone County
• Caruthersville: Tornado ravages Pemiscot County
• Rolla: Gasoline release in Phelps County
• Union: Underground Storage Tank Release in Franklin County
• Kennett: MTBE discovered in Kennett city wells in Dunklin County
• St. Louis: EER staff deploys with local hazardous materials and homeland security response team during World Series
• Shell Knob: Gasoline contamination of a private well in Barry County

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ENVIRONMENTAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE

The department's Environmental Emergency Response provides daily support and protection for the citizens of Missouri. On-scene coordinators are located throughout the state and available 24-hours a day, seven days a week to respond to hazardous substance spills. Some of the protection and services the department provides are:

• emergency response training and planning;
• advice on hazardous chemicals and technical expertise used to provide spill cleanup advice and oversight;
• coordinate private contractors to clean up hazardous material spills;
• ensure a proper environmental cleanup is completed;
• drug lab seizure assistance;
• Chemical Accident Prevention Program for businesses that use hazardous chemicals;
• Homeland security issues.

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

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

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

AIR CONSERVATION COMMISSION TO MEET FEB. 1
The Missouri Air Conservation Commission will hold a public meeting at 9 a.m., at the Lewis and Clark State Office Building, 1101 Riverside Dr., in Jefferson City.

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

SOIL AND WATER DISTRICTS COMMISSION TO MEET FEB. 16
The Missouri Soil and Water Districts Commission will hold a public meeting at 8 a.m., Feb. 16 at the Department of Natural Resources’ Conference Center, 1738 E. Elm St., Jefferson City.

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

WELL INSTALLATION BOARD TO MEET FEB. 19
The Missouri Well Installation Board will hold a public meeting at 10 a.m., Feb. 19 at the Resort at Port Arrowhead, 3080 Bagnall Dam Blvd., Lake Ozark. This meeting will be held in conjunction with the Missouri Water Well Association Convention.

For more information, call Sheri Fry at the Department of Natural Resources’ Wellhead Protection Program at 800-361-4827
or 573-368-2115.

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RULES UPDATE

The Regulatory Agenda contains all environmental rule actions in progress and rule actions effective within the last three months within the Department of Natural Resources.

For more information, contact the Department of Natural Resources' Air and Land Protection Division at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-6892. For the latest updates visit the Regulatory Agenda Web page at www.dnr.mo.gov/regs/index.html.

Air Pollution Control Program	Restriction of Emission of Odors
Rule Number 010-02.070 – To amend sections and subsections in the rules that describe methods of odor measurement. Public hearing: Feb.1, 2007 Public comment ends: Feb. 8, 2007 Missouri Register Citation: Filed, not yet published Department contact: 573-751-4817
Public comment ends: Feb. 8, 2007	Public hearing: Feb. 1, 2007
Missouri Register Citation: Filed, not yet published	Department contact: 573-751-4817

Air Pollution Control Program	Restriction of Emission of Odors
Rule Number 010-03.090 – To amend sections and subsections in the rules that describe methods of odor measurement.
Public comment ends: Feb. 8, 2007	Public hearing: Feb.1, 2007
Missouri Register Citation: Filed, not yet published	Department contact: 573-751-4817

Air Pollution Control Program	Kansas City Transportation Conformity Requirements
Rule Number 010-02.390 – To amend the state Kansas City transportation conformity rule to utilize the transportation conformity-related provisions contained in the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU).
Public comment ends: Feb. 8, 2007	Public hearing: Feb.1, 2007
Missouri Register Citation: Filed, not yet published	Department contact: 573-751-4817

Air Pollution Control Program	St. Louis Transportation Conformity Requirements
Rule Number 010-05.480 – To amend the state St. Louis transportation conformity rule to utilize the transportation conformity-related provisions contained in the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU).
Public comment ends: Feb. 8, 2007	Public hearing: Feb.1, 2007
Missouri Register Citation: Filed, not yet published	Department contact: 573-751-4817

Air Pollution Control Program	Restriction of Emission of Odors
Rule Number 010-02.070 – To amend sections and subsections in the rules that describe methods of odor measurement.
Public comment ends: Feb. 8, 2007	Public hearing: Feb.1, 2007
Missouri Register Citation: Filed, not yet published	Department contact: 573-751-4817

Air Pollution Control Program	Pollution Control - Restriction of Emission of Odors
Rule Number 010-03.090 – To amend sections and subsections in the rules that describe methods of odor measurement.
Public comment ends: Feb. 8, 2007	Public hearing: Feb.1, 2007
Missouri Register Citation: Filed, not yet published	Department contact: 573-751-4817

Air Pollution Control Program	Restriction of Emission of Odors
Rule Number 010-04.070 – To amend sections and subsections in the rules that describe methods of odor measurement.
Public comment ends: Feb. 8, 2007	Public hearing: Feb.1, 2007
Missouri Register Citation: Filed, not yet published	Department contact: 573-751-4817

Air Pollution Control Program	Control of Odors in Ambient Air
Rule Number 010-05.160 – To amend sections and subsections in the rules that describe methods of odor measurement.
Public comment ends: Feb. 8, 2007	Public hearing: Feb.1, 2007
Missouri Register Citation: Filed, not yet published	Department contact: 573-751-4817

Air Pollution Control Program	Control of Petroleum Liquid Storage, Loading and Transfer
Rule Number 010-05.220 – To amend rule to exempt initial fueling of motor vehicles at automobile assembly, clarify the MO/PEPT requirements in Gasoline Transfer section and incorporate other minor rule text clarifications. Public hearing: March 29, 2007 Public comment ends: April 5, 2007 Missouri Register Citation: Filed, not yet published Department contact: 573-751-4817
Public comment ends: April 5, 2007	Public hearing: March 29, 2007
Missouri Register Citation: Filed, not yet published	Department contact: 573-751-4817

Air Pollution Control Program	New Source Performance Regulations
Rule Number 010-06.070 – Adopts by reference updates to previously adopted 40 CFR Part 60 subparts finalized between July 1, 2004 and June 30, 2005.
Public comment ends: April 5, 2007	Public hearing: March 29, 2007
Missouri Register Citation: Filed, not yet published	Department contact: 573-751-4817

Air Pollution Control Program	Maximum Achievable Control Technology Regulations
Rule Number 010-06.075 – Adopts by reference updates to previously adopted 40 CFR Part 63 subparts finalized between July 1, 2004 and June 30, 2005.
Public comment ends: April 5, 2007	Public hearing: March 29, 2007
Missouri Register Citation: Filed, not yet published	Department contact: 573-751-4817

Air Pollution Control Program	Maximum Achievable Control Technology Regulations
Rule Number 010-06.080 – Adopts by reference updates to previously adopted 40 CFR Part 61 subparts finalized between July 1, 2004 and June 30, 2005.
Public comment ends: April 5, 2007	Public hearing: March 29, 2007
Missouri Register Citation: Filed, not yet published	Department contact: 573-751-4817

Water Protection Program	Methodology for Development of Impaired Waters List
Rule Number 020-07.050 – This amendment will incorporate by reference the detailed methodology for listing impaired waters.
Public comment ends: March 15, 2007	Public hearing: March 7, 2007
Missouri Register Citation: Filed, not yet published	Department contact: 573-751-1300

Solid Waste Management Program	Waste Tire Collection Centers
Rule Number 080-08.020 – The purpose of this amendment is to update the rule to reflect revised statutory language in SB 225. The modifications will replace references to “waste tire” with “scrap tire,” correct typo/grammatical errors and update materials referenced in rule.
Public comment ends: April 6, 2007	Public hearing: March 6, 2007
Missouri Register Citation: Filed, not yet published	Department contact: 573-751-5401

Solid Waste Management Program	Waste Tire Hauler Permits
Rule Number 080-08.030 – The purpose of this amendment is to update portions of the rule to comply with Executive Order 02-03, which required waste tire hauling permit issuance to be transferred to the Motor Carrier Services Unit with the Department of Transportation.
Public comment ends: April 6, 2007	Public hearing: March 6, 2007
Missouri Register Citation: Filed, not yet published	Department contact: 573-751-5401

Solid Waste Management Program	Waste Tire Site Permits
Rule Number 080-08.040 – The purpose of this rulemaking is to rescind this rule because waste tire sites are no longer allowed by statute, unless they are also a processing facility.
Public comment ends: April 6, 2007	Public hearing: March 6, 2007
Missouri Register Citation: Filed, not yet published	Department contact: 573-751-5401

Solid Waste Management Program	Waste Tire Processing Facility Permits
Rule Number 080-08.050 – This amendment will incorporate needed portions of 10 CSR 80-8.040, particularly Financial Assurance Instrument requirements.
Public comment ends: April 6, 2007	Public hearing: March 6, 2007
Missouri Register Citation: Filed, not yet published	Department contact: 573-751-5401

Solid Waste Management Program	Waste Tire End-User Facility Registrations
Rule Number 080-08.060 – The purpose of this amendment is to update portions of the rule to reflect revised statutory language in Senate Bill 225 that requires performance bonds or other forms of financial assurance for scrap tire end-user facilities.
Public comment ends: April 6, 2007	Public hearing: March 6, 2007
Missouri Register Citation: Filed, not yet published	Department contact: 573-751-5401

Solid Waste Management Program	Waste Tire Grants
Rule Number 080-09.030 – The purpose of this amendment is to require a match amount for the scrap tire grants.
Public comment ends: April 6, 2007	Public hearing: March 6, 2007
Missouri Register Citation: Filed, not yet published	Department contact: 573-751-5401

Solid Waste Management Program	Waste Tire Cleanup Contracts
Rule Number 080-09.035 – The purpose of this amendment is to provide reference to Missouri vendors bidding on scrap tire cleanup contracts lead by the department for the removal or cleanup of scrap tires.
Public comment ends: April 6, 2007	Public hearing: March 6, 2007
Missouri Register Citation: Filed, not yet published	Department contact: 573-751-5401

Solid Waste Management Program	Solid Waste Management Fund-District Grants
Rule Number 080-09.050 – The department is amending portions of the rule that are in conflict with Senate Bill 225 and to address findings in the February 2006 State Auditor’s Report of the Solid Waste Management Program audit. The amendment will also add annual reporting.
Public comment ends: May 3, 2007	Public hearing: April 3, 2007
Missouri Register Citation: Filed, not yet published	Department contact: 573-751-5401

Solid Waste Management Program	Solid Waste Management Fund-Planning/ Organizational Grants
Rule Number 080-09.010 – The department proposes to rescind this rule. Senate Bill 225, passed during the 2005 legislative session, eliminated district administration grants.
Public comment ends: May 3, 2007	Public hearing: April 3, 2007
Missouri Register Citation: Filed, not yet published	Department contact: 573-751-5401

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PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS

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

REGIONAL OFFICE MAP

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

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

INTERNET ADDRESSES

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

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

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

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

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

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

Gateway Clean Air Program at www.gatewaycleanair.com

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

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

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

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

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

State Parks, Division of at www.mostateparks.com

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

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

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