News Release No. 349

MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY SEEK COMMENTS ON DRAFT PERMIT FOR SOLVENT RECOVERY CORPORATION

Volume 32-349

Contact: Renee Bungart

(For immediate release)

573-751-4465

JEFFERSON CITY, MO, OCT. 29, 2004 -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources and the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 issued a draft hazardous waste permit to Solvent Recovery Corporation. Both agencies are inviting the public to review and offer written comments on the draft permit until Dec. 10.

Solvent Recovery Corp. is an operating hazardous waste management facility located at 700 Mulberry St., Kansas City, Mo. The facility is a subsidiary of the Philip Services Corporation.

Solvent Recovery Corp. transports and stores hazardous waste from several hazardous waste generators. The corporation is certified to handle most hazardous waste, other than dioxin or polychlorinated biphenyl greater than 50 parts per million. Certain hazardous waste is blended to produce supplemental fuels for energy recovery. Solvent Recovery Corp. brokers the hazardous waste that cannot be fuel blended and extracts paint and paint related wastes from collected containers for reuse.

A hazardous waste permit would allow Solvent Recovery Corp. to continue storing and treating hazardous wastes at the facility. A hazardous waste permit will also direct the ongoing corrective action issues that remain from historical releases.

A copy of the draft permit and supporting documents can be viewed and copied at the following locations:

Kansas City Public Library
Main Library
311 E. 12th St.
Kansas City, Mo.
Hours: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.---Monday - Thursday
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.---Friday and Saturday
1 p.m. to 5 p.m.---Sunday

by appointment at either of the following department offices:

Kansas City Regional Office
500 Northeast Colbern Rd.
Lee's Summit, MO 64086
Phone: 816-622-7000

Hazardous Waste Program
1738 E. Elm St. (Lower Level)
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Phone: 573-522-3345

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

United States Environmental
Protection Agency Region 7
Information Resource Center
901 N. Fifth St.
Kansas City, KS 66101
Phone: (913) 551-7241

The department will review all written comments on the draft permit that are postmarked by Dec. 10. The draft permit is composed of two parts, the Missouri Hazardous Waste Management Facility (MHWMF) Part I and EPA Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments (HSWA) Part II. Please send written comments on:

(MHWMF Part I) to
Mr. Don Murphy
Missouri Department of Natural Resources
Hazardous Waste Program
P.O. Box 176
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0176

(HSWA Part II) to
Ms. Stephanie Doolan
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
Region 7
RCRA Permitting and Compliance Branch
901 N. Fifth St.
Kansas City, KS 66101

To request a public hearing on the draft permit, write to Murphy, at the above address, send a fax to 573-751-7869 or send an e-mail dated by Dec. 10. A request for a hearing must state what issues are to be raised in the hearing.

To receive future notices on any major permitting activities at the facility from the department or Solvent Recovery Corporation, call 800-361-4827 or 573-751-3553 or write to Murphy. For more information on this draft permit, contact Murphy at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-3553 or Doolan at (913) 551-7631.

For news releases on the Web, visit www.dnr.mo.gov/newsrel. For a complete listing of the department's upcoming meetings, hearings and events, visit the department's online calendar at www.dnr.mo.gov/calendar/search.do.

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