News Release No. 446

MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ISSUES OPERATING PERMIT TO RENEWABLE ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS, LLC FOR STORM WATER DISCHARGE

Volume 33-446

Contact: Victoria Lovejoy

(For immediate release)

417-891-4300

JEFFERSON CITY, MO, OCT. 25, 2005 -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has issued a Missouri State Operating Permit for storm water discharge to Renewable Environmental Solutions, LLC (RES) in Jasper County. The site is located at 530 N. Main St., Carthage.

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

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

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

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