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What Organizations are in Your State?
ALABAMA DepArtMent of environMentAL
MAnAgeMent (ADeM)
The ADEM administers all major ederal
environmental laws, including the Clean Air, Clean
Water and Sae Drinking Water acts and ederal solid
and hazardous waste laws.
The ADEMs mission is to responsibly adopt and
airly enorce rules and regulations consistent with
the statutory authority granted to the Alabama
Environmental Management Commission (AEMC)
and the ADEM to protect and improve the qualityo Alabamas environment and the health o all its
citizens. It monitors environmental conditions in
Alabama and recommends changes in State law or
revises regulations as needed to respond appropriately
to changing environmental conditions.
Regulations Divisions include:
Division 1: General Administration
Division 2: Environmental Management
Commission
Division 3: Air Pollution Control Program
Division 4: Scrap Tire Program
Division 5: Uniorm Environmental
Covenants Program
Division 6: Water Quality Program
Division 7: Water Supply Program
Division 8: Coastal Program
Division 9: Well Driller Licensing Program
Division 10: Water Division Operator
Certication Program Division 13: Solid Waste Program
Division 14: Hazardous Waste Program
Division 15: Browneld Redevelopment and
Voluntary Cleanup Program
Division 16: Drycleaning Trust Fund
Program
For more inormation, visit www.adem.state.al.us.
ALASKA DepArtMent of environMentAL
ConServAtion (DeC)
The DEC conserves, improves and protects its
natural resources and environment and controls water,
land and air pollution, in order to enhance the health,
saety and welare o the people o the state and their
overall economic and social well being. Primary
services include:
Providing policydirection for the department,
and relentless coordination o investment and
service deliveryEnsuringthatpublicconcernsarefullyconsidered
in department decisions and actions
Establishing department objectives and assures
perormance
Serving as spokesperson for the Governor on
environmental matters
Issuing decisions on administrative appeal
requests
Adoptingalldepartmentregulations
Divisions include: Oce o the Commissioner,
Air Quality, Environmental Health, Inormation
and Administrative Services, Spill Prevention and
Response and Water.
For more inormation, visitwww.dec.state.ak.us .
AriZonA DepArtMent of environMentAL
QuALity (ADeQ)
The ADEQs mission is to protect and enhance
public health, welare and the environment inArizona. It administers a variety o programs to
improve the health and welare o citizens and ensure
the quality o Arizonas air, land and water resources
meets healthul, regulatory standards.
The mission o the Waste Programs Division
is to protect and enhance public health and the
environment by reducing the risk associated with
waste management, contaminated sites and regulated
substances. Core responsibilities include:
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Assuringtheproperhandling,storage,treatmentanddisposalofwastes,
and proper operation and maintenance o underground storage tanks
InvestigatingcomplaintsandviolationsofArizonassolidwaste,hazardous
waste and underground storage tank laws
Investigating,managingandremediatingsoilandgroundwaterthatare
contaminated with regulated and hazardous substances
Promotingpollutionpreventionandrecycling
Reviewingandapprovingconstructionplansforlandllsandspecialwaste
acilities
AdministeringpaymentsfromtheStateAssuranceFundforreimbursement
o eligible costs associated with removal and remediation o leaking USTs
The Waste Programs Division also reviews and approves construction plansor landll and special waste acilities. It also issues licenses and permits to
other solid waste acilities. The division conducts periodic inspections and
assists acility operators and other customers in complying with state and
ederal solid waste laws and regulations. Enorcement actions are taken in cases
o signicant non-compliance. The division advocates solid waste reduction,
reuse and recycling, and provides grant assistance to selected projects.
For more inormation, visitwww.azdeq.gov.
ArKAnSAS DepArtMent of environMentAL QuALity (ADeQ)
The ADEQ strives to protect and enhance the states environment through
regulatory programs, proactive programs and educational activities. While the
overview ocuses primarily on the Departments regulatory activities, almost
every area o the agency also devotes time and personnel to outreach and
education eorts.
The Solid Waste Management Division is responsible or regulating the
handling, processing, recycling, marketing o recycled materials and disposal o
non-hazardous solid waste. The Solid Waste Management Division is organized
into the:
EnforcementBranch
MarketDevelopmentBranch
ProgramsBranch
RecyclingBranchTechnicalBranch
For more inormation, visit www.adeq.state.ar.us.
CALiforniA environMentAL proteCtion AgenCy
The Caliornia Environmental Protection Agency is charged with developing,
implementing and enorcing the states environmental protection laws that
ensure clean air, clean water, clean soil, sae pesticides and waste recycling and
reduction. Departments are at the oreront o environmental science, using
cutting-edge research to shape the states environmental laws.
CalRecycle is the home o Caliornias recycling and waste reduction eorts.
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Ocially known as the Department o Resources Recycling and Recovery,
CalRecycle is a new department within the Caliornia Natural Resources
Agency and administers programs ormerly managed by the States Integrated
Waste Management Board and Division o Recycling.
The Web site is designed or Caliornia consumers, businesses, recycling and
waste-hauling industries, nonprot organizations, educational acilities and
others. Links lead to inormation on programs that are important to the long-
term vitality o Caliornias environment and economy.
For more inormation, visit www.calepa.ca.gov.
CoLorADo DepArtMent of puBLiC HeALtH AnD environMent
Its goal is to improve the quality o the environment and public health orthe citizens o Colorado by continuously improving eorts to ensure proper
management o hazardous materials and waste.
The Hazardous Materials and Waste Management Division:
Regulates solid waste and materials management (recycling) acilities
and hazardous waste generation, storage, transportation, treatment and
disposal acilities
Ensures compliance with state hazardous waste regulations and permits
and oversees remediation o contamination at ederal acilities located in
the state
Assists in the cleanup o hazardous waste sites under the Superund Program,
and encourages brownelds redevelopment through implementation o
the Voluntary Cleanup and Redevelopment Act
Oversees management o radioactive materials and radiation services
Provides technical assistance to the regulated community and to local
agencies that must handle waste management issues and releases
For more inormation, visit www.cdphe.state.co.us.
ConneCtiCut DepArtMent of environMentAL proteCtion (Dep)
The DEP conserves, improves and protects the natural resources and environmento the State o Connecticut. The DEP regulates, monitors, inspects and enorces
and licenses procedures that help control air, land and water pollution in order to
protect health, saety, welare and natural resources. The DEP also improves and
coordinates the states environmental plans, unctions and educational programs in
cooperation with ederal, regional and local governments, other public and private
organizations and concerned individuals.
The Materials and Waste Management Division involves ensuring the proper
management o wastes, chemicals and other materials that is critical to the protection
o the environment, public health and saety. The DEP has several programs that
are dedicated to ensuring proper management and control o materials including
petroleum products, industrial chemicals, radioactive materials, pesticides, PCBs,
and solid and hazardous wastes. Collectively, these programs protect environmental
quality and public health by promoting waste minimization, recycling, benecial
use o solid wastes, and spill prevention and control methods.
For more inormation, visit www.ct.gov/dep.
DeLAWAre DiviSion of Air AnD WASte MAnAgeMent
Its mission is to optimize the air resources and waste management practices
within Delaware by working cooperatively with citizens and businesses toprotect public health, welare and the environment. It:
MonitorsDelawaresairqualityandregulateallemissionstotheairfrom
open burning to smokestacks
Plansforandrespondstoenvironmentalincidents
Regulatesthehandling,transfer,storageanddisposalofsolid,infectious
and hazardous waste
Regulatesaboveandundergroundstoragetanksandboilers
Overseestheremediationofsitesthathavebeencontaminatedbyhazardous
chemicals
EnforcesDelawaresenvironmentallawsandregulations
The Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Branch is responsible
or controlling the storage, transport and disposal o solid, inectious and
hazardous waste in Delaware and also coordinates recycling and yard waste
management. The branch is composed o:
TheWasteGeneration,TransportandProgramDevelopmentGroupTheWasteFacilitiesGroup
TheWasteReduction/Reuse/RecyclingGroup
For more inormation, visit www.awm.delaware.gov.
fLoriDA DepArtMent of environMentAL proteCtion
Responsible or environmental management and stewardship and is one
o the more diverse agencies in State government, protecting the air, water
and land. The Department is divided into three primary areas: Regulatory
Programs, Land and Recreation, and Planning and Management.
The Division o Waste Management works closely with the Departments
district oces to implement state and ederal laws to protect the environment
rom the improper handling and disposal o solid and hazardous wastes. This
includes regulatory programs or waste acilities and pollutant storage systems,
and non-regulatory activities such as nancial and technical assistance or
recycling and waste reduction. The Division also oversees and contracts or the
cleanup o sites contaminated with petroleum products, drycleaning solvents
or other hazardous wastes.
The Bureau o Solid and Hazardous Waste includes:
Hazardous Waste RegulationResponsible for the management of thestatewide Hazardous Waste program which includes interaction with EPA,
district oces and other department programs pertaining to Hazardous
Waste compliance, enorcement and permitting.
Solid Waste ManagementResponsibleforimplementingthestatessolid
waste management program.
Waste ReductionResponsibleforseveralwastemanagementprogramareas
including state-wide recycling and waste reduction, household hazardous
waste, mercury lamps and devices, batteries, unwanted medications,
electronics scrap, and certain pesticides through Operation Cleansweep.
For more inormation, visit www.dep.state.f.us.
georgiA DepArtMent of CoMMunity AffAirS
(DCA) environMentAL MAnAgeMent
The DCA helps with Georgias solid waste management eorts primarily in
our ways:
1. Planning the states solid waste management eorts and assisting local
governments in planning to meet their own solid waste management
needs.
2. Gathering, analyzing and dispersing inormation on the states solidwaste management and waste reduction eorts.
3. Oering technical assistance and training in waste management issues
or Georgias local governments.
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4. Educating Georgia citizens and businesses about waste management
and waste reduction issues through training sessions, media campaigns,
special events and the States Keep America Beautiul aliates.
The Georgia Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Act set a path toward
improved solid waste management in the state. Some o the key provisions o
the law are:.
Solidwastemanagementplanningatthestateandlocallevels.
A facility issues negotiation process designed to facilitate discussion
among interested parties on conficts related to the operation o solid waste
management acilities, such as hours o operation, protection o property
values and trac routing.
Certicationforalllandlloperators.Public education to be undertaken by the Georgia Department of
Community Aairs and its Georgia Clean and Beautiul program.
RecyclingbyStateagenciesinStateownedbuildings.
Banonyardtrimmingsfromlinedandverticallyexpandedlandlls(1992
amendment).
BanonleadacidvehiclebatteryandtiredisposalinallGeorgialandlls.
Mechanism for regional ownership and operation of solid waste
management acilities.
Localuserfees($1pertonofsolidwaste,paidtohostlocalgovernment
o solid waste management acility) to oset local government solid waste
management costs.
Creation ofa StateSolidWasteTrust Fund,nanced through a $1 fee
collected on each new tire sold within the state.
Annualreportingofsolidwastemanagementactivitiesandfullcostsby
local governments, with a compilation o these reports to be prepared by
the Georgia Department o Community Aairs.
Improved management and record keeping at solid waste handling
acilities.For more inormation, visit www.dca.state.ga.us/development/Environmental
Management.
HAWAii DepArtMentAL of HeALtH, environMentAL DiviSion
The Department o Health is entrusted to protect the health o Hawaii
residents through the protection o the states environment and through
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regulation o goods, services and acilities used by the general public. The Solid
and Hazardous Waste Branch, Oce o Solid Waste Management protects
Hawaiis lands rom pollutants that endanger people and the environment, and
to rehabilitate contaminated lands. It ensures environmentally sound and cost-
eective management o all solid and hazardous waste generated within the
State through promotion o pollution prevention and waste minimization, and
development o proactive partnerships with waste generators and the regulated
community. By aggressive enorcement o environmental laws and regulations,
this branch assists in the prevention o releases and the threat o release o
petroleum, hazardous substances, and other contaminants within authority:
Develop and implement pollution prevention programs targeting
reductionofwastegenerationandtoxicity.Provide oversight andsupport toimprove the operations of regulated
acilities and activities.
Preventreleasesofpetroleum,hazardoussubstancesandcontaminantsinto
the environment rom illegal or unpermitted activities and underground
storage tanks.
Provide technical assistance, education and outreach to the regulated
community and the general public.
For more inormation, visit http://hawaii.gov/health/environmental/environmental/
waste/index.html.
iDAHo DepArtMent of environMentAL QuALity (DeQ)
DEQ ensures clean air, water and land in the state and protects Idaho citizens
rom the adverse health impacts o pollution. As a regulatory agency, DEQ
enorces various state environmental regulations and administers a number o
ederal environmental protection laws including the Clean Air Act, the Clean
Water Act, and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. DEQ manages a
broad range o activities including:
Assessmentofenvironmentalproblems
Oversight of facilities that generate air, water and hazardous wastepollution
Monitoringofairandwaterquality
Cleanupofcontaminatedsites
Education, outreach and technical assistance to businesses, local
government agencies and interested citizens
DEQs Waste Management and Remediation Division is responsible or
monitoring and controlling the generation, treatment, storage and disposal
o wastes in Idaho. The waste management group ocuses on ensuring that
wastes generated in or entering Idaho are managed and disposed in a manner
protective o human health and the environment. On the remediation side,
programresourcesaredirectedtorespondingtoexistingreleasesofhazardous
substances to surace waters, ground water or soils. The DEQs State Response
Program oversees the development and operation o municipal and non-
municipal solid waste disposal sites in Idaho.
For more inormation, visitwww.deq.idaho.gov.
iLLinoiS environMentAL proteCtion AgenCy: BureAu of LAnD (BoL)
The BOLs goals are to protect human health and the environment by
ensuring that hazardous and solid waste will be managed in a sound manner,and to reduce or control risk to human health and the environment by
overseeing the cleanup o contaminated sites.
The BOL is responsible or the protection and restoration o land and
groundwater resources in the State o Illinois. The BOL administers a broad
variety o solid and hazardous waste management and cleanup programs. BOL:
Ensures that hazardous and non-hazardous wastes are managed in an
environmentally sound manner
Encouragestherecyclingandrecoveryofwastematerialsthroughsuitable
incentive/disincentiveefforts
Providesremedialresponsesand/orprovideoversighttotheuncontrolled
releases o hazardous and petroleum substances into the environment
The Oce o Pollution Prevention (OPP) promotes pollution prevention (P2)
as the preerred strategy or environmental protection. Reducing or eliminating
pollution at the source is preerable to treating or managing it ater the act. P2not only can help businesses and others achieve better environmental protection,
but it can also help them save money, improve eciency and ease regulatory
concerns. The OPP promotes P2 through a variety o educational, technical
assistance, regulatory integration and voluntary recognition initiatives.
For more inormation, visit www.epa.state.il.us/land.
inDiAnA DepArtMent of environMentAL MAnAgeMent (iDeM)
The IDEM employs some o Indianas most qualied engineers, scientists and
environmental project managers specializing in air, land, pollution prevention and
water quality issues. Sta members work hard to provide quality environmental
oversight and technical assistance in communities and around the state.
IDEM implements ederal and state regulations to protect human health
and the environment while allowing the environmentally sound operations
o industrial, agricultural, commercial and government activities vital to a
prosperous economy.
For more inormation, visit www.in.gov/idem/index.htm.
ioWA DepArtMent of nAturAL reSourCeS (Dnr): WASte MAnAgeMent
The DNRs Waste Management section, within the Land Quality Bureau,is Iowas core agency or assisting businesses and residences with waste
management goals, while regulating solid waste acilities. It assists Iowa
citizens, businesses and communities in creating a cleaner environment and
stronger economy through sustainable use o natural resources with eective
waste management and pollution prevention activities. Links include:
ConsumersHowtomanagewasteinthehome
Regulated FacilitiesState and federal environmental regulation and
compliance assistance or permitted acilities
Schools and CommunitiesResources on how Iowa schools and local
governments can benet rom participating in waste management practices
Business and IndustryEffective and cost saving waste management
strategies or Iowa companies
For more inormation, visit www.iowadnr.gov/waste/index.html.
KAnSAS DepArtMent of HeALtH AnD environMent:
BureAu of WASte MAnAgeMent
The mission o the Bureau o Waste Management is to minimize the health and
environmental impact associated with the generation, storage, transportation,
treatment and disposal o all solid and hazardous wastes in Kansas.The Solid Waste Section o the Bureau o Waste Management administers
permits to ensure all solid waste acilities are operated in a manner that
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protects human health and the environment. Permitted acility types include
composting,construction/demolition,householdhazardouswaste,incinerator,
industrial, landfarm, medical waste, mobile tire processor, msw-exempt,
msw-subtitle D, solid waste processor, tire collection center, tire monoll,
tire processing acility, tire transporter and transer station. The Solid Waste
PermitsSectioniscomprisedofthreeunitsSolidWasteLandllsUnit,Solid
Waste Processing & Planning Unit and the Solid Waste Hydrogeologic Unit.
For more inormation, www.kdheks.gov/waste.
KentuCKy DiviSion of WASte MAnAgeMent
The Kentucky Division o Waste Management is a state agency operating
under the umbrella o the Kentucky Department or EnvironmentalProtection (DEP). The divisions mission is to protect human health and
the environment by minimizing adverse impacts on all citizens o the
commonwealth through the development and implementation o air, equitable
and eective waste management programs.
The division consists o eight branches: Program Planning and
Administration, Field Operations, Hazardous Waste, Solid Waste, Recycling
and Local Assistance, Superund, Underground Storage Tanks and the Directors
Oce. The Enorcement Branch was abolished and its sta transerred to the
Division o Enorcement.
For more inormation, visit www.waste.ky.gov.
LouiSiAnA DepArtMent of environMentAL QuALity:
WASte perMitS DiviSion
The Waste Permits Division within the Oce o Environmental Services
includes several sections that serve various unctions within the Department o
Environmental Quality.
The Solid and Hazardous Waste Permits section authorizes permits
administered under the Solid Waste and Hazardous Waste Regulations. In
addition, this section handles the registration, certication and closure o
Underground Storage Tanks. The Waste Permits Division also includes certain
engineering and geological sections that provide support to Solid and Hazardous
Waste Permits. These sections also provide other services throughout the State.
For more inormation, visit www.deq.louisiana.gov.
MAine DepArtMent of environMentAL proteCtion:
BureAu of reMeDiAtion AnD WASte MAnAgeMent
Directs the cleanup and mitigation o adverse eects associated with
uncontrolled hazardous substance sites; responds to discharges or spills o oil
products or hazardous matter; manages the generation, transport, storage,
treatment or disposal o hazardous wastes, hazardous substances, petroleum
products and biomedical waste; and administers the solid waste acility licensing
program, the asbestos abatement and lead abatement programs, and the sludge
and residuals land-spreading program. In addition, the Bureau provides sta
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support to the Board o Underground Storage Tank Installers and the Oil Spill
Advisory Committee. The Bureau is organized into ve divisions and two units:
TheDivisionofRemediation
TheDivisionofTechnicalServices
TheDivisionofOilandHazardousWasteFacilitiesRegulation
TheDivisionofSolidWasteManagement
TheDivisionofResponseServices
TheProgramServicesUnit
ThePoliciesandProceduresUnit
For more inormation, visit www.maine.gov/dep/rwm/index.htm.
MAryLAnD DepArtMent of tHe environMent (MDe)MDE protects and restores the quality o Marylands air, water and land
resources, while ostering smart growth, economic development, healthy and
sae communities, and quality environmental education or the benet o the
environment, public health and uture generations.
MDEs Solid Waste Program is responsible or assuring that societys
domestic, commercial and non-hazardous industrial solid waste is handled
properly. Improper handling o these wastes can pose direct threats to both
public health and Marylands natural resources, particularly water resources.
For more inormation, visit www.mde.state.md.us.
MASSACHuSettS DepArtMent of environMentAL proteCtion
Ensurescleanairandwater,thesafemanagementoftoxicsandhazards,the
recycling o solid and hazardous wastes, the timely cleanup o hazardous waste
sites and spills, and the preservation o wetlands and coastal resources.
The Bureau o Waste Prevention (BWP) protects public health and the
environment by ensuring that discharges and emissions, solid and hazardous
wastes, toxic chemical use, and the health risks associated with them are
reducedtothemaximumextentpossibleand,whenpollutionorwastecannot
be prevented, they are saely and eectively controlled or managed. BWPconsists o our divisions:
Planning&Evaluation
BusinessCompliance
Consumer&Transportation
BusinessReporting&FiscalOperations
For more inormation, visit www.mass.gov/dep.
MiCHigAn DepArtMent of environMentAL QuALity (DeQ):
WASte AnD HAZArDouS MAteriALS DiviSion
The DEQ programs that deal with waste issues include: Groundwater
Discharge, Hazardous Waste, Hazardous and Liquid Industrial Waste, Medical
Waste, Radiological Protection, Recycling, Scrap Tires and Solid Waste. On the
Websiteyouwillnd:permit/licenseapplicationforms;guidancedocuments;
state, ederal and local statutory and regulatory inormation; and grant and loan
inormation available.
For more inormation, visit www.michigan.gov/deq.
MinneSotA poLLution ControL AgenCy (MpCA)
The MPCA monitors environmental quality, oers technical and nancialassistance, and enorces environmental regulations. The agency nds and cleans
up spills or leaks that can aect health and environment.
TheMPCAworkswithmanypartnerscitizens,communities,businesses,
all levelsof government,environmental groups, and educatorstoprevent
pollution and conserve resources. These partnerships allow the agency to:
Fostergreatercommitmentandpersonalresponsibilityfortheenvironment
Worktominimizetheuseandgenerationoftoxicchemicalsfromproducts
and buildings
Helpothersconvertwasteintoenergyorhigh-valueproducts
Protect,restoreandpreservethequalityofMinnesotaswaters
DevelopsolutionstoMinnesotasclimate-changechallenges
The MPCA also works with industry, government and citizens to reduce and
manage waste.
For more inormation, visit www.pca.state.mn.us.
MiSSiSSippi DepArtMent of environMentAL QuALity (DeQ)
The DEQ is responsible or protecting the states air, land and water. The
mission is to saeguard the health, saety and welare o present and uture
generations o Mississippians by conserving and improving the environmentand ostering wise economic growth through ocused research and responsible
regulation.
The agency consists o our oces each headed by a director: Oce o
Pollution Control, Oce o Land and Waste Resources, Oce o Geology,
Oce o Administrative Services.
For more inormation, visit www.deq.state.ms.us.
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MiSSouri DiviSion of environMentAL QuALity:
SoLiD WASte MAnAgeMent progrAM
Ensures solid waste is managed in such a way that protects both public health
and the environment. The Solid Waste Management Program works hard to
help all Missourians better manage their solid wastes. Through the cooperative
eorts o citizens, businesses, industry and government, Missouri can continue
to increase material reuse and recycling rom all solid waste sources. Reducing
the amount o solid wastes generated remains the programs primary goal.
For more inormation, visit www.dnr.mo.gov/env/swmp/index.html.
MontAnA DepArtMent of environMentAL QuALity
Protects, sustains and improves a clean and healthul environment to benetpresent and uture generations. Divisions include:
Enorcement DivisionFormal enforcement, inspection, monitoring and
training, third-party complaint investigations and emergency spills
Permitting and Compliance Home Permit issuance and compliance monitoring
or projects relating to air, water, public water supplies, solid and hazardous
waste, subdivisions, motor vehicle recycling, open cut, hard rock and coal and
uranium mines, and applicable acilities under the Major Facility Siting Act
Planning, Prevention and AssistancePlanning, policy and standards development
relating to air quality State Implementation Plans, water quality, non-point source
management, groundwater protection and solid waste management.
RemediationAbandoned mine reclamation, hazardous spill cleanup,
underground storage tanks and leaking underground storage tanks, petroleum
tank release compensation, Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation and Liability Act (ederal Superund), Comprehensive
Environmental Cleanup and Responsibility Act (state Superund).
For more inormation, visit www.deq.state.mt.us/deault.mcpx.
neBrASKA DepArtMent of environMentAL QuALity
The Nebraska Department o Environmental Qualitys ongoing mission is tothe protect Nebraskas air, land and water resources.
The Waste Management Division is comprised o two sections and one unit.
These include the Waste Management Section, the Remediation Section and
the Planning and Aid Unit. Both Waste Management and Remediation share
responsibilities or the hazardous waste, Superund, voluntary remediation and
integrated waste management programs. Several waste-related grant programs
are administered by the Planning and Aid Unit.
For more inormation, visit www.deq.state.ne.us.
nevADA DiviSion of environMentAL proteCtion:
BureAu of WASte MAnAgeMent
Designed to help individuals, companies and governmental entities comply
with environmental laws and regulations contained in the Nevada Revised
Statutes and the Nevada Administrative Code. The mission is to preserve and
enhance the environment o the state in order to protect public health, sustain
healthy ecosystems and contribute to a vibrant economy.
The mission o the Bureau o Waste Management is to protect human health,
public saety and the environment, conserve natural resources by ensuring sae
management o solid and hazardous waste, and promoting waste reduction,reuse, and recycling. The Bureau is composed o two regulatory branches: the
hazardous waste management branch and the solid waste management branch.
Included within the solid waste branch is the recycling program.
For more inormation, http://ndep.nv.gov/index.htm.
neW HAMpSHire DepArtMent of environMentAL ServiCeS (DeS)
The mission is to help sustain a high quality o lie or all citizens by protecting
and restoring the environment and public health in New Hampshire. The
departments responsibilities range rom ensuring high levels o water quality
or water supplies, ecological balance and recreational benets, to regulating the
emissions o air pollutants, to ostering the proper management o municipal and
industrial waste, to managing water resources or uture generations.
Proper management o solid waste and the related acilities is one o New
Hampshires primary health and environmental priorities. The DES is the Stateagency responsible or overseeing the management o solid waste. Oversight o
the program is provided through the DES Solid Waste Management Bureau,
which manages the responsibility through a combination o permitting,
training, public education and outreach, and compliance programs.
For more inormation, visit http://des.nh.gov.
neW JerSey DepArtMent of environMentAL proteCtion (nJDep)
The Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Program has primary
responsibility or administering New Jerseys solid and hazardous waste
programs. The program regulates and permits landlls, resource recovery
incinerators, transer stations, recycling centers and hazardous waste acilities.
The program also administers the States recycling and solid waste planning
programs and the escrow account program or closed solid waste landlls that
ensures sucient unding is available to und the closure o the landlls.
The Bureau o Solid & Hazardous Waste Regulation ensures that solid,
medical and hazardous waste is collected, transported and disposed o in an
environmentally acceptable manner and in a competitive marketplace. It
oversees all economic regulation solid waste activities including:
FacilityrateregulationCollectorseffectivecompetition
CerticatesofPublicConvenienceandNecessity
Hostcommunitybenets
ReviewsBiennialHazardousWasteReports
Maintainsdatausedtoidentifygeneratorsthatmanagehazardouswaste
o-site, and transporters, storage, and disposal acilities which receive or
manage hazardous waste in New Jersey
Administersthelicensingofcompaniesengagedinthesolid/hazardous
waste business
Registerssolidandhazardouswastetransportervehiclesandequipment
The Bureau o Solid Waste Compliance and Enorcement:
Providescomplianceassistance
Investigatescomplaints
Conductsinspections
Issues enforcement documents, both formal and informal which may
include assessed penalties
AssiststheAttorneyGeneralindevelopingenforcementcasesandtesties
in court
NegotiatescompliancescheduleandpenaltysettlementsFor more inormation, visit www.state.nj.us/dep.
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neW MeXiCo environMent DepArtMent
The Environment Departments mission is to provide the highest quality
o lie throughout the state by promoting a sae, clean and productive
environment. It is committed to providing clear articulation o goals, standards
andexpectationsinaprofessionalmannersothatthecitizensofNewMexico
can make inormed decisions about the environment and their community.
The Solid Waste Bureau consists o the:
Permit Section: Technical review o permits, modications, renewals and
registrations, or landlls, transer stations, transormation acilities, air curtain
incinerators and inectious waste treatment processes. Approves closure plans,
ground water and methane monitoring plans reports, and oversees landll liner
and cap, and well installations. Enorcement Section: Conducts inspection o SW acilities and haulers,
investigates complaints, and prepares Notices o Violation and Administrative
Compliance Orders. Issues hauler registrations, reviews operation, disposal
management, contingency and waste excavation plans, and onsite disposal
requests.
Outreach Section: Provides recycling and diversion technical assistance.
Conducts certication training courses and other educational presentations.
Coordinates stakeholder outreach, manages recycling and tire grant programs,
compiles the annual report, and manages the tire registration and maniestingprogram.
Administrative Section: Supports the administrative and nancial needs o
the Bureau.
For more inormation, visit www.nmenv.state.nm.us.
neW yorK DepArtMent of environMentAL ConServAtion (DeC)
The DEC was created to combine in a single agency all state programs
designed to protect and enhance the environment. Its mission is To conserve,
improve and protect New Yorks natural resources and environment and toprevent, abate and control water, land and air pollution, in order to enhance
the health, saety and welare o the people o the state and their overall
economic and social well-being. DECs goal is to achieve this mission through
the simultaneous pursuit o environmental quality, public health, economic
prosperity and social well-being, including environmental justice and the
empowerment o individuals to participate in environmental decisions that
aect their lives.
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The Division o Solid and Hazardous Materialsregulates and monitors solid
and hazardous waste acilities and generators o hazardous waste; controls
disposal o radioactive materials and use o pesticides; and promotes soundmanagement o wastes by communities, businesses and industries. Controls
hazardous waste rom generation, through handling and shipping, to disposal;
regulates the application o registered pesticides by certied applicators; oversees
cleanup o sites contaminated by radioactive material and regulates transport
or discharge o low-level radioactive waste and permits environmentally sound
solid waste management acilities, including landlls and incinerators.
For more inormation, visit www.dec.ny.gov.
nortH CAroLinA DepArtMent of environMentAL
AnD nAturAL reSourCeS (Denr)
The DENR is the agency or the preservation and protection o North
Carolinas outstanding natural resources. The organization administers
regulatory programs designed to protect air quality, water quality and the
publics health. DENR also oers technical assistance to businesses, armers,
local governments, and the public and encourages responsible behavior with
respect to the environment through education programs provided at DENR
acilities and through the States school system.
The Solid Waste Program regulates sae management o solid waste through
guidance, technical assistance, regulations, permitting, environmentalmonitoring, compliance evaluation and enorcement. Waste types handled at
these acilities include municipal solid waste, industrial waste, construction
and demolition waste, land-clearing waste, scrap tires, medical waste, compost
and septage.
For more inormation, visit www.enr.state.nc.us.
nortH DAKotA DepArtMent of HeALtH: WASte MAnAgeMent
The Division o Waste Management includes the hazardous waste program,
PCB (polychlorinated biphenyls), Brownelds, Underground Storage Tankprogram, antireeze registration, petroleum product testing, Solid Waste
Program, pollution prevention and abandoned automobile.
The Solid Waste Program (SWP) works with owners and operators o
land disposal acilities to ensure that all regulated solid waste activities in
North Dakota are conducted in compliance with North Dakotas Solid Waste
Management Rules. The SWP requires that all land disposal activities are
protective o public health and preserve water resources while promoting
resource recovery. The program also conducts operator training and certication
or landll sta or day-to-day operations o land disposal acilities.
For more inormation, visit www.ndhealth.gov/WM.
oHio environMentAL proteCtion AgenCy:
DiviSion of SoLiD AnD infeCtiouS WASte MAnAgeMent
Ensures proper handling o solid waste and encourages people to reduce, reuse
or recycle solid waste generated in Ohio. It issue permits to regulate landlls,
waste incinerators, transer acilities, composting acilities, scrap tire acilities,
construction and demolition disposal sites, inectious waste disposal sites and
industries that generate inectious wastes, such as hospitals. It also oversees state
and local planning or long-term solid waste management. Programs include:ComplianceAssistance&Inspection Support
Composting
Construction&DemolitionDebris
Enforcement
IndustrialSolidWasteLandllsInfectiousWaste
MunicipalSolidWasteLandlls
MunicipalSolidWasteTransferFacilities
ResidualWasteLandlls
ScrapTires
SolidWasteIncinerators
SolidWasteManagementPlanning
For more inormation, visit www.epa.state.oh.us.
oKLAHoMA DepArtMent of environMentAL QuALity
The mission is to enhance the quality o lie in Oklahoma and protect the
health o its citizens by protecting, preserving and restoring the water, land
and air o the state, thus ostering a clean, attractive, healthy, prosperous and
sustainable environment. Its vision is to eliminate the eects o unintended
consequences o historic development, to prevent new adverse environmental
impacts and to provide signicant input into national decision making, all the
while enhancing both the environment and the economy o Oklahoma.
The Land Protection Division inspects and permits hazardous waste and
solid waste treatment, storage and disposal acilities, permits and inspectscertain underground injection wells, manages radioactive materials, restores
contaminated land to sae and useul conditions and also coordinates agency
environmental education or K-12, higher education and the general public. It
also maintain lists o recyclers.
The Solid Waste Management section reviews permit applications and
writes permits or solid waste disposal sites including storage units, transer
acilities, recycling units and treatment units. It also conducts inspections o
solid waste permitted acilities, investigates complaints, regulates biomedical
wastes and controls non-hazardous industrial waste disposal.For more inormation, visit www.deq.state.ok.us.
oregon DepArtMent of environMentAL QuALity (DeQ)
The DEQ is a regulatory agency whose job is to protect the quality o
Oregons environment. DEQs works cooperatively with all Oregonians or a
healthy, sustainable environment. DEQ restores, maintains and enhances the
quality o Oregons air, land and water. DEQ is responsible or protecting and
enhancing Oregons water and air quality, or cleaning up spills and releases o
hazardous materials, or managing the proper disposal o hazardous and solid
wastes, and or enorcing Oregons environmental laws.Oregon law establishes a hierarchy or the management o solid waste. The
rst objective is to prevent the generation o the waste. I that is not possible,
reuseisthenextbestoption,followedbyrecycling,compostingandenergy
recovery. Sae disposal is the last option, i none o the others is easible.
For more inormation, visit www.oregon.gov/DEQ.
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pennSyLvAniA DepArtMent of environMentAL proteCtion:
BureAu of WASte MAnAgeMent
Provides management oversight and support or the state: hazardous,municipal and residual waste programs; environmental cleanup programs;
municipal waste planning and recycling programs; and storage tank program.
Provides technical and administrative support to the Departments Solid Waste
Advisory Committee. Administers the host municipality inspector program.
Manages the HSCA (Hazardous Site Cleanup Act), Recycling, Solid Waste
Abatement and Storage Tank Funds.
The Municipal Waste Program manages and maintains the municipal
and residual waste program. Develops and maintains regulations, technical
guidance documents, orms and act sheets. Develops benecial use and generalpermits and issues authorizations or municipal waste, residual waste and waste
tiretransporters.Providespermitandtechnicalexpertisetoregionalofcestaff
relative to municipal and residual waste permitting issues.
The Division o Waste Minimization and Planning administers the municipal
solid waste planning, recycling and grant programs, resource recovery
development grants program, and household hazardous waste program.
For more inormation, visit www.depweb.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/
waste_management/14069.
rHoDe iSLAnD DepArtMent of environMentAL MAnAgeMent (DeM)
The DEM is committed to preserving the quality o Rhode Islands
environment, maintaining the health and saety o its residents andprotecting the natural systems upon which lie depends. Together with many
partners, it oers assistance to individuals, business and municipalities,
conducts research, nds solutions and enorces laws created to protect the
environment.
The Oce o Waste Management has two primary unctions:
1. To oversee the investigation and remediation o contaminated sites and
releases rom leaking underground storage tanks.
2. To regulate and permit acilities that accept or transport solid, medical or
hazardous waste or that store petroleum products in underground tanks.These unctions are divided into our programs:
UndergroundStorageTankManagementProgram
WasteFacilitiesManagementProgram
SiteRemediationProgram
SuperfundandDepartmentofDefenseProgram
For more inormation, visit www.dem.ri.gov.
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SoutH CAroLinA DepArtMent of HeALtH AnD environMentAL
ControL: BureAu of LAnD AnD WASte MAnAgeMent (BLWM)
The BLWM is located within the Oce o Environmental Quality Controland the three primary areas o responsibility are:
1. Management and coordination o all mining and waste-related activities
throughout the state including solid waste, hazardous waste, inectious
waste, radioactive waste and recycling activities
2. Implementation o corrective action or contaminated sites including
state and ederal superund sites, underground storage tanks, hazardous
waste acilities and drycleaning acilities
3. Coordination o statewide environmental emergency response activities.
For more inormation, visit www.scdhec.gov/environment/lwm.
SoutH DAKotA DepArtMent of environMent AnD nAturAL
reSourCeS (Denr)
The mission o DENR is to protect public health and the environment
by providing environmental monitoring and natural resource assessment,
technical and nancial assistance or environmental projects, and environmental
regulatory services; all done in a manner to protect South Dakotas environment
and natural resources or today and tomorrow while treating everyone as a
customerandexceedingtheirexpectations.
The Solid Waste Program is responsible or regulating storage, treatmentand disposal o solid waste in the state o South Dakota. In addition, the oce
provides technical assistance, issues permits, conducts solid waste acility
inspections and investigates solid waste disposal complaints.
For more inormation, visit http://denr.sd.gov.
tenneSSee DepArtMent of environMent AnD ConServAtion
The department is the chie environmental and natural resource regulatory agency
in Tennessee. It has delegated responsibility rom the U.S. EPA to regulate sources o:
AirpollutionWaterpollution
Solidandhazardouswaste
Radiologicalhealthissues
Undergroundstoragetanks
Watersupply
Groundwater
It oers a program ogrants and loans to assist local communities with the
development and maintenance o drinking water and wastewater inrastructure
as well as solid waste disposal, waste prevention, plus programs or recycling,
parks, greenways and trails.The mission o the Division o Solid and Hazardous Waste Management is
toprotectandenhancethepublichealthandenvironmentfromexistingand
uture contamination o the land through proper management and remediation
o solid and hazardous wastes.
Division activities are land-based, regulating both solid waste and hazardous
waste through specialized programs and unctions. These include landll
permits, hazardous waste permits, state remediation program, used oil
management, lead-based paint abatement, special waste, universal waste and
annual waste reporting.For more inormation, visit www.state.tn.us/environment.
teXAS CoMMiSSion on environMentAL QuALity
TheTexas Commission on EnvironmentalQuality is theenvironmental
agency or the state that strives to protect the states human and naturalresources consistent with sustainable economic development. Its goal is clean
air, clean water and the sae management o waste.
For more inormation, visit www.tceq.state.tx.us.
utAH DepArtMent of environMentAL QuALity
The mission is to saeguard human health and quality o lie by protecting and
enhancing the environment. The Solid Waste Section administers permitting
and compliance programs or non-hazardous solid waste treatment, storage and
disposal acilities throughout the State. Other areas o activity include technical
and public assistance. Along with the local health departments throughout
the State, the Solid Waste Section provides response to questions o improper
disposal o solid waste and assists citizens in proper methods o disposal.
For more inormation, visit www.hazardouswaste.utah.gov.
verMont AgenCy of nAturAL reSourCeS:
WASte MAnAgeMent DiviSion
The Waste Management Division oversees the use, treatment and handling
o hazardous and solid wastes. The Division perorms emergency response
or hazardous materials spills, issues permits or ederal and state programsregulating hazardous wastes, solid wastes, and underground storage tanks,
and manages cleanup at hazardous sites under state and ederal authorities,
including the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and the
Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act
(CERCLA, also known as Superund).
For more inormation, visit www.anr.state.vt.us.
virginiA DepArtMent of environMentAL QuALity (DeQ):
WASte MAnAgeMent
Solid and hazardous wastes in Virginia are regulated by DEQ, the Virginia
Waste Management Board and the U.S. EPA. They administer programs
created by the ederal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act and the Virginia
Waste Management Act.
Solid waste is regulated under a number o dierent programs at DEQ.
These programs are designed to encourage the reuse and recycling o solid
waste and to regulate the disposal and treatment o solid waste including
regulated medical waste. Standards are designed to protect human health and
the environment.
For more inormation, visit www.deq.state.va.us/waste.
WASHington DepArtMent of eCoLogy
The mission is to protect, preserve and enhance Washingtons environment,
and promote the wise management o our air, land and water or the benet
o current and uture generations. In order to ulll its mission and move
Washington orward in a global economy, the Department o Ecology has three
goals:
PreventpollutionCleanuppollution
Supportsustainablecommunitiesandnaturalresources
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The Waste 2 Resources Program helps you gure out what you can do to
reduce solid waste and saely manage what remains. I not managed wisely,
solid wastes can contribute to air and water pollution, and pose a threat tohuman health.
For more inormation, visit www.ecy.wa.gov.
WASHington, DC DiStriCt DepArtMent of tHe environMent (DDoe)
Responsible or the natural and indoor environments in the District o
Columbia. DDOEs work includes direct assistance to residents and businesses,
policymaking, and monitoring and enorcement.
DDOE programs are designed to acilitate cleaner air and water, green
our neighborhoods and building space, and assist with the management o
hazardousandtoxicwastedisposal.Additionally,DDOEconductscommunity
and educational outreach to increase public awareness o environmental and
energy related issues.
For more inormation, visit http://ddoe.dc.gov.
WeSt virginiA DepArtMent of environMentAL proteCtion (Dep)
The DEP implements programs to control surace and groundwater
pollution caused by industrial and municipal discharges as well as oversight
o construction, operation and closure o hazardous and solid waste and
underground storage tank sites. The Division o Water and Waste Management(DWWM) administers these programs. The three oces that make up DWWM
are the Oces o Water, Waste and Environmental Enorcement or water
and waste acilities. The Division also works to protect, restore and enhance
West Virginias watersheds through comprehensive watershed assessments,
groundwater monitoring, wetlands preservation, inspection and enorcement
o hazardous and solid waste disposal and proper operation o underground
storage tanks.
The Division o Land Restoration includes environmental remediation
and special reclamation. It administers multiple cleanup programs including
brownelds, leaking underground storage tanks, hazardous waste, landll
closure and assistance, pollution prevention and open dump, and voluntary
remediation.
For more inormation, visit www.dep.wv.gov.
WiSConSin DepArtMent of nAturAL reSourCeS (Dnr)
The DNR is dedicated to the preservation, protection, eective
management and maintenance o Wisconsins natural resources. It is
responsible or implementing the laws o the state and, where applicable,
the laws o the ederal government that protect and enhance the naturalresources o the state. It is the one agency charged with ull responsibility
or coordinating the many disciplines and programs necessary to provide a
clean environment and a ull range o outdoor recreational opportunities or
Wisconsin citizens and visitors.
The Waste and Materials Management Program encourages management
o waste as a resource to help ensure a clean and heal thy Wisconsin or uture
generations. The goal is to increase waste material reuse and recycling
in Wisconsin by 30 percent. The Program develops policies and oers
technical assistance to actively encourage the reduction, recycling and re-
use o wastes as raw material or new products. It oversees management o
solid and hazardous waste through storage, treatment and disposal. It also
works with local governments to reclaim mining sites to valued naturalresources.
For more inormation, visit www.dnr.state.wi.us.
WyoMing DepArtMent of environMentAL QuALity (DeQ)
The DEQ contributes to Wyomings quality o lie through a combination o
monitoring,permitting,inspection,enforcementandrestoration/remediation
activities that protect, conserve and enhance the environment while supporting
responsible stewardship o our states resources.
Together,DEQsprogramsserveapproximately5,000businessesannually
operating over 28,000 individual acilities throughout the state. By minimizing
environmental pollution, enabling responsible economic development and
restoring previously polluted and hazardous sites, DEQ provides benets to
not just these businesses, but to the entire population o Wyoming, as well as
to all visitors.
The Solid and Hazardous Waste Division consists o ve separate programs:
SolidWastePermittingandCorrectiveAction
HazardousWastePermittingandCorrectiveAction
VoluntaryRemediation
InspectionandComplianceStorageTankProgram
For more inormation, visit http://deq.state.wy.us.
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