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Environmental Service Guide
The Division of Environment works to protect our health and our surroundings by providing education programs, technical assistance, compliance inspections, and enforcement actions to protect the State's natural resources. There are six bureaus in the division:
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Environmental Services from A to Z
Above Ground Storage Tanks
- Phone: 785-296-1713
- Information about above-ground tanks
Acid Rain
- Phone: 785-296-8548
- Criteria Pollutants page
- Emissions from local facilities may contribute to acid rain problems elsewhere
Agricultural Wastes
- Phone: 785-296-6432
- Livestock Waste Management page
- Livestock waste and permitting information
Air Emissions Inventory
- Phone: 785-296-1582
- Emissions Inventory page
- Answers to questions and assistance in determining emissions
Air Permits
- Phone: 785-296-6427
- Permitting for air emissions including smaller facilities, construction, and operating permits
Air Pollution Complaints
- Phone: 785-296-1556
- Call with possible air quality problems
Air Program
- Phone: 785-296-6024
- Air page
- Bureau staff provides information on the following:
- Acid Rain
- Asbestos Certification (Asbestos page)
- Clean Air Act Amendments
- Construction and Operating Permits (Air Permitting page)
- Emissions Inventory (Emissions Inventory page)
- Hazardous Air Emissions
- Incineration
- Mobile Source Emissions
- Open Burning
- Stack Testing
Anhydrous Ammonia
- Phone: 785-296-4835
- The Kansas Department of Agriculture will answer questions about this commonly used product
Asbestos
- Phone: 785-296-1549
- Asbestos page
- Only certified contractors may remove asbestos. List of certified contractors available
Asbestos Disposal
- Phone: 785-296-1549
- Asbestos page
- Information on proper disposal of asbestos
Bureau of Environmental Field Services
- Phone: 785-296-5575
- Environmental Field Services page
- BEFS includes information about water quality, water quality monitoring, pollution prevention, and public advocate
- Kansas Environmental News, annual environmental conference
Burn Permits
- Phone: 785-296-0757
- View the Air page to find permit information
- Information on what wastes may or may not be burned in Kansas
- Contact the nearest District Office
CFC: EPA
- Phone: 800-424-8802
- Air page
- Current information on refrigerants used in home or car
Citizen Volunteer Monitoring
- Phone: 785-296-4195
- Watershed Management Section
- Information about how citizens can keep an eye on local water conditions
Composting
- Phone: 785-296-1121
- Waste Management page
- Information on composting landfills and personal composting systems
- Also consider calling local extension agents for information on composting
Construction (less than 1 acre)
- Phone: 785-296-5573
- Watershed Management Section
- Information about construction practices to protect water quality
Contaminated Soil Disposal
- Phone: 785-296-1120
- Waste Management page
- Requirements and suggestions for proper disposal
Drinking-Water
- Phone: 785-296-5514
- Water page
- Public drinking water supply information
Drinking-Water Treatment Rules
- Phone: 785-296-5514
- Water page
- Answers to questions about public water supplies
Dry Cleaners
- Phone: 785-291-3252
- Kansas Dry Cleaning Program page
- Perchloroethylene Dry Cleaners must comply with Dry cleaners Environmental Response Act
- Call for information about your responsibilities
Environmental Emergencies
- Phone: 785-296-1679
- Environmental Remediation page
- Environmental Remediation responds to spills and other emergencies.
Environmental Remediation
- Phone: 785-296-1660
- Environmental Remediation page
- Environmental Remediation staff provides information and assist callers in dealing with spills and contaminated sites. Implements Dry Cleaner Environmental Response Act.
- Assessment and Restoration page
- Landfill Remediation
- Remedial Section
- Storage Tank Section (above and below ground)
- Surface Mining
- Technical Services
Fish Consumption Advisories
- Phone: 785-296-5571
- Current information on consumption of Kansas fish
Fish Kills
- Phone: 785-296-0019
- Fish kill investigations are coordinated between KDHE and KS
- Wildlife and Parks; or contact your nearest KDHE district office.
Foodborne Illness
- Phone: 785-296-5600
- Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Response page
- Report suspected outbreaks of food-borne illness (food poisoning).
Food Manufacturing Plant
- Kansas Department of Agriculture Phone: 785-296-3511
- Kansas Department of Agriculture page
- Requirements for manufacturing food products in Kansas.
Foreign Animal Disease
- See Livestock Disposal
Global Impacts (Ozone)
- Phone: 785-296-0910
- Air page
- Information about greenhouse gases, ozone depletion, and related air pollution
Grocery Stores
- Kansas Department of Agriculture Phone: 785-296-3511
- Kansas Department of Agriculture page
- Requirements for grocery stores and other food-related businesses
Groundwater Monitoring at Solid Waste Management Facilities
- Phone: 785-296-6599
- Environmental Field Services page
- General information about monitoring requirements at solid waste management facilities
Hazardous Materials
- Phone: 785-296-1608
- Waste Management page
- Information about hazardous materials and guideline publications
Hazardous Waste
- Phone: 785-296-1600
- Waste Management page
- Information about industrial hazardous waste including small quantity generators, and Kansas generators
Household Hazardous Waste
- Phone: 785-296-1611
- Waste Management page
- Batteries, paints, solvents, and other home products are hazardous, call for information on proper disposal
Incineration
- Phone: 785-296-1691
- Air Permitting page
- Air emission permitting for incineration
Incineration (Municipal Solid Waste)
- Phone: 785-296-1667
- Air Permitting page
- Permits, design, and operating requirement assistance
Laboratory Services
- Phone: 785-296-1639
- Laboratory Improvement Program Office page
- List of certified environmental laboratories is available
Lagoons (Industrial)
- Phone: 785-296-6804
- Water page
- Information about lagoons for industries will be provided
Lagoons (Livestock)
- Phone: 785-296-6432
- Livestock Waste Management page
- Information for livestock producers regarding lagoons
Lagoons (Municipal)
- Phone: 785-296-5527
- Water page
- Information for municipalities regarding lagoons
Lakes
- Phone: 785-296-5575
- Lake and Wetland Monitoring Program page
- Information about lakes, wetlands, taste, and odors in drinking water, monitoring, design, water quality modeling, and lake and watershed protection
- See also Non-point source
Lakes (Designated Uses)
- Phone: 785-296-6603
- Information about assigned uses for Kansas lakes
Landfill Disposal Bans
- Phone: 785-296-1120
- Waste Management page
- Alternate Phone: 785-296-1601
- Information regarding items that may not be disposed of in Kansas landfills
Lead and Copper
- Phone: 785-296-5514
- Water page
- Lead and copper testing requirements for public water supplies
Lead Activity Applications
- Phone: 866-865-3233
- Residential Lead Hazard Prevention page
- For entities and individuals that perform strictly regulated lead-based paint activities such as lead abatement, lead risk assessments, lead inspections, and project designs.
Lead-based Paint Abatement
- Phone: 866-UnleadedKS
- Residential Lead Hazard Prevention page
- Information about lead removal
Lead Emissions
- Phone: 785-296-6421
- Air page
- Answers to your questions about lead in the air
Lead Paint Disposal
- Phone: 785-296-1120
- Phone: 785-296-1604
- Waste Management page
- Proper disposal of lead-based paints
Leaking Underground Storage Tanks
- Phone: 785-296-1685
- Storage Tank Section
- Leaking underground storage tanks, trust fund, and other information is provided
Livestock Disposal
- Phone: 785-296-1121 or 785-296-6432
- Information on the disposal of large numbers of livestock caused by disease or natural disasters
Livestock Waste Management
- Phone 785-296-6432
- Livestock Waste Management page
Local Environmental Protection Plans
- Phone: 785-296-1683
- Watershed Management Section
- Information about local programs (LEPP)
Low-Level Radioactive Waste
- Phone: 785-296-1561
- Radiation Control Program page
- Information about radiation, also the contact for radiation and emergency preparedness
Major appliances
- Wast Management page
- See landfill disposal bans and CFC
Media Relations
- Phone: 785-296-5795
- News media contact for KDHE in the Communications Office
Medical Waste Incinerator
- Phone: 785-296-1667
- Alternate Phone: 785-296-1691
- Wast Management page
- Air page
- Regulations, information for hospitals, and other medical facilities regarding incineration. Contact both Bureau of Waste Management and the Bureau of Air for current information
Medical Waste
- Phone: 785-296-1667
- Appropriate disposal and management methods
Mined Land Reclamation
- Phone: 620-231-8540
- Surface Mining Unit page
- The office is located in Pittsburg, call for information about issues regarding reclamation
Nitrates (Public Water Supply)
- Phone: 785-296-5514
- Water page
- Information and answers to questions about nitrates in public water supplies
Non-point Source Pollution
- Phone: 785-296-4195
- Watershed Management Section
- Information for the general public, farmers, and others interested in non-point source pollution issues
Open Burning
- Phone: 785-296-0757
- Air page
- Up-to-date information about burning including grasslands and other agricultural-related burnings
- Also, contact local fire officials in your community
Operator Training Water/Wastewater
- Phone: 785-296-5511
- Water page
- Opportunities and locations for trainings to be offered
Operator Training/Swine Certification
- Phone: 785-296-6432
- Livestock Waste Management page
- Opportunities and locations for trainings to be offered
Paint Disposal and Recycling
- Phone: 785-296-1600
- Waste Management page
- How to properly handle leftover paints
Permits - General Information
- Phone: 785-296-0669
- The Roadmap to Environmental Permits (PDF) will get you started in your search for permitting information
Pesticides
- Phone: 785-296-2263
- Kansas Department of Agriculture website
- The Kansas Department of Agriculture provides information regarding pesticides in their plant health division
Pollution Prevention
- Small Business / Pollution Prevention page
- Assistance is available to individuals and businesses to reduce pollution
- The annual Kansas Environmental Conference is sponsored by this office
Pretreatment
- Phone: 785-296-5551
- Water page
- Wastewater pretreatment information
Private Wastewater - Treatment Systems
- Phone: 785-296-4195
- Local Environmental Protection Program page
- Contact local health departments with specific questions
- Call KDHE with general inquiries
Public Advocate
- Small Business / Pollution Prevention page
- The public advocate provides referrals, answers to questions or concerns for environmental issues
Public Water Supplies
- Phone: 785-296-5514
- Water page
- General information about public water supplies
Radioactive Waste
- Phone: 785-296-1565
- Radiation and Right-To-Know page
- Information and answers to your questions about radioactive waste in Kansas
Radiation Control
- Phone: 785-296-1560
- Radiation and Right-To-Know page
- General information about radiation
Radon
- Phone: 800-693-5343
- Radiation and Right-To-Know page
- Information about radon, its health effects, and radon testing
Recycling
- Phone: 785-291-3746
- Waste Management page
- Recycling makes a big difference in reducing solid waste. Call for information or with questions
Regulations
- Phone: 785-296-4564
- Secretary of State - Administrative Regulations page
- Proposed regulations may be obtained through the Secretary of State's office or contact the air, water, waste, or remediation programs directly
Renovation, Repair, & Painting - Residential Lead Hazard Prevention
- Phone: 866-865-3233
- Residential Lead Hazard Prevention page
- For entities and individuals that perform general renovation, repair and painting projects statewide.
Right-to-Know
- Phone: 785-296-1689
- Community Right-to-Know Program provides information about potential chemical hazards in communities
Riparian Protection and Restoration
- Phone: 785-296-4195
- Watershed page
- Practices for riparian areas and streambank stabilization
Sewage Pre-Treatment Plants
- Phone: 785-296-5551
- Water page
- Information about pre-treatment and other related issues for industries
Sewer Extensions
- Phone: 785-296-5537
- Water page
- Extending a sewer? Call for information
Sewer - Feed Yards
- Phone: 785-296-5570
- Livestock Waste Management page
- Feedlots and other animal-related sewage systems
Sewer - Industrial
- Phone: 785-296-6804
- Water page
- Sewage treatment requirements for industries
Sewer - Municipal
- Phone: 785-296-5527
- Water page
- Sewage treatment requirements for cities
Sewer - Restaurant
- Phone: 785-296-5527
- Water page
- Call with questions about sewage treatment needs for restaurants
Small Business Assistance
- Small Business / Pollution Prevention page
- Public Advocate provides referrals, complaints, and help for businesses with environmental issues
- Phone: 800-578-8898
- Free, confidential assistance to small businesses on environmental issues
- Kansas State University Pollution Prevention Institute
Small Quantity Generator
- Phone: 785-296-1617
- Waste Management page
- Hazardous waste information for those who produce less than 25 kilograms per month hazardous waste
Solid Waste
- Phone: 785-296-1600
- Waste Management page
- Landfills recycling, other programs related to solid waste/waste management issues
Solid Waste Grants
- Phone: 785-296-1540
- Waste Management page
- Several grant programs related to planning, plan implementation, household hazardous waste and general waste management are available
Special Waste Disposal
- Phone: 785-296-1120
- Waste Management page
- Authorization to dispose of special non-hazardous waste
Spills
- Phone: 785-296-1679
- Spill Reporting page
- Emergencies are handled immediately
- Call for assistance or information
Stack Tests
- Phone: 785-296-1994
- Air page
- Information about stack testing
Storage Tanks
- Phone: 785-296-1678
- Storage Tanks page
- Storage tank information and permit requirements
Storage Wells
- Phone: 785-296-5277
- Underground salt cavern storage of hydrocarbons
Stormwater
- Up-to-date information on stormwater regulations and practices
- Industrial Programs Section Stormwater Program page
- Please call these numbers for assistance:
- Industrial Activities Phone: 785-296-4347
- Construction Activities Phone: 785-296-5549
- Municipalities (MS4) Phone: 785-296-5537
Streams
- Phone: 785-296-4195
- Watershed Management page
- Information about streams, monitoring projects, and suggestions for Kansas interested in water
Streams (Designated uses)
- Phone: 785-296-6603
- Information about assigned stream uses in Kansas
Superfund
- Phone: 785-296-1675
- Assessment and Restoration page
- Kansas superfund sites and related questions
Surface Water Quality Standards
- Phone: 785-296-5508
- Wate page
- Call for a copy of this document
Tire Disposal
- Phone: 785-296-1121
- Waste Management page
- Proper tire disposal, permitting requirements, and regulations
Tire Grants
- Phone: 785-296-1611
- Waste Management page
- Funding support for waste tires, management, and abatement
Transfer Stations
- Phone: 785-296-1667
- Water page
- Design and operational requirements
Underground Injection Control
- Phone: 785-296-1843
- Environmental Remediation page
- Recommendations and information
UST
- Phone: 785-296-1678
- Storage Tanks page
- Underground storage tank issues and information
VOCs
- Phone: 785-296-6421
- Bureau of Air
- Volatile organic chemicals, air permitting issues
Voluntary Cleanup & Property Redevelopment Program
- Phone: 785-296-8064
- Bureau of Environmental Remediation
- A program to voluntarily address environmental issues associated with buying, selling, reusing and/or redeveloping contaminated properties.
Waste Management Program
- Phone: 785-296-1600
- Waste Management page
- Bureau staff will answer questions about permits and provide information on:
- Hazardous waste
- Household hazardous waste
- Landfills
- Permits
- Recycling
- Solid waste
- Waste minimization
- Waste oil
- Waste tires
Water Program
- Phone: 785-296-5500
- Water page
- Bureau of Water staff provides information on the following:
- Industrial programs
- Livestock Waste Management page
- Municipal programs
- Non-point source pollution - Watershed Management Section
- Public water supplies - Water page
Water Pollution
- Phone: 785-296-5500
- Water page
- Pollution control information
Watersheds
- Phone: 785-296-4195
- Watershed Management Section
- Watershed protection and management issues
Water Well
- Phone: 785-296-3565
- Water page
- Private Water Well Quality & Resources page
- Information about construction, reconstruction, plugged or treated water wells
Wellhead Protection
- Water page
- Protection of wells used for public water supply
Wetlands
- Phone: 785-296-5573
- Watershed Management page
- Wetlands restoration and creation
Yard Waste
- Phone: 785-296-1121
- Alternate Phone: 785-296-1667
- Answers to questions about the disposal of grass clippings and other yard waste
- Also, consider calling local extension agents