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Southwest District Office
The Southwest District Office (SWDO) serves a 25 county area encompassing 20,160 miles with a 2000 Census population of 185,663. This area is commonly referred to as the high plains. Limited surface water resources are present; however, groundwater resources (Ogallala aquifer) have historically been abundant and are relied upon exclusively for drinking water. SWD covers significant portions of 3 major river basins; Upper Arkansas, Lower Arkansas, and Cimarron. Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategies are currently being developed in two of the three basins. This district is semiarid and largely agricultural in makeup with the notable exception of oil and gas production. Approximately 2/3 of the fed cattle and ½ of the hogs marketed along with ½ of the milk produced within Kansas originates from SWD. Over half of the state's regulated large feedlots (>1000 hd.) are sited within this region along with four of the state's five major packing plants. The majority of the counties (16) in the district operate municipal solid waste landfills and most small cities operate wastewater treatment systems that function without discharge to receiving streams. The SWDO is staffed with 11 environmental and administrative staff.
Bureau-Specific Information
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Air Compliance
Staff in this unit perform compliance inspections of sources of air pollution. This unit is also responsible for the issuance of open burning exemptions and investigating complaints associated with ambient air contaminants.
District Livestock
The unit's primary responsibility is the inspection of Confined Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO's) and the investigation of complaints associated with this type of activity. Personnel within this unit also provide a great deal of technical and compliance assistance during on-site visits allowing facilities to move toward or remain within compliance with existing regulations.
District Remediation
This unit is responsible for conducting compliance inspections at facilities containing underground storage tanks (UST), conducting assessments for the removal of USTs, responding to spills/releases of regulated substances.
District Waste Management
Staff conduct compliance inspections of permitted solid waste facilities, hazardous waste generators, and hazardous waste treatment, storage, or disposal facilities.
District Water Supply & Wastewater
District Staff in this unit perform compliance inspections of public water supplies and wastewater treatment facilities (NPDES), and provide technical assistance to owners/operators of PWS and wastewater systems.
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Southwest District Office
Physical Address
302 W McArtor Road
Dodge City, KS 67801-6014
Phone: 620-682-7940Fax: 620-225-3731
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Wade Kleven
Southwest District Environmental AdministratorPhone: 620-682-7947
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Kevin Faurot
RemediationPhone: 620-682-7941
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Allen Nichols
Water Supply and WastewaterPhone: 620-682-7942
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Doug Dumler
Waste ManagementPhone: 620-682-7944
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Ivan G Esquivel
Waste Management, Water Supply and WastewaterPhone: 620-682-7943
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Tonya Lucas
Livestock Waste ManagementPhone: 620-356-2210
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Helen Redden
Livestock Waste ManagementPhone: 620-682-7946
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Karen Rodriguez
Livestock Waste ManagementPhone: 620-356-2210
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Ethel Evans
Air CompliancePhone: 620-356-1075
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Benjamin Avalon
RemediationPhone: 620-682-7948