State Solid Waste Planning Grants
Agencies, and Progress —1970
Report of Activities Through June 30,1970
This report (SW-41ts) was compiled by
RICHARD 0. TOFTNER, DANIEL D. SWAVELY,
WILLIAM T. DEHN, AND BEULA L SWEENEY
U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Solid Waste Management Office
1971
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Foreword
THE SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL ACT, Public Law 89-272, provides for grants
to States and interstate agencies for up to 50 percent of the cost of making
surveys of solid waste practices and for other activities that lead to the
development of solid waste management plans. Agencies have typically used
their grants, in addition to surveys and plans, to develop and pass legisla-
tion and regulations and to carry on public relations and information activities.
Solid waste management plans are basically oriented toward the develop-
ment of policies and procedures in order to: (1) guide the activities of State
solid waste management agencies in solving their problems; (2) provide a
framework within which local and regional plans might be formulated; (3)
provide support for legislation. Interstate plans, on the other hand, are more
oriented to the design of operating-level regional systems including collection,
transportation, disposal, possible reclamation and reuse, and overall man-
agement systems. Plans formulated at each level are coordinated with com-
prehensive plans of each respective jurisdiction and take into account other
environmental problems, population, land use, capital and operating budgets,
public facilities, pertinent regulations, governmental framework, and trans-
portation systems.
— RICHARD D. VAUGHAN
Assistant Surgeon General
Acting Commissioner
Solid Waste Management Office
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Contents
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1 Introduction
2 Alabama
2 Alaska
2 American Samoa
3 Arizona
3 Arkansas
4 California
4 Colorado
5 Connecticut
5 Delaware
5 District of Columbia
6 Florida
6 Georgia
7 Guam
7 Hawaii
8 Idaho
8 Illinois
8 Indiana
9 Iowa
9 Kansas
10 Kansas-Missouri Interstate
10 Kentucky
10 Louisiana
11 Maine
11 Maryland
12 Maryland-Virginia Interstate
12 Massachusetts
12 Michigan
12 Minnesota
13 Mississippi
14 Missouri
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Montana 14
Nebraska 15
Nebraska-Iowa Interstate 15
Nevada 15
New Hampshire 16
New Jersey 16
New Mexico 17
New York 17
North Carolina 18
North Dakota 18
Ohio 18
Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Interstate 19
Oklahoma 19
Oregon , 20
Pennsylvania 20
Puerto Rico 21
Rhode Island 21
South Carolina 21
South Dakota 22
Tennessee 22
Tennessee-Georgia Interstate 23
Texas 23
Utah 23
Vermont 24
Virgin Islands 24
Virginia 24
Washington 25
West Virginia 25
Wisconsin 26
Wyoming 26
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State Solid Waste Planning Grants
Agencies, and Progress —1970
To date, 41 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and 5
interstate agencies have been approved to receive planning grants. Even
the States without them have, however, conformed to the first prerequisite
specified in the Act. This calls for the designation of a single State agency
to conduct solid waste planning for the State.
This publication lists the names and addresses of the solid waste planning
agencies for all States, Territories, and the District of Columbia. It also gives
project description information for the State and interstate agencies with
solid waste planning grants.
Total Federal funds awarded for solid waste planning grants have been
as follows:
Fiscal Year Amount
1966 $399,983
1967 997,305
1968 1,466,698
1969 1,857,763
1970 (limit) 1,500,000
In the following listing, the approved award to each State or interstate
agency for the grantee's entire project period is shown as "Total Federal
Share." The grantee undertakes to provide at least an equivalent amount
of matching support. Initial planning grant applications are considered for
a maximum project period of 3 years. To date, 34 of the total of 49 grants
were approved for the full 3-year period. The grants that were initially of
shorter duration may be renewed for additional periods, after due con-
sideration.
The addressee noted for each jurisdiction is the contact for solid waste
planning activities. The addressee listed for each grantee is also the project
director for that agency's solid waste planning grant. The Federal official
assigned to the planning project is the Bureau of Solid Waste Management's
regional representative for the region in which the grantee is located. The
addresses of the regional representatives are given at the end of this report,
and the applicable region is shown on the grant listing.
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ALABAMA
Region IV
Arthur Beck
State Department of Public Health
State Office Building
Montgomery, Alabama 36104
(205)-269-7632
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Although Alabama
has not applied to the Bureau of Solid Waste
Management (BSWM) for a planning grant the
State began carrying out certain solid waste
activities in March 1969 in cooperation with
Grant Number: No application
Project Began: See below
Total Federal Share: Services
the Bureau. Current planning activities in-
clude a Statewide survey of solid waste prac-
tices. The State is using standard survey forms
provided and later processed by BSWM.
ALASKA
Region X
James A. Anderegg
State Department of Health and Welfare
Pouch H
Juneau, Alaska 99801
(907)-586-6311
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Alaska has recently
inquired to the Bureau about applying for a
State solid waste planning grant. In addition,
Grant Number: No application
Project Began:
Total Federal Share:
the State sent a representative to the national
symposium for solid waste planning in Sep-
tember 1969 held in St. Louis, Missouri.
AMERICAN SAMOA
Region IX
Titi A. Fa'ai'uaso
Sanitation Section
Department of Medical Services
Government of American Samoa
Pago Pago, American Samoa 96920
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: To date American
Samoa has not applied for a planning grant
although inquiry has been made to the Bureau.
In addition, the Bureau has been contacted for
Grant Number: No application
Project Began:
Total Federal Share:
technical assistance services. Furthermore,
American Samoa sent a representative to the
national symposium for solid waste planning
held in St. Louis, Missouri, in September 1969.
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ARIZONA
Region IX
John H. Beck
Division of Environmental Health
4019 North 33rd Avenue
Phoenix, Arizona 85017
(602 )-3 71-4642
Grant Number: No application
Project Began: See below
Total Federal Share: Services
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Arizona is conduct-
ing a Statewide survey of solid waste prac-
tices in cooperation with BSWM. The State
has not applied for a planning grant but is
provided standard survey forms and data
processing services by the Bureau.
ARKANSAS
Region VI
Sidney S. Fitzgerald
Arkansas Pollution Control Commission
1100 Harrington Avenue
Little Rock, Arkansas 72202
(50D-371-1701
Grant Number: G05-EC-00032
Project Began: Oct. 10, 1967
Total Federal Share: $42,628
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Solid waste activities
are carried out in the Arkansas Pollution Con-
trol Commission, which also has counterpart
sections for air and water. This organizational
relationship provides an atmosphere of coop-
eration that contributes to overall environ-
mental quality. For example, the Arkansas
Pollution Control Commission has passed an
air pollution code prohibiting open burning of
refuse within a Standard Metropolitan Statis-
tical Area (SMSA), within 10 miles of cities
having a population of 25,000 or greater, or
within 5 miles of a city with a population of
5,000 or greater.
Having completed the Statewide survey of
solid waste management and prepared a pre-
liminary outline of the plan document, Arkan-
sas is 5 percent complete with its State solid
waste management plan. At this time, the
preliminary outline is in review by the Bureau,
and as a result of the review comments, the
outline will be reworked into a form acceptable
to both the State and the Bureau. The State
will then be set on a schedule for completion
of the plan, with a target date of Sept. 30,
1970.
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CALIFORNIA
REGION IX
Donald Andres
State Department of Public Health
2151 Berkeley Way
Berkeley, California 94704
(415)-843-7900 Ext. 552
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Statewide sur-
vey has been completed, and the results have
been published in Volume I of the State plan
Status of Solid Waste Management in Califor-
nia. Additional data were collected and ana-
lyzed concerning the roles of governmental
jurisdictions, industry, and agriculture in solid
waste management.
Considerable public relations and informa-
tion activities have been conducted through-
Grant Number: G05-EC-00008
Project Began: June 1,1966
Total Federal Share: $258,298
out the program. Included has been the use
of a Statewide technical advisory committee to
recommend policy and review progress in the
implementation of the planning project.
The second volume of the State plan, which
contains recommendations, has been complet-
ed and is in review. Further State plan work
will be involved with studies designed to solve
specific problem areas and with data updating,
legislation, and public information activities.
COLORADO
Region VIM
Orville F. Stoddard
State Department of Health
4210 East 11th Avenue
Denver, Colorado 80220
(303)-388-6111 Ext. 323
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Having completed its
Statewide survey of solid waste practices and
its development of legislation and regulations,
and nearing completion of the State solid
waste management plan, Colorado is in the
final stages of its initial planning program.
Currently, the plan is 95 percent complete,
with only final review and comment necessary
before the final draft is completed and the plan
Grant Number: G05-EC-00001
Project Began: June 1,1966
Total Federal Share: $90,196
is published for distribution. Additional plan-
ning activities anticipated for the State are an
increased public relations program, a close
involvement with solid waste planning through
the Denver Region Council of Governments, an
agricultural and industrial survey, and an in-
creased attention to the abandoned automo-
bile problem.
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CONNECTICUT
Region I
David C. Wiggin
State Department of Health
79 Elm Street
Hartford, Connecticut 06115
(203)-566-2211
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The survey is fin-
ished and much of the data are being updated
during quarterly site inspections. A special
questionnaire collected more detailed infor-
mation about incinerators. Twelve million dol-
lars has been authorized for the construction
Grant Number: G05-EC-00023
Project Began: June 1,1966
Total Federal Share: $217,066
of sanitary landfills and incinerators. Two im-
portant activities are operator training and
public relations. A Study of Refuse Disposal
Methods in Connecticut was published in 1968.
The State plan was to be completed with the
help of a consultant by June 1970.
DELAWARE
Region III
Donald K. Harmeson
Bureau of Environmental Health
State Board of Health
Dover, Delaware 19901
(302)-734-5711 Ext. 416
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Survey data and
other pertinent planning information were
compiled in a solid waste framework study.
Although it represents only 5 percent of the
total State plan effort, this study will guide
the solid waste planning for each of the State's
Grant Number: G05-EC-00037
Project Began: June 1,1967
Total Federal Share: $44,718
three counties. Before county planning be-
gins, however, the intent of proposed State
legislation to finance these plans must be clari-
fied. When the county plans are finished, the
board of health will prepare a plan for admin-
istering its solid waste responsibilities.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Region III
Paul W. Reed
Department of Sanitary Engineering
Room 308, Presidential Building
415 12th Street, N.W.
Washington, D. C. 20004
(202)-629-2255
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Solid waste plan-
ning activities are shared by two departments.
Grant Number: G05-EC-00030
Project Began: Feb. 1,1968
Total Federal Share: $131,900
The health department handles legislation, on-
site collection and disposal, private incinera-
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tion, and hospital wastes. The sanitary engi-
neering department is responsible for other
special wastes, collection, public incinerators,
and disposal sites. A solid waste management
plan for the District of Columbia is complete
except for final editing.
FLORIDA
Region IV
Nick Mastro
State Department of Health and
Rehabilitative Services
P.O. Box 210
Jacksonville, Florida 32201
(904)-354-3961
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: A reorganization of
State departments has temporarily hampered
solid waste planning progress and coordina-
tion among departments. Nevertheless, the
survey has been completed and the data are
now being analyzed. Public information activi-
Grant Number: G05-EC-00025
Project Began: June 1,1967
Total Federal Share: $64,581
ties include a bulletin about the agency's
work, presentations to civic groups, and spe-
cial articles for journals. The State plan is
20 percent finished and will be complete by
October 1970.
GEORGIA
Region IV
Moses N. McCall
State Department of Public Health
47 Trinity Avenue, S.W.
Atlanta, Georgia 30334
(404)-688-4033 Ext. 281
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: A survey of all com-
munities with more than 5,000 people has
been completed; smaller communities will be
surveyed next year. Future inventories will col-
lect data about wastes from hospitals, mental
health facilities, parks, food service establish-
ments, and industrial and agricultural opera-
Grant Number: G05-EC-00022
Project Began: Sept. 1,1966
Total Federal Share: $99,439
tions. A few regional and metropolitan studies
are starting a trend for local solid waste plan-
ning throughout the State. A status report of
Statewide solid waste practices will be avail-
able in early 1970. The remainder of the State
plan, now 25 percent complete, will be finished
by March 1971.
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GUAM
Region IX
Juan C. Tenorio
Department of Public Works
Government of Guam
Agana, Guam 96910
746-3661
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Guam has recently
begun its Territory-wide survey and planning
program following a cooperative technical as-
sistance activity with BSWM.
The Guam planning program is unique in
that the planning area is a "closed system"
contained within the confines of a single is-
land. In addition, the plan to be developed
will be operation oriented and will be imple-
mented by the Guam Department of Public
Grant Number: G05-EC-00050
Project Began: Nov. 1, 1969
Total Federal Share: $53,775
Works—the same agency that is preparing the
plan.
The department of public works has pre-
pared an atmosphere conducive to planning
and ultimate implementation by forming an
advisory committee of representative citizens
including members of the U.S. Air Force and
Navy. The armed forces on the island rep-
resent about half the total population and
account for a large portion of solid waste
generation.
HAWAII
Region IX
Shinji Soneda
State Department of Health
P.O. Box 3378
Honolulu, Hawaii 96801
(808)-548-2811 Ext. 521
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Hawaii State
Department of Health is conducting its solid
waste planning program using in-house staff
and a service contract with the University of
Hawaii.
The survey has been completed and the
State plan is 80 percent complete. Installa-
tion of system analysis procedures and a man-
agement information system will provide a
method of optimizing the overall operation and
supply continuing data for planning. In addi-
tion, the approach to planning for solid waste
management in Hawaii is to recognize the
Grant Number: G05-EC-00013
Project Began: June 1,1966
Total Federal Share: $90,482
geographical separation and the problems of
a "closed system" presented by each island-
county. The State plan will accordingly pre-
scribe separate detailed solid waste manage-
ment plans for each county. The counties of
Kauai, Maui, Hawaii, and Honolulu have a total
of 16 hard-pressed communities that need im-
mediate solutions. Proposals for the 1970-
1979 period are being developed for these
communities. Additional recommendations are
to combine solid waste management with air
and water pollution control in each county.
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IDAHO
Region X
Robert P. Olson
' State Department of Health
Statehouse
Boise, Idaho 83701
(208)-344-5811 Ext. 362
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The State of Idaho
has completed the preliminary planning activi-
ties of a Statewide survey of solid waste man-
agement practices and an outline of the plan
document. Currently, one chapter of the plan
has been completed, and other chapters are
in the early writing stages. This represents
approximately a 35 percent completion. A
Grant Number: G05-EC-00015
Project Began: June 1,1966
Total Federal Share: $63,623
schedule has been arranged for completion
with a publishing date of June 1, 1970. Addi-
tional work in solid waste planning is antici-
pated in the following areas: interagency plan-
ning cooperation, an industrial and agricultural
survey, an expanded public relations program,
and development of a model county solid waste
management plan.
ILLINOIS
Region V
C. W. Klassen
State Department of Public Health
State Office Building
Springfield, Illinois 62706
(217)-525-6580
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The State has not
applied for a State planning grant. Legislation
and regulations prohibiting open dumping in
the State have been enacted and are in effect.
Grant Number: No application
Project Began:
Total Federal Share:
BSWM has answered a number of requests
for technical assistance by Illinois communi-
ties affected by these regulations.
INDIANA
Region V
Robert W. Heider
Div. of Sanitary Engineering
State Board of Health
1330 W.Michigan Street
Indianapolis, Indiana 46206
(317)-633-4420
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Indiana has com-
pleted its Statewide survey of solid waste
Grant Number: G05-EC-00044
Project Began: Dec. 1,1969
Total Federal Share: $21,025
practices and has begun development of phase
I of its State plan. Through coordination with
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a Governor's task force the State solid waste
plan will result in local solid waste plans su-
pervised by the State Division of Planning in
the Lieutenant Governor's office. The State
has developed regulations prohibiting open
dumping and is conducting public information
activities.
IOWA
Region VII
Paul J. Houser
State Department of Health
State Office Building
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
(515)-281-5345
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: To date, this State
has not applied for a solid waste planning
grant. A representative of the health depart-
ment participates, however, in the Bureau's
regional activities and attended the national
Grant Number: No application
Project Began:
Total Federal Share:
symposium for State and interstate solid waste
planning agencies. The State is also represent-
ed on the technical advisory committee for the
Omaha-Council Bluffs interstate solid waste
planning project.
KANSAS
Region VII
Ivan F. Shull
State Department of Health
State Office Building
Topeka, Kansas 66612
(913)-296-3821
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Statewide sur-
vey of solid waste practices is finished and
the State plan 85 percent complete. The plan
is comprehensive in its approach. A section
of the plan is concerned with organization and
management of solid waste systems on a re-
gional basis.
Legislation has been drafted and is in legis-
Grant Number: G05-EC-00035
Project Began: Feb. 1, 1968
Total Federal Share: $38,328
lative committee and will probably be acted
upon during 1970. Extensive public relations
and information activities have been conduct-
ed throughout this program. In addition, moves
have been taken to form the solid waste pro-
gram as a section within the division of en-
vironmental health services.
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KANSAS-MISSOURI INTERSTATE
(Leavenworth, Johnson, and Wyandotte
Counties, Kansas; Cass, Clay, Jackson,
and Platte Counties, Missouri)
Region VII
Gerald Neely
Metropolitan Planning Commission
Kansas City Region
127 West 10th Street
Kansas City, Missouri 64105
(816)-221-7133
Grant Number: G05-EC-00038
Project Began: Mar. 1,1968
Total Federal Share: $125,000
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: A consultant has viewing the consultant's progress and provid-
finished an intensive survey of the Kansas City ing guidance. An accelerated plan for several
region and was to complete a comprehensive immediate problems in the area has already
solid waste management plan by June 1970. resulted in replacing one dump by a sanitary
The grantee organized a technical advisory landfill.
committee that has been instrumental in re-
KENTUCKY
Region IV
Samuel N. Johnson, Jr.
State Department of Health
275 East Main Street
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601
(502)-564-6716
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The State survey is
complete and has been augmented by a mail-
out questionnaire to small communities about
their collection and disposal practices. Re-
cently enacted legislation requires a permit
for each disposal site and establishes rigorous
construction and operation standards. Coordi-
Grant Number: G05-EC-00005
Project Began: June 1, 1966
Total Federal Share: $111,725
nation has prompted other State departments
that have solid waste responsibilities to im-
prove their operations. A nonprofit consultant,
retained by the State for several projects, is
assisting the development of the Kentucky
solid waste management plan. This work was
to be completed by July 1970.
John E. Trygg
State Department of Health
State Office Building
New Orleans, Louisiana 70160
(504)-527-5111
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Having completed
the State survey and preliminary draft work,
LOUISIANA
Region VI
Grant Number: G05-EC-00010
Project Began: Sept. 1,1966
Total Federal Share: $96,837
the Louisiana State plan is in the final draft
stage with only the incorporation of final re-
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view comments necessary before printing. This
represents a 95 percent completion of the plan.
The plan is exceptionally broad, covering in-
dustrial and agricultural wastes and automo-
bile bodies, topics generally reserved for ad-
ditional planning activities to supplement the
basic plan. It is hoped that additional planning
activities will be undertaken by the State, es-
pecially in conducting a more thorough exam-
ination of the industrial and agricultural waste
problems in the State.
MAINE
Region I
Earle W. Tibbetts
State Department of Health and Welfare
Statehouse
Augusta, Maine 04330
(207)-289-3826
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Two surveys of
Statewide solid waste practices preceded the
data collection work under this grant. All this
information has now been compiled and ana-
lyzed. More support for proposed legislation
will be fostered through a broader public re-
Grant Number: G05-EC-00024
Project Began: June 1,1966
Total Federal Share: $40,986
lations program. Guidelines on solid waste
planning will be prepared for State agencies,
regional planning commissions, and munici-
palities. The State plan is keying on solutions
to six categories of problems. The scheduled
completion date was June 1970.
MARYLAND
Region III
Wilfred H. Shields, Jr.
State Department of Health
2305 N. Charles Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21218
(30D-383-3010 Ext. 8201
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The survey is finished
and much of the data are updated through site
inspections. This program is organized into
the following three sections: technical advice
and assistance, planning and program evalua-
tion, and special studies and research. Two
popular publications, a pamphlet describing
the State's solid waste problems and a month-
ly newsletter, receive wide distribution. New
legislation requires a public hearing prior to
Grant Number: G05-EC-00009
Project Began: Jan. 1, 1967
Total Federal Share: $109,326
the operation of any disposal facility. A "Waste
Acceptance Authority" is being considered by
the 1970 legislature. Engineering students are
hired for summertime work as part of the
agency's career development program. A 10-
year plan has already been developed. It will
serve as the basis for the State's solid waste
management plan, scheduled for publication in
October 1970.
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MARYLAND-VIRGINIA INTERSTATE
(District of Columbia; Charles, Montgomery, and Prince
Georges Counties, Maryland; Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun,
and Prince William Counties, Virginia)
Region III
John J. Lentz
Metropolitan Washington Council
of Governments
1225 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D. C. 20036
(202)-223-6800
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: During the past
decade many studies, including some about
solid wastes, have been made in the Metropoli-
tan Washington area. The findings of this work
endorse a system of rail hauling solid wastes
Grant Number: G05-EC-00046
Project Began: Mar. 1,1969
Total Federal Share: $40,000
to disposal sites. A strategy to implement this
system is now being planned. The Metropoli-
tan Washington Waste Management Agency, a
subsidiary of the grantee, will be the operating
agency for the adopted plan.
MASSACHUSETTS
Region I
John C. Collins
State Department of Public Health
600 Washington Street
Room 320
Boston, Massachusetts 02111
(617)-727-2691
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This project had to
be postponed for nearly 3 years until State
administrative procedures were clarified. Now
the solid waste survey has begun and addi-
tional delays are not expected. Recent legis-
Grant Number: G05-EC-00016
Project Began: July 1, 1969
Total Federal Share: $25,000
lation authorized the department of public
works to operate disposal sites within the
State. These operations must have the health
department's approval.
Fred B. Kellow
Division of Engineering
State Department of Public Health
Lansing, Michigan 48914
(517)-373-1373
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Michigan's State-
wide survey has been completed as has the
MICHIGAN
Region V
Grant Number: G05-EC-00036
Project Began: June 1,1967
Total Federal Share: $101,911
analysis of much of the data collected. Public
relations activities have been conducted
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throughout the program. Legislative activities
in solid waste problems have been actively
pursued since Act 87, Public Acts of 1965. In
addition, the County Plan Act authorizes coun-
ties to establish and provide solid waste col-
lection and disposal facilities for or between
cities, villages, townships, and improvement
districts.
Coordination between other State agencies,
the Southeast Michigan Council of Govern-
ments, county planning agencies, and other
pollution control agencies has been conducted.
The State plan development has been delayed
somewhat owing to personnel shortages. Nev-
ertheless, the plan is now about 20 percent
complete. It is anticipated that the entire
plan will be completed during 1970.
MINNESOTA
Region V
Floyd Forsberg
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
717 Delaware Street, S.E.
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55440
(612)-378-1320
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Solid waste activi-
ties in Minnesota are conducted by the Minne-
sota Pollution Control Agency, which is also
concerned with air and water pollution and pol-
lution related to land use planning. The State-
wide survey is 50 percent complete. In addi-
tion, considerable planning and coordination
have been accomplished in cooperation with
the Metropolitan Council, which represents 78
percent of the State's population. Enabling
legislation, followed with rules and regulations,
has been adopted to provide proper disposal
Grant Number: G05-EC-00034
Project Began: June 1,1968
Total Federal Share: $67,061
procedures. These activities were conducted
in conjunction with an active public relations
and information program.
The State plan is 50 per cent complete. The
plan will consolidate the 11 regions delineated
by the State's planning agency into 4 solid
waste regions. Further work in solid waste
planning will investigate the automobile hulk
and feedlot problems. Following studies into
these problems will be recommended solutions
for updating the original plan.
MISSISSIPPI
Region IV
V. T. Hawkins
State Board of Health
P.O. Box 1700
Jackson, Mississippi 39205
(60D-354-6616
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Currently, the State-
wide survey is underway and nearly complete.
Public relations and information activities are
also being conducted. The State has been
active in solid waste management for a num-
Grant Number: G05-EC-00045
Project Began: Mar. 1, 1969
Total Federal Share: $31,029
ber of years and has prepared community
solid waste management plans for several of
its local governments. These plans will pro-
vide an important guide in development of the
State plan following the solid waste survey.
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MISSOURI
Region VII
Robert S. Miller
State Department of Public
Health and Welfare
Broadway State Office Building
221 West High Street
Jefferson City, Missouri 65101
(314)-635-4111 Ext. 245
Grant Number: G05-EC-00039
Project Began: Aug. 1,1968
Total Federal Share: $74,398
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The survey is nearly
finished and data analysis will follow. Legis-
lation to license and regulate disposal sites
was introduced in the last legislature, but final
action was postponed until the next legisla-
tive session. Special efforts are made to in-
terest the State's 20 regional planning com-
missions in solid waste planning.
MONTANA
Region VIII
Clairborne W. Brinck
Div. of Environmental Sanitation
State Department of Health
Helena, Montana 59601
(406)-442-3260 Ext. 221
Grant Number: G05-EC-00028
Project Began: June 1,1967
Total Federal Share: $53,992
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Progress in Montana
has reached the writing stage with approxi-
mately 45 percent of the plan complete. The
State survey has been completed and drafts
of three individual plan chapters have been
submitted and reviewed. It is anticipated that
the entire plan will be reviewed as a whole
once all the individual chapters have been
completed. The State is working on a comple-
tion schedule aimed at a June 1, 1970, publi-
cation date. Further planning activities in-
clude the following: developing a model re-
gional plan and a model county plan, conduct-
ing an industrial and agricultural survey, and
giving additional attention to the abandoned
automobile problem.
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NEBRASKA
Region VII
T. A. Filipi
Statehouse Station
P.O. Box 94757
Lincoln, Nebraska 68509
(402)-477-5211 Ext. 484
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This State has not
applied for a solid waste planning grant, but
a representative participates in the Bureau's
regional meetings and attended the national
symposium for State and interstate solid waste
Grant Number: No application
Project Began:
Total Federal Share:
planning agencies. The State is also repre-
sented in the technical advisory committee for
the Omaha-Council Bluffs interstate solid waste
planning project.
NEBRASKA-IOWA INTERSTATE
(Douglas and Sarpy Counties, Nebraska;
Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Region VII
Victor E. Ziegler
Omaha-Council Bluffs Metropolitan
Area Planning Agency
1910 Harney Street
Omaha, Nebraska 68102
(402)-397-0330
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: A consultant con-
ducted an intensive survey of the Omaha-
Council Bluffs metropolitan area and complet-
ed a solid waste disposal plan in July 1969.
Now a committee of local officials is reviewing
Grant Number: G05-EC-00041
Project Began: July 1,1968
Total Federal Share: $75,155
the plan and making suggestions for its im-
plementation. A program has been launched
to inform the public about the plan's recom-
mendations for waste disposal.
NEVADA
Region IX
Ernest Gregory
State Department of Health
and Welfare
790 Sutro Street
Reno, Nevada 89502
(702)-784-6241
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The State has not
yet applied for a planning grant. However,
Grant Number: No application
Project Began:
Total Federal Share:
BSWM has provided some technical assistance
to both the State and Clark County (Las Vegas).
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NEW HAMPSHIRE
Region I
Gilman K. Crowell
State Department of Health
and Welfare
61 South Spring Street
Concord, New Hampshire 03301
(603)-271-2747
Grant Number: See below
Project Began:
Total Federal Share:
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This agency applied
for a solid waste planning grant, and the appli-
cation is now being reviewed by the State's
Clearinghouse, as required by Bureau of the
Budget circular A-95. The project is expected
to begin shortly.
NEW JERSEY
Region II
Arthur W. Price
Bureau of Solid Waste Management
Department of Environmental Protection
P.O. Box 1390
Trenton, New Jersey 08625
(609)-292-7645
Grant Number: G05-EC-00007
Project Began: June 1, 1966
Total Federal Share: $381,219
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Statewide sur-
vey is complete including spot field verifica-
tion of some of the data. In addition, repre-
sentative local comprehensive plans with solid
waste data and plan elements have been col-
lected and evaluated. Extensive public rela-
tions activities have been conducted during
the project period as well. Solid waste pro-
gram legislative efforts have resulted in two
new acts and introduction of four additional
bills now before the legislature.
Current efforts are being placed upon devel-
opment of the State plan for solid waste man-
agement, which is about 40 percent complete.
A systems approach is being taken in planning
for New Jersey. In addition, a continual plan-
ning process system is being installed and
will include a management information system
to provide continual current and historic data.
Once the basic planning process has been
formulated, implementation guidelines will be
prepared.
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NEW MEXICO
Region VI
Bryan E. Miller
State Health and Social
Services Department
408 Galisteo Street
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501
(505)-827-2693
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: New Mexico has
completed its Statewide survey using BSWM
forms. In addition, a detailed 1-year weighing
program in four communities has been com-
pleted in order to develop representative per
capita weights for planning. The State pro-
gram has recommended solid waste disposal
standards and has been instrumental in having
regulations adopted prohibiting disposal of
solid waste in any water course. Furthermore,
municipalities of 5,000 or more population are
Grant Number: G05-EC-00019
Project Began: Oct. 1,1967
Total Federal Share: $56,044
prohibited from open burning.
Extensive public relations activities have
been conducted in association with the plan-
ning project. An advisory committee has also
been formed with broad representation from
Federal, State, local, and private organizations.
The State plan is 40 percent complete with
proposals to the year 2000 and coordinated
closely with air and water quality and local
comprehensive planning conducted by the
State's planning agency.
NEW YORK
Region II
William G. Wilkie
State Department of Health
845 Central Avenue
Albany, New York 12206
(518)-457-2091
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The State has com-
pleted its Statewide survey of solid waste prac-
tices. Additional data are being developed
through several regional studies. Considerable
interagency coordination and public informa-
tion activities have been conducted as well.
New York is operating under Part 19 of the
State Sanitary Code, which requires that land
disposal operations be conducted as sanitary
landfills.
The State plan is approximately 85 percent
complete and is being developed in two
phases. Phase I, sketch plan, is complete and
Grant Number: G05-EC-00021
Project Began: June 1,1966
Total Federal Share: $1,063,007
phase II is underway. Phase II is being ap-
proached through system analysis and devel-
opment of models. Mathematical models are
being developed that can be applied to solid
waste management throughout the State. The
State is studying the solid waste problem on
a regional basis. Six separate regional studies
have been underway during the past 2 years,
covering nine counties and New York City. Plan
reports resulting from this Statewide planning
activity are designed to enhance implementa-
tion of study recommendations.
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NORTH CAROLINA
Region IV
Sidney H. Usry
Sanitary Engineering Division
State Board of Health
Raleigh, North Carolina 27602
(919)-829-3589
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Statewide sur-
vey is finished and has been supplemented by
data on population densities, soil characteris-
tics, watershed protection, and groundwater
supplies. Plans are being prepared for collec-
Grant Number: G05-EC-00006
Project Began: Sept. 1,1966
Total Federal Share: $45,511
tion and disposal operations in several coun-
ties. Industrial solid wastes are a major prob-
lem throughout the State, and future studies
are planned. The State plan will be complete
by September 1970.
NORTH DAKOTA
Region VIII
Everett Lobb
State Department of Health
State Capitol Building
Bismarck, North Dakota 58501
(70D-224-2382
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Statewide sur-
vey has been completed, and much of the data
have been analyzed. Legislation has been
drafted but will not be submitted until the
1971 session. In the meantime an extensive
public relations and information program is
Grant Number: G05-EC-00029
Project Began: July 1,1967
Total Federal Share: $45,827
being conducted. A promotion called "Starve
a Rat Today" has resulted in distribution of
over 18,000 copies of this one-page story. Work
is now beginning on a State plan that will have
a strong local orientation.
OHIO
Region V
Clarence M. Robinson
State Department of Health
P.O. Box 118
Columbus, Ohio 43216
(614)-469-3730
Grant Number: G05-EC-00011
Project Began: Sept. 1,1966
Total Federal Share: $200,930
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Ohio has completed using BSWM forms plus additional data repre-
its Statewide survey of solid waste practices, sented by photographs, maps, narrative re-
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ports, and official letters.
The State has passed legislation and regu-
lations that required closure of open dumps,
effective July 1, 1968. Extensive public rela-
tions efforts accompanied these activities. In
addition, the State program was instrumental
in legislation that provides that county com-
missioners can form and operate county-region
solid waste management systems. Presently,
Ohio has completed 30 percent of its State
solid waste management plan.
OHIO-KENTUCKY-INDIANA INTERSTATE
(Hamilton, Clermont, Warren, and Butler Counties,
Ohio; Campbell, Kenton, and Boone Counties, Kentucky;
Ohio and Dearborn Counties, Indiana)
Region V
Gerald Overstreet
Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional
Planning Authority
222 E. Central Parkway
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
(513)-621-7060
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Ohio-Kentucky-
Indiana Regional Planning Authority is a re-
gional agency representing nine counties in
three States and centered in Cincinnati, Ohio.
O-K-I is presently in its inventory phase I
in which data will be collected and analyzed
on a detailed basis. An EDP program will be
developed to handle information for planning
Grant Number: G05-EC-00049
Project Began: July 1,1969
Total Federal Share: $88,900
and design. In addition, an advisory committee
has been formed to provide interfaces with
government agencies and private organiza-
tions. Further coordination has been developed
and is maintained with the respective partici-
pant State solid waste agencies. Phase II will
be concerned with actual regional plan formu-
lation.
OKLAHOMA
Region VI
C. T. Grant
State Department of Health
3400 North Eastern
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105
(405)-427-6561
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Oklahoma has com-
pleted its Statewide survey and 80 percent
of its State plan for solid waste management.
The State has conducted extensive and effec-
tive public relations during this project. Much
of these efforts have been designed to support
Grant Number: G05-EC-00018
Project Began: June 1,1966
Total Federal Share: $97,444
legislation. Legislative activities are presently
underway that will provide the State's solid
waste agency major control of solid waste
problems. A bill has passed the House and
is pending in the Senate.
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OREGON
Region X
W. B. Culham
State Board of Health
State Office Building
Portland, Oregon 97207
(503)-229-5955
Grant Number: G05-EC-00014
Project Began: Sept. 1,1966
Total Federal Share: $62,687
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Statewide sur-
vey and State plan are both complete. In
addition, a separate study on commercial-
residential waste has been completed and
preparations have been made to begin a survey
of industrial-agricultural waste. Considerable
public relations and information efforts have
been made. A new department of environ-
mental quality was established in 1969 and is
responsible for State rules and regulations on
solid waste, air, and water pollution.
PENNSYLVANIA
Region III
William Bucciarelli
State Department of Health
P.O. Box 90
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120
(717)-787-3780
Grant Number: G05-EC-00020
Project Began: June 1, 1966
Total Federal Share: $533,157
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The State has com-
pleted its Statewide survey, which included
100 percent of the total 2,559 political sub-
divisions. In addition, an industrial-agricul-
tural survey was conducted.
Significant legislation, the Pennsylvania
Solid Waste Management Act (Act 241), was
signed into law by the Governor on July 31,
1968. The Act is broad in its management and
planning scope. A unique feature requires
municipalities to submit solid waste manage-
ment plans to the State for approval. Reim-
bursement of up to 50 percent is available to
municipalities for the cost of preparing these
plans. Extensive public relations and informa-
tion activities have continued throughout the
project. Current activities include preparation
of the State plan document, which is 80 per-
cent complete.
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PUERTO RICO
Region II
Santos Rohena Betancourt
Bureau of Health
Stop 19, Ponce de Leon
Santurce, Puerto Rico 00908
(809)-7 25-0531
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: An island-wide sur-
vey is finished and special studies in three
communities provided additional data. Solid
waste personnel were active on the Governor's
Task Force on Pollution. Phase I of the solid
Grant Number: G05-EC-00027
Project Began: Sept. 1, 1967
Total Federal Share: $59,611
waste management plan is completed. Alter-
natives for phase II are now being considered
by a technical advisory committee. The plan
will be finished by January 1971.
RHODE ISLAND
Region I
Walter J. Shea
State Department of Health
State Office Building
Providence, Rhode Island 02903
(40D-521-7100
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Statewide sur-
vey has been completed and the solid waste
management plan is 80 percent complete. The
plan will be finished during 1970.
Legislation for a local grant-in-aid program
that assists communities in establishing vol-
ume reduction and disposal facilities was
Grant Number: G05-EC-00012
Project Began: June 1,1966
Total Federal Share: $26,558
passed during this program. The State's solid
waste agency administers this program. Grant
funds are awarded only if the community's
long-range disposal plan is approved by the
department of health. An incentive is offered
for regional operations by increasing the
State's share of the grant.
SOUTH CAROLINA
Region IV
Charles E. Corley
State Board of Health
2600 Bull Street
Columbia, South Carolina 29201
(803)-758-5684
Grant Number: G05-EC-00017
Project Began: June 1,1966
Total Federal Share: $136,888
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The State survey has able interest from local officials throughout the
been completed and has resulted in consider- State. Consequently, the State's solid waste
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program has been continually requested to pre-
pare local solid waste plans for communities
whose problems demand immediate attention.
This local activity has resulted in diversion of
resources from State planning. A State plan
has, however, been in preparation for the past
year. The plan is about 25 percent complete.
SOUTH DAKOTA
Region VIII
Charles E. Carl
State Department of Health
State Capitol
Pierre, South Dakota 57501
(605)-224-3351
Grant Number: G05-EC-00040
Project Began: Sept. 1,1968
Total Federal Share: $31,801
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: South Dakota is pres-
ently conducting its Statewide survey of solid
waste practices. In addition, extensive public
relations activities and coordination with other
governmental agencies are underway. Further
activities include guidelines development for
a pilot program for an areawide training course
in solid waste management at the local level.
TENNESSEE
Region IV
James C. Ault
State Department of Public Health
510 Gay Street
Nashville, Tennessee 37219
(615)-741-2951
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: An extensive State-
wide survey is complete, having reached 99
percent of the State's population. Public rela-
tions and legislative efforts have been carried
on since the beginning of the program with fav-
orable results. For example, the new Tennes-
see Solid Waste Disposal Act authorizes the
Grant Number: G05-EC-00026
Project Began: Jan. 1,1967
Total Federal Share: $73,213
health department to promulgate rules and reg-
ulations, review plans for new facilities, and
organize a technical advisory committee. Most
of the data have been analyzed for the State
plan and is 5 percent complete. The plan will
be completed during 1970.
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TENNESSEE-GEORGIA INTERSTATE
(Hamilton County, Tennessee; Walker County, Georgia)
Region IV
Grant Number: G05-EC-00042
Ronald P. Saylor
Chattanooga Area Regional Council
of Governments
735 Broad Street
Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402
(615)-265-2371
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This interstate re-
gion centered at Chattanooga, Tennessee, has
completed its regional survey and a preliminary
plan for solid waste management. Incineration
was selected as the basic disposal method for
the region. Collection, transportation, and over-
Project Began: June 1,1968
Total Federal Share: $25,882
all system management were not examined in
detail in this planning phase. Coordination be-
tween the Tennessee and Georgia solid waste
agencies and programs has been developed and
maintained. These agencies have provided a
source of data, advice, and standards.
TEXAS
Region VI
David Houston
State Department of Health
1100 West 49th Street
Austin, Texas 78756
(512)-454-3781
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Statewide sur-
vey is complete and the State plan develop-
ment is underway. A close relationship with
"701" local planning assistance and the solid
waste program has been advantageous in com-
prehensive plan coordination.
Grant Number: G05-EC-00031
Project Began: Jan. 1,1967
Total Federal Share: $62,125
For planning purposes, the county has been
delineated as the basic unit. This delineation
corresponds with those of councils of govern-
ment and various regional designations. Other
planning activities have included public rela-
tions and information.
Lynn M. Thatcher
Department of Social Services
44 Medical Drive
Salt Lake City, Utah 84113
(80D-328-6121
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Statewide sur-
vey is nearly complete. Once completed, steps
can be taken to begin development of a plan
outline and formulation of a State solid waste
UTAH
Region VIM
Grant Number: G05-EC-00033
Project Began: Sept. 1, 1967
Total Federal Share: $24,627
management plan. Difficulty in obtaining staff
has contributed to delays in completion of this
project.
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VERMONT
Region I
John V. Richards
State Department of Health
115 Colchester Avenue
Burlington, Vermont 05401
(802)-862-5701
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The State survey has
not started, because staffing problems have
Grant Number: G05-EC-00047
Project Began: July 1,1969
Total Federal Share: $23,830
temporarily delayed all work. Hopefully, a full-
time solid waste planner will be recruited soon.
VIRGIN ISLANDS
Region II
Pedrito Francois
Department of Health
Charlotte Amalie
St. Thomas, Virgin Islands 00802
(809K774-0117
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: To date, the Virgin
Islands has not applied for a planning grant.
The Governor's office has, however, requested
Grant Number: No application
Project Began:
Total Federal Share:
an application kit, and the Region II office is
preparing to provide assistance in developing
the application.
VIRGINIA
Region III
R. E. Dorer
State Health Department
P.O. Box 12418
Norfolk, Virginia 23502
(703)-420-3640
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Plans for the dis-
posal of solid wastes during the next 20 years
have been prepared for 75 percent of Virginia's
counties, cities, and towns. Data for this plan-
ning were obtained through the Statewide sur-
vey. Regulations will not be promulgated for
Grant Number: G05-EC-00003
Project Began: Sept. 1,1966
Total Federal Share: $105,642
some time, but disposal standards have been
distributed widely. A special legislative com-
mittee is studying the State's solid waste prob-
lem and will report its findings to the 1970
Assembly. A bimonthly newsletter promotes
better solid waste practices to its 700 sub-
scribers.
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WASHINGTON
Region X
A very Wells
State Department of Health
Bldg. #7, Olympia Airport
Olympia, Washington 98501
(206)-753-7523
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Washington's State-
wide survey is complete with much of the basic
data assembled and analyzed. Public relations
and information and legislative efforts have
been successful. In early 1970, the legislature
passed a bill sponsored by the Governor to com-
bine solid waste, air, and water in a new de-
partment of ecology.
Grant Number: G05-EC-00004
Project Began: Sept. 1,1966
Total Federal Share: $55,802
The State plan is 60 percent complete with
completion scheduled for October 1970. This
phase I plan will include guidelines for local
and regional planning. The solid waste agency
will administer grant-in-aid funds for local solid
waste plans using these guides. Additional
planning work for phases II and III will con-
sider industrial and agricultural solid waste.
WEST VIRGINIA
Region III
0. R. Lyons
State Department of Health
1800 Washington Street, E.
Charleston, West Virginia 25305
(304)-345-2985
Grant Number: G05-EC-00002
Project Began: June 1,1966
Total Federal Share: $85,434
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Data from the State-
wide survey are now being analyzed. The
grantee prepared several county solid waste
plans that have been implemented. A pro-
posed solid waste law could not be accommo-
dated by the 1970 legislature's schedule, and
the bill will be resubmitted at next year's ses-
sion. Public education continues to be one of
this agency's most important activities. The
State plan is 20 percent complete and will be
finished by September 1970.
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WISCONSIN
Region V
Thomas Frangos
Department of Natural Resources
4610 University Avenue
Madison, Wisconsin 53701
(608J-266-2747
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: To date Wisconsin
has not applied for a planning grant. The Re-
gion V office has, however, made contact with
Grant Number: No application
Project Began:
Total Federal Share:
the State and has been assisting with develop-
ment of a grant application.
WYOMING
Region VIII
Arthur E. Williamson
State Department of Public Health
State Office Building
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82001
(307J-777-7513
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: One of the newest
solid waste management planning grantees,
Wyoming is conducting its Statewide survey
of solid waste management practices in asso-
ciation with the State's natural resource and
Grant Number: G05-EC-00043
Project Began: June 1,1968
Total Federal Share: $14,224
planning agency. This coordination will have
long-term benefits in that solid waste plan
recommendations will have a greater likelihood
of being implemented along with other State
comprehensive plan proposals.
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SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES
REGION I
John F. Kennedy Federal Office Building
Boston, Massachusetts 02203
Telephone: (617J-223-6687
REGION VI
Room 1612
1114 Commerce Street
Dallas, Texas 75202
Telephone: (214J-749-2007
REGION II
Room 837-E
Federal Office Building
26 Federal Plaza
New York, New York 10007
Telephone: (212J-264-4018
REGION VII
Federal Office Building
601 East 12th Street
Kansas City, Missouri 64106
Telephone: (816)-374-3307
REGION III REGION VIII
P. 0. Box 12900
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19108
Telephone: (215J-597-9156
Federal Office Building
19th & Stout Streets
Denver, Colorado 80202
Telephone: (303)-837-4456
REGION IV REGION IX
Room 404
50 Seventh Street, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30323
Telephone: (404)-526-3454
Federal Office Building
50 Fulton Street
San Francisco, California 94102
Telephone: (415)-556-3783
REGION V
Room 712
New Post Office Building
433 W. Van Buren Street
Chicago, Illinois 60607
Telephone: (312)-353-6560
REGION X
Arcade Plaza
1321 Second Avenue
Seattle, Washington 98101
Telephone: (206)-583-0530
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