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United States Environmental
Protection Agency, Region 7
Office of Public Affairs
Iowa, Kansas, Missouri & Nebraska
Administrator's Awards Program
Region 7
Pollution Prevention
Projer*s Summary
July 1992
Successful Models of Innovative
Pollution Prevention Activities
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Response to the U.S. Environ-
mental Protection Agency Annual
Administrator's Awards Program,
with a focus this year on pollution
prevention, has once again been
outstanding. Out office received
more than 50 nominations of re-
markably innovative and cost-ef-
fective pollution prevention pro-
grams. We have listed the pro-
grams in this brochure to recog-
nize the kinds of pollution preven-
tion activities being conducted by
individuals, communities, schools,
governments, and businesses.
These pollution prevention pro-
grams serve as models for inspir-
ing all of us to find innovative solutions to our environmental
problems. We congratulate those responsible for the pollution
prevention efforts described in this brochure. They are helping
achieve a cleaner and healthier environment for all of us.
Morris Kay, Administrator
EPA Region 7
Preventing Pollution is U.S. Policy
it
'An ounce of prevention is
worth a pound of cure."
Nowhere is this saying more true
than in the field of environmental
protection. Pollution prevention,
one of the top priorities for EPA in
the '90s, aims both to conserve our
finite natural resources and to pre-
vent the generation and release of
waste and pollutants.
In spite of the impressive gains
achieved by environmental regu-
lation in the last two decades,
regulations alone are not the cure-
all for pollution and waste. Nor
can we continue to focus exclu-
sively on "end-of-pipe" pollution
control.
Pollution prevention encompasses
many different activities that re-
duce or eliminate pollutants and
waste at the source. These can
include new technologies that save
energy or other resources; product
reformulation or substitution to use
fewer toxic materials; and modifi-
cations and new processes or pro-
cedures that reduce pollution and
better protect human health and
environment.
Opportunities for pollution pre-
vention abound in all sectors of
economic life — in industry, agri-
culture, energy and transportation,
in the design and use of consumer
products, and in our homes,
schools, offices, stores and facto-
ries.
We are proud to list
these programs....
Whiteman AFB, Missouri
Scott Ammon, pollution preven-
tion and recycling manager for
Whiteman Air Force base, has ini-
tiated a comprehensive on-base
recycling program, including a
drop-off recycling center and a
waste oil collection center.
Scott Ammon
351 CES/DEV
Whiteman AFB, MO 65305
(816) 687-7777
Chesterfield, Missouri
William Shirley is the author of
Legal Alert, a bi-monthly maga-
zine column about environmental
regulatory information at the state
and federal levels.
William Shirley
400 Chesterfield Center
Chesterfield, MO 63017
(314) 537-7851
Cedar Falls, Iowa
The Iowa Waste Reduction Center
assists with waste reduction tech-
niques to help manufacturers and
businesses meet environmental
regulations and reduce waste.
John Konefes
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0185
(319) 273-2079
Lincoln, Nebraska
The Household Waste Manage-
ment: Yours, Mine and Ours pro-
gram is an educational resource
for use with targeted audiences on
managing household wastes, in-
cluding hazardous wastes, with
emphasis on proper disposal and
pollution prevention.
Shirley Niemeyer
HE Bldg. TCD 203
Lincoln, NE 68583-0804
(402) 472-6319
Springfield, Missouri
The Household Hazardous Waste
Project provides information about
hazardous product identification,
safe disposal and storage. The
program assists communities in
creating locally derived solutions
to household hazardous waste
problems.
Marie Steinwachs
1031 E. Battlefield, Suite 214
Springfield, MO 65807
(417) 889-5000
Manhattan, Kansas
The Kansas Farm Bureau has de-
veloped and is conducting a pro-
gram to plug the estimated 500,000
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abandoned water wells in Kansas.
Property owners participated in 111
demonstrations in 85 counties dur-
ing 1991.
Bill Fuller
2627 KFB Plaza
Manhattan, KS 66502
(913) 587-6000
Springfield, Missouri
The 4 R's Program was designed
for elementary students, with an
emphasis on conservation of natu-
ral resources.
Ann Owens
1906 E. Vincent
Springfield, MO 65804
(417) 882-0289
Lincoln, Nebraska
The Children's Groundwater Fes-
tival was attended by more than
4,000 children and hundreds of
state and national environmental
educators. The festival provides
hands-on learning about aquifers
and groundwater pollution and
ways to protect natural resources.
Susan Seacrest
P. O. Box 22558
Lincoln, NE 68542-2558
(402) 423-7155
Columbia, Missouri
Our Fragile Earth is an environ-
mental education series to help
junior high students understand the
issues of recycling and energy re-
sources.
Beth Pike
21001-70 Drive S.W.
Columbia, MO 65203
(314) 445-9920
Ottumwa, Iowa
The Southern Iowa Herbicide
Education Program is designed to
reduce contamination of public
drinking water supplies in south-
ern Iowa. The program works
with local farmers, agricultural
chemical companies, and area
residents to help prevent and re-
duce contamination of drinking
water in a 10-county area.
Paul Stueckradt
P. O. Box 1110
Ottumwa, IA 52501
(515) 684-6551
Kansas City, Missouri
The Composter's Project is an
educational effort to help the pub-
lic learn the basics of yard waste
management The project has been
demonstrated to more than 20,000
individuals since August 1991.
Stan Slaughter
3517 Virginia
Kansas City, MO 64109
(816) 931-0742
Wahoo, Nebraska
The Spring Conservation Sensa-
tion was organized by local, state,
and federal organizations to teach
fifth-grade students about envi-
ronmental problems and possible
solutions.
Ann Youngberg
P. O. Box 126
Wahoo, NE 68066
(402) 443-4675
Cedar Falls, Iowa
The Cedar River Festival seeks to
prevent pollution by honoring
residents who help clean up the
river. More than 27 tons of refuse
has been removed from the river in
the last four years.
Mark Fox
P. O. Box 114
Cedar Falls, IA 50613
(319) 296-2320
Ballwin, Missouri
The Missouri Water Well Associa-
tion has initiated groundwater
protection legislation in coopera-
tion with the Missouri Department
of Natural Resources. This pollu-
tion prevention effort has helped
protect Missouri's groundwater
and foster a positive working rela-
tionship with the state agency.
Earl Strehle
P. O. Box 2498
Ballwin,MO 63022
(314) 256-9590
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
The Indian Creek Nature Center
has instituted a number of pollu-
tion prevention measures to re-
duce energy consumption by 40
percent. Energy saving lights, ef-
ficient windows, and photovoltaic
units were installed to help save
energy.
Rich Patterson
6665 Otis Road S.E.
Cedar Rapids, IA 52403
(319) 362-0664
Kansas City, Kansas
The Quindaro Ruins Preservation
project was a grassroots effort to
prevent construction of a munici-
pal landfill on an area being con-
sidered as a possible national his-
toric site.
NedRa Bonds
2243 Garfield
Kansas City, KS 66104
(913) 281-1385
Schuyler, Nebraska
The Schuyler Future Farmers of
America have initiated an educa-
tion program for high school stu-
dents and adults about the protec-
tion of groundwater. The project
has included well testing, research,
and well plugging.
Matt Stuthman
Route 2
Schuyler, NE 68661
(402) 352-5838
Waverly, Iowa
The Waverly Light and Power
Company made a five-year,
$ 100,000 commitment to the Iowa
Natural Heritage Foundation's
Trees Forever Program to estab-
lish a community tree planting
program that would affect direct
energy savings.
Glenn Cannon
P. O. Box 329
Waverly, IA 50677
(319) 352-6251
Marshalltpwn, Iowa
In 1989, Fisher Controls initiated
a waste minimization program and
expanded it to all media. The
Fisher Controls Pollution Pro-
gram set objectives for total elimi-
nation of all toxic air emissions
and hazardous waste. Early suc-
cess of the program resulted in
substantial cost savings.
Kevin Nelson
205 S. Center Street
Marshalltown, IA 50158
(515) 754-3011
Lawrence, Kansas
Lawrence Low-Nox Project. The
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stack gas scrubber system installed
to reduce sulfur emissions on the
Lawrence plant was the first retro-
fit of a U.S. coal-burning generat-
ing plant with a system designed
to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions.
Test results indicate a reduction of
nitrogen oxides in the range of 40
percent to 60 percent with mini-
mal effect on power generation.
Preston Tempero
P. O. Box 249
Lawrence, KS 66044
(913) 296-6488
St. Louis, Missouri
The Metal Reclamation System
project involves a controlled ther-
mal process to carbonize con-
taminants from power transform-
ers without oxidizing or melting
the metal. A zero-discharge sepa-
ration system produces a clean,
salable, metallic end product.
Charles Gillespie
9550 True Drive
St. Louis, MO 63132
(314) 423-9460
St. Louis, Missouri
The Monsanto Company has de-
veloped an Environmental Annual
Review to report its environmental
progress and problems each year.
The Review has a comprehensive
environmental data section with
information on specific levels of
emissions and reduction.
Stephen Archer
800 N. Lindbergh Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63167
(314) 694-6955
St. Louis, Missouri
Monsanto' s 90-Percent Emissions
Reduction Initiative is designed to
reduce toxic air emissions by 90
percent by the end of 1992, with
the ultimate goal of zero emis-
sions. The initiative has prompted
the company to search worldwide
for technology to reduce and
eliminate manufacturing waste.
Stephen Archer
800 N. Lindbergh Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63167
(314) 694-6955
El Dorado, Kansas
Texaco Refining replaced the
vacuum jets on its vacuum distil-
lation tower, which scrubs hydro-
gen sulfide. By removing hydro-
gen sulfide and burning off gas,
the Voluntary Air Emission Re-
ductions Project reduced volatile
organic compounds by 587 tons
per year.
R. L. Masica
P. O. Box 1121
El Dorado, KS 67042
(316) 321-8194
Muscatine, Iowa
HON Industries developed a
Wood/Cardboard Waste Recov-
ery: Pellet Project to turn wood
scrap into wood pellets for burn-
ing. Densified wood pellets are an
environmentally acceptable fuel
source because of extremely low
emission factors and residue.
Joseph Auge
P. O. Box 499
Muscatine, IA 52761-0499
(319) 262-7865
Mound Valley, Kansas
The Ultrasonic Detoxification of
Halogenated Organics in Water
Project involves ultrasonic de-
struction of hazardous, haloge-
nated organic wastes in water.
James Soodsma
62 East First Street
Mound Valley, KS 67354
(316) 328-3222
Davenport, Iowa
Under the Reduce Perchlor Ethyl-
ene Consumption 90% by 1992
Project, Alcoa's cross-functional
task team achieved an average
consumption of 2,734 gallons per
month, an 84 percent reduction
from the 1988 base of 16,583 gal-
lons per month.
J. Loete
P. O. Box 3567
Davenport, IA 52808
(319) 344-3043
Topeka, Kansas
Kansas Electric Cooperative, Inc.
instituted a regulatory compliance
program to assist member coop-
eratives with federal, state, and
local environmental laws and
regulations.
Lester Murphy, Jr.
P. O. Box 4267
Topeka, KS 66604-0267
(913) 478-4554
St. Louis, Missouri
The Metropolitan Manufacturers
Association is involved in pollu-
tion prevention projects such as
waste minimization, recycling,
product/raw materials substitutes
and process/equipment changes.
William Schuchman
P.O. Box 21734
St. Louis, MO 63109-0734
(314) 772-4357
Newman Grove, Nebraska
The Farmers Co-op Oil Company
pollution prevention activities in-
clude junk battery collection, grain
dust pollution control, a liquid fer-
tilizer containment center and un-
derground tank replacement.
Allen Schroeder
Newman Grove, NE 68758
(402) 447-6292
St. Louis, Missouri
Anheuser-Busch has installed an
anaerobic system to treat high-or-
ganic strength wastewater at two
of its breweries. The treatment
process uses 70 percent less en-
ergy and generates about 60 per-
cent less sludge.
Larry Keith
One Busch Place
St. Louis, MO 63118
(314) 577-4163
Whiteman AFB, Missouri
The 351st Strategic Missile Wing
created an Environmental Engi-
neering Flight with the responsi-
bility for preventing pollution and
enhancing base and community
natural resources. This organiza-
tion achieved and maintained zero
notices of violations from regula-
tory agencies and established nu-
merous pollution prevention pro-
cedures.
Captain Eric Wilbur
351 CES/DEV
Whiteman AFB, MO 65305
(816) 687-6347
Kansas City, Missouri
The U.S. Department of Energy's
Kansas City Plant established a
pollution prevention program in
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1985 with emphasis on reducing
solvent usage. Efforts were ex-
panded in 1990 to include reduc-
tions of chlorofluorocarbon and
chlorinated hydrocarbon solvent
usage and other emissions.
David Caughey
P. O. Box 410202
Kansas City, MO 64141-0202
(816) 997-3449
El Dorado, Kansas
The El Dorado Public Utilities
Department increased its infiltra-
tion and inflow system and reduced
energy use at the plant. They also
use the Insituform process in areas
where it would be cost-effective
compared to replacement.
Richard Porter
P. O. Box 792
El Dorado, KS 67042
(316) 321-9100
Overland Park, Kansas
The Johnson County Unified
Wastewater Districts have under-
taken a public and private Infiltra-
tion and Inflow Removal Program
to improve flow and reduce back-
ups. The improvements reduce
discharge of untreated wastewater
to area streams, businesses, and
residences.
John Metzler
10881 Lowell, Suite 100
Overland Park, KS 66210
(913) 338-1300
Wichita, Kansas
Project 33/50 is a group of 25
companies and McConnell AFB in
the Wichita/Sedgwick County area
that have voluntarily agreed to re-
duce chemical emissions. Project
33/50 has committed to a collec-
tive reduction of 32 percent of re-
portable chemicals by 1992 and 90
percent by 1995.
Jack Brown
1900 E.9th
Wichita, KS 67214
(316) 268-8351
Lincoln-Lancaster County,
Nebraska
The Special Waste Program mini-
mizes the risk to public health and
the environment by assuring that
special and hazardous wastes are
handled properly by local busi-
nesses and government agencies
through a waste review and per-
mitting process.
Scott Holmes
2200 St. Mary's Avenue
Lincoln, NE 68502
(402) 471-8000
Osage, Iowa
The Demand Side Project, started
in 1974, has become an important
economic development program
for the city as well as an environ-
mental model for the nation. This
energy demand management pro-
gram saved the community of Os-
age an estimated $1.2 million in
energy costs in 1988.
Weston Birdsall
P. O. Box 207
Osage,IA 50461
(515) 732-3731
Des Moines, Iowa
The Waste Reduction Assistance
Program provides technical assis-
tance in pollution prevention to
industry. Workshops on pollution
prevention are conducted and
technology transfer is promoted
through state and federal assis-
tance programs. More than 40
facilities had been served by the
end of 1991.
Larry Gibson
900 E. Grand Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50319-0034
(515) 281-8927
Des Moines, Iowa
The Iowa Building Energy Man-
agementProgramhelpspublic and
non-profit agencies make energy
improvements. The program has
created innovative approaches to
providing technical and financial
assistance to Iowa's state agen-
cies, schools and non-profit orga-
nizations.
Roya Stanley
Wallace Bldg.
Des Moines, IA 50319
(515) 281-6682
Iowa City, Iowa
Iowa's Agricultural-Energy Envi-
ronmental Initiative involves a
consortium of state and federal
agencies and institutions that de-
veloped a program to address pol-
lution prevention in agriculture.
The goal is improved farm man-
agement practices that reduce en-
vironmental impacts of Iowa agri-
culture, reduce consumption of
energy resources and enhance
profitability.
George Hallberg
123 N. Capitol
Iowa City, IA 52242
(319) 335-1575
Topeka, Kansas
The Healthy Kansas, Healthy Kids
Environmental Awareness Project
was designed to encourage pre-
school through third-grade chil-
dren to develop an awareness of
and appreciation for their environ-
ment.
Jenny Ransom
900 S.W. Jackson
Topeka, KS 66612-1290
(913) 296-1229
Jefferson City, Missouri
The Special Area Land Treatment
Program allows local soil and
water conservation districts to tar-
get small watershed areas for con-
servation treatment.
Steve Taylor
P. O. Box 176
Jefferson City, MO 65102
(314) 751-4932
Topeka, Kansas
The Kansas Department of Health
and Environment annually spon-
sors a $ 150,000 competitive grant
program for local governments to
conduct household hazardous
waste collections or establish per-
manent collection facilities.
Kathleen Warren
Forbes Field, Bldg. 740
Topeka, KS 66620
(913) 296-1611
Jefferson City, Missouri
Missouri's Poultry Initiative pro-
tects natural resources in areas of
the state experiencing high eco-
nomic growth related to the poul-
try industry. The initiative en-
courages protection of surface
water and groundwater and pro-
motes efficient use of crop nutri-
ents while also encouraging sus-
tainable economic growth.
Betty Gagnon
P. O. Box 176
Jefferson City, MO 65102
(314) 751-7144
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Lincoln, Nebraska
The 5% Dollar and Energy Saving
Loan Program makes low-inter-
est loans available to five targeted
sectors of Nebraska's economy to
help finance energy improvements.
Bonnie Ziemann
P. O. Box 95085
Lincoln, NE 68509
(402) 471-2867
Independence, Missouri
The HAZMIN Program goal is to
review all waste streams to elimi-
nate, reduce or minimize the tox-
icity of wastes at the Lake City
Army Ammunition Plant In 1991,
hazardous waste generation was
reduced by 21.9 million pounds
and solid waste by 3.6 million
pounds.
Lt. Col. Joseph Daves
Lake City Army Ammunition Plant
Independence, MO 64051-0330
(816) 796-7111
PROMOTE POLLUTION PREVENTION
EPA Region 7 is promoting pollution prevention programs ini.Jfe'foitf-state\are
Missouri and Nebraska. If you want to share your pollution pr£veflti6n |rpgram or project, please send
a summary of your activities to the Office of Public Affairs, EPA Region 7,726 Minnesota Avenue,
Kansas City, Kansas 66101, The summary should be prepared on a single sheet of 8-1/2x11-inch
paper, in the following order:
1) Title of project or activity.
2) Name, address, and telephone number (home/work) or the individual coordinating the project.
3) Names, addresses, and affiliations of major project participants;
4) Names of organizations/individuals that helped the project and a description of how they helped (for
example, a company that provided funding for a school recycling project).
5) Project dates (beginning, ending or ongoing).
The telephone number for the Region 7 Office of Public Affairs is 1 -913-551 -7003. The Region 7 toll-
free Environmental Action Lme is 1-800-223-0425. ;
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