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The North Central District Office, or NCDO, serves a 17 county area
encompassing 12,539 square miles. The population is 237,944 according to the 2000 Census. There
are 5,336 miles of rivers and streams, and 138 square miles of public lakes and wetlands. Surface
water and ground water sources supply the drinking water for the area. The NCDO lies within the
confines of four major river basins; the Kansas Lower Republican, Solomon, Neosho, and Smoky-Hill
Saline. Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategies are currently being developed and
implemented within each of the four basins. The NCDO is home to a diverse and complex variety
of industry, and contain the largest number of livestock facilities of the six KDHE districts.
During the 2007 inspection year, NCDO staff conducted over 800 inspections and investigated over
165 complaints. The NCD is staffed with 13 environmental and administrative staff.
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North Central District Units
 Air Compliance
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Stan Marshall, (785) 827-9639
District 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.
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 Livestock Waste Management
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Greg Bland, (785) 827-9639
Tamera Peterson
This 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 of existing regulations.
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 Radiation Protection
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Gary Hass, (785) 827-9639
The Radiation Program within the Bureau of Environmental Field Services is charged with the inspection of X-Ray equipment and mammography equipment to ensure the safety of the patients as well as the health care professionals that operate the equipment. Approximately 100 inspections per year are conducted on X-Ray equipment ranging from elaborate testing equipment in hospitals to simpler models used in Dental Offices. The Bureau of Environmental Field Services currently has one (1) inspector for this program.
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 Remediation
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Scott Lang, (785) 827-9639
Howard Debauche
This unit is responsible for conducting compliance inspections at facilities containing underground storage tanks (UST), conducting subsurface assessments for the removal of USTs, responding to spills/releases of regulated substances, project management of contaminated sites, and complaint investigations.
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 Waste Management
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Wayne Widhalm, (785) 827-9639
District staff in this unit perform compliance inspections of permitted solid waste facilities, hazardous waste generators, and hazardous waste treatment, storage or disposal facilities. This unit also bears the responsibility of investigating complaints associated with solid or hazardous waste management
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 Water Supply and Wastewater
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Marsha Carpenter, (785) 827-9639
Traci Miles
District Staff in this unit perform compliance inspections of public water supplies and wastewater treatment facilities (NPDES), provide technical assistance to owners/operators of PWS and wastewater systems, responds and investigates sewage bypasses and fishkills, collect water samples from PWS and wastewater systems for compliance monitoring, attend and participate in various meetings with city and county officials, local health departments, and the general public, and assist in the training of Certified Operators.
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