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The Southeast District Office, or SEDO, serves a 16 county area encompassing
10,330 square miles. The population is 179,906 according to the 2000 Census. There are 5,011 miles
of rivers and streams, and 157 square miles of public lakes and wetlands. Surface water and ground
water sources supply the drinking water for the area. The SEDO lies within the confines of three
major river basins; the Marais des Cygnes, the Neosho and the Verdigris. Watershed Restoration
and Protection Strategies are currently being developed and implemented within each of the three
basins. The SEDO is home to a diverse and complex variety of industry including a nuclear
generating station, an oil refinery, several cement kilns and a surface coal mining operation.
During 2007, SEDO staff conducted inspections, investigated complaints, offered technical service
and responded to natural disasters. The SEDO is staffed with 11 environmental and administrative
staff.
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Southeast District Units
 Air Compliance
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Doug Cole, (620) 431-2390
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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Alan Sharp, (620) 431-2390
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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 Remediation
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Renee Brown, (620) 431-2390
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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Victoria O'Brien, (620) 431-2390
Wesley Page
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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Richard Thomas, (620) 431-2390
Michael Balthazor,
Greg Taylor
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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