Small Business / Community Support


Cathy Colglazier, Public Advocate
785-296-0669 or 1-800-357-6087
Bureau of Environmental Field Services
1000 SW Jackson, Suite 430
Topeka, Kansas 66612
FAX (785) 291-3266

Public Advocate Services

The Division of Environment's Public Advocate for Small Businesses is your source of information about whom to contact within the Division of Environment with your problem or issue. If you have questions about whom to contact regarding your permit, pollution prevention technologies, or other questions, call Cathy Colglazier at 1-800-357-6087.

KDHE Division of Environment Regulatory Agenda

KDHE's Division of Environment has numerous regulations currently in process. To view the regulatory agenda, click the link below. The regulatory agenda will be updated twice a year – in late winter and later summer.

DOE Regulatory Agenda (updated 3/1/2012)

Kansas Environmental News

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The Public Advocate is responsible for the Kansas Environmental News, a biannual newsletter with current regulatory information, issues, and upcoming events. The newsletter is free--just click on the button above to be added to the mailing list.

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Small Business Environmental Assistance Program

The Division of Environment contracts with Kansas State University's Pollution Prevention Institute to provide the state's Small Business Environmental Assistance Program. The program provides free and confidential help including answers to questions, on-site assessments, pollution prevention technologies, workshops, and publications. Visit their website at www.sbeap.org or call 1-800-578-8898.

These services are provided for businesses to assist them in complying (and going beyond compliance) with environmental regulations. Please don't hesitate to call them with any questions or information needs.

Upcoming Events

Kansas Works! Conference
March 27 - 29, 2012
Dodge City
Mark your calendars to attend the 2012 Works! Conference.  Information is available at http://www.kdheks.gov/waste/workshops/works12/works12regflyerweb.pdf.

Webinar Series for Printers
Thursday, May 3, 2012
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Gather your staff, order lunch, and then join us for the first in a series of three May noon Webinars.  The first Webinar is designed to help printers confirm their regulatory status and identify free, non-regulatory resources that can help get answers to your questions.  If facilities are interested, they can even schedule a confidential on-site consultation. For more information, visit http://www.sbeap.org/events/view/webinar-series-for-printers.

Kansas Environmental Conference
August 7 - 9, 2012
Wichita Hyatt
Mark your calendars to attend the 2012 Kansas Environmental Conference.  Look for the conference agenda the first of June at www.kdheks.gov/sbcs/environment_conf.html.