Signed by Governor Mike Parson

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with Senate amendments and pass a bill that requires industrial wastewater, meatpacking sludge or other waste to be regulated by a standard set by the state Department of Natural Resources in Missouri.

Highlights:

• Defines agrichemical facilities as any site, with the exception of chemical production facilities, where bulk pesticides or fertilizers, excluding anhydrous ammonia fertilizer, are stored and combined in nonmobile containers, dedicated containers, or storage basins (Sec. 1). 

• Defines terms related to storage basins (Sec. 1). 

• Specifies that any land application of industrial wastewater, industrial wastewater treatment sludge, and related process wastes, excluding concentrated animal feeding operations, livestock markets, and animal manure, shall be subject to a nutrient management technical standard established and incorporated into rule by the department (Sec. 1). 

• Specifies that the commission may exempt an entity from the requirement to obtain a permit under this section based on licensure under the Missouri fertilizer law only if the entity is producing products that are commercially sold to an end user in accordance with such sections and has accurate labeling for each container that includes the information required

• Specifies that entities currently storing combined bulk fertilizers in storage basins shall not be exempt from any design requirements for agrichemical facilities established by rule when constructing new agrichemical facilities.

• Requires testing for certain bacteria like E Coli and fecal coliform (Sec. 1). 

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