Department of Natural Resources

The construction of dams in Missouri has always been an important part of the state's economy, primarily from the standpoint of the recreational areas that they create. Technical assistance and the review of plans and specifications for new dams by the Department of Natural Resources is extremely valuable to the owners and those people living downstream of the dam that could be flooded in the event the dam should fail.

The DNR's listing of closed sanitary landfills.

A listing of State Water Quality Standards.

Under the federal Clean Water Act, the TMDL program provides a framework for identifying and cleaning up impaired waters.

The 303(d) list helps state and federal agencies keep track of waters that are impaired but not addressed by normal water pollution control programs.

The federal Water Pollution Control Act, section 303(d), requires that each state identify those waters for which existing required pollution controls are not stringent enough to implement state water quality standards. (.pdf)

Missouri Department of Natural Resources State Operating Permits, Water Pollution Control Program, List of Active Records by Facility Name as of July 18, 2003.

The Water Resources Center operates under the general guidance of the Dam and Reservoir Safety Council in enforcing dam and reservoir safety laws.