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The Northeast District Office, or NEDO, serves a 17 county area encompassing 11,030,945 square miles.
The population is 1,211,016 according to the 2000 Census. There are 4,782 miles of rivers and streams, and
151 square miles of public lakes and wetlands. Surface water sources supply most of the drinking water for
the large metropolitan areas. The Kansas, Marais des Cygnes, and Missouri Rivers, and Clinton Lake are the
major suppliers. Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategies are being developed and implemented for
each of these surface water sources. Five of the largest solid waste landfills in Kansas are located
within the NEDO, collectively receiving about 2.8 million tons of solid waste in 2006. About one-third of
all hazardous waste generators in Kansas are located in the NEDO. The NEDO is home to a diverse and
complex variety of industry, from large chemical manufacturing to feedlots. During the 2007 inspection
year, NEDO staff conducted over 1,250 inspections and investigated over 275 complaints.
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Northeast District Units
 Air Compliance
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Pat Simpson, (785) 842-4600
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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Cindy Hotovy, (785) 842-4600
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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Dan Kellerman, (785) 842-4600
Tom Winn,
Meredith Roth,
Nathan Luna
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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Thomas Hayes, (785) 842-4600
Brian D'Alfonso,
Laura Routh
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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Helen Holm, (785) 842-4600
Jeff Lamfers,
Vic Montgomery
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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 Watershed Management
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Beth Rowlands, (785) 842-4600
The Northeast District, Northwest District, and South Central District each contain a Watershed Field Coordinator position that is responsible for providing support in the development and administration of the Local Environmental Protection Program (LEPP), providing support and project management duties of nonpoint source demonstration projects including Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS), and construction site stormwater complaint investigations.
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