| KDHE
Home - Environment - BEFS -
District Offices - South Central District
| Bureau
of Environmental Field Services |
| South Central District Units: Forms and Information |
|
Click graphic below to enlarge & print.
 |
|
|
|
The South Central District Office serves a 9 county area encompassing 8,938
square miles. The population served according to the 2000 Census data is 582,607. There are 3,924
miles of rivers and streams, and 48 square miles of public lakes and wetlands. The SCDO lies
within the confines of four major river basins; the Lower Arkansas, Walnut, Neosho, and
Verdigris. Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategies are being developed and implemented
in watersheds within each basin. The Cheney Lake Watershed program has received national
attention for their conservation efforts. The diversity of south central Kansas ranges from
small Amish dairies to large aircraft manufacturers. Land use in this district varies from dry
land agriculture in the western counties to the expansive Flint Hills in the eastern area of the
district. Public water supplies for south central Kansas rely on both surface water and
groundwater. During the 2007 inspection year, SCDO conducted over 1,360 inspections and
investigated 115 complaints. The SCD is staffed with 16 environmental and administrative
staff.
|
South Central District Units
 Air Compliance
|
|
David Butler, (316) 337-6020
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.
|
 Livestock Waste Management
|
|
Julie Hooper, (316) 337-6020
Monica McClure
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.
|
 Remediation
|
|
Kyle Parker, (316) 337-6020
Stan Marcotte,
Meer Husain,
Vincent Ressel
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.
|
 Waste Management
|
|
Deborah Travis, (316) 337-6020
Tracey Pulkrabek
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
|
 Water Supply and Wastewater
|
|
John Goetz, (316) 337-6020
Heath Horyna,
Zachary Phillips
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.
|
 Watershed Management
|
|
Richard Basore, (316) 337-6020
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.
|
|
|
Return to District Offices