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<br />-5- <br /> <br />o <br />.-, <br />~ problematic history of dioxin in Missouri can be considered along <br />C) with new findings announced by Dr. Vernon Houk, a top official with <br />-J the Center for Disease Control, in Atlanta. According to Dr. Houk, <br />tv if he knew in 1982 what he knows now about the dangers of dioxin, he <br />never would have recommended that Times Beach be evacuated. The <br />recent news on dioxin has not at this time curtailed the state's <br />involvement in dioxin clean-up. Generally speaking more research on <br />the recent release of findings is expected to occur. <br /> <br />Earthquake activity in southeast Missouri since our last AWRBIAC <br />meeting, has waxed and waned. specifically, there were nationwide <br />interests and precautions as well as actions involving earthquake <br />preparedness. There was one bit of important direction received out <br />of the earthquake scare and that was a genuine awareness of potential <br />effects of earthquakes has been established. <br /> <br />In southwest Missouri, within the AWRBIAC region, the Missouri <br />Department of Natural Resources Poultry Task Force developed a nine <br />point plan to help prevent environmental problems associated with the <br />rapid growth of the poultry industry. These nine points fall into <br />three categories: educational and technical assistance, assessment <br />of current conditions, and enforcement. <br /> <br />In light of the rising trends and number of oil spills annually, <br />Senate Bill 45 passed both Houses aqd is being considered for <br />approval by Governor Ashcroft. Senate Bill 45 encourages both <br />prevention and prompt response. This bill requires owners/operators <br />of oil pipelines to report to DNR the results of tests conducted by <br />their companies on pipelines; The bill also changes the penalty <br />provisions for spills from $10,000 per discharge to a fine of up to <br />$lO,OOO for the discharge and up to $2,500 for each day an affected <br />stream or river is out of compliance with water quality standards. <br />The cap is $500,000. There are 6000 miles of hazardous liquid <br />pipeline in Missouri. Missouri's unique position as a crossroads of <br />interstate pipeline makes us particularly vulnerable to oil spills. <br />One major pipeline system alone crosses streams and rivers 39 times <br />and it represents only 400 miles out of some 6000 mi~es of petroleum <br />pipeline in our state. In the last 10 years there have been 74 <br />pipeline spills totalling 2.4 million gallons. <br /> <br />~t. <br />-1" <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />'C <br /> <br />> <br />