All MoDNR Environmental Permits, Certifications, Registrations and Licenses

If your business is conducting a land reclamation project involving land disturbance and projects consisting solely of pond and shaft dewatering or stockpiling biosolids for reclamation use, you must obtain an Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation MOG050000 general permit. Your business must implement best management practices during the project by using filter fabric, check dams, sediment ponds, straw bales or other practices used to minimize sediment loss.

Above ground storage tanks are regulated by the Missouri Department of Agriculture. For more information, please visit their Fuel Device Safety and Accuracy Program webpage.

If your business manufactures for wholesale or retail fertilizers, pesticides and other agricultural chemicals as their primary business, you are required to obtain an Agrichemical Facilities Master General Stormwater Permit MOR240000 to address stormwater discharges from the property.

If your business is required to obtain a Part 70 Operating Permits but accepts voluntary, practically enforcement limitation to reduce emissions to less than 100 tons per year of any regulated pollutant and is less than 10 tons per year of any single hazardous air pollutant and less than 25 tons per year of any combined hazardous air pollutant, you may require an Air Intermediate Operating Permit to address potential air emissions.

If your business plans to construct a new installation or modify an existing minor installation and the project has the potential to emit more than major emission levels of a regulated air containment or construct a new installation or modify an existing major installation and the project has the potential to emit more than the minor levels per year, you may require an Air Major Construction Permit Sections (7), (8) & (9) to address potential air emissions.

If your business plans to construct a new installation or modify an existing minor installation and the project has the potential to emit less than major source levels per year; or you plan to construct a new installation or modify an existing major installation and the project has the potential to emit less than the minor levels per year, you may require an Air Minor Construction Permit to address potential air emissions.

If your business has the potential to emit greater than 100 tons per year of any regulated pollutant, has the potential to emit greater than 100 tons per year of any single hazardous air pollutant, or greater than 25 tons per year of combined hazardous air pollutants, or is required by a New Source Performance Standard or a Maximum Achievable Control Technology, you may require an Air Part 70 Operating Permit.

If your business operates a printing operation, crematory or animal incinerator, surface coating or livestock market, you may require an Air Permit-by-Rule Construction Permit to address potential air emissions. By applying for this permit rather than a De Minimis or Minor Construction Permit, your business agrees to certain conditions of operation.

If your business plans to relocate an industrial emission source designed for and capable of being moved to other sites around the state, you may need an Air Portable Relocation Construction Permit to address potential air emissions. This equipment typically includes portable concrete, asphalt or crushing plants that have been previously permitted as a De Minimis/ Minor installation.

If your business plans to construct a temporary installation or pilot plant with the potential to emit less than 100 tons of each pollutant per year, you may require an Air Temporary Construction Permit to address potential air emissions.

If you own an airport facility that use de-icers or conduct uncovered vehicle or aircraft maintenance, washing or fueling, you are required to obtain an Airports Master General Stormwater Permit MOR80F000 to address stormwater discharges from the property.

In Missouri, a permit is required for anyone working on water wells, monitoring wells, pumps, heat pumps or drilling test holes. If you plan to become a permitted non-restricted well or pump installation contractor, you must first obtain an Apprentice Well and Pump Installation Contractor Permit. For more information, visit the department's Well and Pump Installation Contractor Permitting webpage.

If your business is under contract with a city, county or other governmental jurisdiction that has a stormwater control program for land disturbance activities and you plan to complete activities such as clearing, grubbing, excavating, grading and other activities that result in the destruction of the root zone or other land disturbance that will cause pollution to waters of the state, you must obtain an Area-Wide Land Disturbance General Stormwater Permit MOR100000 to address stormwater discharges from the property.

If you plan to participate in an asbestos project, inspection, asbestos hazardous emergency response act management plan, abatement project design or asbestos air sampling in Missouri, you must receive an Asbestos Occupation Certification from the department. To learn more, visit the department's Asbestos webpage.

The department requires notification of demolitions and abatement projects involving regulated structures at least 10 working days before crews begin a project. To learn more, visit the department's Asbestos webpage.

If your business plans to perform backflow prevention assembly inspections, the inspection must be performed by an individual that has obtained a Backflow Prevention Assembly Tester Certification from the department. Certification must first be obtained at a school in the state through either the American Society of Sanitary Engineers or the American Backflow Prevention Association.

If you operate a biodiesel manufacturing or an associated facility, you are required to obtain a Biodiesel Manufacturing General Stormwater Permit MOR23E000 to address stormwater runoff, secondary containment, sump and oil and water separator discharges from the property.

Building Operator Certification is a nationally recognized training and certification program for operations and maintenance staff working in public, commercial and institutional buildings. The program focuses on energy efficient building operations and preventative maintenance procedures. For more information, please visit the department's Building Operator Certification webpage.

If your business plans to operate a car wash that will include a wastewater treatment system with design flows of 50,000 gallons per day or less, which includes a no-discharge land application system and provides for 500 gallons per day de minimis exemption under certain conditions, you must obtain a Car Wash MO-G750000 general permit.

If your business engages in chemical manufacturing, you must obtain a Chemical Manufacturing Master General Stormwater Permit MOR23A000 to address stormwater discharges from your property.