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DES waste division outlines oil, hazardous‑waste, MTBE and PFAS programs and landfill oversight
Summary
The Department of Environmental Services told the committee its Waste Management Division handles oil spill response, hazardous‑site cleanups, MTBE and drinking‑water trust funds, PFAS response and oversight of solid waste and recycling programs; staff noted resource needs and an organics‑waste rulemaking mandate.
Mike Wimsatt, director of the Department of Environmental Services’ Waste Management Division, and bureau chiefs summarized the division’s five‑bureau responsibilities for the House Environment and Agriculture Committee: oil remediation and compliance; hazardous waste remediation; MTBE remediation and drinking-water trust fund work; solid waste management; and hazardous waste management.
Wimsatt said the division’s highest priorities are to protect public health and to ensure spills and releases are cleaned up quickly and effectively. He described a 24/7 emergency response capability for oil and hazardous material incidents and explained that the Oil Remediation and Compliance Bureau enforces design and inspection requirements for underground and aboveground petroleum storage systems, conducts spill response and…
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