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TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued)
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7 QUALIFICATIONS, TRAINING AND RESOURCES ............................................22
7.1 Supervisory Expectations................................................................................22
7.2 Qualifications ..................................................................................................22
7.3 Training ...........................................................................................................22
7.4 New Employee Orientation and Training .......................................................23
7.5 Continuing Educational Opportunities ...........................................................23
7.6 Resources ........................................................................................................23
8 SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS ..................................................................................24
APPENDIX A – BWM Organizational Chart for Cooperating with the QMP ......................25
APPENDIX B – BWM Positions Requiring HAZWOPER Training ....................................26
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Revision History (Original Version was effective (4/1/1997)
Date Revision Change
3/14/2003 1 Major changes to organization of document; Added data management and QMP document quality control
1/24/2005 2 Minor program updates to Section 3 and Major changes to Section 8
2/1/2005 3 Updated organizational chart
10/6/2005 4 Updated organizational chart
1/25/2011 5 Minor program updates to Section 3 and Minor changes to all sections except Section 4
2/26/2020 6 Major changes to Section 2 and 7; Minor corrections throughout document, and Updated organization chart
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Section 1
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Purpose of Document
This document establishes the quality assurance (QA) goals, policies, organizational
responsibilities, annual evaluation, and annual reporting requirements for environmental
monitoring programs administered by the Bureau of Waste Management (BWM). It represents
one of five bureau QA management plans that collectively comprise Part II of the Division of
Environment Quality Management Plan (QMP).
1.2 Plan Revisions
To be effective and useable, this QA management plan must be well maintained and up-to-date.
This is accomplished by reviewing the contents on an annual basis. Annual revisions are generally
considered minor in nature since they are designed to reflect changes in report organization and
terminology. However, major revisions that substantially change the content of the QMP may
require that the entire plan be rewritten. Minor revisions to this document shall be reviewed and
approved by the bureau director and bureau QA representative, in accordance with Part I, Section
4.1, Paragraph Two of the QMP.
Modifications to this plan generally will occur following the completion of the annual program
evaluations in February (see Part I, Section 4.7 of QMP). However, revisions may be initiated at
any time based on urgency of need or staff workload considerations. The Bureau of Waste
Management shall maintain in its library an updated copy of this document, along with all
program-level QA management plans and SOPs developed, implemented or administered by
BWM. All approved revisions involving federally funded or mandated monitoring programs shall
be submitted by the division director to the appropriate federal oversight agency.
1.3 BWM Quality Assurance Goal
The goal of this QA management plan is to ensure that all environmental monitoring activities
within BWM produce data of a known and acceptable quality that support, in a scientifically
defensible manner, the informational needs and regulatory functions of BWM, the Division of
Environment, and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE).
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Section 2
BWM MISSION & GOALS
2.1 Mission Statement
The mission of BWM is to protect public health and environmental quality from problems
associated with the generation, storage, treatment, and disposal of various forms of hazardous and
solid wastes. The bureau develops technical guidance for the regulated community, conducts
inspections of waste management facilities to evaluate compliance with applicable state/federal
waste management laws and regulations, and initiates enforcement actions to bring violators into
compliance with laws or regulations.
In addition to these regulatory activities, the bureau performs a variety of technical assistance
services. Staff members conduct workshops and seminars to inform the regulated community of
changes in the laws and regulations, prepare and distribute informational brochures that explain
program requirements, and identify environmental services available to the private sector. Staff
members also administer grant programs designed to promote the reduction, reuse or recycling of
waste, and assist county governments in the revision and implementation of solid waste
management plans for handling and disposal of municipal refuse.
BWM also oversees “Keep It Clean Kansas,” a multi-year statewide solid waste public education
and awareness program designed to influence citizen participation in local waste management
programs for waste reduction, recycling, and good disposal practices.
2.2 Historical Overview
The solid waste management functions of BWM were established in 1970 by K.S.A. 65-3401 et
seq., the Solid Waste Management Act, which provided for planning and regulation of solid waste
storage, collection, transportation and disposal systems in Kansas cities and counties. The key
element in the 1970 Act was the requirement that each county in the state develop a solid waste
management plan, which place the counties into a role which had traditionally been assumed by
the individual towns and cities. Many of these towns and cities had not taken measures to manage
solid waste in an effective and environmentally safe fashion due to small populations and
inadequate resources.
The Solid Waste Management Act marked the first official recognition that solid waste
management was an important environmental concern in Kansas. The solid waste management
systems operated by the counties were, for the most part, oriented towards the management of
mixed municipal refuse. The department, in reviewing solid waste management plans and the
implementation of these plans, recognized that there were significant amounts of non-municipal
waste produced by commercial and industrial operations that were managed outside the traditional
system by the producers of the wastes. These wastes often presented unique management
problems, which indicated that they should be managed outside the traditional system of disposal
in the municipal landfill, or publicly owned treatment works. In 1977, the department requested
that the Kansas legislature amend the Solid Waste Management Act to provide for the