Old vehicle batteries can be recycled and are worth something if traded in when purchasing a new one or when taken to a local recycler. Therefore, people are encouraged to take old batteries to a local recycler. Otherwise, DENR is providing a place to drop off batteries at the tire collection point. However, we are offering an opportunity for people to get both batteries and tires out of their garages and shops at the same time. The tire fee was established by the 1992 Legislature to help fund solid waste projects in South Dakota.
Nonpoint source refers to the polluted run-off from urban, agriculture, and forest lands.
Nonpoint source grants funded by EPA will be administered in the state by the South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Included in the recommendations are six projects that will complete total maximum daily loads for 14 waterbodies. A total maximum daily load is the level of pollution that a waterbody can receive and still meet water quality standards. In addition, the recommendations included four implementation projects where landowners will take steps to reduce pollutants entering waterbodies to meet an established total maximum daily load limit. Total maximum daily loads lead to improvements in water quality by targeting and addressing sources of pollution, such as chemical run-off from lawns and farmland.