Encourage pollution prevention activities through permitting, enforcement agreements, and other regulatory activities. Consult with industry regarding the economic benefit of practices that reduce pollution. Outcome D Proper management of underground and aboveground petroleum storage tanks Outcome Measures Increase in the percentage of all tanks in compliance with the law and regulations Decrease in the releases of petroleum products and other regulated substances into the environment relative to the number of all tanks Objective 1 Identify underground and aboveground petroleum storage tank locations and remediate contamination caused by leaking tanks. Objective Measures Increase in the percentage of underground storage tanks meeting federal upgrade requirements Decrease in the number of new releases as a percentage of total active tanks Increase in the number and the percentage of contaminated tank sites remediated Strategies Remediate contaminated tank sites through coordination with the Petroleum Storage Tank Insurance Fund and utilization of the federal Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund. Conduct regulatory oversight to include registering sites, field inspections and enforcement at sites failing to comply with existing cleanup and remediation requirements and standards.
Strategies Create partnerships with agencies involved in soil conservation.
Expand the department's role in providing technical assistance for soil conservation, and promote land use practices that maximize soil protection. Collect and manage data related to soil conservation efforts so that a central source of information is available to all interested parties. Provide training for Soil and Water Conservation District supervisors and employees to maximize conservation efforts and improve fiscal responsibility for the Soils Sales Tax Fund. Improve fiscal and operational accountability through enhancement of the Soil and Water Conservation District and cost-share accounting system and continuation of audits for the districts. Begin implementation of the initiative to address the water quality issues in the Table Rock Lake watershed resulting from soil erosion and runoff.