Webster County Groundwater Impact Committee

Resource Library on Ethanol 

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• Economics of Biomass Fuels presentation at
  Feb. 23, 2008 Ozarks New Energy Conference in Springfield, MO 
  PDF version
   
• Groundwater Impact Committee presentation at
  Nov. 3, 2006 Watershed Committee of the Ozarks Board Meeting
  PDF version        or     MS PowerPoint version
   
• Groundwater Impact Committee presentation at
  Sept. 10, 2006 Fordland, MO Town Hall Meeting
  PDF version        or     MS PowerPoint version
   
• Corn-Based Ethanol in Illinois and the U.S. (University of Illinois, 11/2007)
  The goal of this report is to provide objective information, cutting through the emotional, political and economic self-interests that often dominate discussions about ethanol production and use.
   
• Regulating Ethanol Plants in Missouri (Missouri Department of Natural Resources)
   
• Economic Impact of the Biofuel Industry in Missouri (Missouri Department of Economic Development, 12/2006)
  (PDF document, 7 pages)
   
• Frequently Asked Missouri Water Law Questions (Missouri Department of Natural Resources, 11/2006)
  (PDF document, 6 pages)
   
• Frequently Asked Missouri Water Resources Questions (Missouri Department of Natural Resources, 11/2006)
  (PDF document, 2 pages)
   
• A Summary of Missouri Water Laws (Missouri Department of Natural Resources, 2000)
  (PDF document, 306 pages, 6.6 MB file)
   
• Ethanol fuel presents a corn-undrum (University of Minnesota, 9/2006)
  Corn ethanol yields an energy dividend, but gains are higher with soy biodiesel, a new study shows
   
• Killing the Myths of Ethanol (National Corn Growers Association)
   
• EPA Announces Proposed Changes to Ethanol Plant Air Permitting (Ethanol Producer Magazine, 4/2006)
• Ethanol 101 Frequently-Asked Questions (FAQs) or    PDF version
  Ethanol.org is the official website of the American Coalition for Ethanol
   
• DTN Ethanol Center
  Commercial site that monitors all aspects of the ethanol industry
   
• Developing Biofuel Production in Missouri (Missouri Department of Natural Resources, 3/2006) (PDF document, 7 pages)
  Information for planning industrial-scale biofuel facilities in Missouri, including the air and water pollution environmental permitting process
   
• Planning and Constructing an Ethanol Plant in Minnesota (Minnesota government agencies, 6/2006) (PDF document, 21 pages)
  Discusses site considerations and environmental factors that must be considered
   
• Ethanol in Minnesota (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency)
  Provides updates on existing and proposed plants, as well as guidance documents for planning and construction
   
• A Guide for Evaluating the Requirements of Ethanol Plants (Summer 2006)  (PDF document, 52 pages)
  Developed by the Clean Fuels Development Coalition and Nebraska Ethanol Board in cooperation with USDA
   
• Permits and Regulatory Requirements for the Ethanol Industry (Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality, 3/2003)
  (PDF document, 6 pages)
   
• Air Quality and Ethanol Production: Nebraska's Experience (Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality, 2/2006)
  (PDF document, 38 pages)
   
• Economic Issues with Ethanol, Revisited (Kansas State University, 9/2004)  (PDF document, 26 pages)
   
• Key Consideration Points to Ensure a Successful Business Plan for Developing an Ethanol Manufacturing Business (Iowa State University, 10/2002)  (PDF document, 8 pages)
   
• Environmental Impact of Ethanol Production (National Corn Growers Association)
  Ethanol production plants must undergo a strict and complex permitting and compliance process before they are built
   
• Webster County Soil Survey (USDA)
   
• 1999 Webster County Water Testing Survey
  The 1999 survey of Webster County by the Missouri Department of Health found that 44% of private wells were contaminated with bacteria, and raw sewage was surfacing on 28% of the sites surveyed
   
• Land Cover and Watershed Information (from the Missouri Watershed Information Network)
  Lists land cover, water bodies, watershed health
   
• Surf Your  Watershed (Environmental Protection Agency)
  Learn about the six river watersheds (land drainages) of Webster County
   
• How a Sinkhole Forms (Missouri Department of Natural Resources)
   

Last revised: 2008-05-15