South Dakota

Environmental protection

The mission of the Department of the Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), the primary environmental agency in South Dakota, is to provide environmental services in a customeroriented manner that promotes economic development; conserves natural resources; helps municipalities, industry, and citizens comply with regulations; and protects public health and the environment. In 2003, South Dakota had 39 hazardous waste sites listed in the Environmental Protection Agency's database, two of which were on the National Priorities List. In 2001, South Dakota received $33,633,000 in federal grants from the Environmental Protection Agency; EPA expenditures for procurement contracts in South Dakota that year amounted to $14,000.