Regulations establish broad and sweeping requirements and apply those requirements to a continuum of situations that rarely are identical in environmental and public threat. As such, the Division of Waste Management recognizes that few, if any, regulatory programs provide an ideal balance between environmental and public protection, economic viability and administrative efficiency. We also recognize that the perspective of what is an ideal balance varies from one person to the next.

The Division of Waste Management struggles with these issues daily and we would like your help in this struggle. The division recognizes that each new regulation and amendment begins with the thought that things would be better if they were somehow different, and we recognize that division personnel do not have exclusive rights on good ideas. Accordingly, we encourage and welcome comments to improve the quality of our regulatory programs.

If you want a change in Division of Waste Management regulations, or if you think Kentucky would be better off with a new regulation, submit your proposal to the contact listed in the box on the upper right.

Your suggestion should include:

1. Description of suggestion.
2. Discussion of economic impact.
3. Discussion of environmental impact.
4. Major hurdles in implementing suggestion.
5. Major rewards in implementing suggestion.

Creating new regulations and revising existing ones is often a long, slow and difficult process. From the initial drafting of a regulatory concept to its adoption as a final regulation typically takes a minimum of six months and a maximum of an eternity. However, although the constraints associated with promulgating regulation changes preclude rapid implementation of suggestions, and although the division does have statutory obligations and values related to our mission that preclude implementation of some suggestions, we take all recommendations very seriously. We appreciate your willingness to make suggestions and the desire you share with us to make Kentucky a better place for this and future generations.