Environmental contractors deploy a containment boom during a training exercise about working with water currents while collecting spilled oil. MoDNR’s Environmental Emergency Response Program hosted the training.
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Missouri’s air, land and water resources play an important role in our health and wellbeing, and are essential to our state’s environmental and economic vitality. The Missouri Department of Natural Resources manages Missouri’s natural resources to ensure long-term sustainability while providing invaluable benefits to Missouri’s citizens and visitors alike. MoDNR provides a wide range of services to help manage Missouri’s environment and protect public health.
The following maps offer snapshots of some ways MoDNR works to strengthen Missouri communities and serve the citizens of our great state.
To help support the economic vitality of our state, MoDNR passes funding from the federal government and other sources on to Missouri entities. The pass-through map on page 15 shows, by region, how these funds were distributed. In fiscal year 2025 alone, MoDNR passed through more than $900 million to Missouri communities.
KANSAS CITY REGION
| SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION PRACTICES | $8,448,666 |
| CLEAN WATER AND DRINKING WATER | $66,574,376 |
| OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES | $6,177,326 |
| SCRAP TIRE SURFACE MATERIAL GRANTS | $176,783 |
| IMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY | $17,479,470 |
| AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS | $95,187 |
| FISCAL YEAR 2025 TOTAL | $98,951,808 |
NORTHEAST REGION
| SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION PRACTICES | $15,743,924 |
| CLEAN WATER AND DRINKING WATER | $24,925,208 |
| OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES | $535,920 |
| SCRAP TIRE SURFACE MATERIAL GRANTS | $192,714 |
| IMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY | $8,916,106 |
| AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS | $45,000 |
| FISCAL YEAR 2025 TOTAL | $50,358,872 |
CENTRAL REGION
| SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION PRACTICES | $2,575,093 |
| CLEAN WATER AND DRINKING WATER | $5,670,422 |
| OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES | $693,207 |
| SCRAP TIRE SURFACE MATERIAL GRANTS | — |
| IMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY | $3,680,987 |
| AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS | — |
| FISCAL YEAR 2025 TOTAL | $12,619,709 |
ST. LOUIS REGION
| SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION PRACTICES | $1,099,350 |
| CLEAN WATER AND DRINKING WATER | $666,075,428 |
| OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES | $160,644 |
| SCRAP TIRE SURFACE MATERIAL GRANTS | $80,000 |
| IMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY | $19,154,498 |
| AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS | $91,546 |
| FISCAL YEAR 2025 TOTAL | $98,951,808 |
SOUTHWEST REGION
| SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION PRACTICES | $6,486,831 |
| CLEAN WATER AND DRINKING WATER | $27,640,161 |
| OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES | $147,210 |
| SCRAP TIRE SURFACE MATERIAL GRANTS | $170,265 |
| IMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY | $12,348,542 |
| AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS | $349,502 |
| FISCAL YEAR 2025 TOTAL | $47,142,511 |
SOUTHEAST REGION
| SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION PRACTICES | $11,591,999 |
| CLEAN WATER AND DRINKING WATER | $8,288,262 |
| OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES | $652,344 |
| SCRAP TIRE SURFACE MATERIAL GRANTS | $344,167 |
| IMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY | $19,156,014 |
| AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS | $200,742 |
| FISCAL YEAR 2025 TOTAL | $40,233,528 |
Missouri Public Water and Wastewater Systems
MoDNR is charged with making sure Missouri’s 2,804 public drinking water systems provide safe drinking water to every resident and visitor in Missouri, and that our wastewater treatment facilities are protective of water quality standards. The map shows just how many drinking water and wastewater facilities the agency oversees.
Missouri State Parks Capital Improvement Projects and Allocated Funding – Fiscal Year 2022-2024
As stewards of funds collected through the Parks, Soils and Water Sales Tax, we support soil and water conservation efforts, and invest in Missouri state parks and historic sites, benefiting people across the state. The sales tax is up for renewal in 2026. With funding from the tax, as well as through revenue bonds sold in 2021 and American Rescue Plan Act funds for infrastructure improvements, Missouri State Parks dedicated more than $188 million to capital improvement projects in fiscal years 2022-2024.
Missouri Brownfield Voluntary Cleanup Sites and Hazardous Waste Sites
Many industries produce waste, both hazardous and nonhazardous. MoDNR is tasked with ensuring these businesses properly manage their waste, even after they have ceased operations. There are currently 4,293 active and inactive hazardous substance sites in Missouri under MoDNR’s oversight. These include underground storage tank sites, brownfield properties, federal facilities and Superfund sites.
Missouri Locations of Critical Minerals and Potential
Missouri’s diverse bedrock geology hosts a wide assortment of natural resources, making the state a center of mining and quarrying in the Midwest. MoDNR’s Missouri Geological Survey is currently studying Missouri’s potential to provide critical minerals important to the national economy and national security. These items, such as cobalt, copper and zinc, are essential to modern infrastructure and powering advanced electronics.
