{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-640.409","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 640.409","heading":"Surface and ground water monitoring program, duties of department, purpose.","body":"The department shall establish, develop and maintain an ongoing statewide surface and groundwater monitoring program, the purposes of which are:\n(1) Determination of ambient surface and groundwater quality for use as background or baseline water quality data;\n(2) Detection of trends in the character and concentration of contaminants in surface and groundwater resources; and\n(3) Identification of areas highly vulnerable to contamination.","path":["Title XL - ADDITIONAL EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS","Chapter 640 - Department of Natural Resources"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=640.409","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:29Z","sha256":"07d29dbb7c092465e30d1219f63c2d87d79cb1a40ac6dfb775f9c9082dbf2267","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-640.406","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-640.412"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}