Transcript Drycleaners - Indiana Air & Waste Management Association

IDEM
Office of Pollution Prevention &
Technical Assistance
OPPTA Initiatives
December 8, 2005
Daniel Murray
Assistant Commissioner
OPPTA Structure
•Office of Pollution Prevention and Technical
Assistance (OPPTA) – 4 branches
•CTAP
•Pollution Prevention
•Source Reduction and Recycling
•Community Environmental Health and Education
•Office of External Affairs
•Small Business Ombudsman
•Agricultural Liaison
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IDEM CTAP History
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Established - January 1995
Multi-media focus from inception
Confidentiality provision
Phone assistance, site visits and
regulatory compliance assistance tools
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Confidentiality
CTAP is mandated to keep all information regarding the
identity of participants in the program confidential from
other IDEM divisions and the public.
• Any information that identifies or describes an individual facility
or operation
• Confidential database to store information and share with other
CTAP members
• Limited office access to other agency personnel
Exceptions to confidentiality
•Clear and immediate danger
•Written waiver of confidentiality
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Environmental Compliance
Sector-Specific Assistance
• Sector-specific assistance initiatives:
– Manuals/Information Packets
• New and/or revised rules
– Recognition Programs
– Workshops
– Outreach and On-Site Assistance
– Checklists
– Under development - compliance calendars
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Current Sector Focus
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Agriculture
Childcare
Collision Repair/Auto Refinishing Shops
Degreasers
Drycleaners
Electroplaters
Boilers - MACT
Fiberglass Product Manufacturers
Foam Manufacturers (Polyurethane)
Hospitals
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Current Sector Focus
(Continued)
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Mercury Sources
Metal Finishing
Metal Furniture
Mineral Aggregates Facilities
Printers
Salvage Yards
Surface Coating Facilities
Vehicle Maintenance Shops
Waste Tire Haulers
Wood Finishing Facilities
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Top 10 Users of CTAP Services
Figure 3: Top 10 Users of CTAP Services
Wood
finishing
4%
Other
17%
Citizen
16%
Collision
Repair
5%
Government
(including
IEDC)
16%
Misc. Mfgr.
7%
Agriculture
4%
Solid Waste
Districts
7%
Metal
Products
Fabricated
6%
Consultant
18%
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CTAP Areas
of
Assistance
Figure 4: Areas of Assistance
Other
Agriculture
Site visits
Clean Up
Waste
Water
Air
Recycling/Grants
Pollution Prevention
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# of Times Area of Assistance Provided
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Current CTAP Initiatives
• CTAP Quality Assurance Guarantee
• Office of Land Quality Voluntary Inspection
Initiative
• Permit Wizard
• Referrals via inspections
• Permit Reviewer of the Day
• SBAP Mentor Program
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CTAP
Quality Assurance Guarantee
IDEM shall not issue either a Violation Letter or a
Notice of Violation assessing a gravity-based
penalty against a Regulated Entity upon learning
that a Regulated Entity sought out, received, and
relied upon confidential compliance assistance
provided by CTAP prior to the alleged violation.
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CTAP
Quality Assurance Guarantee
• Summary of Assistance sent to source
• Provides record of assistance for both
entities
• Guarantee statement included and how to
proceed if necessary
• Covers specific topic or area where
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CTAP provided assistance
Future CTAP Initiatives
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Marketing
Training & Meetings via Web
Auto Salvage – Phase II
Environmental Management (E101) Training
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Pollution Prevention Branch
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IDEM’s new performance based program
Pollution Prevention Opportunity Assessments
P2 Integration at IDEM
IN CLEAN Community Challenge
Mercury Reduction Initiatives
TRI
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Indiana Environmental
Performance - Based Program
Achieving environmental quality
objectives through voluntary
partnerships with Indiana sources.
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Governor Daniels’
Environmental Policy
Increase income level for all Hoosiers from $0.88 on
the dollar to an even $1.00 or more as a means to
improve environmental quality.
An environmental performance-based partnership
program will provide an avenue for participants to
allocate additional resources towards continuous
improvement activities, improving environmental
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quality and reducing costs.
Voluntary Emission Reductions
Significant improvements in environmental
quality are being realized through
environmental performance-based programs.
Programs provide incentives and opportunities for
members to allocate limited resources towards
continual improvement systems and initiatives.
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2003 National Environmental
Performance Track (NEPT) Results
Voluntary Reductions
VOC Emissions
HAP Emissions
NOx
Greenhouse Gases
Solid Waste
Hazardous Waste
1,130,000
350,000
3,492,000
56,206,000
591,630,000
3,526,000
lbs.
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lbs.
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Nationwide Initiative
EPA’s Innovation Action Council (IAC) and the
Environmental Council of the States (ECOS) have
both recently published reports (1/05 & 4/05) identifying
environmental performance based programs as
EPA’s #1 innovative initiative priority for FY ’06 with
NEPT being their top program.
Indiana is an “untapped” market, only 8 of the 300
NEPT members are Indiana companies.
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Eligibility Requirements
Members must have all of the following:
1. Approved Environmental Management
System
2. Satisfactory Compliance Record
3. Commitment to Continuous Environmental
Improvement
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Incentive to Join
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Positive Promotion and Recognition
Networking Opportunities
Increased Opportunities to Interact with
IDEM in a Positive Setting
Regulatory Flexibility
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Goal of Program
Drive Continuous Improvement
• IDEM performance based program encourages
businesses to allocate limited resources towards
programs and projects that produce positive
environmental results.
• Resources are made available by reducing time needed
to manage certain environmental responsibilities.
• Those resources are then utilized in continual
improvement activities.
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“Win - Win - Win” Situation
Through reallocation of resources, entities continue to
improve, decreasing their impact on the environment
and lowering costs.
Indiana communities and IDEM benefit by shifting
resources to those companies that do not have such
systems in place or are less proactive in managing
their environmental responsibilities.
Indiana’s Environment, IDEM and Participating Entities
All Gain From a Performance-Based Program
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Source Reduction & Recycling Branch
• Recycling Market Development Program now in
OPPTA (formerly in Commerce)
• Provides grants and loans to promote use and
purchases of recycled materials
• Development of plan to match source of recycled
materials with use for these materials
• Both programs undergoing revision to application
process and criteria based on user comments
http://www.in.gov/idem/oppta/recycling/grants/
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Community Environmental
Health & Education
Assisting in the education of Indiana citizens on
environmental and health-related issues
Presentations at schools and state sponsored events
• Assisting schools with environmental issues
• Partnering with other state agencies on
environmental and health-related issues
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OPPTA Contact Information
Dan Murray – Assistant Commissioner
(317) 232-8172 [email protected]
Paula Smith – CTAP Branch Chief
(317) 233-5624 [email protected]
Karen Teliha – P2 Branch Chief
(317) 233-5555 [email protected]
Monica Hartke-Tarr – SR&R Branch Chief
(317) 233-5431 [email protected]
Pat Daniel – CEH Program Director
(317) 233-0429 [email protected]
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