Transcript Pollution Prevention (P2) in Indiana Great Lakes Pollution Prevention Roundtable meeting May 12, 2011

Pollution Prevention (P2) in
Indiana
Great Lakes Pollution Prevention
Roundtable meeting
May 12, 2011
Reducing Toxics Through Pollution
Prevention in Indiana
• IDEM received $160,000 in funding from U.S. EPA to reduce industry and
community use of toxic chemicals especially those on the Resource
Conservation Challenge Priority list and Region 5 Priority list.
• Step 1: IDEM P2 Branch identified 417 manufacturers through the Toxic
Release Inventory which used these targeted toxics in Indiana. IDEM
contacted 117 of these companies to offer a Pollution Prevention
Opportunity Assessment site visit and to inform them of the upcoming
grants.
• Step 2: Out of the 117 manufacturers contacted, twenty accepted our
assistance through a site visit to conduct Pollution Prevention Opportunity
Assessment. Suggestions were provided to each manufacturer assisted
through a follow-up written report.
Reducing Toxics Through Pollution
Prevention in Indiana (cont.)
• Step 3: IDEM P2 Branch opened the first P2 grant round in
June 2010 and received only six applicants. Two projects were
not pollution prevention and only one was selected out of the
other three to be funded.
Lesson Learned: Focus on Priority Chemical list was too narrow and
substitutes are not readily available for most of the chemicals on the list.
• We decided to open a second round with a general focus on
pollution prevention in October 2010. We received an
additional six applications. Two additional grants were
chosen to be funded.
Reducing Toxics Through Pollution
Prevention in Indiana (cont.)
• Three grants were awarded:
General Motors Bedford was awarded $30,000 for their project to recover
waste heat from their compressors to heat a near by process building.
Upper White River Watershed Alliance (UWRWA) was awarded $60,000 to
reduce nonpoint source pollution from pet waste and possibly expand
their current campaign reducing use of phosphorus containing lawn
fertilizer.
Frito Lay was awarded $70,000 to modify their ovens to reduce their
natural gas consumption and reduce greenhouse gases.
Reducing Toxics through Pollution
Prevention in Indiana
The estimated results from these three projects are the following:
Grantee
Estimated Results
General Motors - Bedford
• Reduced Air Emissions including lead 1.35 tons
• Reduced Energy consumption 12,000 mmBtu/year
UWRWA - covers several Central • Reduced water pollution - E.coli and nutrients,
Indiana Counties
pounds/home/year
(They have a website that allows for pledges of
household reductions - Clear Choices Campaign)
Frito Lay - Frankfort
• Reduced energy consumption 65,000 therms per year
•Reduced emissions of greenhouse gases 340 metric
tons of CO2 per year (an online calculator was used to
determine this amount)
Indiana Energy Management Pilot
Project 2009-2011
U.S. EPA and IDEM are partnering with 10
Indiana municipal water and wastewater
utilities to create energy management
plans for their facilities using the
guidebook “Ensuring a Sustainable Future:
An Energy Management Guidebook for
Wastewater and Water Utilities (January
2008)”
Indiana Energy Management Pilot
Project 2009-2011
IDEM received $38,520 for “Reducing Greenhouse
Gases in Indiana” from the 2010 Source Reduction
Assistance grant from U.S. EPA to help fund this
project. Grant funds are being used to conduct
monthly all-hands training calls from the Global
Environment and Technology Foundation and to
create a supplemental document to improve the
guidebook.
Recognition Programs
Environmental Stewardship Program (ESP)
• ESP is a voluntary, performance based leadership program
designed to recognize and reward Indiana regulated
entities for going above and beyond current environmental
regulations. In return for their exemplary environmental
performance, these establishments receive program
incentives including regulatory flexibility, public recognition,
and networking opportunities.
• Originally developed through an U.S. EPA grant and is now
funded through state dollars.
• We have completed 8 application rounds since 2007 and
currently have 50 members.
The table lists all of the reductions achieved by Environmental Stewardship Program
members during 2009 by each environmental category:
Environmental Category
Calendar Year 2009
Material Use:
8,671,000 gallons
77,928 pounds
Water:
102,499,884 gallons
Energy Use:
21,530,775 kWh
9,617 mmBtu
77,984 pounds of propane
Air Emissions:
98,049 pounds of toxics
122,346 pounds of VOCs
Discharges to Water:
200,934 pounds of BOD
Non-Hazardous Waste:
6,644,611 pounds landfill
reduction
27,395 pounds recycling increase
Hazardous Waste:
24,518 pounds
Material Procurement:
77,231 pounds
Recognition Programs (cont.)
CLEAN Community Challenge
• The Indiana Comprehensive Local Environmental Action
Network (CLEAN) Community Challenge is a voluntary
recognition program for local Indiana government. CLEAN
helps communities take steps to plan, develop, and
implement a quality of life plan. This plan includes gathering
input and support from the community and local businesses.
• Originally developed through an U.S. EPA grant and is now
funded through state dollars.
• The program started in 2007 and currently has 15 members.
• Several communities are in the process of developing quality
of life plans.
Recognition Programs (cont.)
Here are some of the project totals from CLEAN communities for 2009 and 2010:
Environmental Category
2009
2010
Increased Composting
--
15,220,000 pounds
Energy Use reduced
302,922 kWh
269,505 kWh
Fuel use reduced
5,108 gallons
1,621 gallons
Material Use reduced
1,714 pounds
--
Recycling increased
65,166,275 pounds
80,088,801 pounds
Questions?
Jennifer Schick, Pollution Prevention Branch Chief
Office of Pollution Prevention and Technical Assistance
Indiana Department of Environmental Management
[email protected]
Contact (317) 234-5286 or 1(800) 988-7901