Transcript IDEM 2010 Update House Environmental Affairs Committee January 13, 2010 Thomas W. Easterly, P.E., BCEE, QEP Commissioner IN Department of Environmental Management.

IDEM 2010 Update
House Environmental Affairs Committee
January 13, 2010
Thomas W. Easterly, P.E., BCEE, QEP Commissioner
IN Department of Environmental Management
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New IDEM Budget Actions
• Returning staffing to January 2005 levels
through attrition.
• Moving most of Shadeland staff to IGCN and
renegotiating the lease.
• Canceling or renegotiating a number of
service contracts.
• Voluntary unpaid leave program.
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IDEM Staffing Levels
YEAR
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Current
2010
Target
Actual
FTE
895
918
915
927
954
950
912
900
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IDEM’s Mission
IDEM is responsible for protecting human
health and the environment while
providing for safe industrial, agricultural,
commercial and governmental
operations vital to a prosperous
economy.
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How Does IDEM Protect the
Environment?
Develop regulations and issue permits to restrict
discharges to the environment to safe levels.
Inspect and monitor permitted facilities to ensure
compliance with the permits.
Use compliance assistance and/or enforcement
when people exceed their permit levels or
violate regulations.
Educate people on their environmental
responsibilities.
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Performance Metrics Dec 2009
Quality of Hoosiers' Environment
Result
Target
% of Hoosiers in counties meeting air quality
standards
100%
100%
80%
% of CSO Communities with approved programs
to prevent the release of untreated sewage
93.5%
100%
20%
% of Hoosiers receiving water from facilities in
compliance with safe drinking water standards
98.0%
99%
95%
Comments
91+9 (100) out of 98+9
(107)
Permitting Efficiency Total calendar days accumulated in issuing environmental permits, as determined by state statute
Land
19,928
66,565
86,864
Air
45,159
207,000
385,000
Water
20,785
48,000
200,000
* Places emphasis on back logged permits
Compliance Total percentage of compliance observations from regulated customers within acceptable compliance standards
Inspections
97.61%
97%
75%
Self reporting
95.80%
99%
95%
Continuous monitoring (COM)
99.83%
99.90%
99%
* Tracks observations and not just inspections
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Performance Metrics June 2005
Quality of Hoosiers' Environment
Result
Target
Comments
% of Hoosiers in counties meeting air quality
standards
61%
100%
80%
12 counties & 2,408,571 of
6,195,643 above standard
% of CSO Communities with approved programs
to prevent the release of untreated sewage
4%
100%
20%
75% by 2007 is goal
Permitting Efficiency Total calendar days accumulated in issuing environmental permits, as determined by state statute
Land
100,013
66,565
86,864
Air
511,000
207,000
385,000
Water
301,000
48,000
200,000
* Places emphasis on back logged permits
Compliance Total percentage of compliance observations from regulated customers within acceptable compliance standards
Inspections
95.46%
97%
75%
Self reporting
97.11%
99%
95%
Continuous monitoring (COM)
99.19%
99.90%
98.95%
* Tracks observations and not just inspections
Organizational Transformation Budgetary agency dollars spent on key outside contracts for core agency functions.
Dollars spent on outside services per year
$6,179,367
$0
$3,447,017
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The New EPA
• Administrator Jackson’s Stated Priorities:
– Environmental Justice
– Children's Health
– Climate Change
• The Initiatives we observe include:
– Air Toxics Monitoring at Schools
– Reemphasis of Enforcement and publishing of
compliance information
– Progressing of Greenhouse Gas Regulations
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Air Quality Update
At the end of 2009, all monitors in Indiana
measured attainment for all NAAQS for the
first time since Standards were established.
Indiana is currently in attainment for all NAAQS but:
EPA keeps raising (in this case lowering) the bar!
Air Quality Standards
How low will they go?!?!
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Ozone
Insert new graph from Catherine
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Indiana PM 2.5 Trends (Annual Standard in µg/m3)
18.0
17.0
16.0
15.0
14.0
13.0
12.0
11.0
2000-2002
Northw est IN
2001-2003
LaPorte
2002-2004
North Central IN
2003-2005
2004-2006
Northeast IN
2005-2007
Central IN
2006-2008
Southw est IN
20072ndQtr2009
Southeast IN
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MOVING TARGETS
Status of Review of NAAQS
Current/Previous
Status of Review
What to Expect
8-Hour
Ozone
.085 ppm
EPA is reconsidering .075 ppm standard
.060 - .070 ppm
Annual PM
2.5
15 µg/m3
EPA is reconsidering 2006 review of standard
12 µg/m3
CO
9 ppm 8-hour; 35 ppm 1-hour
Early stages of review process
Little to no change
NO2
0.053 ppm annual
Comment period on proposed new standard
closed
0.065 ppm-0.150 ppm (99th percentile of 1hour max.)
SO2
0.03 ppm annual; 0.14 ppm 24hour
Currently under review
0.05 ppm – 0.10 ppm 1-hour
Lead
1.5 µg/m3 quarterly avg.
EPA finalized new standard October 2008
0.15 µg/m3 rolling 3-month; 1.5 quarterly
avg.
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Outdoor Hydronic Heaters (aka Wood Boilers)
Outdoor Hydronic Heater Rule Second Notice
Published in Indiana Register on January 6, 2010
Rule First Noticed in 2005
Reviews by EQSC and EPA/NESCAUM Model Rule
Proposed Rule will require new units to meet
emission limits
Proposed Rule will require existing units that do not
meet the proposed emission limits to install smoke
stacks and cease operations in the warmer part of
the year
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BP Whiting Title V Permit Objection
• IDEM Construction Permit Issued May 1, 2008 after
extensive USEPA review
• Petitioners Request for Permit Objection filed with
USEPA on June 18, 2008
• EPA signed the Objection Order October 16,
2009
• IDEM plans to meet all of EPAs objections
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Office of Water Quality
Activities
• Combined Sewers—97 IDEM lead and 3 EPA
lead complete. Seven EPA lead communities
left: Anderson, Elkhart, Evansville, Gary,
Hammond, Mishawaka, South Bend.
• Dredging—West Branch Grand Cal in progress.
• Blue Green Algae.
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Office of Water Quality
Activities
• NPDES Permit Backlog Reduction
– 2005: 263 backlogged permits
– 2009: 6 backlogged permits
– List includes:
• USS Gary Works. Public Noticed. Comment Period Ended.
Next step is issuance.
• US Midwest. Under EPA review.
• Arcelor Mittal Burns Harbor. Under EPA review
• Arcelor Mittal Indiana Harbor East. Drafting.
• Arcelor Mittal Indiana Harbor West. Drafting.
• Hoosier Merom. Drafting.
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Office of Water Quality
Activities
• Blue Green Algae
– Center for Earth and Environmental Science, DNR, ISDH,
IDEM Collaboration.
– Dr. Lenore Tedesco from the Center for Earth and
Environmental Science collecting and analyzing samples in
Geist, Morse, and Eagle Creek Reservoirs.
– IDEM Monitoring Upper Fall Creek Watershed
– IDEM updates conditions in reservoirs and posts to website:
• Idem.in.gov/algae
– EQSC Report calls for expanded monitoring.
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Office of Water Quality
Rulemaking: Antidegradation
• What will this rule do?
• Increases public opportunities for information and
input;
• Protects current "fishable/swimmable“ and other
existing uses of waters;
• Allows for the issuance of legal permits for
discharges to water; and,
• Does not allow the violation of water quality
standards.
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Office of Water Quality
Rulemaking: Antidegradation
• What is the process for this rule?
– IDEM held Stakeholder meetings over two years and
drafted rule language.
– IDEM held four public meetings.
– Draft rule language was ‘second noticed’ for 45 days
in the December 16, 2009 Indiana Register.
– After public notice, IDEM summarizes comments,
may make changes to the rule
– Draft Rule will be presented to the Water Pollution
Control Board for preliminary/final adoption.
– EPA will review the rule as well.
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Questions?
Tom Easterly
Commissioner
Indiana Department of Environmental Management
317-232-8611
[email protected]
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