Transcript Indiana Environmental Health Association September 2009 Thomas W. Easterly, P.E., DEE, QEP Commissioner, Indiana Department of Environmental Management.

Indiana Environmental Health
Association September 2009
Thomas W. Easterly, P.E., DEE, QEP
Commissioner, Indiana Department
of Environmental Management
IDEM’s Mission
IDEM is responsible for protecting human health
and the environment while providing for safe
industrial, agricultural, commercial and
governmental operation vital to a prosperous
economy.
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How Does IDEM Protect the
Environment?
1. Develop regulations and issue permits to restrict
discharges to the environment to safe levels.
2. Inspect and monitor permitted facilities to
ensure compliance with the permits.
3. Enforce against people who exceed their permit
levels or violate regulations.
4. Educate people on their environmental
responsibilities.
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New Technology at IDEM
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Virtual File Cabinet
Digital Inspector
e DMR
Tempo
Virtual File Cabinet
• IDEM’s electronic filing system—over 48.5
million documents now available to the public
electronically.
• Visits to IDEM file room down over 90% from
445/mo 1Q 2007 to 35/mo 2Q 2008.
• IDEM's Virtual File Cabinet 101 Tutorial is:
http://www.in.gov/idem/files/vfc/vfc_h1.html
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Digital Inspector
• Digital Inspector Tool is a computer tablet
based tool with standardized inspection
checklists, links to all information about the
facility and the regulations.
• This tool is currently in use for solid waste
inspections including CAFOs, Auto Salvage
Yards and Landfills.
• Is being expanded to other programs.
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e-DMR
• e-DMR—Electronic filing of waste water
discharge monitoring reports.
• Currently available for all Indiana facilities.
• IDEM is currently doing outreach to help
people learn how to use this new system.
• Will increase efficiency and eliminate errors
caused by reentry of data from paper forms to
IDEM computers.
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TEMPO
• Enterprise wide electronic integration of all
IDEM information—part of the infrastructure
to receive and process electronic permit
applications and reports:
– Four programs currently accepting electronic
submittals:
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Wetlands 401 Water Quality Certifications
Community Right to Know
Office of Land Quality Site Investigations
eDMR Wastewater Discharge Monitoring Reports
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TEMPO Continued
– Expect ten additional programs to accept
electronic submittals by the end of the year:
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Water Quality Erosion Construction Permits (Rule 5)
Water Quality Industrial Runoff Permits (Rule 6)
Air Quality Permits by Rule
Air Quality Asbestos
Air Quality Source Specific Operating Authorizations
Drinking Water Program
Brownfields
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TEMPO Continued
• State Revolving Fund (water and wastewater loans and
grants)
• Underground Storage Tanks
• Diesel Emission Reduction Program
– Expect all IDEM programs to be electronic in 2012
• TEMPO is currently in use in seven states
working together to share programming costs
and to provide a common interface to the
regulated community:
IN, KY, LA, MD, MS, NJ, UT
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Modernized Programs/Changes
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Metrics
Enforcement Changes
Local Air Agencies
Rulemaking Reorganization
Response to Budget Challenges
– Efficiency Gains--Return Staffing to historical levels
– Travel Restrictions
– Suspended most new Grants and Loans
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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Performance Metrics July 2009
Quality of Hoosiers' Environment
Result
Target
Comments
% of Hoosiers in counties meeting air quality
standards
98%
100%
80%
1 county & 106,673 of
6,376,792 above standard
% of CSO Communities with approved programs
to prevent the release of untreated sewage
93%
100%
20%
90+9 (99) out of 98+9
(107)
Permitting Efficiency Total calendar days accumulated in issuing environmental permits, as determined by state statute
Land
27,695
66,565
86,864
138 permits
Air
66,978
207,000
385,000
293 permits
Water
38,155
48,000
200,000
108 permits
* Places emphasis on back logged permits
Compliance Total percentage of compliance observations from regulated customers within acceptable compliance standards
Inspections
96.36%
97%
75%
Self reporting
97.82%
99%
95%
Continuous monitoring (COM)
99.72%
99.90%
99%
* 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
$1,400,000
$0
$3,447,017
$1.4 OLQ
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Percent of Activities Meeting Regulations
102.00%
100.00%
98.00%
96.00%
94.00%
92.00%
90.00%
88.00%
6/1/2005
12/1/2005
6/1/2006
12/1/2006
6/1/2007
12/1/2007
6/1/2008
12/1/2008
6/1/2009
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Agency Change: Enforcement
• No improvement in compliance rates in 4 years.
• Discussed enforcement models (separate office or
in program) with EPA headquarters – both in use at
EPA and other states and both can be effective
• Non-technical enforcement staff regularly “waiting
on program staff” under the control of other
managers to resolve cases.
• Enforcement-only responsibility = No incentive to
resolve cases
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Agency Changes: Enforcement
• Returned enforcement function and staff to the
air, water and land programs.
• Published Internal-Deliberative Compliance and
Enforcement Response Policy (CERP) as a Nonrule Policy Document to increase transparency
and facilitate understanding of the enforcement
process.
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Agency Changes: Local Contracts
• Continuation of IDEM’s goal to use efficiency
gains to reduce contracting out of core
environmental protection functions.
• Local Agency Contracts amounted to about
$2M/year, not including IDEM oversight costs.
• Improves consistency across state with amount
of oversight and application of regulations.
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Agency Changes: Rulemaking
In January 2009, consolidated separate air, water
and land rulemaking sections into one Rules
Development Branch located in IDEM’s Office of
Legal Counsel.
1. Addressed ebb and flow of rulemaking in each
media program
2. Provided opportunity to cross train media-specific
rule writers
3. Better prepared for large rulemaking initiatives
4. Work closer with legal staff
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Current State Budget Balances
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IDEM Staffing Levels
Fiscal Year
Budgeted
Filled
2004
1,054
2005
1,054
2006
1,063
*2007
1,063
*2008
1,031
*2009
1,031
*2010
983
*2011
983
895
918
915
927
954
950
983
983
1,100
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900
700
500
300
100
* The increases in staff reflect the following:
(4) new LUST Inspectors to meet Federal Energy Policy Act
(7) OLQ staff to replace the outsource contract for UST technical reviews, saving $1.6M
(11) OAQ staff to replace the outsource of permitting contracts, saving $5M
(15) SFR and Brownfield staff at IFA
(5) OWQ staff from ISDA to meet Rule 5 requirements
(2) OPPTA staff from Lt Gov Office
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Response to Reduced State Income
• Eliminated 2009 raises.
• Strategic Hiring Review—Using attrition to
reduce spending.
• Reduce/eliminate grants, contracts, etc.
• Restrictions on travel and purchasing.
• Will maintain essential State services.
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Agency Change: Grant and
Loan Program Suspension
• Grants and Loans from the following nonreverting funds were suspended as of
December 19, 2008: (as listed in budget report to legislature)
– 2580 Recycling Promotion Assistance Fund
– 2530 Solid Waste Recycling Fund
– 2640 Waste Tire Fund
• During economic crisis, it is critical to adequately fund core
government functions such as public safety, education, and
public health
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Questions?
Tom Easterly
Commissioner
Indiana Department of Environmental Management
317-232-8611
[email protected]
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