Transcript Bill_Allen_Presentation_(MRAB_Meeting_July_9_2015).ppt
MRAB
July 9, 2015
Technical Guidance Non Regulatory Agenda plus New TGD Guidance Documents in process • Pre-applications • Engineering Manual • Blaster’s License Suspension • • Coal Ash GP Materials • Civil Penalties • GFCCs
NPDES Permitting Update • • • As of June 30, 582 Draft Permits have been sent to EPA EPA has commented or objected on 340 Issues – Checklist – Remining/TMDLs – Sediment Pond Sampling on TMDLs – Detection Limits – June 11 Letter
NPDES Permitting Statistics Comments No Comments (99 No Comment Letters)
Issued
310 202
Could be Issued Pending
13 31 17 9 (Awaiting 30 Days)
Historical Application Progress (Coal) • As of June 30 – 1455 of 1629 have been disposed – 174 (10.7%) remaining for action • 100 Renewals • 6 Annual Bond Reviews 68 Pottsville/105 California 1 Cambria/0 Greensburg/0 Moshannon/0 Knox
Trust Agreement/bond Status Total Agreements (165) Bonds
Jan 2007 Jan 2011 Mar 2014
56 31 107 64 133 76 Fully Funded Trusts Partially Funded Trusts 14 11 30 10 + 3 ABS 39 15 + 3 ABS
June 2015
134 77 39 15 + 3 ABS
Financial Summary Bonds Fully Funded Trusts
Jan 2007 Jan 2011 Mar 2015 Jun 2015
$84.1 M $192.0 M $225.0 M $ 230 M $38.6 M $52.5 M (69.1 M) $73 M ($77 M) $ 73 M ($ 77.5 M) Partially Funded Trusts $39 M $18.5 M (52.8 M) $60.6 M ($127 M) $60.9 M ($142 M)
Land Reclamation Financial Guarantees LRFG Operators LRFG Permits Total Underwritten
Count (last report)
85 (79) 130 (118) Last Quarter
Average Amount
$248,307 ($2.83 M Max) $162,355 ($2.1 M Max) Jun 2015 $19.2 M $ 21.1 M
Rec Fee Account Revenue-2nd Qtr 2015
Month
April May June FYTD Total
Coal Civil Penalties
$9,335.00
$41,388.67
$18,641.66
$174,455.00 ($165,732.25)
Interest
$524.08
$523.53
$1,180.83
$6,352.13
Reclamation Fee Account Other Possible Revenue FY 14-15 LRFG Interest $23,970.20
($51,028.85 from inception) FY 14-15 LRFG Premiums $295,970.20
Reclamation Fee Account Status Recent Balance (Jun 30) 14-15 FY Expenditures $3,247,670.65
$369,197.98
Proj. Expenditures (FY 15-16) $941,785.00
Reclamation Fee Account Activity Revenue Interest CPs (13-14) $6,352.13
$298,650.22
Expense Detail FY 14-15 Personnel $16,549.49
Lab Contracts Grants $5,279.00
$153,940.47
$193,429.02
Regulatory Update • Regulatory Agenda – Acts 95 and 157-April EQB – Remining (Sub F and Sub G)-May EQB – OSM Program Consistency-Committee – Water Supply Replacement (87 and 88) – Chapter 210/211 – Coal Fees
Coal Fees The three-year report was presented to the EQB Money is deposited into three coal mining funds SMCRA Coal Refuse BMCSLA NPDES Fees go into the Clean Water Fund
Coal Fees Revenue FY 12-13 FY 13-14 FY 14-15 (through June) $54,417.00 $166,110.00
$100,962.43
CWF Mining Fee Revenue FY 12-13 FY 13-14 FY 14-15 (through June) $247,800.00 $523,296.00
$474,729.00