Transcript Georgia EPD Land Protection Branch Update GIEC Annual Meeting

GEORGIA EPD
LAND PROTECTION
BRANCH UPDATE
MARCH 2016
Beth Blalock , Asst. Chief
Land Protection Branch
OVERVIEW
 Updates
 Upcoming changes to policies
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BRANCH ORGANIZATION
Jeff Cown, Branch Chief
Lead & Asbestos
William Cook,
Program Manager,
Solid Waste
MSW & Industrial
Landfills
Beth Blalock,
Assistant Branch Chief
Lon Revall,
Program Manager,
UST
Jim Brown,
Program Manager,
HW Corrective Action
Jane Hendricks,
Program Manager,
HW Management
Jason Metzger
Program Manager,
Response & Remediation
Inspections &
Enforcement
RCRA
Remediation
RCRA Permitted
Facilities
HSI & Abandoned
Sites
Private Party
Cleanups
NPL Sites
HW Generators
HSRA
Remediation
EPD Managed
Cleanups
Risk Assessment
DOD Facilities
Voluntary
Remediation
Environmental
Monitoring
Surface Mining
Waste Reduction
Scrap Tire
Compliance
Brownfields
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BY THE NUMBERS
Underground Storage Tanks
Scrap Tire Generators
29,261
Asbestos Projects
Hazardous Waste Generators
7,503
Surface Mining Permits
2,297
4,992
Hazardous Sites Inventory
821
536
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BY THE NUMBERS
Remediation Projects
Scrap Tire Piles
380
RCRA TSD Facilities
136
NPL Sites
77
Permitted Landfills
66 Inert
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203
53 MSW
42 Industrial
42 C&D
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SOLID WASTE DISPOSED IN GEORGIA
MSW
C&D
14,000,000
Year
Per Capita
MSW
Disposed
(tons
lbs/perso
n)
2010
6.74
2011
6.52
2012
5.94
2013
5.93
2014
6.03
2015
6.71
12,000,000
10,000,000
Tons
8,000,000
6,000,000
4,000,000
2,000,000
0
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
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HAZARDOUS SITES INVENTORY
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VOLUNTARY REMEDIATION PROGRAM
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BROWNFIELDS PROGRAM
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RECENT REGULATIONS
SCRAP TIRE RULE REVISION
CHAPTER 391-3-4-.19
 Adopted by DNR Board August 26, 2015 and became
effective October 28, 2015
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Incorporates HB226 changes
Clarifies existing language
Updates requirements to reflect changes in the
industry
Includes definition for “beneficial reuse”
Revises requirements for processors, generators,
carriers and tire storage
Adds requirements for used tire management
Amends manifest requirements
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PROPOSED REGULATIONS
2015 DEFINITION OF SOLID WASTE
 Federal Rule Effective July 13, 2015
 Major Provisions
• Retaining generator-controlled exclusions with
strengthened requirements.
• Replacing transfer-based exclusion with verified
recycler exclusion.
• Codifying definition of legitimate recycling with
built-in recognition for closed-loop recycling and
commodity-grade materials.
• Finalizing remanufacturing exclusion for certain
higher-value spent solvents.
• Strengthening existing variance and non-waste
determination provisions.
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PROPOSED REGULATIONS
COAL COMBUSTION ASH RESIDUALS
Federal rule effective October 19, 2015
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GA EPD will propose to adopt rule
Looking at any additions/exceptions that
may be needed in GA
Also looking at a Rule for the CCR
Impoundments that will be exempt from
the Federal Rule
Currently evaluating the federal Rule and
how the proposed state Rule should look
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PROPOSED REGULATIONS
UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS
Federal rule effective October 13, 2015
New O&M requirements:
Periodic walkthrough inspections
Spill, overfill & containment sumps tested every
three years
Annual testing of release detection equipment
Removes deferrals for emergency generator
tanks, field constructed USTs & airport hydrants
Requires demonstration of fuel compatibility
with UST system (>10% ethanol, >20%
biodiesel)
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HB 1028
Requires notification by
owner/operator of a MSWLF
must notify government of a
“release”
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UST INITIATIVES
Actuarial Study Findings
 Large unfunded liabilities
 $400M in claim payments over life of Fund
 More than 47% of payments went to facilities
no longer in the fund
Recommendations
 Annual compliance inspections
 Lower cleanup costs
 Tank fees to assist fund management
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UST INITIATIVES
Lean Six Sigma
 Concern about cost of UST cleanups and ability of
GUST fund to meet future needs
 Effort begun in June 2015 to analyze factors
contributing to cleanup costs and identify
opportunities to reduce costs without reducing
environmental protections or significantly
increasing project review time
 Closure, CAP-A, CAP-B, risk based corrective action
and off-gas treatment guidance being revised;
external stakeholder input will be sought
 New information system
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RISK ASSESSMENT INITIATIVE
LPB has set up a Risk Assessment
Evaluation Team
Team Goals
Evaluate risk assessment methods employed
throughout the land branch programs
Broadly discuss any required updates and/or
changes that may be needed based on our
findings
Evaluate the consistency of how risk
assessment may be conducted in the future
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AUTOMATED SYSTEMS
Land Branch: UST, Scrap Tire,
Brownfield
•New information management system in beta
testing
•Will improve tracking of regulated entities and
enforcement actions
•Public portal
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