Indiana Steel Environmental Group June 29, 2011

Indiana Steel Environmental Group

June 29, 2011

Thomas W. Easterly, P.E., BCEE, QEP CommissionerIN Department of Environmental Management

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Presentation Outline

• IDEM 2011 Legislative Agenda and Results• Comparison of Region V States by U.S. EPA• 25 Years of Progress• 2011 Goals and Challenges• Air Quality and Asthma Trends• Air Quality Standards and Where Indiana Stands

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2011 IDEM Legislative Agenda• No fee increase proposals• IDEM Issuance of NPDES General Permits SB 200• Authorization to pursue delegation for U.S. ACE

404 and U.S. EPA UIC programs SB 433• Define duties and funding for SWMDs EQSC• EQSC study of funding for environmental

programs SB 433• IDEM general bill that passed senate last year SB

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Comparison of Region 5 States Permitting Program Status

compiled by U.S. EPA Region 5 for March 10, 2011 State

Environmental Directors Meeting

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(573) (650) (385)

(295) (597) (467)

(Total Number of Title V Permits)

25 Years of Progress

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25 Years of Progress• At the end of 2009, for the first time since

ambient air quality standards were developed, all of Indiana met all of the health based ambient air quality standards (including the 0.075 ozone standard).

• During 2010, the new 0.15 microgram per cubic meter lead standard became effective and almost 700 people may be breathing air above that new standard. IDEM is working to make sure that those Hoosiers have clean air to breathe.

• Outdoor Hydronic Heater (formerly Outdoor Wood Fired Boiler) Rule effective May 18, 2011.

• Automotive mercury switch removal program.12


• Water Quality Improvements:– IDEM has assessed the water quality in 83% of

Indiana’s waters to identify areas in need of improvement.

– IDEM has used the 319 grant process to fund watershed improvement projects over the past five years that have prevented annual discharges of:

• 500,508,000 pounds of sediment• 546,871 pounds of nitrogen• 332,270 pounds of phosphorus

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• Water Quality Improvements:IDEM has documented the water quality improvements from these program efforts and removed the watersheds listed on the next page from the list of impaired waters.

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• Water Quality Improvements:• Big Walnut Creek

http://www.in.gov/idem/nps/files/watershed_success_epa_bigwalnut.pdf

• Clifty Creek http://www.in.gov/idem/nps/files/watershed_success_epa_clifty.pdf

• Pigeon Creek

http://www.in.gov/idem/nps/files/watershed_success_epa_pigeon.pdf

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http://www.in.gov/idem/nps/files/watershed_success_epa_bigwalnut.pdf

http://www.in.gov/idem/nps/files/watershed_success_epa_clifty.pdf

http://www.in.gov/idem/nps/files/watershed_success_epa_pigeon.pdf


• Administratively extended NPDES permits.– In 2005, there were 263 administratively

extended NPDES permits– Two of those 263 remain to be issued:

• ArcelorMittal Indiana Harbor East• ArcelorMittal Indiana Harbor West

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• Water Quality: Combined Sewer Overflows – All 98 State lead CSO Communities and 5 of the 10

Federal lead Communities have entered legal agreements to address their CSO issues.

– We are working with USEPA to speed the progress on the remaining 5 Federal lead CSO communities.

– At least 25 of the CSO communities have completed their projects to address the release of untreated sewage during rain events.

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• Cleanup of Contaminated Sites:– Indiana has a fully funded Excess Liability Trust

Fund to pay for petroleum clean ups from currently operated tanks.

– Indiana will issue an updated RISC Closure Guidance Document this year.

– Exposure to hazardous constituents is under control at 58 of Indiana’s 66 RCRA Corrective Action sites, while Groundwater contamination is under control at 55 of those 66 sites.

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• Cleanup of Contaminated Sites:– Since 2005, Indiana has cleaned up more than

50,810,000 pounds of illegally dumped waste tires.– All 1,269 tons of VX Agent stored at the Newport

Chemical Agent Facility since 1969 has been safely destroyed. VX destruction started in May of 2005 and was completed in August 2008.

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25 Years of Progress• Electronic Permits and Reporting

– Virtual File Cabinet—electronic filing system with over 62,000,000 pages now online, about 433 boxes of old documents not yet in the system.

– TEMPO—Enterprise wide electronic integration of all IDEM information—part of the infrastructure to receive and process electronic permit applications and reports—scheduled to be fully operational in 2012.

– Digital Inspector—Still being rolled out.24

IDEM 2011 GOALS AND CHALLENGES

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2011 IDEM Major Goals• Complete Antidegradation Rulemaking Process.

• Draft rule is available for public review.• WPCB Preliminary Adoption Meeting July 27, 2011.

• Obtain U.S. EPA approval of attainment designations for PM2.5 for all of Indiana.• Evansville proposed May 23, 2011.

• Complete CAFO/CFO Rulemaking Process.• Preliminary Adoption May 11, 2011.

• Adopt RISC Closure Guidance as an NPD.• Released for public comment May 6, 2011.

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2011 IDEM Challenges

• Reissue NPDES General Permits Administratively and address antidegradation requirements.

• Provide Information to EQSC on:• IDEM program funding and costs.• Mint farm air emissions.• Possible responsibilities and funding sources for

Solid Waste Management Districts.

• Attainment designations for new SO2 Standard.27

2011 IDEM Challenges• Respond to U.S. EPA’s reconsideration of the

0.075 ppm ozone standard.• Other possible U.S. EPA decisions such as 316(b)

cooling water intakes, no CCW decision.• Develop plan for seamless implementation of

water program responsibilities currently assigned to: IDEM, ISDH, IDNR, OISC, ISDA, and possibly U.S. EPA (UIC) and U.S. ACE (404).

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Air Quality and Asthma Trends(Statewide)

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National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)

Where Does Indiana Stand?

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Criteria Pollutant TrendsStatewide:

Lead • Carbon Monoxide • Particulate Matter • Nitrogen Dioxide • Ozone • Sulfur Dioxide

Lead – Maximum Design Value Trends

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October 15, 2008: U.S. EPA Established A

New Lead Standard Set At 0.15 µg/m3 As A Three

Month Rolling Average.

Indiana’sNonattainment Area

for Lead Based on 2007-2009 Monitoring

Data

Carbon Monoxide (CO) – Maximum Design Value 1-Hour Trends

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April 3, 1971:U.S. EPA Established A

CO 1-Hour Standard Set At 35 ppm

January 28, 2011: U.S. EPA Proposed To Retain The CO 1-Hour Standard At 35 ppm

CO 1-Hour Design Values Based on 2010

Monitoring Data

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Carbon Monoxide (CO) – Maximum Design Value 8-Hour Trends

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April 3, 1971:U.S. EPA Established A

CO 8-Hour Standard Set At 9 ppm

January 28, 2011: U.S. EPA Proposed To Retain The CO 8-Hour

Standard At 9 ppm

CO 8-Hour Design Values Based on 2010

Monitoring Data

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Fine Particle (PM2.5) – Maximum Annual Design Value Trends

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July 18, 1997: U.S. EPA Established A New

PM2.5 Annual Standard Set At 15 µg/m3

PM2.5 AnnualDesign Values(3-yr Average)

Based on 2008-2010 Monitoring Data

Standard at 15 µg/m3

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March 15, 2010: U.S. EPA Announced It Would Reconsider The Annual PM2.5

Standard Within ARange Of 11-14 µg/m3




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March 15, 2010: U.S. EPA Announced It Would Reconsider The Annual PM2.5

Standard Within ARange Of 11-14 µg/m3




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Fine Particle (PM2.5) – Maximum 24-Hour Design Value Trends

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Based on potential revisions to the 24-hour standard.

PM2.5 24-HourDesign Values

(3-yr Average of98th Percentile)



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Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) – Maximum Annual Design Value Trends

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Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) – Maximum 1-Hour Design Value Trends

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1-Hour Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) – Maximum 1-Hour Design Value Trends

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June 6, 2010: U.S. EPA Announced A New

SO2 1-HourStandard Set At 75 ppb

SO2 1-HourDesign Values


Standard at 75 ppb

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Indiana Preliminary Designation

RecommendationsSO2 1-Hour Standard

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June 6, 2010: U.S. EPA Announced A New

SO2 1-HourStandard Set At 75 ppb

Ozone – Maximum Design Value Trends

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March 12, 2008:U.S. EPA Announced A New

Ozone 8-HourStandard Set At 0.075 ppm

Ozone 8-HourDesign Values

(3-yr Average 4th High)Based on 2008-2010

Monitoring Data

Standard at 0.075 ppm

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January 6, 2010:U.S. EPA Announced

Reconsideration Of TheOzone 8-Hour Standard

(Proposed Range Of0.060-0.070 ppm)



Monitoring Data


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Monitoring Data





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Monitoring Data





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Pollutant Standard0-4 Years

of Age5-19 Years

of AgeOver 65

Years of Age Total

1-hr SO2 75 ppb 99,372 224,980 155,191 479,543

8-hr O3 70 ppb 112,065 262,598 154,993 529,656

8-hr O3 60 ppb 303,575 766,409 518,491 1,588,475

Annual PM2.5 13 ug/m3 115,238 268,206 175,220 558,664

Annual PM2.5 11 ug/m3 253,641 616,194 440,306 1,310,141

24-hr PM2.5 30 ug/m3 54,424 140,991 92,043 287,458

Total 938,315 2,279,378 1,536,244 4,753,937

Population Compared to the Current and Potential NAAQS

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Thank You

Tom EasterlyCommissioner

Indiana Department of Environmental Management317-232-8611

[email protected]

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