Response and Remediation Program Update
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Date #, 2009 Presenter Name Response and Remediation Program Update April 16, 2013 Derrick Williams, Program Manager
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Response and Remediation Program Update. April 16, 2013Derrick Williams, Program Manager. Response and Remediation Program. Hazardous Site Response Program Voluntary Remediation Program Brownfields Program CERCLA PA/SI Team. Legislative Update. SB176 – Recommended to Study Committee - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Date #, 2009 Presenter Name
Response and Remediation Program Update
April 16, 2013 Derrick Williams, Program Manager
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
•Hazardous Site Response Program
•Voluntary Remediation Program
•Brownfields Program
•CERCLA PA/SI Team
Response and Remediation Program
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
• SB176 – Recommended to Study Committee
• HB276 – Reauthorized SW/HW Fees
Legislative Update
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
• Fees/fines Collected $13,615,384
• Fees Appropriated $2,939,882
• Local Gov Reimbursement $1,622,178
FY12 HSRA Funding
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
HSI Data
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Hazardous Site Inventory• 554 total HSI sites
• 297 active sites with responsible parties identified– 199 cleanups in progress
– 67 investigations in progress
– 31 no action taken (due to lack of resources)
• 124 local gov. solid waste landfills
• 70 RCRA permitted sites (hazardous waste)
• 63 orphan sites
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Georgia Department of Natural Resources
• $5,000 per application
• Invoicing $75/hour for EPD overview
• $431,550 collected to date
VRP Application Review Fees
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
VRP Growth
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
VRP Applications
•65 Applications received
•53 Applications approved
•8 Applications under review
•4 Applications withdrawn
•4 Properties delisted
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
VRP Program Results
• 8 participants have stopped active groundwater corrective action
• 28 participants have or propose UECs to restrict groundwater use
• 2 participants propose active groundwater corrective action
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
VRP Program Refinement
• Develop application checklist
• Application reviews completed in < 90 days
• All VRP applications handled by VRP Program
• Limit financial assurance to cost of long-term care of exposure controls
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Federal Brownfields Funding
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
• $3,000 per application
• $1,359,000 collected to date
• VRP Escrow Account Act passed in 2010
• Allows retention and use of application fees by Brownfields Program
Brownfields Application Review Fees
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Brownfields Fees
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Brownfields Applications
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Brownfields Application Types
455 Applications to date
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Brownfield Application Status
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Brownfields Program Results
• >450 Brownfields applications received to date
• 5,500 acres undergoing voluntary cleanup
• Millions of dollars invested in cleanup with minimal expense to taxpayers
• Billion+ dollars statewide being invested in properties that were blighted or underutilized
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
• 262 final LOLs issued
• 2,524 acres certified in compliance with RRS
• 772,962 tons of contaminated soil remediated
Brownfields Completed
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Contact Information
Derrick Williams - ManagerResponse and Remediation Program
