Response and Remediation Program Update

1. Response and Remediation Program Update June 19, 2013 Derrick Williams, Program Manager

2. Response and Remediation Program • Hazardous Site Response Program • Voluntary Remediation Program • Brownfields Program • CERCLA PA/SI Team

3. Legislative Update • HB276 – Reauthorized SW/HW Fees (Signing statement paraphrased – the Constitution of Georgia specifically limits any attempt to dedicate revenues in a general bill unless specifically permitted by the Constitution of Georgia, I would deem this language in the House Bill 276 as being nonbinding)

4. FY12 HSRA Funding • Fees/fines Collected $13,615,384 • Fees Appropriated $2,939,882 • Local Gov Reimbursement $1,622,178

5. HSI Data

6. Hazardous Site Inventory • 556 total HSI sites • 297 active sites with responsible parties identified • 199 cleanups in progress • 67 investigations in progress • 33 no action taken (due to lack of resources) • 124 local gov. solid waste landfills • 64 Hazardous Waste Management sites • 63 orphan sites

7. HSRA Rule Changes • Provide 60 day deferment of notification scoring • Delist type 5 sites upon concurrence of CSR and execution of UEC • Delineation of releases to soil to Type 1 Standards • Delineation of releases to GW to MCLs • Public notification publish in legal organ • Installation of permanent marker on only one side of UEC restricted area

8. Federal Brownfields Funding

9. Brownfields Application Review Fees • $3,000 per application • $1,383,000 to date – most went to general fund • VRP Escrow Account Act passed in 2010 • Allows retention and use of application fees by Brownfields Program

10. Brownfields Fees

11. Brownfields Applications

12. Brownfield Application Status

13. Brownfields Application Types 463 Applications to date:

14. 207 Non-HSI Brownfield Certifications

15. 56 HSI Brownfield Certifications

16. Brownfields Completed • 263 final LOLs issued • 2,526 acres certified in compliance with RRS • 739,176 tons of contaminated soil remediated

17. VRP Application Review Fees • $5,000 fee per application • Invoicing $75/hour for EPD overview • Approximately $450,000 collected to date • 47% of staff VRP time is not site-specific

18. VRP Growth

19. VRP Applications 69 Applications received 55 Applications approved 6 Applications under review 8 Applications withdrawn or awaiting revisions 4 Properties delisted 18 Sites have recorded UECs (4 VRP sites)

20. VRP Program Refinement Develop application checklist Application reviews completed in < 90 days All VRP applications handled by VRP Program Pathway for HWMA Order sites to enter Program Financial assurance based on site specifics Reduce GW delineation requirements if exempt from GW corrective action

21. Updated VRP FAQs • VRP Applications • FAQ 1 – EPD recommends pre-application meeting. • FAQ 8 – Is my site a good VRP candidate? • FAQ 18 – What is an appropriate schedule? • FAQ 30 – Summary matrix of cleanup Programs. • Plan Modifications • FAQ 16 – Withdrawal / removal from the Program. • FAQ 17 – Delineation under § 12-8-107(g)(2). • FAQ 28 – When do I address EPD comment letters? • FAQ 29 – Is my application / enrollment transferable?

22. Updated VRP FAQs Financial Assurance FAQ 25 – When is financial assurance required? FAQ 26 – May I cancel an existing FA instrument? FAQ 27 – Model FA documents. Delisting & Covenant Termination FAQ 32 – Delisting individual properties from a site. FAQ 33 – Delisting Type 5 sites under VRP. FAQ 23 – Termination of a Covenant.

23. Contact Information Response and Remediation Program 404-657-8600 Derrick Williams - Manager Derrick_williams@dnr.state.ga.us Unit Coordinators Jason Metzger - jmetzger@dnr.state.ga.us David Brownlee - David.Brownlee@dnr.state.ga.us David Reuland - David.Reuland@dnr.state.ga.us Madeleine Kellam - Madeleine.Kellam@dnr.state.ga.us