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Response and Remediation Program Update. April 16, 2013 Derrick 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
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Response and Remediation Program Update April 16, 2013 Derrick 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 • HB276 – Reauthorized SW/HW Fees
FY12 HSRA Funding • Fees/fines Collected $13,615,384 • Fees Appropriated $2,939,882 • Local Gov Reimbursement $1,622,178
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
VRP Application Review Fees • $5,000 per application • Invoicing $75/hour for EPD overview • $431,550 collected to date
VRP Applications 65 Applications received 53 Applications approved 8 Applications under review 4 Applications withdrawn 4 Properties delisted
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
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
Brownfields Application Review Fees • $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 Types 455 Applications to date
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
Brownfields Completed • 262 final LOLs issued • 2,524 acres certified in compliance with RRS • 772,962 tons of contaminated soil remediated
Contact Information Derrick Williams - Manager Response and Remediation Program 404-657-8606 Derrick_williams@dnr.state.ga.us