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Alabama Land Division Regulatory Update. Wm. Gerald Hardy Chief, Land Division 2010 Southern Section A&WMA Annual Conference August 2010. Topics. Land Division Organization RCRA 2020 Corrective Action Hazardous Waste Program Solid Waste Program Scrap Tire Program.
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Alabama Land Division Regulatory Update Wm. Gerald Hardy Chief, Land Division 2010 Southern Section A&WMA Annual Conference August 2010
Topics • Land Division Organization • RCRA 2020 Corrective Action • Hazardous Waste Program • Solid Waste Program • Scrap Tire Program
Land Division Organization • Solid Waste Branch: Phil Davis • Industrial Hazardous Waste Branch: Jeff Kitchens • Governmental Hazardous Waste Branch: Stephen Cobb • Environmental Services Branch: Larry Bryant • Groundwater Branch: Sonja Massey
Hazardous Waste Program GPRA 2020 Progress Human Exposures Controlled (CA725) 2011 Regional Goal – 71% 2011 State Projection – 73% Groundwater Migration Controlled (CA750) 2011 Regional Goal – 66% 2011 State Projection – 69% Site-Wide Remedy Decision (CA400) 2011 Regional Goal – 55% 2011 State Projection – 66% Site-Wide Remedy Constructed (CA550) 2011 Regional Goal – 48% 2011 State Projection – 52%
Hazardous Waste Program Industrial & Governmental Compliance and Enforcement Compliance FY 2010 (through July) 205 Facility Inspections Enforcement FY 2010 (through July) 89 Warning Letters issued to Facilities 31 Notices of Violation issued to Facilities 11 Notices of Intent to Initiate Enforcement Actions 7 Orders issued for a total penalty amount of $143,560
Miscellaneous Issues EPA Enforcement Oversight - State Review Framework (SRF) Uniform Environmental Covenant Act (UECA) Implementation eFile
Solid Waste Permitting Program • Recent Issues • Staffing increased to 5 engineers • All FY10 renewals issued prior to expiration • Current Issues • Perry County Associates Landfill & coal ash • BP oily waste disposal • Future Issues • Composting & Post-Closure Regulation
Solid Waste Program Permitting Permitting Solid Waste Landfills Zero backlog (down from 52 from FY 2008) Scrap Tire Facilities (to date) Receiver Registrations 2,525 Transporter Permits 176 Processor Permits 52
Solid Waste Program Compliance and Enforcement Compliance FY 2010 (through June) 377 Landfill Inspections 904 Scrap Tire Facility Inspections Enforcement FY2010 (through June) 24 Notices of Violation issued to Landfills 49 Notices of Violation issued to Scrap Tire Facilities 42 Notices of Violation issued for Tire Dumps, Solid Waste Dumps, Combination Dump Sites 24 Orders issued for a total penalty amount of $140,455
Solid Waste Recycling Program • 2009 8 Grants awarded totaling over $1.1 Million • 2010 15 Grants awarded totaling over $1.7 Million • Recycling Facility Regulations passed on June 25, 2010; effective August 3, 2010 • Recycling Registration Form will be available later this year • Manufacturing and fuel use facilities are not subject to recycling registration regulations
Solid Waste Remediation Program Solid Waste Fund Site Cleanup (FY2010) To date, 179 total eligible sites 42 sites completed with approximately 3,300 tons of solid waste disposed Approximately 60 sites in progress Over $1.6 Million committed to unauthorized dump remediation projects since program inception in June 2009
Scrap Tire Remediation Program Scrap Tire Fund Large Site Cleanup Removal activities in Prichard completed (August 2009 – March 2010) ~13,500 tons of scrap tires and tire materials removed Equivalent to more than 1.3 million passenger tire equivalents $798,039.90 paid for clean-up Over 60% of scrap tires beneficially reused Remediation activities in Samson, Geneva County to commence soon (Approx. 1,000,000 Tires) Scrap Tire Fund Small Site Cleanup (FY2010) 17 sites completed—approximately 40,000 scrap tires disposed 9 sites in progress $238,100 for cleanup of the 17 sites
Contacts • Gerald Hardy, Chief - Land Division • (334) 271-7732 • Phil Davis, Chief – Solid Waste Branch • (334) 271-7755 • Jeff Kitchens, Chief – Industrial Hazardous Waste Branch • (334) 270-5627 • Stephen Cobb, Chief-Governmental HW Branch • (334) 271-7739 • Larry Bryant, Chief-Environmental Services Branch • (334) 271-7771 • Sonja Massey, Chief-Groundwater Branch • (334) 271-7832