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Update on EPA E-Reporting Rule at Kansas Environmental Conference

Ann D'Alfonso from the Bureau of Water at the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) will provide an update on the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Electronic Reporting Rule at the Kansas Environmental Conference on August 14-15, 2019.

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Update on EPA E-Reporting Rule at Kansas Environmental Conference

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  1. Kansas Environmental Conference August 14 - 15, 2019

  2. Ann D’Alfonso Bureau of Water, Update on the E-Reporting Rule • Bureau of Water • Environmental Compliance and Software Manager Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE)

  3. NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule Bureau of Water, Update on the E-Reporting Rule • National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Electronic Reporting Rule • On July 30, 2013, EPA proposed the Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Electronic Reporting Rule; which requires electronic reporting of NPDES information rather than the current paper-based reports from permitted facilities that discharge to waters of the United States. • The rule was signed on September 24, 2015 and published in October 2015.

  4. NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule Bureau of Water, Update on the E-Reporting Rule • What else is required? • Requires states and other regulatory authorities to share NPDES data electronically with EPA including permit, compliance, monitoring (e.g., inspection), violation determination and enforcement action. • Data is then showcased on EPA’s public website Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO)

  5. Bureau of Water, Update on the E-Reporting Rule NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule

  6. Bureau of Water, Update on the E-Reporting Rule EPA E-Reporting Phase II Requirements

  7. Bureau of Water Bureau of Field Services Bureau of Water, Update on the E-Reporting Rule • CAFO • Including Livestock Disposal Site Program (Data is shared with Waste Management Section) • Swine – Certified Operators • NPDES • Industrial • Municipal • Technical Services • General Permits Who within KDHE will be impacted by the EPA E-Reporting rule?

  8. Bureau of Water, Update on the E-Reporting Rule Steps to meet EPA E-Reporting Rule

  9. Bureau of Water, Update on the E-Reporting Rule Current NPDES Data Processing

  10. Bureau of Water, Update on the E-Reporting Rule Steps to meet EPA E-Reporting Rule

  11. Bureau of Water, Update on the E-Reporting Rule The Start of KDHE Phase II E-Reporting

  12. Bureau of Water, Update on the E-Reporting Rule Division of Environment Wide Electronic System

  13. What does KEIMS do? Bureau of Water, Update on the E-Reporting Rule • Permitting – Application submittal, Notice of Intent (NOI), Notice of Termination (NOT) • Site Management – Annual Reports, Monitoring (DMR) • Administration – Financial • Compliance – Inspections, Violation Determinations, Enforcement action

  14. Bureau of Water, Update on the E-Reporting Rule • What’s Next BOW NPDES E-Reporting • Implement Contract Approval Process (Fall 2019) • Build the BOW/ BEFS Software System (New Year 2020) • Beta test the system, Data Transfer (Spring 2020) • Training (Summer 2020)

  15. Internal External (Regulated Community) Bureau of Water, Update on the E-Reporting Rule • User Manuals • Webinars • In person trainings • Video step-by-step instruction • User Manuals • In person trainings BOW KEIMS Training

  16. Bureau of Water, Update on the E-Reporting Rule Thank you Ann D’Alfonso 785-296-3015 Ann.D’Alfonso@ks.gov

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