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IDEM's Environmental Goal - Increasing Personal Income while Improving Indiana's Environmental Quality

Learn how the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) aims to increase the personal income of Hoosiers while maintaining and improving the state's environmental quality. IDEM ensures clear regulations, speedy decisions, and timely resolution of enforcement actions, among other measures.

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IDEM's Environmental Goal - Increasing Personal Income while Improving Indiana's Environmental Quality

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  1. NIRPC July 26, 2007 Thomas W. Easterly, P.E., DEE, QEP Commissioner IN Department of Environmental Management

  2. IDEM’s Environmental Goal Increase the personal income of all Hoosiers from the current $0.88/$1.00 of the national average to at least $1.00/$1.00 of the national average while maintaining and improving Indiana’s Environmental Quality.

  3. Pilot 2006 Environmental Performance Index Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy Yale University Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) Columbia University http://www.yale.edu/epi/

  4. How Will IDEM Help Increase Personal Income? • Clear, consistent and speedy decisions • Clear regulations • Assistance first, enforcement second • Timely resolution of enforcement actions • Every regulated entity will have current valid permits without unnecessary requirements • Written Standard Operating Procedures • Improved staff training and development

  5. Performance Metrics

  6. January 10, 2005 Allen--Ozone Boone--Ozone Clark—PM & Ozone Dubois--PM Elkhart--Ozone Hamilton--Ozone Hancock--Ozone Madison--Ozone Marion—PM & Ozone Shelby--Ozone St. Joseph--Ozone January 1, 2007 Clark--PM Marion--PM Counties above AQ Standards

  7. Ozone Monitoring Trends

  8. LaPorte County NOx and VOC

  9. Lake and Porter NOx and VOC

  10. LaPorte County Ozone Redesignation • Submittal Date - May 30, 2006 • U.S. EPA Proposed Approval – April 18, 2007. • U.S. EPA FinalApproval—July 19, 2007. • Need APCB to adopt Emergency Rule before permits can be issued under Attainment Regulations—Meeting Scheduled for this room on September 5, 2007

  11. Lake and Porter Counties Redesignation • Submittal Date – September 12, 2006 • U.S. EPA proposed approval –May 31, 2007—Comment Period Ended July 2, 2007. • Illinois filed comments strongly objecting to Indiana becoming attainment “because of Indiana’s impact on Illinois air quality” • A California court decision reinstated the 1-hour ozone standard making the area a Severe Ozone Nonattainment Area

  12. Lake and Porter Counties Redesignation • If the area goes back to a “Severe” area by action of law, EPA will be prohibited by the Clean Air Act from approving attainment for any county in the Chicago CMSA until the entire area becomes attainment—and according to Illinois until Illinois petitions for redesignation. • High Ozone Levels at the Whiting Monitor on 5/22, 6/11, 6/15, 6/16 and 6/17. The 4th high value appears to be 0.088, the critical value for this monitor was 0.086, we apparently have calculated nonattainment

  13. ChiWaukee Monitor

  14. Michigan City Monitor

  15. Hammond Monitor

  16. Holland Michigan Monitor

  17. What Does Redesignation Mean for The Area? • Area redesignated to attainment and classified maintenance. • New Source Review permitting requirements alleviated. • Controls that lead to attainment remain in place. • If an unexpected re-violation of the standard occurs, warning and action level response triggers in place.

  18. Additional Measures to Provide Margin of Safety • Portable Fuel Container rule • Off-road engine controls • Auto Refinishing • Solvents and Degreasers • Consumer/Commercial Products • Automotive and Industrial Maintenance (AIM) Coatings • Outdoor wood furnaces

  19. PM 2.5 Monitoring Trends NOTE: Only Lake and Porter counties have been designated nonattainment for PM under the annual PM 2.5 standard

  20. Lake and Porter PM PM2.5 Redesignation • Partial nonattainment area redesignation request • 2005 Base Year • 2020 Planning Horizon and Conformity Budget • Draft complete by July 2007 • Public notice/comment July/August 2007 • Final Submittal – Fall 2007

  21. New 24 Hour PM2.5 Standard

  22. Thank You—Any Questions? Tom Easterly 100 N. Senate Ave. IGCN 1301 Indianapolis, IN 46204 (317) 232-8611 Fax (317) 233-6647 teasterly@idem.in.gov

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