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Air & Waste Management Assoc. August 6, 2008

Region 4 RCRA Division Ken Lapierre, Deputy Director. Air & Waste Management Assoc. August 6, 2008. Who We Are Now?. Corrective Action PCBs USTs Materials Management Brownfields RCRA Programs RCRA & OPA Enforcement & Compliance Reuse/Revitalization. Enforcement.

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Air & Waste Management Assoc. August 6, 2008

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  1. Region 4 RCRA Division Ken Lapierre, Deputy Director Air & Waste Management Assoc.August 6, 2008

  2. Who We Are Now? • Corrective Action • PCBs • USTs • Materials Management • Brownfields • RCRA Programs • RCRA & OPA Enforcement & Compliance • Reuse/Revitalization Enforcement Land Preservation & Restoration Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Brownfields/ Revitalization UST

  3. RCRA Division Organizational Structure

  4. PCB Permitting & Cleanup Program • EPA transferred the management of the PCB cleanup program and most of the PCB disposal program from the Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances (OPPTS) to the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER). • The transfer did not make any substantive changes to the regulatory requirements or standards for PCB cleanup and disposal under TSCA. • Corrective Action Section assumed responsibility for PCB cleanups under 40 CFR Part 761. • PCB storage and disposal approvals are handled by the Permits and State Programs Section.

  5. National Program Priorities • Corrective Action • Recycling, Waste Minimization & Energy Recovery • Revitalization • USTs • Brownfields • Financial Responsibility

  6. RCRA and HSWASo Far, the Story Has Been • Focused on hazardous waste • Built the cradle-to-grave system • Permits for facilities largely issued • Corrective action focused on high priority sites • Next, moving to the 2020 Vision: The Unfinished Business of RCRA • Prevent pollution and promote recycling and reuse of materials • Reduce the use of priority chemicals at all life cycle stages • Cradle to Cradle

  7. Meeting the 2020 Corrective Action Goals • Concentrate on performance • Commit to meeting goals early • Use experience on what worked and consider new and innovative ideas • Document Remedy Construction (min 30-33/year) • Expect no new government resources, accept that the degree of oversight will decrease • Set measurable performance outcomes and be accountable for results

  8. Resource Conservation Challenge (RCC) Goals Prevent pollution and promote recycling and reuse of materials • Reduce the use of priority chemicals at all life cycle stages • Increase energy and materials conservation

  9. RCC National Priority Areas • 35% Recycling of Municipal Solid Waste • Beneficial Use of Secondary Materials • Priority and Toxic Chemical Reduction • Green Initiatives - Electronics

  10. Priority Chemical Reduction/NPEP • Region 4 is actively seeking opportunities to highlight/showcase achievements in priority chemical reduction • Specific goals set for FY2008

  11. EPA’s UST FY 2008 Program Goals • Overall, Regional goal of 69% for substantial operational compliance (SOC) for release detection and release prevention. • Regional petroleum contamination completed cleanup commitment of 3,100 sites.

  12. Factors That May Affect UST Cleanup • State Fund Solvency Issues • Tougher Sites Remain • Monitored Natural Attenuation Closures may Take Longer • Tighter Resources

  13. The Brownfields Universe National Priorities List 1623 (NPL) Sites (proposed, final and deleted) Superfund Sites 46,654 Brownfields 450,000-600,000 (program estimation)

  14. Brownfield National Program Goals • Assessments completed with EPA funds 1000 • Cleanups completed with EPA funds 60 • Jobs Leveraged 5000 • Redevelopment Dollars Leveraged $900million

  15. Brownfields Program Information • Region 4 oversees 104 active Brownfields grants • Competitive grantee selections were announced on April 7, 2008 – 50 in R4 • Outreach efforts resulted in a 30% increase in competitive grant proposals in Region 4

  16. EPA's National Priority of Financial Responsibility • EPA's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) established financial responsibility as a national priority for FY2007 through FY2008. • The environmental laws affected include RCRA Subtitle C, CERCLA, TSCA, RCRA Subtitle I, and SDWA. • RCRA Subtitle C – R4 conducted reviews of all financial assurance instruments and cost estimates in all 8 Region 4 States as of FY2008. • Wide range of issues: By the end of FY2008, 8 administrative actions will have been completed.

  17. Questions, Discussion? • lapierre.kenneth@epa.gov • 404.562.8570

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