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Indiana Chamber of Commerce Environmental Roundtable August 28, 2007

Indiana Chamber of Commerce Environmental Roundtable August 28, 2007. Thomas W. Easterly, P.E., DEE, QEP Commissioner IN Department of Environmental Management. IDEM’s Mission and Environmental Goal.

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Indiana Chamber of Commerce Environmental Roundtable August 28, 2007

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  1. Indiana Chamber of Commerce Environmental RoundtableAugust 28, 2007 Thomas W. Easterly, P.E., DEE, QEP Commissioner IN Department of Environmental Management

  2. IDEM’s Mission and Environmental Goal IDEM is responsible for protecting human health and the environment while providing for safe industrial, agricultural, commercial and governmental operation vital to a prosperous economy. Our goal is to increase the personal income of all Hoosiers to the national average while maintaining and improving Indiana’s Environmental Quality.

  3. Indiana Environmental Stewardship Program • Enacted legislation in 2006 • Voluntary, performance based leadership program modeled after the U.S. EPA’s National Environmental Performance Track Program • Environmental Management System • Good compliance record • Commitment to implement a beyond compliance initiative

  4. ESP Charter Members • American Commercial Lines LLC (Jeffersonville, Clark County) • ICON Metal Forming, LLC (Corydon, Harrison County) • Jeffboat LLC (Jeffersonville, Clark County) • Karl Schmidt Unisia, Inc. (Fort Wayne, Allen County) • Louisiana Pacific Corporation (Middlebury, Elkhart County) • Mead Johnson & Company (Evansville & Mt. Vernon, Vanderburgh County) • OFS Brands, Inc. (Huntingburg, Dubois County)

  5. ESP Charter Members Pfizer, Inc. (Terre Haute, Vigo County) Quality Machine and Tool Works (Columbus, Bartholomew County) Raytheon Technical Services Company, LLC (Indianapolis, Marion County) Tinnerman Palnut Engineered Products, Inc. (Logansport Plant, Cass County) Total Interior Systems America, LLC (Princeton, Gibson County) Toyota Industrial Equipment Manufacturing, LLC (Columbus, Bartholomew County) Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Princeton (Gibson County)

  6. Mercury Switch Removal • Current results from HEA 1110 (2006) - the mercury switch removal program: • 398 Indiana Participants • 2,548 Mercury Switches Collected • 5.61 Pounds of mercury removed from end of life vehicles IC 13-20-17.7-2

  7. January 10, 2005 Allen--Ozone Boone--Ozone Clark--PM & Ozone Dubois--PM Elkhart--Ozone Hamilton--Ozone Hancock--Ozone LaPorte--Ozone Madison--Ozone Marion--PM & Ozone Shelby--Ozone St. Joseph--Ozone January 1, 2007 Clark--PM Marion—PM Possible Addition Lake—Ozone (Whiting Monitor) Counties above AQ Standards

  8. Ozone Attainment Status

  9. PM 2.5 Attainment Status

  10. Total Permit Calendar Days

  11. Administratively Extended Permits IC 13-15-4-19

  12. Percent of Activities Meeting Regulations

  13. Office of Enforcement2002-2006 *August 2007

  14. In early 2005, IDEM identified 120 open enforcement cases over 2 years old. Currently one of the original 120 cases is still open. Our goal is to resolve all enforcement cases within one year of the referral. We currently have 24 cases that are more than 12 months old—no new cases over 2 years old. Enforcement Backlog

  15. Continuous Improvement • IT initiatives • Tempo – Unified environmental database • Virtual File Cabinet – File room via Web • Pay for performance • Set clear performance expectations • Hold staff accountable for their decisions • Provides an incentive to go beyond minimum job requirements to assist regulated community

  16. Continuous Improvement • Reduce the use of contractors for air permitting and ELTF claim review • Reduce air permit process time • Applying lean manufacturing concepts (Six Sigma and Kaizen) to improve permitting efficiency and timeliness • Reduce deficiencies in permit applications • More information available via our website • Training workshops on permit requirements and the importance of submitting complete and accurate applications

  17. Continuous Improvement • Rearranged stormwater programs • Allows for cross-training and increased efficiency • Allows focus on policy development and plan review of LTCPs of combined sewer overflows • Reassigned management oversight of NPDES permitting activities resulting in a significant reduction of NPDES permit backlog .

  18. Thank You—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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