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ENVIRONMENTAL PRIORITIES PANEL

ENVIRONMENTAL PRIORITIES PANEL. Lloyd Cress, Commissioner, KY DEP Chris Korleski, Director, Ohio EPA Tom Easterly, Commissioner, IDEM. The Strickland Administration’s Environmental Priorities for OHIO Chris Korleski. The Daniels Administration’s Environmental Progress in Indiana Tom Easterly.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PRIORITIES PANEL

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  1. ENVIRONMENTAL PRIORITIES PANEL Lloyd Cress, Commissioner, KY DEP Chris Korleski, Director, Ohio EPA Tom Easterly, Commissioner, IDEM

  2. The Strickland Administration’s Environmental Prioritiesfor OHIOChris Korleski

  3. The Daniels Administration’s Environmental Progressin IndianaTom Easterly

  4. Air Quality Improvements • Entire State Measures Attainment for Ozone Ambient Air Quality Standard—Redesignation Petitions filed with USEPA & Approved for: • Delaware • Greene • Jackson • Vanderburgh • Vigo • Warrick • All other redesignation petitions pending at EPA • Only Marion and Clark Counties measure Nonattainment for PM2.5

  5. Water Quality Improvements • Over 50 Combined Sewer Overflow Long Term Control Plans developed and approved since January 10, 2005 • Improved the technical criteria for Indiana’s list of impaired waters (303d) • Working with EPA to shift inspection resources from the relatively well operated major dischargers to smaller facilities that are not routinely inpected

  6. Total Permit Calendar Days

  7. Air Permits for New Facilities • New Toyota Production at Lafayette Subaru Facility • Louis Dreyfus Soy Biodiesel Plant—Largest in the US • A dozen new Ethanol Production Facilities with ten pending • Honda Greensburg NSR permit issued in 94 days

  8. IDEM Goals • IDEM’s overall goal is to “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.” • In order to achieve that goal, IDEM will continue to strive to be clear, consistent and speedy. • In order to meet even higher standards of responsiveness some IDEM programs need more stable funding.

  9. 2005-2007 $240,798,257 2007-2009 $206,249,350 IDEM Budget Comparisons (w/o ELTF) Federal: $57,530,097 (27.9%) Red Federal: $84,618,622 (35.1%) Red General: $61,750,166 (29.9%) Lt. Aqua Dedicated: $86,969,087 (42.2%) Blue Dedicated: $91,318,803 (37.9%) Blue General: $64,860,832 (29.9%) Lt. Aqua

  10. IDEM Fees (Thousands)

  11. The Fletcher Administration’s Environmental Progressin KentuckyLloyd Cress

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