Strategic Priorities

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DEQS
Strategic Priorities
2010
As of
March 2007
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Balanced Scorecard
As of
March 2007
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Introductory Notes

• DEQ has an outcome oriented Vision and strategic
  objectives for four Key Performance Areas (KPAs)
  that provide a balanced view of the enterprise
  as a whole
• Program Capability
• Community
• Employees
• Financial Resources
• To help determine progress toward achieving the
  objectives and Vision, a series of outcome
  oriented Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) have
  been developed.
• Each KPI has been designated green, yellow, or
  red, to indicate progress in general (green is
  positive).
• Each KPI has a series of descriptors to help
  viewers gain a basic understanding of the
  indicator. The appearance of Virginias Desired
  Outcome on different KPIs indicates a specific
  priority of the Governor.

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Vision By the end of the decade, Virginians will
enjoy Cleaner water available for all uses,
Improved air quality that supports communities
and ecosystems, and the productive re-use of
contaminated land.
Employees An outcome oriented workforce and
culture
Financial Resources Optimal use of current
new resources
Program Capability
Focused, more efficient programs to meet
or exceed environmental standards
Community Informed and engaged Community
Standards of Learning
Employee Survey
Appropriations
Criteria Air Pollutants
Surface Water Quality
Remediation-VRP
Efficiency
Fine Particulate Matter
Environmental Excellence Program Participation
Remediation-HW
Chesapeake Bay-Nutrients
8 Hr Ozone Trends (Rolling Average)
Remediation-Petroleum
Non-Tidal Wetlands
Web Usage
Solid Waste Recycling
Submerged Aquatic Vegetation
Outputs
Inputs
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Program Capability

• Focused, more efficient programs to meet or
  exceed environmental standards

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Remediation - VRP
Measure Increase acres cleaned up or requiring
no further action Data Voluntary Remediation
Program database (cumulative totals) Frequency an
nual Chart Owner Karen Sismour Last
Update 01/22/07 with 2006 data Red 0-49
acre/yr increase Yellow 50-99 acre/yr
increase Green 100 acre/yr increase
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Remediation Hazardous Waste Corrective Action
Measure Increase sites where human exposures are
controlled Data RCRAInfo database (cumulative
totals) Frequency Annual Chart Owner Karen
Sismour Last Update 3/1/07 Red 0
sites/year Yellow 1-2 sites/year Green 3-4
sites/year
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Remediation - Petroleum
Measure Petroleum Sites Cleaned Up Data CEDS
Database Total Releases from petroleum storage
tanks (cumulative) Petroleum cleanups
completed (cumulative on an annual
basis) Frequency Annual Chart Owner Fred
Cunningham Last Update 3/07/07 with 2006
data Color Rational Red annual cleanups
completed lt1100 sites Yellow annual
cleanups completed gt1100 and lt1400 sites Green
annual cleanups completed gt1400 sites
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Solid Waste Recycling
Measure Achieve at least the legislated 25
average recycling rate as a statewide
average Data Recycling Rate Reports - from
Solid Waste Planning Units Frequency Annual (by
April 30 each year) Chart Owner Mike Murphy Last
Update March 2007 Color Rationale Green
Statewide average recycling rate above 25 Yellow
Statewide average recycling rate 20-25 Red
Statewide average below 20. (Note rationale
under review indicator remains yellow until
final decision is made.)
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VWPP
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Nutrients Entering Chesapeake Bayfrom Virginia
Phosphorus

• Measure
• Quantity of nutrients discharged from Virginia
  point and non-point sources into the Bay and its
  tributary rivers in comparison to approved
  Tributary Strategy goals.
• Data/Issues
• Permit data entered in CEDS, annual WQIF reports,
  CBP Watershed Model, other sources. Data can be
  reported by Basin-wide total or by river basin.
• Frequency
• Annual report issued in November.
• Chart Owner Alan Pollock
• Last Update February 2007
• Color Rationale
• Green At or below TS Goals
• Yellow Exceeding TS Goals lt 20
• Red Exceeding TS Goals gt 20

Million Pounds P/Year
6.0
Tributary Strategy Goal
Significant Point sources Goal
2.14
Nitrogen
51.4

• Million Pounds N/Year

Tributary Strategy Goal
Significant Point sources Goal
24.75
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Surface Water Quality
Measure In accordance with Governor Warners
goal, ensure an additional 450 currently
impaired waters meet water quality standards by
2010. Baseline is the 2002 Virginia Impaired
Waters List. Data Monitoring data periodically
assessed for compliance with Water Quality
Standards. Frequency Update is based on most
recent Impaired Waters List, currently produced
every two years. Chart Owner Alan Pollock Last
Update Jan 2006 Stoplight Color
Rationale Green At or above goal of 450 waters
Yellow on pace to meet goal by 2010 Red not
on pace to meet goal by 2010
of Restored Waters Goal is 450 by
2010 cumulative
Number of restored waters by 2006 includes 262
Fully Restored - all impairments removed (Pink)
165 Partially Restored at least one impairment
removed (Blue) 427 total
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Criteria Air Pollutants (SO2, NOX, VOC, CO, PM2.5)

• Measures
• Total annual criteria air pollutant emissions in
  VA for these emissions over time.
• Data/Issues
• Annual inventory estimation process needed for
  all source categories. Major changes in
  estimation methodologies can impact trends.
  Economic conditions
• Frequency
• Annual
• Chart Owner
• Tom Ballou
• Last Update
• March 2007
• Color Rationale (3 year trend)
• Green Improvement
• Yellow Staying the same
• Red Getting worse

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8-hour Ozone Trends from 1997 to 2006(Three year
rolling average)
Statewide

• Measures
• of days of ozone concentration related to the 8
  hour standard.
• Data/Issues
• Factors beyond our control such as weather
  patterns pollutant transport
• Frequency
• Annual
• Chart Owner
• Tom Ballou
• Last Update
• March 2007
• Color Rationale
• Green EAC other areas
• Yellow Marginal non-attainment Red Moderate
  non-attainment

See regional breakdowns, i.e. effect of major
population centers on assessment
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Regional 8-hour Ozone Trends from 1997 to 2006
(Three year rolling average)
Richmond
Rest of VA
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Statewide Annual Average Fine Particulate (PM2.5)
Matter Concentrations (2001 to 2004)

• Measures
• Average Fine Particulate concentrations at all
  monitors (17 monitors statewide)
• as related to EPAs health based standard
• Data/Issues
• Annual PMfine monitoring data from all monitors.
  Subject to external factors (meteorology
  exceptional events)
• Frequency
• Annual
• Chart Owner
• Tom Ballou
• Last Update
• March 2007
• Color Rationale
• Green decreases against standard
• Yellow maintaining against standard
• Red exceeding standard

Annual Standard
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Restoration of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation
Chesapeake Bay SAV Acreage Goal

• Measures
• Total SAV acres restored within Virginia portion
  of Chesapeake Bay in comparison to goal.
• Number of VA Bay segments meeting the SAV acreage
  criteria in the VA Water Quality Standards.
• Data/Issues
• Annual SAV survey data from VIMS
• Frequency
• Annual Report by August for prior year
• Chart Owner Alan Pollock
• Last Update March 2007
• Color Rationale
• Green At least 90 of segments at or above SAV
  acreage criteria
• Yellow Between 50 and 90 of segments at or
  above SAV acreage criteria
• Red Less than 50 of segments at or above SAV
  acreage criteria

SAV Acreage Goal - 77,463 acres
SAV - Acres
Chesapeake Bay Segments Meeting SAV Acreage
Criteria
Total number of segments 35 with assigned SAV
acreage criteria
Segments
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Web site usage

• Measures
• Web site visits and number of documents
  downloaded.
• Data/Issues
• Reflects total visits to DEQ web site and number
  of documents downloaded to visitors computers.
  Download transactions involve only Microsoft
  Office, PDF, HTML and text files.
• Frequency
• Annual
• Chart Owner
• Bill Hayden
• Last Update
• 3/2007

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Community

• Informed Engaged Community

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Environmental Excellence Program Participation

• Measure
• Total number of facilities in good standing
  (accepted and continuing to meet program
  requirements)
• Data/Issues
• None
• Frequency
• Annual
• Chart Owner
• Sharon Baxter
• Last Update
• December 2006
• Color Rationale
• Green Trends of increased participation
• Yellow Trends that are flat
• Red Trends of decreased participation

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Standards of Learning 6th 9th Grades
9th Grade Earth Science
Middle School Science

• Measures
• VA academic standards for
• Grades 6 and 9 related to Environmental Sciences
• Data/Issues
• VA students are tested in Elementary, Middle and
  High School science scores for selected grades
  are shown as most relevant indicators
• Frequency
• Annual
• Chart Owner
• Ann Regn
• Last Update
• March 2007
• Color Rationale
• Green continued increase in student achievement
• Yellow no change in per cent is yellow
• Red reduction in student achievement.

Middle School Science
Earth Science
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Financial Resources
GOAL

• Achieve an optimal use of current and new
  resources
• OBJECTIVE
• Maximize efficient use of current resources
• Maximize use of technology to create efficiencies
• Attract new financial resources

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DEQ Cost Efficiency

• Measures
• Dollar value of actions taken by DEQ resulting in
  avoided
• costs
• Data/Issues
• Annual CARS expenditure data, OTS training
  records, DEQ vehicle records, procurement data.
  Comparisons are made between current and prior
  resource utilization based on the current cost
  and the prior resource base.
• Frequency
• Annual (fiscal year)
• Chart Owner
• Francis Campbell
• Last Update
• 3/09/07
• Color Rationaleunder review
• Annual increase of 5 or more in all program
  areas GREEN
• Annual increase of 5 in some areas yellow
• Annual amount decreased by more than 5 RED

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DEQ Appropriations

• Measures
• Dollar value of funds appropriated annually for
  DEQ, adjusted by new funding initiatives.
• Data/Issues
• Source 2000, 2002, and 2004 Appropriations Acts,
  as amended, and Grant Status Report
• Frequency
• Annual (fiscal year)
• Chart Owner
• Francis Campbell
• Color Rationale
• All operational programs are fully funded to meet
  needs GREEN
• Funding is available to sustain priority needs
  yellow
• Funding reductions jeopardize ability to sustain
  existing activities RED
• Last Update
• 3/8/07

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Employees

• An Outcome Oriented Workforce Culture

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Employee Survey

• Measures
• Data collection designed to determine progress
  toward an outcome oriented culture
• Data/Issues
• Electronic survey for all employees
• Frequency
• Annually
• Chart Owner
• Peggy Hawkins
• Last Update
• March 2007
• Color Rationale
• Somewhat or strongly agree
• Green gt85
• Yellow 84-70
• Red lt69

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