IDEM

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IDEM

• Thomas W. Easterly, P.E., DEE, QEP, Commissioner
• IN Department of Environmental Management

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IDEM 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 Indianas
  Environmental Quality.

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How Will IDEM Help Increase Personal Income?

• Clear, predictable 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

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Actions to Date

• Two agency wide meetings with Governor Daniels to
  champion the new direction and answer questions
• Met with all agency staff to reiterate the
  message of change and answer questions
• Regular emails to staff to reinforce direction.
• IDEM Streamlining and Efficiency Task Force

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Actions to Date

• Delegated authority and responsibility to
  Assistant Commissioners and Branch Chiefs with
  the direction to do their jobs while considering
  economic development
• Asking people to first go to the staff
  responsible for the issue and let the staff do
  the right thinglet me know when there is a
  problem

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New IDEM Structure

• Less management and more empowerment of technical
  staff
• Eliminated the deputy commissioner layer
• Manage by objectives
• EnPPA
• QMP or equivalent
• Meaningful Performance Assessment System
• Generally implement government efficiency
  commission recommendations

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Major Strategic Issues

• CSOs/Long Term Control Plans
• Air Quality Non-Attainment Designations PM2.5,
  Ozone SO2
• Redevelopment of Contaminated Sites
• Brownfields
• Voluntary Remediation Program
• LUST
• RCRA Corrective Action

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Ozone Attainment Status
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PM2.5 Attainment Status
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Foundry Air Issues

• IDEM is pursuing rulemaking to accept acid
  scrubbers as presumptive 8-1-6 VOC BACT for core
  making amines.
• CO issueeach facility is required to fully
  disclose its actual and potential emissions
  during the permitting process. One company has
  told us that they are a major source of CO based
  upon emissions from sea coal used in their sand.

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Foundry Air Issues

• Criteria pollutants are
• Particulates (PM2.5)
• Sulfur Dioxide (SO2)
• Nitrogen Oxides (NOx)
• Carbon Monoxide (CO)
• Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)
• EPAs National Air Toxics Assessment has many
  Indiana Counties that include Foundries with
  elevated risks from hexavalent chromium

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Significant Issues

• Electronic Permits and Reporting
• Administratively extended NPDES permits8 of 25
  completed in 05
• Water Quality Standards or Variances
• Not yet issued Title V permits
• Appealed Title V and NPDES permits
• Unwritten policy applied as regulation

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Compliance Enforcement

• Focus is on Compliance, not penalties or gotcha
• Goal is for every regulated entity to understand
  and comply with their environmental
  responsibilities
• Will continue to enforce against those who do not
  meet their environmental responsibilitiesworking
  to speed up the enforcement process

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Performance Metrics
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Questions?

• Tom Easterly
• 100 N. Senate Ave. IGCN 1301
• Indianapolis, IN 46204
• [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• teasterly_at_idem.in.gov