Date #, 2009Presenter Name Response and Remediation Program Update March 29, 2016Jason Metzger, Program Manager
Georgia Environmental Protection Division Hazardous Site Response Act Voluntary Remediation Program Act Georgia Brownfield Act Uniform Environmental Covenant Act CERCLA PA/SI Team Response and Remediation Program
Georgia Environmental Protection Division EPD / LPB / RRP Jason Metzger Program Manager David Brownlee RDU1 Unit Manager Robin Futch RDU2 Acting Unit Mgr David Hayes RDU3 Acting Unit Mgr Shannon Ridley Brownfield Unit Mgr Seven Departures in FY16 Five New Hires Starting April / May
Georgia Environmental Protection Division Fees Appropriated Program Operations $2,016,251 Abandoned Site Cleanup $630,000 Local Gov Reimbursement $1,570,695 Amended FY16 (Site Cleanup) $3,000,000 FY16 HSRA Funding
Georgia Environmental Protection Division Hazardous Site Inventory 536 total HSI sites 282 active sites or sites needing enforcement 64 orphan sites 130 local gov. solid waste landfills 60 RCRA sites (hazardous waste) 107 Notifications received / 6 Listings (2015) 5
Georgia Environmental Protection Division October 2014 HSRA Rule Change Improved notification and delineation requirements Allowed delisting of Type 5 sites RQSM scoring deferment, Public notice, others Interactive HSI Map – July 2015 Document Scanning / LEMIR RQSM Toxicity Factor Update – April 2016 Abandoned / Inactive Site Reviews RRP Initiatives
Georgia Environmental Protection Division Vapor Intrusion Area Averaging Fate & Transport Modeling Risk Assessment and Notification Concentration Review RRP Workgroups
Georgia Environmental Protection Division VRP Applications 107 Applications received 96 Applications approved 8 Applications under review 6 Applications withdrawn / removed (3 subsequent to approval) 15 Properties delisted
Georgia Environmental Protection Division Voluntary Remediation Program
Georgia Environmental Protection Division Item 5 of VRP Application Checklist CSM, remediation plan, delineation standards, contaminants, exposure pathways, schedule. Five-year schedule. Extension via Consent Order. EC required if controls used to certify compliance Free product removal to extent practicable VRP Emphasis
Georgia Environmental Protection Division VRP Lessons Learned Covenants difficult to obtain off-property F&T modeling – work with EPD in advance Source material below water table VRP controls – future redevelopment / Brownfield Ecological impacts
Georgia Environmental Protection Division 1995 Non-HSI due to fencing and no wells Some voluntary activity conducted Mid 2013 Enrolled in VRP cu yds soil removed Late 2014 EPD approves soil certification VRP / Brownfield Success Story Mid 2015 EPD approves Brownfield App Construction begins on new develop. Late 2015 EPD concurs with F&T Model and EC No SW impacts. VI mitigation reqd. Early 2016 EC Ready for Execution CSR to be submitted by June Mid/Late 2016 VRP Complete? Redevelopment Complete?
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