What is Going on at IDEM? Southwest IN Chamber of Commerce July 15, 2015 Thomas W. Easterly, P.E., BCEE, Commissioner IN Department of Environmental Management 1

IDEM’s Mission Protecting Hoosiers and Our Environment While Becoming the Most Customer-Friendly Environmental Agency IDEM’s mission is to implement federal and state regulations to protect human health and the environment while allowing the environmentally sound operations of industrial, agricultural, commercial and government activities vital to a prosperous economy. 2

How Does IDEM Protect Hoosiers and Our Environment? Develop regulations and issue permits to restrict discharges to environmentally safe levels. Inspect and monitor permitted facilities to ensure compliance with the permits. 3

How Does IDEM Protect Hoosiers and Our Environment? Use compliance assistance and/or enforcement when people exceed their permit levels or violate regulations. Educate people on their environmental responsibilities. Clean up contaminated sites to eliminate public exposure to toxics and return properties to productive use. 4

Performance Metrics March 2015 ResultTargetsComments Quality of Hoosiers' Environment % of Hoosiers that live in counties that meet air quality standards %80% Muncie Lead; Ozone in LaPorte County; Sulfur Dioxide in parts of Daviess, Marion, Morgan, Pike and Vigo Counties % of CSO Communities with approved programs to prevent the release of untreated sewage 98.17%100%90% 98+9 (107) out of (109). Not Gary or Edinburgh % of Hoosiers that receive water from facilities in full compliance with safe drinking water standards 99.69%99%95% Permitting Efficiency Total calendar days accumulated in issuing environmental permits, as determined by state statute* Land39, ,591 61,675 statutory Air39,95748,08053,737 56,565 statutory Water32,96263,72571,222 74,970 statutory * Places emphasis on back logged permits Compliance Total percentage of compliance observations from regulated customers within acceptable compliance standards* Inspections97.55%97%75% Self reporting95.77%99%95% Continuous monitoring (COM)99.81%99.9%99.0% * Tracks observations and not just inspections 5

6 Performance Metrics June 2005 Quality of Hoosiers' EnvironmentResultTargetComments % of Hoosiers in counties meeting air quality standards 61%100%80% 12 counties & 2,408,571 of 6,195,643 above standard % of CSO Communities with approved programs to prevent the release of untreated sewage 4%100%20%75% by 2007 is goal Permitting Efficiency Total calendar days accumulated in issuing environmental permits, as determined by state statute* Land 100,01366,56586,864 Air 511,000207,000385,000 Water 301,00048,000200,000 * Places emphasis on back logged permits Compliance Total percentage of compliance observations from regulated customers within acceptable compliance standards* Inspections 95.46%97%75% Self reporting 97.11%99%95% Continuous monitoring (COM) 99.19%99.90%98.95% * Tracks observations and not just inspections Organizational Transformation Budgetary agency dollars spent on key outside contracts for core agency functions. Dollars spent on outside services per year $6,179,367$0$3,447,017

7 Permits--Percent of Statutory Days

Best in NPDES Permitting 8

2 nd Best in Title V Permits 9

10 Water Quality Indiana Combined Sewer Overflow Status

Evansville CSO Agreement Mayor Winnecke and his team have reached agreement with U.S. DOJ, IDEM and U.S. EPA on a plan to reduce Evansville CSOs to an average of 4 per year by Mt. Vernon has completed its CSO abatement projects. 11

12 Current Air Quality Status At the end of 2009, all of Indiana met every currently effective NAAQS for the first time since NAAQS were established in the 1970’s. IDEM was successful in working with U.S. EPA to have all of the state designated as attainment for those pollutants except: –Clark and Floyd Counties PM 2.5

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14 Southwest Indiana Region

Carbon Monoxide 15

Carbon Monoxide 16

Lead 17 * Lead Standard Lowered to 0.15 µg/m 3 in 2008.

Lead 18 * Lead Standard Lowered to 0.15 µg/m 3 in 2008.

Nitrogen Dioxide 19

20 Nitrogen Dioxide * 1-Hour NO 2 Standard Established in 2010.

Ozone 21 * 1-Hour Ozone Standard Revoked in 2005.

Ozone 22 * 8-Hour Ozone Standard Established in 1997.

Name Total Suspended PM 10 PM 2.5 Particle (TSP) Dates Present 1999-Present Regulated Size 30 µm 10 µm 2.5 µm 24-Hour Standard ( ) 35 (2006-Present) Annual Standard ( ) 12 (2012-Present) Changing Particulate Standards 23 *µm = micrograms

Particulate Matter 24 *Annual TSP Standard Revoked in 1987.

Particulate Matter 25 *24-Hour TSP Standard Revoked in 1987.

Particulate Matter 26 *Annual PM 10 Standard Established in 1987 and Revoked in 2006.

Particulate Matter 27 *24-Hour PM 10 Standard Established in 1987.

Particulate Matter 28

Particulate Matter 29

Sulfur Dioxide 30 * Annual SO 2 Standard Revoked in 2010.

Sulfur Dioxide 31 * 24-Hour SO 2 Standard Revoked in 2010.

Sulfur Dioxide 32 * 1-Hour SO 2 Standard Established in 2010.

2015 Legislation HB 1350—IDEM’s General Improvements –Allows variances for all programs to be issued for up to five years. –Allows IDEM to require electronic reporting. –Allows the Ivy Tech fee for operator certification exams. –Clarifies the wetland in-lieu fee program requirements. –Adjusts various reporting and fee dates. 33

2015 Legislation SB 311—Clarifies cost recovery for IDEM oversight of clean up of contaminated property. SB 312—Enhanced Drinking Water Protection. –Requires surface water quality threat minimization and response plan for public water supplies. –Requires one time registration of above ground tanks, not otherwise reported to government agencies, in the critical zone of concern. 34

Federal Initiatives to Watch President’s climate change initiative. Mercury MACT—Supreme Court decision. Revised ozone air quality standard. Waters of the United States definition. eDMRs—possible expansion of reporting requirements and mandatory electronic reporting. Air pollution transport to downwind states. 35

U.S. EPA’s Clean Power Plan Regulates Carbon Dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions from power plants using fossil fuels New Source Standards under 111(b) Existing Source Standards under 111(d) 36

Indiana Carbon Dioxide Emission Rates (pounds of CO 2 per Megawatt Hour) 2012 BaselineU.S. EPA 2030 Goal Indiana 2030 Estimate 1,9241,5311,615 to 1,683 37

Indiana’s Response to the 111(d) Proposal The proposed regulation is not consistent with our goal of affordable reliable energy. Governor Pence, Attorney General Zoeller and IDEM Commissioner Easterly have taken numerous actions to opposing U.S. EPA’s proposal. 38

Questions? Tom Easterly Commissioner Indiana Department of Environmental Management (317)