Date #, 2009Presenter Name Response and Remediation Program Update April 16, 2013Derrick Williams, Program Manager
Georgia Department of Natural Resources Hazardous Site Response Program Voluntary Remediation Program Brownfields Program CERCLA PA/SI Team Response and Remediation Program
Georgia Department of Natural Resources SB176 – Recommended to Study Committee HB276 – Reauthorized SW/HW Fees Legislative Update
Georgia Department of Natural Resources Fees/fines Collected $13,615,384 Fees Appropriated $2,939,882 Local Gov Reimbursement $1,622,178 FY12 HSRA Funding
Georgia Department of Natural Resources HSI Data
Georgia Department of Natural Resources Hazardous Site Inventory 554 total HSI sites 297 active sites with responsible parties identified – 199 cleanups in progress – 67 investigations in progress – 31 no action taken (due to lack of resources) 124 local gov. solid waste landfills 70 RCRA permitted sites (hazardous waste) 63 orphan sites 6
Georgia Department of Natural Resources $5,000 per application Invoicing $75/hour for EPD overview $431,550 collected to date VRP Application Review Fees
Georgia Department of Natural Resources VRP Growth
Georgia Department of Natural Resources VRP Applications 65 Applications received 53 Applications approved 8 Applications under review 4 Applications withdrawn 4 Properties delisted
Georgia Department of Natural Resources VRP Program Results 8 participants have stopped active groundwater corrective action 28 participants have or propose UECs to restrict groundwater use 2 participants propose active groundwater corrective action
Georgia Department of Natural Resources VRP Program Refinement Develop application checklist Application reviews completed in < 90 days All VRP applications handled by VRP Program Limit financial assurance to cost of long-term care of exposure controls
Georgia Department of Natural Resources Federal Brownfields Funding
Georgia Department of Natural Resources $3,000 per application $1,359,000 collected to date VRP Escrow Account Act passed in 2010 Allows retention and use of application fees by Brownfields Program Brownfields Application Review Fees
Georgia Department of Natural Resources Brownfields Fees
Georgia Department of Natural Resources Brownfields Applications
Georgia Department of Natural Resources Brownfields Application Types 455 Applications to date
Georgia Department of Natural Resources Brownfield Application Status
Georgia Department of Natural Resources Brownfields Program Results >450 Brownfields applications received to date 5,500 acres undergoing voluntary cleanup Millions of dollars invested in cleanup with minimal expense to taxpayers Billion+ dollars statewide being invested in properties that were blighted or underutilized
Georgia Department of Natural Resources 262 final LOLs issued 2,524 acres certified in compliance with RRS 772,962 tons of contaminated soil remediated Brownfields Completed
Georgia Department of Natural Resources Contact Information Derrick Williams - Manager Response and Remediation Program