2. Branch Organization Chuck Mueller, Branch Chief
William Cook, Program Manager, Solid Waste
MSW & Industrial Landfills
Environmental Monitoring
Surface Mining
Waste Reduction
Scrap Tire Compliance
Lon Revall, Program Manager, UST
Inspections & Enforcement
Private Party Cleanups
EPD Managed Cleanups
Jim Brown, Program Manager, HW Corrective Action
RCRA Remediation
NPL Sites
Lead & Asbestos
Jane Hendricks, Program Manager, HW Management
RCRA Permitted Facilities
HW Generators
DOD Facilities
Jason Metzger, Program Manager, Response & Remediation
HSI & Abandoned Sites
HSRA Remediation
Voluntary Remediation
Brownfields
Sarah Visser, Assistant Branch Chief
Risk Assessment
Jim Kennedy, State Geologist

3. By the Numbers 29,273 Underground Storage Tanks 6,996
Scrap Tire Generators
5,007
Hazardous Waste Generators
2,639
Asbestos Projects
747
Surface Mining Permits
521
Hazardous Sites Inventory

4. Active Brownfields Projects
By the Numbers
367
Active Brownfields Projects 55
Scrap Tire Piles 54
RCRA TSD Facilities 16
NPL Sites
209
Permitted Landfills
75 Inert
51 MSW
43 Industrial
40 C&D

5. 2018 Activities

6. Revised Regulations Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR)
Rule Effective November 2016
State permit applications due for all CCR Units 11/22/18 – Total of 30 received, review has started
Application for Federal Permit Program Approval Submitted April 2018 – currently addressing EPA’s comments to ensure a complete application

7. Revised Regulations Solid Waste Management
Rule Modernization adopted February 2018:
Permit review periods for all new and existing Solid Waste Handling Permits;
Ability to decrease post-closure care period for Construction and Demolition and Inert landfills;
Training requirements and increased thresholds for Class 2 Composting Facilities; and
Clarifying requirements for Scrap Tire Sorters.

8. Underground Storage Tank Program
State Program Approval (SPA) Application
EPD submitted its SPA application to EPA in August and a final determination is expected soon
Georgia was the first SPA application received in R4
UST Risk Based Corrective Action (RBCA) Workbook
Formally released in June, offers a consistent approach for determining risk posed by petroleum releases and establishment of consistent target cleanup levels that are protective of human health and the environment.
Includes current research publications addressing petroleum vapor intrusion and petroleum site risk evaluation

9. Revised Regulations HSRA
Adopted August 2018
Majority of the changes were to Rule “Risk Reduction Standards”, including:
Incorporation of EPA’s RAGS equations into risk calculations.
Incorporation of updated toxicity information.
Other changes offer additional flexibility for site-specific, scenarios including:
Use of area-averaging to demonstrate compliance
Additional look up tables and easier use of free, online, EPA tools.

10. Georgia epd online system (geos)

11. GEOS – land branch in place
Voluntary Remediation Program Application
Brownfield Application
Lead / Asbestos Abatement Notification / Certification / Accreditation
Haz Substance and Haz Waste Fee Reporting / Payment
Scrap Tire Generator / Carrier / Sorter / Processor
Trust Fund Reimbursement Requests
UST Notification / CAP / Reporting

12. GEOS – land branch On the horizon
All Brownfield and VRP Reporting
Solid Waste Handling Permits
Permit-By-Rule
Solid Waste Reporting
Surface Mining

13. 2019 Legislative Update

14. HB 220 Reauthorization of both HWTF and SWTF Until June 30, 2020
Solid Waste Surcharge remains at 75 cents/ton
New Replacement Tire Fee remains at $1.00
July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2022
Solid Waste Surcharge is 51 cents/ton
New Replacement Tire Fee is 38 cents/ton

15. HR 164 Constitutional Amendment relating to dedicated fees
House version broadly applied to all dedicated fees
Senate version narrowed to focus on SWTF and HWTF
Versions were not reconciled before Sine Die – Expect discussion to continue next year

16. 2019 Priorities

17. 2019 Priorities
HSRA Guidance Development
UST Stakeholder Committee to address GUST Participation and Fund Liability
CCR permits
MSW 5 Year Reveiws

18. Questions?