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1 Agency Update - Waste Jere “Trey” Hess, Chief Groundwater Assessment & Remediation Division August 2015

2 2014/2015 Milestones Retirements / Promotions Succession Planning Strategic Planning UST Re-Organization UST Federal Law & Reg Update Mississippi Economic Redevelopment Act Momentum

3 Waste Contacts Environmental Permits Division (EPD) Krista Caron – Hazardous Waste Questions 601.961.5719 Mark Williams – Non-Hazardous Questions 601.961.5304 Carla Brown - RCRA Corrective Action^ (Post Closure) 601.961.5235 EPA Region 4 – HSWA Corrective Action* REGULATIONS – Adopt Federal Regs by Reference

4 Cleanup Contacts Groundwater Assessment & Remediation Division (GARD) Trey Hess – Brownfield / Redevelopment Questions* 601.961.5654 Phillip Weathersby – Superfund Questions 601.961.5302 Willie McKercher – Voluntary Cleanups, ASTs, & 601.961.5731 Vapor Intrusion Questions Lynn Chambers – UST Program Chief 601.961.5117 Andy Dyess – UST/LUST Contracts (RFQs) 601.961.5274 Sandra Dowty – UST Compliance Mgrs. & Operator 601.961.5575 Certifications

5 GARD Organization Chart

6 Waste Division ….. maybe –Asbestos Disposal –Beneficial Use –Landfill Corrective Action Trust Fund –E&P Waste (Off-site, commercial, or MSWLF) –EPCRA –Financial Assurance (Subtitle D, C, UIC, Waste Tire) –Grants (Solid Waste Assitance, Tire, Amnesty, recycling) –Rubbish Sites –UIC –Waste Tires Hazardous Waste –Household –TSD Permitting –TSD Compliance –TSD Post-Closure –Haz. Waste Determin. –Delisting –Generator IDs –Commercial (Moratorium) –Generator Inspections –EPA Authorization Pack. –Grant Work Plan –Subtitle C MOA with EPA –LQG Contingency Plans –Capacity Assurance –GW Monitoring –Environmental Covenants –EMS –Waste Min. Report –Regulation Adoption –Industrial Waste –Industrial Landfills –Land Application –Landfill Gas –Lead Paint DISPOSAL –MSWLFs except: Title V Stormwater PreTreatment –Solid Waste Regulations –Organic Waste –Pollution Prevention –Processing Facilities –Recycling –Annual Report (tipping) –Special Waste E-Waste NORM Sharps White Goods

7 Final and published in July 2015 For Mississippi, we must have the new UST regulations adopted no later than June 2018 Note: many of the changes in the new Federal UST Regulations were adopted by Mississippi in October 2008 New Federal UST Regulations

8 Monthly walk through inspections Regulating airport hydrant systems and field constructed tanks Requiring replacement of all UST piping when 50% or more of the piping is replaces Elimination of flow through restrictors (ball floats) for overfill prevention Notification and compatibility requirements for fuel blends > 10% ethanol or >20% biodiesel Major UST Federal Regulation Changes for MS

9 Allowing the continued use of monitoring wells for groundwater/vapor monitoring as a form of release detection Addition of lender liability subpart defining UST management responsibilities for lenders prior to and after foreclosure Major UST Federal Regulation Changes (continued)

10 SEPTEMBER 23 & 24, 2015 MS ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE ACTION CONTRACTOR (ERAC) CONFERENCE 2 full days of training dedicated to : MDEQ GARD topics Remediation technologies – dual phase extraction, thermal, ozone, surfactant injection New assessment and remediation products Sonic drilling On-site visits to local remediation units Remediation case studies Groundwater modeling

11 Revised Mississippi Groundwater Protection Trust Fund Regulations by December 2015 Draft UST Technical Regulations incorporating federal regulations for public comment by December 2016 UST Future Goals

12 Jere “Trey” Hess, Chief Groundwater Assessment & Remediation Division January 2015 Mississippi Economic Redevelopment Act §57-91-1 of Mississippi Code

13 MS Economic Redevelopment Act Key Features: –PRIVATE SECTOR Incentive –Tax REBATE for a single project –All state taxes (sales, income, and franchise taxes) will be rebated to the developer for fifteen years or 2½ times the cleanup costs, whichever is less. –Effective 7-1-13, it was expanded to include brownfield sites subject to a brownfield agreement with MDEQ.

14 Removing An Underground Storage Tank and Contaminated Soils…… Example Project

15 ….. And Redeveloping it into a Coffeehouse Example Project

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17 Developer wants to convert the former gas station site on corner of Town Square into a coffeehouse. Underground Storage Tank remains Approx. $25,000 to properly remove Contaminated Soils Approx. $25,000 to properly remove What to do?

18 Example Project Developer gets loan from Bank for acquisition, development, and the $50K cleanup City/County approves Brownfield Redevelopment Area Developer applies to MDA for approval Developer reaches Brownfield Agreement with MDEQ for proper cleanup Developer secures tenant and lease Redevelopment takes place Sales, income, franchise taxes collected

19 Example Project Developer receives up to $125K (i.e., 2.5 times cleanup costs) to pay back bank for cleanup ($50K) and as an incentive ($75K) to take on the brownfield project risk. City gets jobs, blight removed, clean site, and all sales, income, franchise taxes over the $125K incentive. Property taxes not affected and will likely increase due to change in use.

20 2013 The District at Eastover Jackson October 2013 - Brownfield Agreement Asbestos Abatement & Transformer disposal Cleanup Linked to Redevelopment Plans Collaboration (DFA, Private Sector) Expected Outcomes $150M Development in Jackson Create 600 jobs 500,000 sq. ft. of retail, office, residential

21 The Mill at MSU Starkville May 2014 – Redevelopment Begins Asbestos Cleanup Underground Storage Tanks February 2014 - Brownfield Agreement Cleanup is linked to Redevelopment Plans Collaboration (City, MDA, Private Sector) Historic & New Market Tax Credits Expected Outcomes Mixed Use Development Conference Center, Hotel, Garage, Retail Garage goes to MSU after 10 year lease 2014

22 Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality Trey Hess 601-961-5654 trey_hess@deq.state.ms.us


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