Land Protection Branch Update Chuck Mueller Branch Chief

Land Protection Branch Update Chuck Mueller Branch Chief AWMA Spring Regulatory Conference April 11, 2019

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

BY THE NUMBERS Underground Storage Tanks 29, 273 Asbestos Projects Hazardous Waste Generators Scrap Tire Generators 6, 996 Surface Mining Permits 2, 639 5, 007 Hazardous Sites Inventory 747 521

BY THE NUMBERS Active Brownfields Projects RCRA TSD Facilities Scrap Tire Piles 55 367 NPL Sites 54 Permitted Landfills 16 75 Inert 51 MSW 209 43 Industrial 40 C&D

2018 ACTIVITIES

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

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.

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 R 4 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

REVISED REGULATIONS HSRA Adopted August 2018 Majority of the changes were to Rule 391 -3 -19 -. 07 “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.

GEORGIA EPD ONLINE SYSTEM (GEOS)

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

GEOS – LAND BRANCH ON THE HORIZON • All Brownfield and VRP Reporting • Solid Waste Handling Permits • Permit-By-Rule • Solid Waste Reporting • Surface Mining

2019 LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

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

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

2019 PRIORITIES

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

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