Response and Remediation
Program Update
Date #, June
200919, 2013
Presenter
Name
Derrick Williams,
Program Manager
Response and Remediation Program
• Hazardous Site Response Program
• Voluntary Remediation Program
• Brownfields Program
• CERCLA PA/SI Team
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Legislative Update
• HB276 – Reauthorized SW/HW Fees
(Signing statement paraphrased – the Constitution
of Georgia specifically limits any attempt to
dedicate revenues in a general bill unless
specifically permitted by the Constitution of Georgia,
I would deem this language in the House Bill 276 as
being nonbinding)
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
FY12 HSRA Funding
• Fees/fines Collected
$13,615,384
• Fees Appropriated
$2,939,882
• Local Gov Reimbursement
$1,622,178
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
HSI Data
Notifications Received
Delistings
Total Sites Listed
Cumulative Delistings
New Listings
250
700
600
200
500
150
400
100
300
200
50
100
0
0
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Hazardous Site Inventory
• 556 total HSI sites
• 297 active sites with responsible parties identified
– 199 cleanups in progress
– 67 investigations in progress
– 33 no action taken (due to lack of resources)
• 124 local gov. solid waste landfills
• 64 Hazardous Waste Management sites
• 63 orphan sites
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
6
HSRA Rule Changes
• Provide 60 day deferment of notification scoring
• Delist type 5 sites upon concurrence of CSR and
execution of UEC
• Delineation of releases to soil to Type 1
Standards
• Delineation of releases to GW to MCLs
• Public notification publish in legal organ
• Installation of permanent marker on only one
side of UEC restricted area
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
$734,775
$754,990
$791,361
$890,228
$921,400
$920,000
$1,009,087
$1,040,000
$487,879
$929,320
$1,100,000
Federal Brownfields Funding
Brownfields Application Review Fees
• $3,000 per application
• $1,383,000 to date – most went to general fund
• VRP Escrow Account Act passed in 2010
• Allows retention and use of application fees by
Brownfields Program
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Brownfields Fees
Fees collected to date: $1,383,000
69%
To General Fund
31%
To Escrow Account
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Brownfields Applications
77
74
45
48
47
47
38
22
26
11
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
23
Brownfield Application Status
263
Completed
168 In
Progress
32 Withdrawn
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Brownfields Application Types
463 Applications to date:
19% HSI
81% Non-HSI
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
207 Non-HSI Brownfield Certifications
72%
Residential
RRS
28%
Non-Residential
RRS
No Completed Type 5/EC Remedies
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
56 HSI Brownfield Certifications
57%
Residential
RRS
37%
Non-Residential
RRS
5%
Type 5
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Brownfields Completed
• 263 final LOLs issued
• 2,526 acres certified in compliance with RRS
• 739,176 tons of contaminated soil remediated
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
VRP Application Review Fees
• $5,000 fee per application
• Invoicing $75/hour for EPD overview
• Approximately $450,000 collected to date
• 47% of staff VRP time is not site-specific
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
VRP Growth
Applications Received
30
Applications Approved
Delisted
28
25
23
20
17
15
14
15
11
10
5
7 7
2
1
1
1
1
0
2009
2010
2011
2012
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
2013 (thru
6/15)
VRP Applications
• 69 Applications received
• 55 Applications approved
• 6 Applications under review
• 8 Applications withdrawn or awaiting revisions
• 4 Properties delisted
• 18 Sites have recorded UECs (4 VRP sites)
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
VRP Program Refinement
• Develop application checklist
• Application reviews completed in < 90 days
• All VRP applications handled by VRP Program
– Pathway for HWMA Order sites to enter Program
• Financial assurance based on site specifics
• Reduce GW delineation requirements if exempt from
GW corrective action
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Updated VRP FAQs
• VRP Applications
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FAQ 1 – EPD recommends pre-application meeting.
FAQ 8 – Is my site a good VRP candidate?
FAQ 18 – What is an appropriate schedule?
FAQ 30 – Summary matrix of cleanup Programs.
• Plan Modifications
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FAQ 16 – Withdrawal / removal from the Program.
FAQ 17 – Delineation under § 12-8-107(g)(2).
FAQ 28 – When do I address EPD comment letters?
FAQ 29 – Is my application / enrollment transferable?
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Updated VRP FAQs
• Financial Assurance
 FAQ 25 – When is financial assurance required?
 FAQ 26 – May I cancel an existing FA instrument?
 FAQ 27 – Model FA documents.
• Delisting & Covenant Termination
 FAQ 32 – Delisting individual properties from a site.
 FAQ 33 – Delisting Type 5 sites under VRP.
 FAQ 23 – Termination of a Covenant.
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Contact Information
Response and Remediation Program
404-657-8600
Derrick Williams - Manager
Derrick_williams@dnr.state.ga.us
Unit Coordinators
Jason Metzger - jmetzger@dnr.state.ga.us
David Brownlee - David.Brownlee@dnr.state.ga.us
David Reuland - David.Reuland@dnr.state.ga.us
Madeleine Kellam - Madeleine.Kellam@dnr.state.ga.us
Georgia Department of Natural Resources