Response and Remediation Program Update Date June

Response and Remediation Program Update Date #, June 19, 2013 2009 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 • HB 276 – 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

FY 12 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 250 Delistings Total Sites Listed New Listings Cumulative Delistings 700 600 200 500 150 400 100 300 200 50 100 0 0 12 20 11 20 10 20 09 20 08 20 07 20 06 20 05 20 04 20 03 20 02 20 01 20 00 20 99 19 98 19 97 19 96 19 95 19 94 19 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 14 20 13 20 12 20 11 20 10 20 09 20 08 20 07 20 06 20 05 20 04 20 $ 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 Georgia Department of Natural Resources

Brownfields Applications 77 74 48 47 45 47 38 Georgia Department of Natural Resources 13 20 12 20 11 20 10 20 09 20 08 20 07 20 06 20 05 20 20 03 20 04 22 11 23 26

Brownfield Application Status 263 Completed 168 In Progress 32 Georgia Department of Natural Resources Withdrawn

Brownfields Application Types 463 Applications to date: Georgia Department of Natural Resources

207 Non-HSI Brownfield Certifications Georgia Department of Natural Resources

56 HSI Brownfield Certifications 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 Georgia Department of Natural Resources

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 § § 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 § § 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