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An Overview of Environmental Issues Affecting the Energy Industry
December 13, 2010
Thomas W. Easterly, P.E., BCEE, QEP CommissionerIN Department of Environmental Management
Proposed Transport Rule• IDEM believes that we will meet the Statewide
caps for 2012 without additional controls.• IDEM believes that we will need one current
project completed and another source controlled to meet the 2014 caps.
• The wording of the proposed rule does not appear to match U.S. EPA’s description of how the rule will be implemented.
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Proposed Transport Rule• As proposed, the State has no role in the
Transport Rule unless we modify our SIP.• This rule will allow U.S. EPA to approve our
requests to redesignate the State of Indiana to attainment for PM2.5.
• This rule will also allow U.S. EPA to approve our BART SIP submission.
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NAAQS RevisionsAt the end of 2009, all of Indiana met every
currently effective NAAQS for the first time since NAAQS were established in the 1970’s.– New 75 ppb 1 hour SO2 Air Quality Standard.– New 100 ppb short term NOx Air Quality Standard.– U.S. EPA reconsideration of 0.075 ppm ozone Air
Quality Standard.– U.S. EPA review of the 15 microgram/cubic meter
annual PM2.5 Air Quality Standard.
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June 6, 2010: U.S. EPA Announced a New
SO2 Standard set at 75 ppb
SO2 Design Values Based on 2007-2009
Monitoring Data
Standard at 75 ppb
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Values posted are in units of ppb.! SO2 Design Value(s) Less Than 76 ppb.
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County With SO2 Design Value(s) Greater Than Or Equal To 76 ppb.
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ID# 18-163-1002 (1)28
ID# 18-045-0001 (1)158
Gary - IITRI64
ID# 18-173-0002 (1)84
Indpls. - Harding St. 92
New Albany152
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ID# 18-051-0002 (1)97
ID# 18-027-0002 (1)124
ID# 18-125-0005 (1)190
ID# 18-167-1014 (1)137
ID# 18-127-0011 (1)65
ID# 18-073-0002 (1)66
ID# 18-091-0005 (1)26
Notes: - Based on 2007 - 2009 SO2 data.(1) - Source-oriented Monitor.
ID# 18-063-0002 (1)32
This map is intended to serve as an aid in graphicrepresentation only. This information is not warrantedfor accuracy or other purposes.
Mapped By: S. Raymond, OAQ Date: 09/17/2010
Sources: Non-Orthophotography Data Obtainedfrom the State of Indiana Geographical InformationOffice and Office of Air Quality.
Map Projection: UTM Zone 16 N Map Datum: NAD83
Counties Where Current AQ May Not Meet the New SO2 NAAQS
• Daviess• Floyd• Vigo• Morgan
Air Quality Modeling versus Monitoring Issue.7
January 22, 2010:U.S. EPA Announced a
New NO2 Standard set at 100 ppb
NO2 Design Values Based on 2007-
2009 Monitoring Data
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S. Bend - Shields Dr.32
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Notes:(1) - Site discontinued March in 2009.(2) - Source-oriented monitor.- Values posted are in units of parts per billion.- Based on 2007-2009 data.
This map is intended to serve as an aid in graphicrepresentation only. This information is not warrantedfor accuracy or other purposes.
Mapped By: S. Raymond, OAQ Date: 09/17/2010
Sources: Non-Orthophotography Data Obtainedfrom the State of Indiana Geographical InformationOffice and Office of Air Quality.
Map Projection: UTM Zone 16 N Map Datum: NAD83
NOx Modeling Issues
• Indiana Air Quality Modeling indicates that many point sources, including natural gas peaking plants, model over the new one-hour standard. One source has modeled:– Over 1,000 times the standard at the fence line.– Above the standard at least 38 kilometers
downwind.
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Mapped By: S. Raymond, OAQ Date: 09/17/2010
Sources: Non-Orthophotography Data Obtainedfrom the State of Indiana Geographical InformationOffice and Office of Air Quality.
Map Projection: UTM Zone 16 N Map Datum: NAD83
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Flora0.066
Fortville0.071
Charlestown St. Park0.072
Leopold0.070
Brownstown0.067
Noblesville - 10th St.0.072
Sandcut0.063
Indpls - Ft. Harrison0.073
Fort Wayne - Beacon St.0.067
Boonville0.068
New Albany0.070
Trafalgar0.070
Fairland0.070
Emporia0.064
Albany0.065
Roanoke0.061
Bristol0.064
Inglefield0.070
Plummer0.071
Monrovia0.067
Avon0.068
Whitestown0.071
LaPorte - E. Lincolnway0.065
Ogden Dunes0.067
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2008 - 2010 Data as of September 19, 2010
March 15, 2010: U.S. EPA Proposed a Revised PM2.5
Standard with a range of 11-14 µg/m3
PM2.5 Design Values Based on 2007-2009
Monitoring Data
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Hammond - Clark HS12.3
Charlestown St. Park (2)12.1
Dale12.6
Jeffersonville - Walnut St.14.6
Evansville - Buena Vista13.1
Bloomington - Binford (1)10.6
Terre Haute - Devaney12.3
Kokomo12.0
Indpls - West 18th St.14.3
Indpls - E. Michigan St.13.8
Gary - Madison St.13.0
Fort Wayne - Beacon St.12.0
Jasper - Post Office13.2
New Albany13.1
Anderson - W. 5th St.12.3
Muncie - Central HS12.0
Elkhart - Prairie St.12.6
Evansville - Post Office12.9
Oakland City (2)11.2
Southwest Ag Center12.3
Terre Haute - Lafayette Ave.12.8
Hammond - Purdue13.8
Ogden Dunes12.0
East Chicago - Franklin Sch.12.6
S. Bend - Shields Dr.11.8
Michigan City - Marsh Elem.11.2
Indpls - Washington Park13.6
S. Bend - Nuner Sch.11.6
Notes:(1) - Site began operation in 2009.(2) - Site began operation in 2008.- Values posted are in units of ug/m3.- Based on 2007-2009 data.
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This map is intended to serve as an aid in graphicrepresentation only. This information is not warrantedfor accuracy or other purposes.
Mapped By: S. Raymond, OAQ Date: 09/17/2010
Sources: Non-Orthophotography Data Obtainedfrom the State of Indiana Geographical InformationOffice and Office of Air Quality.
Map Projection: UTM Zone 16 N Map Datum: NAD83
March 15, 2010: U.S. EPA Proposed a Revised
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Dale12.6
Jeffersonville - Walnut St.14.6
Evansville - Buena Vista13.1
Bloomington - Binford (1)10.6
Terre Haute - Devaney12.3
Kokomo12.0
Indpls - West 18th St.14.3
Indpls - E. Michigan St.13.8
Gary - Madison St.13.0
Fort Wayne - Beacon St.12.0
Jasper - Post Office13.2
New Albany13.1
Anderson - W. 5th St.12.3
Muncie - Central HS12.0
Elkhart - Prairie St.12.6
Evansville - Post Office12.9
Oakland City (2)11.2
Southwest Ag Center12.3
Terre Haute - Lafayette Ave.12.8
Hammond - Purdue13.8
Ogden Dunes12.0
East Chicago - Franklin Sch.12.6
S. Bend - Shields Dr.11.8
Michigan City - Marsh Elem.11.2
Indpls - Washington Park13.6
S. Bend - Nuner Sch.11.6
Notes:(1) - Site began operation in 2009.(2) - Site began operation in 2008.- Values posted are in units of ug/m3.- Based on 2007-2009 data.
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Above Upper End of Potential Standard
This map is intended to serve as an aid in graphicrepresentation only. This information is not warrantedfor accuracy or other purposes.
Mapped By: S. Raymond, OAQ Date: 09/17/2010
Sources: Non-Orthophotography Data Obtainedfrom the State of Indiana Geographical InformationOffice and Office of Air Quality.
Map Projection: UTM Zone 16 N Map Datum: NAD83
March 15, 2010: U.S. EPA Proposed a Revised PM2.5
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PM2.5 Design Values Based on 2007-2009
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Dale12.6
Jeffersonville - Walnut St.14.6
Evansville - Buena Vista13.1
Bloomington - Binford (1)10.6
Terre Haute - Devaney12.3
Kokomo12.0
Indpls - West 18th St.14.3
Indpls - E. Michigan St.13.8
Gary - Madison St.13.0
Fort Wayne - Beacon St.12.0
Jasper - Post Office13.2
New Albany13.1
Anderson - W. 5th St.12.3
Muncie - Central HS12.0
Elkhart - Prairie St.12.6
Evansville - Post Office12.9
Oakland City (2)11.2
Southwest Ag Center12.3
Terre Haute - Lafayette Ave.12.8
Hammond - Purdue13.8
Ogden Dunes12.0
East Chicago - Franklin Sch.12.6
S. Bend - Shields Dr.11.8
Michigan City - Marsh Elem.11.2
Indpls - Washington Park13.6
S. Bend - Nuner Sch.11.6
Notes:(1) - Site began operation in 2009.(2) - Site began operation in 2008.- Values posted are in units of ug/m3.- Based on 2007-2009 data.
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This map is intended to serve as an aid in graphicrepresentation only. This information is not warrantedfor accuracy or other purposes.
Mapped By: S. Raymond, OAQ Date: 09/17/2010
Sources: Non-Orthophotography Data Obtainedfrom the State of Indiana Geographical InformationOffice and Office of Air Quality.
Map Projection: UTM Zone 16 N Map Datum: NAD83
Mercury / HAPS• The Attorney General has determined that the
remand of the Clean Air Mercury Rule made Indiana’s mercury rule unenforceable.
• IDEM has no inside knowledge concerning U.S. EPA’s future EGU MACT proposal.
• U.S. EPA’s recent boiler MACT proposal may indicate future plans for the EGU MACT.
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GHG Air Permits
• All permits issued after 1/1/2011 requiring PSD review that also increase GHG emissions by at least 75,000 tpy need GHG BACT.
• All permits issued after 6/30/2011 that increase GHG emissions by 75,000 tpy need GHG BACT and all sources with GHG emissions of at least 100,000 tpy need operating permits
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GHG Air Permits• IDEM is using the expedited rulemaking
process and emergency rulemaking to obtain the legal authority to issue the federally required GHG permits by 1/2/2011.
• We can use the same process to adjust the rule for any changes due to congressional or court action.
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• Antidegradation Rule– Federal Requirement that allows new or
increased point source discharges to waters under specific circumstances.
– Indiana law defines how we make the allowances and rules address the implementation of the law.
– The current rule applies only to the Great Lakes Basin.
Indiana Clean Water Act Issues
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Indiana Clean Water Act Issues
Antidegradation (Cont.)• The proposed rule will apply state-wide and:
– Increases public opportunities for input,– Protects swimmable/fishable uses of waters,– Allows for the issuance of legal permits for
discharges to waters, and – Does not allow for the violation of water
quality standards.
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Indiana Clean Water Act Issues
• Environmental Group Petition for Withdrawal of Approval of the NPDES Program.– Antidegradation– General Permits– Coal Mines
• Intake Structures (316(b))– Currently, there are no applicable nationwide standards
implementing Section 316(b) for existing power plants. As a result, BTA determinations must be made on a case-by-case basis, using best professional judgment.
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Coal Combustion Residuals• IDEM data indicates that CCR do not exhibit
hazardous characteristics, therefore, they should not be regulated under Subtitle C.
• IDEM believes that U.S. EPA should develop reasonable minimum national management standards for surface impoundments and landfills under Subtitle D.
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Thank You
Tom EasterlyCommissioner
Indiana Department of Environmental Management317-232-8611
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