TDEC Division of Solid Waste Management

UpdateAir & Waste Management Association

Southern Section Annual Meeting & ConferenceCallaway Gardens, GA

Patrick J. Flood, P.E., Director | August 21, 2015

Division of Solid Waste ManagementUpdate

• Information To Include:• Internal Changes to Division• Divisional Initiatives• Regulatory Changes• 2025 Solid Waste Plan Update• Legislative Updates

Internal Division Changes

• Technical Track Now Implemented• Strengthens Career Opportunities and Rewards for

Non-Managerial Employees• Driven Division to Reorganize to Reduce Number

of Managers• Reduces Need to Train Large Number of Managers

• Reduces Cost of Managerial Training• Makes Resources Available for Technical Training

Internal Division Changes (cont’d)

• Personnel Changes• Solid Waste Assistance

• Joyce Dunlap Retired Over a Year Ago• Larry Christley is New Program Manager• Paula Mitchell Promoted to Larry’s Old Position• Nick Lytle Promoted to a Manager in Solid Waste Program

• Have Created an Enforcement Section• Embedded Enforcement Wasn’t Working Well• Teresa Boyer has Passed, Chris Lagan New Section

Manager• Pete Bobo (from DoR), Mark Jordan (DWR) Added

Division Initiatives Statewide SW Plan

• Plan Development and Public Outreach• Public Participation Opportunities• March 2014 Four Special Focus Meetings • May 2014 Four Public Input Meetings + 1 Web-based• October 2014 Three Public Hearings (on Draft Plan)• Dec-Feb 2015 Multiple Meetings with Various Stakeholders• March 2015 Special Board Meeting To Review Plan• April 2015 Board Concurrence, Department Adoption

• On To Implementation!

Division Initiatives – Tire Program

• Tire Program Changes• Counties to Receive Tire Money Directly From

Dept. of Revenue• Grant Programs Have Gone Away, Resulting In:

• Program Re-Orienting on Enforcement Efforts• Refocus on Clean-Up Efforts• Continue Recruitment of Tire Processors• Identify/Develop Alternative Uses for Waste Tires

Division Initiatives - eTDEC

• Public Data Viewer Available On-Line• Enforcement Module Complete for all Programs• Solid Waste Information Available For:

• Inspections• Complaints• Permits Sometimes (populating with new

applications)• Asbestos Certification Program• Forms

http://tn.gov/environment/article/tdec-dataviewers

Division Initiatives – eTDEC (cont.)

• Public Data Viewer Available On-Line (cont.)• More Complete Solid Waste Permit Information

Sporadically Available• Starting to Create Hazardous Waste Information

Infrastructure• Just Starting to Populate this Data Viewer• Have Seen Some Frustration from Stakeholders Not Being

Able to Access HazWaste Information Similar to Solid Waste

Solid Waste Management

Division Initiatives – eTDEC (cont’d)

• On-Line Forms and Payments• Can Pay Invoices On-Line• Currently Beta-Testing Software to Allow On-Line

Form Completion and Payments• Hope to Go Live This Summer• Internal Discussions Regarding Credit Cards vs. E-

Checks

https://tdec.tn.gov/TDEC_Online/

Update on Solid Waste Program Issues

• Status of Regulations or Rules in the Following Areas Include:• Composting – Received Final Rule Approval From

UST & Solid Waste Control Board on August 4th

• Rule Becomes Final in 4 to 5 Months After Completing Administrative Process

• Update Submittal Requirements to Support eTDEC Initiatives (add PDF requirement) – Near Future

• Erosion/Sediment Control Guidance• Currently Holding Stakeholder Meetings• Expect to Have a Draft Document for Board Review in October

Updates on Hazardous Waste Program

• Rule Changes Approved by Board Earlier in Year• Pulls Rules Into Better Alignment With EPA Regs• Have Deferred Addressing Drum Aisle Space Due To

Stakeholder Concerns

• Rule Changes Impact a Number of Minor Issues Including:• Inspection Standards• Solvent Wipes• Records Retention• Variances

Updates on Hazardous Waste Program (cont’d)

• Upcoming Items• Revised Definition of Solid Waste – Came Out in January

• Significant Impact to Hazardous Waste Recycling• Legitimate Recycling Will Require Documentation (to

Ensure Sham Recycling Not Occurring)• Have Draft Regulation Out for Public Comment

• Coal Combustion Residuals Rules – Issued in December• Most Rules Apply to Single Generator in Tennessee• Regulations Look Mainly Like Subtitle D Except for Some

Additional Requirements• Beneficial Re-Use Will be Greatly Impacted

Update on Statewide Solid Waste Plan

Information on What the Plan Is and Is Not

• The Plan is a Roadmap to Guide Future Activities• The Plan is Not Law, Rule, or Regulation and Has No

Enforcement Authority Associated with it• The Plan Will Form the Basis for Legislation, Rules, or

Regulations That Will be Deemed Necessary• Any Legislation Will Go Through the Political Process• Rules and Regulations Will Go Through Stakeholder

Meetings and the Board

Update on Statewide Solid Waste Plan (cont’d)

Broad Solid Waste Plan Goals:• Divert Valuable Raw Materials Away From Disposal For:

• Conservation of Landfill Airspace• Capture of Materials for Beneficial Use

• Attract Industry to TN to Use These Materials as Feedstock• Assist Industry to Create Wealth for TN• Develop Recycling Infrastructure to Make This Possible

• Assist Municipalities in Creating This Infrastructure• Provide Grants to Support Infrastructure Development• Encourage Private/Public Partnership to Involve Private Capital and

Managerial Expertise to Effort• Develop Funding Mechanism to Support This Effort

Legislative Update

• Last Year Legislative Session Summary• Removed EAF Slag From Being Defined as Solid Waste• Add the Definition of “Shredded” to Tire Bill (Allows Greater

Flexibility to Landfill Tires)• Establish a Solid Waste and Recycling Advisory Committee• Changed the Way the Tire Grant Program Worked (already

discussed)• Results From Current Legislative Session

• Governor’s Agenda Includes Only Housekeeping and Clean-up Items

• Tire Surcharge From New Car Sales to Fund Research on Tire Beneficial Re-Use

TDEC’s Solid and Hazardous Waste Program Update

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