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Agency Update - Waste
Jere “Trey” Hess, ChiefGroundwater Assessment &
Remediation DivisionAugust 2015
2014/2015 Milestones
Retirements / Promotions
Succession Planning
Strategic Planning
UST Re-Organization
UST Federal Law & Reg Update
Mississippi Economic Redevelopment Act Momentum
Waste Contacts
Environmental Permits Division (EPD)
Krista Caron – Hazardous Waste Questions601.961.5719
Mark Williams – Non-Hazardous Questions601.961.5304
Carla Brown - RCRA Corrective Action^ (Post Closure)601.961.5235
EPA Region 4 – HSWA Corrective Action*
REGULATIONS – Adopt Federal Regs by Reference
Cleanup ContactsGroundwater Assessment & Remediation Division (GARD)
Trey Hess – Brownfield / Redevelopment Questions*601.961.5654
Phillip Weathersby – Superfund Questions601.961.5302
Willie McKercher – Voluntary Cleanups, ASTs, & 601.961.5731 Vapor Intrusion Questions
Lynn Chambers – UST Program Chief601.961.5117
Andy Dyess – UST/LUST Contracts (RFQs)601.961.5274
Sandra Dowty – UST Compliance Mgrs. & Operator 601.961.5575 Certifications
GARD Organization Chart
Waste Division ….. maybe
– Asbestos Disposal– Beneficial Use– Landfill Corrective Action Trust
Fund– E&P Waste (Off-site, commercial, or
MSWLF)– EPCRA– Financial Assurance (Subtitle D, C,
UIC, Waste Tire)– Grants (Solid Waste Assitance, Tire,
Amnesty, recycling)– Rubbish Sites– UIC– Waste Tires
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• Hazardous Waste– Household– TSD Permitting– TSD Compliance– TSD Post-Closure– Haz. Waste Determin.– Delisting– Generator IDs– Commercial (Moratorium)– Generator Inspections– EPA Authorization Pack.– Grant Work Plan– Subtitle C MOA with EPA– LQG Contingency Plans– Capacity Assurance– GW Monitoring– Environmental Covenants– EMS– Waste Min. Report– Regulation Adoption
– Industrial Waste– Industrial Landfills– Land Application– Landfill Gas– Lead Paint DISPOSAL– MSWLFs except:
• Title V• Stormwater• PreTreatment
– Solid Waste Regulations– Organic Waste– Pollution Prevention– Processing Facilities– Recycling– Annual Report (tipping)– Special Waste
• E-Waste• NORM• Sharps• White Goods
• Final and published in July 2015
• For Mississippi, we must have the new UST regulations adopted no later than June 2018
• Note: many of the changes in the new Federal UST Regulations were adopted by Mississippi in October 2008
New Federal UST Regulations
• Monthly walk through inspections• Regulating airport hydrant systems and
field constructed tanks• Requiring replacement of all UST piping
when 50% or more of the piping is replaces
• Elimination of flow through restrictors (ball floats) for overfill prevention
• Notification and compatibility requirements for fuel blends > 10% ethanol or >20% biodiesel
Major UST Federal Regulation Changes for MS
• Allowing the continued use of monitoring wells for groundwater/vapor monitoring as a form of release detection
• Addition of lender liability subpart defining UST management responsibilities for lenders prior to and after foreclosure
Major UST Federal Regulation Changes
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SEPTEMBER 23 & 24, 2015MS ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE ACTION CONTRACTOR (ERAC) CONFERENCE
•2 full days of training dedicated to:
•MDEQ GARD topics•Remediation technologies – dual phase extraction, thermal, ozone, surfactant injection•New assessment and remediation products•Sonic drilling•On-site visits to local remediation units•Remediation case studies•Groundwater modeling
• Revised Mississippi Groundwater Protection Trust Fund Regulations by December 2015
• Draft UST Technical Regulations incorporating federal regulations for public comment by December 2016
UST Future Goals
Jere “Trey” Hess, ChiefGroundwater Assessment &
Remediation DivisionJanuary 2015
Mississippi Economic Redevelopment Act
§57-91-1 of Mississippi Code
MS Economic Redevelopment Act
• Key Features:– PRIVATE SECTOR Incentive – Tax REBATE for a single project– All state taxes (sales, income, and franchise
taxes) will be rebated to the developer for fifteen years or 2½ times the cleanup costs, whichever is less.
– Effective 7-1-13, it was expanded to include brownfield sites subject to a brownfield agreement with MDEQ.
Removing An Underground Storage Tank and Contaminated Soils……
Example Project
….. And Redeveloping it into a Coffeehouse
Example Project
Example Project
Example Project
• Developer wants to convert the former gas station site on corner of Town Square into a coffeehouse.
• Underground Storage Tank remains• Approx. $25,000 to properly remove
• Contaminated Soils• Approx. $25,000 to properly remove
• What to do?
Example Project
• Developer gets loan from Bank for acquisition, development, and the $50K cleanup
• City/County approves Brownfield Redevelopment Area
• Developer applies to MDA for approval• Developer reaches Brownfield Agreement with
MDEQ for proper cleanup• Developer secures tenant and lease• Redevelopment takes place• Sales, income, franchise taxes collected
Example Project
• Developer receives up to $125K (i.e., 2.5 times cleanup costs) to pay back bank for cleanup ($50K) and as an incentive ($75K) to take on the brownfield project risk.
• City gets jobs, blight removed, clean site, and all sales, income, franchise taxes over the $125K incentive.
• Property taxes not affected and will likely increase due to change in use.
2013
The District at EastoverJackson
October 2013 - Brownfield Agreement
• Asbestos Abatement & Transformer disposal
• Cleanup Linked to Redevelopment Plans
• Collaboration (DFA, Private Sector)
Expected Outcomes
• $150M Development in Jackson• Create 600 jobs• 500,000 sq. ft. of retail, office,
residential
The Mill at MSU Starkville
May 2014 – Redevelopment Begins
• Asbestos Cleanup • Underground Storage Tanks
February 2014 - Brownfield Agreement
• Cleanup is linked to Redevelopment Plans• Collaboration (City, MDA, Private Sector)• Historic & New Market Tax Credits
Expected Outcomes
• Mixed Use Development• Conference Center, Hotel, Garage, Retail• Garage goes to MSU after 10 year lease
2014
