EBC Program Series with MassDEP Leadership...Update from the MassDEP Headquarters Leadership Team • Stephanie Cooper, Policy and Planning • Gary Moran, Operations & Env.Compliance - [PDF Document] (2024)

EBC Program Series with MassDEP Leadership:

Headquarters Leadership Team

Welcome

David Young

Program Chair and Moderator

Member, EBC Board of Directors

Vice President, CDM Smith

Environmental Business Council of New England

Energy Environment Economy

Keynote Address:

Review of DEP Programs & Priorities

Martin Suuberg

Commissioner

Department of Environmental Protection

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Environmental Business Council of New England

Energy Environment Economy

EBC Program Series with MassDEP Regional Offices

Commissioner Suuberg and

Boston Office Leadership

January 8, 2019

Update from Commissioner Suuberg

• Overview of Agency Priorities– PFAS

– EIPAS

– Climate Initiatives

– Recycling

Employee Directory

Update from the MassDEP

Headquarters Leadership Team

• Stephanie Cooper, Policy and Planning

• Gary Moran, Operations & Env. Compliance

• Victoria Phillips, Enterprise Information Office

• Ann Lowery, Bureau of Planning & Evaluation

• Douglas Fine, Bureau of Water Resources

• Paul Locke, Bureau of Waste Site Cleanup

• Christine Kirby, Bureau of Air and Waste

Environmental Business Council of New England

Energy Environment Economy

Gary Moran, Deputy Commissioner for Operations & Environmental

Compliance• Oversees the operations of our 4 regional offices

– Northeast – Wilmington

– Central – Worcester

– Southeast – Lakeville

– Western – Springfield

• Compliance & Enforcement

• Emergency Planning and Response

• Enterprise Information Mgt Office (IT)

• Office of the Permit and Reg. Ombudsman

Operations Contact Information• [emailprotected]

Gary Moran

DC, Ops

• [emailprotected] Garcia-Serrano

RD, SERO

• [emailprotected] Gorski

RD, WERO

• [emailprotected] Jude Pigsley

RD, CERO

• [emailprotected] Worrall

RD, NERO

• [emailprotected] Phillips

Dir, Enterprise Info

• [emailprotected] Kerigan

Dir, Permit Omb.

• [emailprotected] Child

Comp. & Enf.

MassDEP Information Management

Victoria Phillips

[emailprotected]

617-292-5956

Why did we start the Information Transformation Project ?

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Agency staffing at mid-1980’s levels

Data not effectively shared within MassDEP and across EEA Agencies.

Agencies do not effectively capture and use the information needed by staff and decision-makers

Businesses can’t do permitting on line and find it difficult to do reporting on line

Information is not transparent to citizens and regulated entities

Many applications are 20+ years old / end of life

EIPAS: Energy and Environment Information and Public Access

System

Multi-year iterative information technology transformation enabled through a portfolio of

projects

Conversion Plan for “end of life” apps to

next gen software

An integrated set of new software solutions

Increased data availability and sharing

Ability to add new functionality with little

impact to internal structure or data flow –

“Extensible!”

Affordable –Development and maintenance costs reduced by shared

services model

Agile, modular application

development methodology

EIPAS: First Projects:

• 80+ EEA Permits already online

• HW, SW, AQ, TURA, xConnections

On-Line Permitting

• Permitting Status portal https://eeaonline.eea.state.ma.us/EEA/PublicApp/

• Shows status of permit application and online public comment submittal/agency response to comment (where applicable)

• Public can see permit application and final decision documents

• Online Data Portal http://eeaonline.eea.state.ma.us/portal#!/home

• Permit, Inspection, Enforcement, Facility information data search

• Additional high value data sets and documents

Data Transparency

Definitions of Success – Metrics

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# OF PERMITS IMPLEMENTED ONLINE

# OF PERMITS SUBMITTED ONLINE

# OF PAYMENTS SUBMITTED USING THE

ONLINE PAYMENT PORTAL

TIME TO DECISION ONLINE COMPARED TO

PAPER SUBMISSIONS

UTILIZATION OF ONLINE PORTALS FOR

DATA SEARCHES

NUMBER OF DATA STREAMS AVAILABLE

ONLINE

EIPAS STORY BOARD: HTTPS://EIPAS.JIMDOF

REE.COM/

Metrics:

Stephanie CooperDeputy Commissioner for

Policy & Planning

• Oversees regulatory and programmatic developments in MassDEP’s bureaus – Bureau of Air and Waste

– Bureau of Planning and Evaluation

– Bureau of Water Resources

– Bureau of Waste Site Clean-up

• Clean Energy Results Program

• Review of Legislative Proposals

Regulatory Promulgation

Regulations finalized in 2018

– Air Pollution Control – (“Air Repair” update)

– Other Air Pollution provisions – Municipal Waste Combustor Rules, Stage 1

– GWSA Air Pollution Auction Rules

– Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative – update Regional Goals

– Low Emission Vehicle Rules

2019 Planned Regulatory Changes

– Mercury Added Products – Hazardous Waste Rules – Asbestos (asbestos containing pipe provisions) – Ambient Air Quality Standards – Low Emission Vehicle Program – Coastal Wetlands (LSCSF) – State Revolving Loan Fund– Well Drillers – Surface Water Quality Standards– The Massachusetts Contingency Plan (MCP)– Fees Natural Resource Damages

Surface Water Quality Initiatives

• Capacity Building

• Watershed Monitoring Strategies

• Monitoring Network

• New Grant Program

• Surface Water Quality Standards

Office of General Counsel

• Support Commissioner, Programs, Regions

• Represent MassDEP in administrative appeals

• Coordinate with Attorney General’s Office

Office of General CounselContacts

[emailprotected]

General Counsel 617-556-1121

[emailprotected]

Deputy General Counsel for Policy and Programs 617-574-6870

[emailprotected]

Deputy General Counsel for Operations and Special Projects 617 -556-1066

[emailprotected]

Deputy General Counsel, Litigation Manager 617-292-5959

[emailprotected]

Deputy General Counsel for Enforcement 617-654-6636

Ann LoweryAssistant Commissioner, Bureau of Planning and

Evaluation

Focus: – Cross Bureau planning and strategic

initiatives – including Climate coordination – Regulatory Promulgation – Scientific support and research– Environmental Justice

Cross Bureau Planning and Strategic Initiatives

• Regulatory Planning and Promulgation

• Ongoing initiatives:

– Emerging contaminants (including PFAS)

– Climate change coordination

– Clean Energy Results Program (CERP)

– Water Utility Resilience Program (WURP)

• Program Planning and Performance Partnership Agreement with EPA

Scientific Support for the Agency: ORS

Office of Research and Standards (ORS)

• Provides scientific expertise to MassDEP in environmental health, toxicology, standard setting, ecological and human health risk assessment, chemistry and statistics

• Supports Bureau specific and cross media work

• Leads emerging contaminant workgroup

Scientific Support for the Agency: WES

William X. Wall Experiment Station, Lawrence, MA • Long and distinguished history since 1887 in

environmental / public health research

• Home to the Division of Environmental Laboratory Services (DELS) and BAW’s Air Assessment Branch

• Lab Certification Program for drinking water analysis

• Advanced capability to analyze materials for our monitoring programs and Strike Force investigations, including fish tissue, wastewater, industrial compounds, PFAS, cyanotoxins and more.

WES / DELS Laboratories

Culturable & Molecular Microbiology

Inorganic Chemistry

Organic Chemistry

Clean Energy Results Program (CERP)

• Collaboration with DOER and CEC to support energy efficiency and renewable energy projects with MassDEP permitting, technical support and outreach assistance.

• Recent Focus: – Anaerobic digestion, organics diversion and

management

– Solar on closed landfills

– Renewables on contaminated sites

– Water infrastructure energy use / generation

Water Utility Resilience Program

• Technical assistance to water infrastructure sector

• Current Focus: Assistance for water system GIS mapping

• $800,000 provided over 2 years for consultant assistance in creating – Detailed system maps and

– Service area maps of public water and sewer systems (statewide).

• Assistance provided to approximately 90 communities (60 PWSs and 30 wastewater systems)

• Expect to offer another $500,000 of support in 2019.

Environmental Justice

• Implementing Executive Order 552 and EOEEA Policy on Environmental Justice (EJ)

• Ensuring access and meaningful opportunity to participate in decision-making.

• Focus on: – Language Access Bank

– Translation and Interpretive Services

– Connecting with EJ communities to facilitate communication

– Training for all MassDEP staff (continues into 2019)

Bureau of Planning and Evaluation Contacts

Ann Lowery ([emailprotected])Assistant Commissioner 617-292-5846

• C. Mark Smith ([emailprotected])Director, Office of Research and Standards 617-292-5509

• Oscar Pancorbo ([emailprotected])Laboratory Director , William X. Wall Experiment Station 978-242-1314

• James Doucett ([emailprotected])Director, Clean Energy Results Program 617-292-5868

• Michael DiBara ([emailprotected])Energy Project Manager 508-767-2885

• Deneen Simpson ([emailprotected])Director of Environmental Justice, Program Manager 617-292-5906

• Kristin Divris ([emailprotected])Water Utility Resilience Program 508-849-4028

Bureau of Air and Waste

Christine Kirby, Assistant Commissioner

Divisions:• Air and Climate Programs• Business Compliance & Recycling Programs• Business Reporting, Data, & Fiscal Operations

Bureau of Air and WasteAir and Climate Division

• Air Planning, Permitting, and Assessment Unit

• Implement Federal and Massachusetts Clean Air Acts

• Support Permitting of Stationary Sources of Air Pollution

• Maintain Air Monitoring Network

• Transportation Unit - reduce criteria pollutants and greenhouse gases from mobile sources

• Climate Strategies Group - develop and implement programs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, support the Global Warming Solutions Act

Bureau of Air and WasteBusiness Compliance and Recycling Division

• Oversee solid and hazardous waste regulations, policy and guidance

• Oversee financial and technical assistance programs to advance municipal and commercial recycling

• Manage statewide Underground Storage Tank program

• Coordinate regional enforcement efforts and implement self certification programs for smaller sources of pollution

• Implement department’s responsibilities under Toxics Use Reduction program – training, reporting and enforcement

Bureau of Air and WasteBusiness Reporting, Data Management

and Fiscal Operations Division

• Manage fiscal, reporting and data operations for BAW program.

• Facilitates program productivity - providing information management, business reporting and contracting support

• Provide accurate, maintained and easily available program information

BAW Key Initiatives

• Regulations

– “3(d)” Climate Rules Implementation

– Federal Rules

– Amendments to LEV rule

• Recycling Markets

• Update to Solid Waste Master Plan

• Volkswagen Settlement

• Transportation Climate Initiative

BAW [emailprotected]

Assistant Commissioner

617-292-5631

[emailprotected], Business Compliance & Recycling

617-292-5988

[emailprotected]

Director, Business Reporting, Data, & Fiscal Operations

617-292-5596

[emailprotected]

Director, Air & Climate Programs

Bureau of Water Resources/Boston

• Division of Watershed Management– Wastewater - NPDES; GW Discharge; Title 5– Water Management Act– Watershed Planning - Surface Water Quality

Monitoring/Assessment/ Standards

• Division of Wetlands & Waterways– Wetlands– C.91– 401 WQC

• Drinking Water Program• Division of Municipal Services

– SRF; Grants (319, 604b)

BWR Key Initiatives & Activities

• Surface Water Quality Standards Update, including Aluminum

• Wetlands Regulations for Land Subject to Coastal Storm Flowage (LSCSF)

• Stormwater Handbook Update, and Regulation Changes regarding Precipitation Data

BWR Boston [emailprotected]

Assistant Commissioner 617 292 5792

[emailprotected]

Division Director, Watershed Management 617 574 6882

[emailprotected]

Division Director, Municipal Services 617 292 5779

[emailprotected]

Deputy Assistant Commissioner 617-292-5926

(TBA)

Division Director, Wetlands & Waterways

Bureau of Waste Site Cleanup (BWSC)

Preparing for…

Responding to…

Assessing…

Cleaning up…

Restoring…

Releases of Oil and Hazardous Material to the Environment

Bureau of Waste Site Cleanup (BWSC)

3 Related – Yet Distinct - Programs

Cleanup of Sites & Spills

Natural Resource Damages

Oil Spill Prevention & Response

Oil Spill Prevention & Response

https://www.mass.gov/oil-spill-prevention-response-massdep

NEXT Oil Spill Act Advisory Committee Meeting: February 1, 2019

Trailers Containing 42” Foam-filled Boom

1st Responder Training & GRP Testing Exercises

New Bedford Harbor Mystery Spill Project

Clean Bilge Pilot

Cleanup of Sites & Spills

https://www.mass.gov/cleanup-of-sites-spills

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The 20182019

MCP Amendments

MassDEP Bureau of Waste Site Cleanup

One Winter Street

Boston, MA 02108

www.Mass.Gov/dep

Schedule

• Approve Draft for Public

• Inter-Agency Notice Period

• Publication in the Massachusetts Register…

• 2 ½ - 3 month Public Comment Period…3-4 Public Hearings…

• BWSC Advisory Committee Meetings1/24/19 & 3/28/19

• LSPA Membership Meeting 3/19/19

Topics• PFAS Standards/Notification

Requirements **

• Risk Assessment

– Gardening Exposures

– Exposure Point Concentrations **

– Hierarchy of Toxicity

– Imminent Hazards **

– Other Method 1 Standards

• Program Coordination

– NAULs at Federal Sites

– UST Sites

– Radioactive Waste **

– GW-1 Areas (Drinking Water)

• Climate Change

• Remedial Additives

• Tier Classification

• Temporary Solution Status Reports

• AEPMMs

• AULs for LNAPL

• GPS Coordinates

• Improved Communication (Notice)

• Liquified Gasses

• Waste Deposits

Natural Resource Damages

https://www.mass.gov/natural-resource-damages-program-massdep

Development of aStandardized NRD Approach

Case-Specific NRD Assessments/Settlements

Solicitation, Funding &Implementation of

Restoration Projects

StandardizedNatural Resource Damages

RELEASE CLEANUP FUTURE

Standardize Assessment of past & future damage:loss of use & function

$$ Settlements Pooled

RestorationProject

RestorationProject

RestorationProject

RestorationProject

RestorationProject

Bureau of Waste Site Cleanup (BWSC)

[emailprotected]

Assistant Commissioner 617-556-1160

[emailprotected], Policy & Program Development 617-348-4056

[emailprotected], Technical & Financial Services 617-292-5973

[emailprotected] - RETIRING (PTBNL)Section Chief – Superfund Sites 617-292-5591

[emailprotected] Chief – Federal Facilities 617-292-5659

[emailprotected] – Audits & Enforcement

Moderated Discussion

Moderator: David Young, CDM Smith

Panelists:• Martin Suuberg, Commissioner

• Stephanie Cooper, Policy and Planning

• Gary Moran, Operations & Env. Compliance

• Victoria Phillips, Enterprise Information Office

• Ann Lowery, Bureau of Planning & Evaluation

• Douglas Fine, Bureau of Water Resources

• Paul Locke, Bureau of Waste Site Cleanup

• Christine Kirby, Bureau of Air and Waste

• Ben Ericson, General Counsel

Environmental Business Council of New England

Energy Environment Economy