Indiana Chamber of Commerce Environmental Outlook September 5, 2013 Thomas W. Easterly, P.E., BCEE, Commissioner IN Department of Environmental Management.

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Indiana Chamber of Commerce Environmental Outlook September 5, 2013 Thomas W. Easterly, P.E., BCEE, Commissioner IN Department of Environmental Management 1

IDEM’s Mission Protecting Hoosiers and Our Environment While Becoming the Most Customer-Friendly Environmental Agency IDEM’s mission is to implement federal and state regulations to protect human health and the environment while allowing the environmentally sound operations of industrial, agricultural, commercial and government activities vital to a prosperous economy. 2

Best in NPDES Permitting 3

4 Permits--Percent of Statutory Days

5 Water Quality Indiana Combined Sewer Overflow Status

New Air Quality Standards Since the end of 2009, new air quality standards have resulted in U.S. EPA designating the following new nonattainment areas: –Lake and Porter Counties Ozone (2008 standard) –Lawrenceburg Township (Dearborn County) Ozone –City of Muncie Lead 6

Hour Ozone Design Values Compared to the standard at ppm

New Air Quality Standards All monitors in Indiana currently meet the 100 ppb short term NO 2 standard established in On July 25, 2013, U.S. EPA designated nine townships in five counties as nonattainment for the 1-hour, 75 ppb SO 2 standard established in

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New PM 2.5 Standard The new annual standard is 12 micrograms per cubic meter which is a 20% reduction from the previous 15 micrograms per cubic meter standard. Standard became effective March 18, New nonattainment designations likely in early

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IDEM Challenges Louisville, KY, Air Pollution Data Audit may delay the designation of Clark and Floyd Counties to attainment for the 15 microgram per cubic meter PM 2.5 standard. Algae and nutrients--science and cost issues. Bacteriological water quality issues. Cost and timeliness of ambient water quality data. 13

Federal Initiatives to Watch President’s climate change initiative. –Regulations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants. –Mitigation measures. eDMRs—possible expansion of reporting requirements and mandatory electronic reporting. Air pollution issues from downwind states. 14

Questions? Tom Easterly Commissioner Indiana Department of Environmental Management (317)