MPCA: An Agency & Legislative Update
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MPCA: An Agency & Legislative Update Brad Moore, Commissioner June 22, 2007
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MPCA: An Agency & Legislative Update. Brad Moore, Commissioner June 22, 2007. MPCA Mission. Working with Minnesotans to protect, conserve and improve our environment and enhance our quality of life. MPCA Priorities. Core environmental programs Permitting Compliance and enforcement - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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MPCA: An Agency & Legislative
Update
Brad Moore, CommissionerJune 22, 2007
MPCA Mission
Working with Working with Minnesotans to Minnesotans to protect, protect, conserve and conserve and improve our improve our environment environment and enhance our and enhance our quality of life.quality of life.
MPCA Priorities Core environmental Core environmental
programsprograms PermittingPermitting Compliance and Compliance and
enforcementenforcement Monitoring and Monitoring and
assessmentassessment Cleanup and emergency Cleanup and emergency
responseresponse Environmental Environmental
assistanceassistance Impaired watersImpaired waters
What’s New
Annandale-Maple Lake implicationsAnnandale-Maple Lake implications Clean Water Legacy implementation & Clean Water Legacy implementation &
TMDLs TMDLs Ethanol/mining initiative and biofuels Ethanol/mining initiative and biofuels
studystudy Mercury TMDLMercury TMDL Air permitting improvementsAir permitting improvements Greenhouse gas reduction effortsGreenhouse gas reduction efforts PFCs in groundwaterPFCs in groundwater
Annandale – Maple Lake MPCA has authority to interpret MPCA has authority to interpret
environmental laws it enforcesenvironmental laws it enforces
MPCA made a MPCA made a reasonable reasonable interpretation of interpretation of the Clean Water the Clean Water ActAct
NPDES Permitting: Moving Forward
Pre-TMDL Pre-TMDL
Phosphorus TradingPhosphorus TradingWater Quality Water Quality
Trading RuleTrading RuleFinal TMDLFinal TMDL
Impaired waters
Clean Water LegacyClean Water Legacy Protect, restore and preserve the quality Protect, restore and preserve the quality
of Minnesota's surface waters of Minnesota's surface waters Quality of Minnesota’s surface waters Quality of Minnesota’s surface waters
closely tied to economy closely tied to economy MPCA receiving $31 million during MPCA receiving $31 million during
FY08-09 to address impaired waters FY08-09 to address impaired waters Funds to be used to monitor, assess and Funds to be used to monitor, assess and
restore polluted surface waterrestore polluted surface water
Permittees Affected by Total MaximumDaily Load (TMDL) Studies
Lake Pepin
Affected by the Minnesota Riverlow dissolved oxygen TMDL
Affected by Annandale/Maple Lakecourt decision
Ethanol/Mining/Biofuels
$6 million from Environment Fund to $6 million from Environment Fund to speed permitting in fast-growing sectorsspeed permitting in fast-growing sectors
Process improvements to permittingProcess improvements to permitting
$300,000 for biennium on biomass $300,000 for biennium on biomass gasification air emission studygasification air emission study
8/1/2006 1/1/2007
8/1/2006Ethanol Hot Team
10/25/2006Otter Tail Ag permitted
(6 months)12/22/2006
US BioEnergy Permitted(8 months)
Mercury emissions in Minnesota
1,650
382
1,336
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
4,000
2005Long-termMPCA goal 2005 2014
Mercury EmissionsReduction Act 2006
2018CAMR
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Total mercuryemissions inMinnesota
Mercury emissions fromcoal-fired utilities
Estimated Minnesotaemissions withCAMR trading
CAMR Minnesotabudget
789
Air Quality: How are we doing in Minnesota?
-20%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
1985
1987
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2003
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Real Gross State Product
Vehicle Miles Traveled
Carbon Dioxide
Energy Consumption
PopulationAggregate Emissions ofNOx, SO2, VOC, PM10
93%
46%
23%
73%
53%
-17%
Air regulatory program
Permit and inspect facilities that emit air Permit and inspect facilities that emit air pollutantspollutants 3,310 permitted facilities across state3,310 permitted facilities across state Permits limit amount of pollution, set Permits limit amount of pollution, set
operating conditions, require data collection operating conditions, require data collection and reportingand reporting
Major facilities have 95% compliance rateMajor facilities have 95% compliance rate Air program budgetAir program budget
FY08-09: $22.2 millionFY08-09: $22.2 million
Improving Rate of Permit Completion
Construction Authorization Within 150 Days and Percent Complex Projects
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10
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-06
Apr
-06
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-06
Oct
-06
Dec
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Jan-
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Apr
-07
Per
cen
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Percent Issued Within 150 days
Percent of Complex projects
Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction
New legislation: Next Generation New legislation: Next Generation Energy Act of 2007Energy Act of 2007
Minnesota Climate Change Advisory Minnesota Climate Change Advisory GroupGroup
The Climate RegistryThe Climate Registry
Other Issues
Update on new PFC Update on new PFC developmentsdevelopments
E-waste legislationE-waste legislation SCORE grantsSCORE grants Working with Working with
stakeholdersstakeholders
