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Environmental Protection Kgenoy
Washington. D. C. 20460
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Strategic Planning
and Management System
Third Quarter FY 1986 Report
Of fie* of Management Systems
and Evaluation
June 30,1986
'•VIFFS LIBRARY
V'HENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Strategic Planning and
Management System
Third Quarter FY 1986 Report
PREFACE
This quarterly report reviews Agency progress in meeting its priority
program commitments. The report is a major component of the Agency
Strategic Planning and Management System (SPMS). SPMS provides a
process for the Agency to identify national goals and priorities,
issue timely guidance to the field, identify measures of success and
track progress against them. Each quarter the Office of Management
Systems and Evaluation publishes the report using information provided
by Headquarters, regional offices and state agencies. The Office of
Compliance Analysis and Program Operations is responsible for the
enforcement sections of this report.
We gratefully acknowledge the assistance and cooperation of the many
people throughout the environmental protection management network who
have made timely production of this report possible.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
OFFICE
OFFICE OF AIR AND RADIATION 1
OFFICE OF WATER 31
OFFICE OF SOLID WASTE
AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE 85
OFFICE OF PESTICIDES AND
TOXIC SUBSTANCES 109
OFFICE OF ENFORCEMENT
AND COMPLIANCE MONITORING 143
OFFICE OF RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT 153
OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION AND
RESOURCES MANAGEMENT 157
OFFICE OF POLICY, PLANNING
AND EVALUATION 169
OFFICE OF EXTERNAL
AFFAIRS 173
OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL 185
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OFFICE OF AIR AND RADIATION
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OFFICE OF AIR AND RADIATION
THIRD QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS
O THE REGIONS COLLECTIVELY EXCEEDED THEIR FIXED BASE SIGNIFICANT VIOLATOR
TARGETS AND HAVE IDENTIFIED 344 NEW SIGNIFICANT VIOLATORS.
O AIR ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY WAS STRONG FOR BOTH ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS AND
CIVIL REFERRALS.
O STATES ARE AHEAD OF SCHEDULE IN CORRECTING THEIR PROGRAM DEFICIENCIES
IDENTIFIED DURING LAST YEAR'S AUDITS.
O REGIONS CONTINUE TO PROCESS THEIR SIPs ON TIME. HQ SIP BACKLOG
CONTINUES TO GROW.
O OAR REFINES ITS DATA BASE ON NONATTAINMENT AREAS AND SIP STATUS.
O SPMS COMMITMENTS FOR STACK HEIGHTS CONTINUE TO BE A PROBLEM.
O SPMS REPORTING PROBLEMS CONTINUE. ABOUT ONE-THIRD OF THE ITEMS DUE
TO BE REPORTED ON IN THE THIRD QUARTER ARE OMITTED DUE TO SCHEDULE
DELAYS, DEFINITIONAL OR OTHER REPORTING PROBLEMS, OMISSIONS, ETC.
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NUMBER OF NONATTAINMENT AREAS
O THE BAR CHARTS IDENTIFY THE NUMBER OF PRIMARY NONATTAINMENT AREAS
(BY POLLUTANT) FOR EACH REGION AND NATIONALLY. NATIONALLY, AS OF
JUNE 30, 1986, THERE WERE 687 PRIMARY NONATTAINMENT AREAS: 361
FOR OZONE, 131 FOR TSP, 138 FOR CO, 53 FOR SO2 AND 4 NOX AREAS (IN
REGION IX). IN ADDITION, THERE WERE 209 SECONDARY STANDARD
NONATTAINMENT AREAS (194 TSP AND 15 S02).
O IN ADDITION, THERE ARE A FEW AREAS WHICH ARE IN ATTAINMENT STATUS
BUT HAVE MONITORED VIOLATIONS.
O THE REGIONS ESTIMATE THAT 156 OF THESE AREAS HAVE ATTAINED AND
NEED REDESIGNATION.
- 69 FOR OZONE
- 85 IN REGION V
O THE TOTAL NUMBER OF NONATTAINMENT AREAS (896) COMPARES TO 1,047 AREAS
DURING FEBRUARY 1983 AND 898 IN THE FIRST QUARTER.
: (THE DECREASE OF TWO RESULTS FROM A FEW REDESIGNATIONS AND REFINEMENTS
TO THE ORIGINAL DATA.)
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NUMBER OF PRIMARY NON-ATTAINMENT AREAS *
As of June 30, 1986
n
II
III IV
V VI
REGIONS
VIII IX
* There are more 'Non-attainment Areas' than areas
with Non-attainment, since some areas are Non-attainment
for more than one pollutant.
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300-
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100
NATIONAL TOTALS
12/31/85 CURRENT
QUARTER
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OZONE
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ACTIONS BEING TAKEN IN NONATTAINMENT AREAS
THE REGIONS AND OAR HAVE UPDATED THE SECOND QUARTER ANALYSIS ON THE
CURRENT STATUS OF NONATTAINMENT AREAS. THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES
GENERALLY OUTLINE THEIR FINDINGS:
o 228 AREAS (25%) ARE FY 1987 EXTENSION AREAS FOR 03 AND CO. THESE
AREAS ARE IMPLEMENTING PLANS TOWARDS THE 12/31/87 ATTAINMENT DEADLINES.
o 187 AREAS (21%) ARE COVERED IN THE LIST OF "SIP CALL" AREAS OR ARE
AREAS WITH OUTSTANDING SIP CONDITIONS.
O 141 (16%) ARE AREAS WHERE REDESIGNATION TO ATTAINMENT HAS BEEN
REQUESTED (77) OR WHERE ATTAINMENT HAS BEEN REACHED AND THE REGIONS
EXPECT A REQUEST FOR REDESIGNATION (64).
o 135 (15%) ARE PARTICULATE AREAS THAT HAVE BEEN ESSENTIALLY "ON HOLD"
AWAITING PROMULGATION OF
o 74 (8%) ARE AREAS WHERE THE SIP IS FULLY APPROVED.
O 71 AREAS (8%) FALL UNDER THE DEFINITION OF RURAL OZONE GENERALLY
MEANING THAT THEIR STATUS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE UNTIL UPWIND (URBAN)
AREAS CONTROL EMISSIONS.
o 14 (2%) AREAS (13 OZONE) ARE NOT ATTAINING THE STANDARD BUT THEIR
LEVELS ARE BELOW THE "CUT POINT" FOR REQUESTING A REVISED SIP.
o 13 (1%) ARE AREAS SUBJECT TO ANALYSIS UNDER THE REVISED STACK HEIGHT
RULES.
o THE REMAINING AREAS (ABOUT 33) ARE UNCLASSIFIED WITHIN THE ABOVE
BREAKOUT.
THE LARGEST CHANGES FROM THE SECOND QUARTER ARE AN INCREASE OF 19 AREAS
ON HOLD FOR PMiQ AND A DECREASE OF 8 AREAS WHERE THE SIP IS FULLY APPROVED.
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SIP DEFICIENCIES
O FOR THE THIRD QUARTER THE REGIONS IDENTIFIED 229 DEFICIENT SIPS
(UP 11 FROM SECOND QUARTER). REGION V HAS 49% OF THE DEFICIENT
SIPS. REGIONS I AND X HAVE ONLY ONE DEFICIENT SIP EACH.
SUMMARY STATUS INFORMATION:
- 79 AREAS (34%) HAVE SIPS THAT ARE NOT FULLY APPROVED (UP 8).
- 46 AREAS (21%) HAVE BEEN ISSUED CALLS FOR SIP REVISIONS.
- 40 AREAS (17%) HAVE PLANS THAT HAVE BEEN CONDITIONALLY APPROVED.
- 36 AREAS (16%) HAVE DISAPPROVED SIPS, GENERALLY WITH SANCTIONS.
- 29 AREAS (14%) HAVE INCOMPLETE OR INADEQUATE SIPS.
O BOTH THE STATES AND EPA HAVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR FOLLOW-UP ACTION.
- EPA HAS THE NEXT ACTION FOR 130 OF THE AREAS, WHILE
- THE STATES HAVE THE NEXT ACTION ON 87 OF THE AREAS.
- FOR 13 AREAS, THE NEXT STEP IS NOT IDENTIFIED.
O THE 229 DEFICIENT SIP LIST INCLUDES 68 TSP, 66 OZONE, 40 CO, 26 NSR,
18 S02, 7 Pb AND 4 NOX.
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SIP DEVELOPMENT
NUMBER OF SIP CALL REVISIONS DUE FROM STATES
o THROUGH THE THIRD QUARTER, 37 SIP REVISIONS WERE DUE FROM THE STATES.
THE REGIONS HAVE RECEIVED 32 REVISIONS. MOST REGIONS MET OR EXCEEDED
THEIR TARGET. REGION II, V AND IX MISSED THEIR TARGETS BY FOUR, TWO
AND TWO RESPECTIVELY.
STACK HEIGHT PLANS
O STACK HEIGHT ACTION PLANS FOR 55 STATES AND TERRITORIES WERE DUE IN
THE FIRST QUARTER. ONLY 40 OF THESE PLANS WERE SUBMITTED IN THE
FIRST QUARTER. DURING THE SECOND AND THIRD QUARTER NINE ADDITIONAL
PLANS WERE RECEIVED. SIX PLANS HAVE NOT BEEN SUBMITTED.
- STATES IN REGIONS I, IV, V, VI, VII, AND X HAVE SUBMITTED ALL REQUIRED
PLANS.
- REGIONS II AND III ARE EACH MISSING ONE PLAN. REGIONS VIII AND
IX LACK TWO PLANS EACH.
O OAR REPORTS THAT REGIONS ARE MEETING THE REQUIREMENT TO SUBMIT MONTHLY
STATE PROGRESS REPORTS TO OAR.
o HOWEVER OAR HAS FAILED TO SUBMIT INFORMATION IN SPMS ON THE STATE
SCHEDULES CONTAINED IN THE PLANS AND WHETHER THE SCHEDULES ARE BEING
MET AS COMMITTED TO FOR THIS YEAR. THE TRACKING OF HOW STATES WERE
MEETING THEIR SCHEDULES WAS TO HAVE BEEN THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF SPMS
THIS YEAR.
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PERCENT OF SIP ACTIONS PROCESSED (REGIONS)
O DURING THE THIRD QUARTER 162 SIP ACTIONS WERE DUE TO BE PROCESSED
IN THE REGIONS. THIS TOTAL INCLUDES 23 MINOR ACTIONS AND 139 MAJOR
ACTIONS. ALL BUT ONE ACTION WAS PROCESSED ON TIME.
O FOR THE YEAR THE REGIONS HAVE PROCESSED 476 OF 484 ACTIONS ON TIME
FOR A CUMULATIVE RATE OF 98 PERCENT.
O REGION V CONTINUES TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MAJORITY OF SIP ACTIONS.
THEY HAVE BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR 273 OF THE 484 ACTIONS (60%) THIS
YEAR.
O EACH REGION NOW HAS A CUMULATIVE ON TIME RATE THAT IS OVER 90 PERCENT,
REGIONS I, III, VII, VIII, IX, AND X HAVE PROCESSED ALL THEIR SIPS ON
TIME THIS YEAR.
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PERCENT OF SIP ACTIONS PROCESSED ON TIME (REGIONS)
As Of June 30,1986
I
CURRENT QUARTER
# OF SIP ACTIONS 9 3
# OVERDUE 0 0
CUMULATIVE
# OF SIP ACTIONS 16 12
# OVERDUE 0 1
III IV
13 15
0 0
V VI VII VIII IX
REGIONS
79 13 9 7 10
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25 40 273 35 25 13 30
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TOTALS
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484
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PERCENT OF SIP ACTIONS PROCESSED ON TIME (HQ)
O HQ WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR 161 SIP ACTIONS IN THE THIRD QUARTER. THE
TOTAL INCLUDES 76 NEWLY DUE ACTIONS AND 85 DUE FROM THE PREVIOUS
QUARTER(S).
O PROCESSING RATES FOR NEWLY DUE ACTIONS (EXCLUDING ACTIONS "ON HOLD"
AND THOSE RETURNED TO THE REGIONS) WAS 45% AND FOR CARRYOVER ACTIONS
WAS 37%. INCLUDING "ON HOLD" BUT EXCLUDING THOSE SIPS RETURNED TO
THE REGIONS, THE COMBINED RATE WAS 36%.
O OF THE 161 ACTIONS IN THE SYSTEM DURING THE QUARTER 108 (67%) WERE
NOT PUBLISHED. FOR ACTIONS NOT PUBLISHED THE STATUS WAS: 13 WERE
RETURNED TO THE REGIONS, 75 ARE OVERDUE AND 20 ARE ON POLICY HOLD.
O OVERALL, THE NUMBER OF UNPROCESSED SIPS HAS INCREASED TO 108 FROM 39
A YEAR AGO AND 71 IN THE FOURTH QUARTER.
- THE BASIC CHANGE FROM LAST QUARTER WAS THE MOVEMENT OF 26 EMISSIONS
TRADING ACTIONS FROM "ON HOLD" TO NOT PUBLISHED (LATE).
(NO EMISSION TRADING ACTIONS IN THE INVENTORY (30) HAD BEEN PUBLISHED
BY THE END OF THE QUARTER - 21 HAVE BEEN RETURNED TO THE REGIONS.)
O THE 20 SIPs REMAINING IN THE "ON HOLD" CATEGORY ARE DUE TO VOC
COMPLIANCE SCHEDULE (18) AND THE NRDC SUIT/DUAL DEFINITION (2). OAR
COMPLETED THE BLOCK VS RUNNING SIPS (7) WHICH HAD BEEN ON HOLD LAST
QUARTER.
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PERCENT OF SIP ACTIONS PROCESSED ON TIME (HQ)
As Of June 30, 1986
100
75-
50-
25-
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I OF CARRYOVER
52
9
2 3
QUARTERS
69
14
66
62
ON HOLD
12.4%
RETURNED TO REGION
8.1%
UNPUBLISHED
46.6%
PUBLISHED
32.9%
STATUS OF SIP ACTIONS
FOR HQ (#161)
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| CARRYOVER
BAR GRAPH DATA EXCLUDES "ON HOLD" ft "RETURNED TO REGION" CATEGORIES
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NATIONAL AIR AUDIT SYSTEM - CORRECTION OF STATE DEFICIENCIES
O DURING THE FY 1985 STATE AUDITS, THE REGIONS IDENTIFIED 176 DEFICIENCIES
FOR 1986 THE REGIONS HAVE COMMITTED TO CORRECTING 77 OF THESE PROBLEMS.
O THROUGH THE THIRD QUARTER 43 OF THE DEFICIENCIES (26 IN THIRD QUARTER)
WERE CORRECTED COMPARED TO A TARGET OF 21. NO REGION MISSED A
TARGET. REGIONS I AND VII CORRECTED THE MOST PROBLEMS (10 AND 13)
AGAINST TARGETS OF 8 AND 0 RESPECTIVELY.
O FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF THE DEFICIENCIES CORRECTED IN THE THIRD QUARTER:
REGION I
REGION II
REGION III
REGION VI
REGION VII
CT - VOC TEST METHODS
- IMPROVE INSP. FILES
RI - 100 TPY NON-CTG REGS
NJ - T&A/VOC
PR - COMPLIANCE INSPECTIONS
VI - HIRE ENGINEER
DC - VOC INSPECTIONS
MD - TSP EMISSION TEST
PROCEDURE
NM - PERMIT REGS
(NONATTAINMENT AREA)
IA - INSPECTION PROGRAMS
AND REPORTS UPGRADE
- ENF. TRAINING PROG.
- NSR PERMITTING
PUBLIC NOTICE
IA - T&A IMPLEMENTATION
- ACRYLONITRILE
KS - SULFUR ACID MIST REG.
MO - NSR PERMITS
- INVENTORY UPDATE/ST. LOUIS
- COMPLIANCE PROGRAM/ST. LOUIS
- DATA RECOVERY/ST. LOUIS
NE - SUBMIT SOP FOR LEAD ANALYSIS
- UPGRADE INSPECTIONS
- IMPROVE NSR PROGRAM
REGION X OR -
ID -
EMISSIONS FROM PRINTING
AND SLASH BURNING
AUTHORITY TO ISSUE ORDERS/
COLLECT PENALTIES
PERMIT APPLICATION REVIEW
FEES
VISIBILITY SIP
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NATIONAL AIR AUDIT SYSTEM
-CORRECTION OF STATE DEFICIENCIES
As Of June 30,1986
2 3
QUARTERS
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TIMELY REPORTING OF NAMS DATA
O NATIONALLY, REPORTING RATES WERE SIMILAR TO THE FIRST AND SECOND
QUARTER RATES AND BELOW THE RATES OF LAST YEAR. RATES FOR CONTINUOUS
ANALYZERS FELL SIX PERCENT WHILE INTEGRATED SAMPLER RATES AND PRECISION
AND ACCURACY RATES IMPROVED BY FIVE AND SEVEN PERCENT RESPECTIVELY.
O COMPARED TO THE END OF LAST YEAR:
- 24 HOUR INTEGRATED SAMPLER RATES ARE THE SAME.
- CONTINUOUS ANALYZER RATES ARE DOWN 7 PERCENT.
- PRECISION AND ACCURACY RATES ARE DOWN 18 PERCENT.
O REGION III WAS THE ONLY STRONG PERFORMER WITH RATES OVER 90% FOR ALL
CATEGORIES. NO OTHER REGION HAD RATES OVER 80% FOR ALL CATEGORIES.
MONITORING NETWORK DEVELOPMENT
OAR IS TRACKING EFFORTS TO OPERATIONALIZE P^IQ MONITORS IN FY 1986.
- 91% OF THE 662 EPA SUPPLIED SAMPLERS WERE IN OPERATION BY THE END
OF THE SECOND QUARTER.
- 47% OF THE 57 MONITORS PURCHASED BY STATES IN FY 1986 ARE
OPERATIONAL.
- A TOTAL OF 836 PMjQ MONITORS ARE NOW IN OPERATION.
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STATUS OF MOBILE SOURCE PROGRAMS
ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW ANTI-TAMPERING PROGRAMS
o FOR THE YEAR, THERE HAVE BEEN NINE NEW ANTI-TAMPERING PROGRAMS
INITIATED AGAINST A THIRD QUARTER TARGET OP FOUR. DURING THE THIRD
QUARTER ONE NEW PROGRAM WAS INITIATED IN VIRGINIA.
O OAR'S CURRENT SCHEDULE FOR COMPLETING THE ANTI-TAMPERING RACT POLICY
GUIDANCE IS 11/28/86.
COMPLETION OF I/M AUDITS
o FOR THE YEAR, THE REGIONS HAVE CONDUCTED NINE I/M AUDITS AND FIVE
FOLLOW-UP AUDITS THROUGH THE THIRD QUARTER. THIS TOTAL INCLUDES FOUR
FOLLOW-UP AUDITS COMPLETED DURING THE THIRD QUARTER (N.Y., DEL., D.C.,
TEX.).
STATUS OF EFFORTS TO REMEDY CRITICAL I/M OPERATING PROBLEMS
o THE REGIONS HAVE COMMITTED TO CORRECT 16 I/M OPERATING PROBLEMS FOUND
DURING RECENT I/M AUDITS. THROUGH THE THIRD QUARTER OAR HAS DETERMINED
THAT FIVE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN REMEDIED AGAINST A TARGET OF FIVE. THE
PROBLEMS REMEDIED WERE IN MASS., IND., TEX., MO.*, AND COLO. (THIS STATUS
IS THE SAME AS THE SECOND QUARTER.)
* REGION VII REPORTS THAT THEY HAVE REPORTED ON ACTIONS BEING TAKEN,
BUT THE PROBLEM STILL REMAINS.
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STATUS OF I/M AND ANTI TAMPERING PROGRAMS
As of June 30,1986
03
NEW A/T PROGRAMS
2 3
QUARTERS
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I/M PROGRAM STATUS ( 20 DATA)
TOTAL PROGRAMS OPERATING
PROGRAMS NOT IMPLEMENTED
NEW FY8* STARTS (6)
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AIR COMPLIANCE INSPECTIONS AND COMPLIANCE RATES
o THE REGIONS AND STATES GENERALLY MET OR EXCEEDED THEIR THIRD QUARTER
INSPECTION TARGETS.
- REGIONS VII AND X WERE NOTABLY BEHIND THEIR NSPS TARGET AT 26%
AND 76%, RESPECTIVELY.
- REGION VII WAS ALSO NOTABLY BEHIND THEIR NESHAP TARGET AT 44%.
o COMPLIANCE RATES FOR CLASS Al SIPS ROSE FROM 88% TO 90%. COMPLIANCE
RATES FOR NSPS AND NESHAP REMAIN STEADY AT 90% AND 87%.
NOTE: INSPECTION DATA IS LAGGED ONE QUARTER,
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AIR COMPLIANCE INSPECTIONS
AND COMPLIANCE LEVELS
As Of June 30,1986
Inspection Levels For Class A1 SIP, NSPS & NESHAP
in
IV V VI
REGIONS
VII
VIII
IX
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PROGRESS IN RETURNING SIGNIFICANT MR VIOLATORS TO COMPLIANCE
o CUMULATIVELY, THE REGIONS AND STATES ACHIEVED 112% OF THEIR THIRD
QUARTER TARGET, HAVING ADDRESSED 290 SIGNIFICANT VIOLATORS. BY THE
END OF THE QUARTER, 257 WERE TO HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED.
- REGIONS I AND VIII ARE NOTABLY (15% OR MORE) BEHIND TARGET AT 73%
AND 75%, RESPECTIVELY.
- REGIONS V AND IX ARE NOTABLY (15% OR MORE) AHEAD OF TARGET AT 121%
AND 210%, RESPECTIVELY.
o THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE 647 SIGNIFICANT VIOLATORS IN THE FIXED BASE
AT THE END OF THE THIRD QUARTER IS AS FOLLOWS:
- 188 (29%) RETURNED TO COMPLIANCE;
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- 92 (14%) ON COMPLIANCE SCHEDULES;
- 153 (24%) ENFORCEMENT ACTION INITIATED; AND,
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- 214 (33%) PENDING.
o CUMULATIVELY, THE REGIONS AND STATES IDENTIFIED 344 NEW SIGNIFICANT
VIOLATORS BY THE END OF THE THIRD QUARTER. LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME
378 VIOLATORS HAD BEEN IDENTIFIED.
O OF THE 344 NEW SIGNIFICANT VIOLATORS IDENTIFIED, 52 RETURNED TO
COMPLIANCE, 23 ARE ON ACCEPTABLE SCHEDULES AND 269 REMAIN UNADDRESSED.
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PROGRESS IN RETURNING SIGNIFICANT AIR VIOLATORS TO COMPLIANCE
As Of June 30,1986
REDUCTION OF FIXED BASE
PENDING AS OF OCTOBER 31,1985
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AIR ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY
o EPA HAD ISSUED 105 ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS BY THE END OF THE THIRD
QUARTER. LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME 63 ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS HAD BEEN
ISSUED. THE STATES HAVE ISSUED 553 ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS.
O THE REGIONS HAD ISSUED 66 CIVIL CASES BY THE END OF THE THIRD
QUARTER. LAST YEAR, THE CUMULATIVE TOTAL WAS 53 BY THE END OF THE
THIRD QUARTER. THE STATES HAD ISSUED 66 JUDICIAL REFERRALS BY THE
END OF THE THIRD QUARTER.
o TWO CRIMINAL ACTIONS HAVE BEEN REFERRED SO FAR THIS YEAR.
NOTE: STATE DATA IS LAGGED ONE QUARTER.
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AIR ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY
As Of June 30,1986
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS
CIVIL REFERRALS
450-
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AIR - FEDERAL FACILITY COMPLIANCE
O THE CLASS A SIP COMPLIANCE RATE FOR FEDERAL FACILITIES REMAINS
STEADY AT 89%.
O THE NSPS COMPLIANCE RATE FOR FEDERAL FACILITIES IS 100%.
o THE NESHAP COMPLIANCE RATE IS 81% WHICH IS UP FROM 75% IN THE
SECOND QUARTER.
o THE REGIONS IDENTIFIED SEVEN FEDERAL FACILITIES AS SIGNIFICANT
VIOLATORS AT THE BOY. REGIONS VI AND IX DID NOT MEET THEIR THIRD
QUARTER TARGETS OF ONE EACH. NO NEW SIGNIFICANT VIOLATORS WERE
IDENTIFIED IN THE THIRD QUARTER.
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AIR - FEDERAL FACILITY COMPLIANCE
As Of June 30,1986
COMPLIANCE RATES
SIGNIFICANT VIOLATORS
234
QUARTERS
LEGEND
22 CUSS A1 SIP
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OSNESHAP
BOY
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QUARTERS
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• PENDING
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ASBESTOS DEMOLITION AND RENOVATION ACTIVITY
o CUMULATIVELY, EPA AND THE STATES HAD RECEIVED 19,851 NOTIFICATIONS
OF ASBESTOS DEMOLITION BY THE END OF THE THIRD QUARTER.
O DURING THIS TIME PERIOD, THE REGIONS AND THE STATES CONDUCTED 9,375
INSPECTIONS AND DISCOVERED 1,768 VIOLATIONS.
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o EPA ISSUED 40 ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS AND REFERRED 12 CIVIL ACTIONS
THROUGH THE THIRD QUARTER AND THE STATES ISSUED 77 ADMINISTRATIVE
ACTIONS AND NINE REFERRALS.
NOTE: THIS DATA IS LAGGED ONE QUARTER.
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ASBESTOS DEMOLITION AND RENOVATION ACTIVITY
As Of June 30,1986
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OFFICE OF WATER
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OFFICE OF WATER
THIRD QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS
o THE REGIONS AND STATES ARE AHEAD OF SCHEDULE IN DEVELOPING TMDLs FOR
TOXIC AND CONVENTIONAL POLLUTANTS.
O EPA IS BASICALLY ON OR AHEAD OF SCHEDULE IN REPERMITTING AND IN
RESOLVING EVIDENTIARY HEARING REQUESTS. DELEGATED-STATES ARE BEHIND
SCHEDULE IN REPERMITTING AND IN RESOLVING EVIDENTIARY HEARING REQUESTS,
o EPA IS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE IN RESOLVING EVIDENTIARY HEARING REQUESTS.
THE DELEGATED STATES ARE BEHIND SCHEDULE.
o THE 301(h) PROGRAM IS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE FOR ISSUING FINAL PERMITS,
BUT BEHIND SCHEDULE FOR MAKING INITIAL DECISIONS.
o EPA IS BEHIND SCHEDULE IN APPROVING PRETREATMENT PROGRAMS AND THE
PRETREATMENT STATES ARE AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. BOTH EPA AND THE STATES
ARE AHEAD OF SCHEDULE IN CONDUCTING PRETREATMENT AUDITS.
o EPA AND THE STATES ARE AHEAD OF SCHEDULE IN IMPLEMENTING THE NATIONAL
MUNICIPAL POLICY.
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o WITH THE EXCEPTION OF BACKLOGGED ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLETIONS, THE
CONSTRUCTION GRANTS PROGRAM IS GENERALLY ON SCHEDULE.
o WITH THE EXCEPTION OF EPA CLASS I PERMIT DETERMINATIONS, BOTH EPA AND
THE PRIMACY STATES ARE ESSENTIALLY ON OR AHEAD OF SCHEDULE IN THE
UIC PROGRAM. MOST OF THE PERMITS WERE FOR NEW AS OPPOSED TO EXISTING
WELLS.
o OVERALL COMPLIANCE RATES FOR NPDES MAJOR PERMITTEES REMAINED THE
SAME OR DECLINED. THE PENDING BALANCES ON THE EXCEPTION LIST
CONTINUES TO GROW COMPARED TO LAST QUARTER.
o THE PWS PROGRAM MET ITS END-OF-YEAR COMPLIANCE GOALS AND IS FAR
AHEAD OF MEETING SANITORS SURVEY TARGETS.
o THE UIC PROGRAM IS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE FOR CONDUCTING FILED INSPECTION.
FEW MAJOR WALLS ARE IDENTIFIED AS VIOLATORS AND THOSE THAT ARE
IDENTIFIED ARE QUICKLY ADDRESSED.
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TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOADS FOR TOXIC AND CONVENTIONAL POLLUTANTS
TOXICS
o AT THE BEGINNING OF FY 1986, THE REGIONS IDENTIFIED THE NEED TO DEVELOP
835 TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOADS (TMDLs) TO CONTROL TOXIC POLLUTANT
DISCHARGES IN ORDER TO MEET WATER QUALITY STANDARDS. THE REGIONS
COMMITTED TO COMPLETING 155 TMDLs IN FY 1986.
O THE REGIONS AND THE STATES HAVE COMPLETED 130, OR 165%, OF THE TMDLs
FOR TOXICS SCHEDULED THROUGH THE THIRD QUARTER. OF THE SIX REGIONS
SCHEDULED TO COMPLETE TMDLs, ONLY REGION VIII MISSED ITS TARGET.
I1'
CONVENTIONALS
o AT THE BEGINNING OF FY 1986, THE REGIONS IDENTIFIED THE NEED TO
DEVELOP 1,286 TMDLs TO CONTROL CONVENTIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGES IN
ORDER TO MEET WATER QUALITY STANDARDS. THE REGIONS COMMITTED TO
COMPLETING 300 TMDLs FOR CONVENTIONALS IN FY 1986,.
O THE REGIONS AND STATES HAVE COMPLETED 200, OR 123%, OF THE TMDLs FOR
CONVENTIONALS SCHEDULED THROUGH THE THIRD QUARTER. OF THE SEVEN REGIONS
SCHEDULED TO COMPLETE TMDLs THIS QUARTER, ONLY REGION V MISSED ITS
TARGET.
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TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOADS FOF
As Of
TOXICS
160-
140-
120-
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2 60-
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NUMBER OF TMDLS NEEDED
835
300-1
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200 -
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•ACTUAL
CONVENTIONAL^
2 3
QUARTERS
1286
I
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WATERS MEETING DESIGNATED USES
o THESE FIGURES REPRESENT AN ESTIMATE OF NATIONAL WATER QUALITY
CONDITIONS BASED ON AVAILABLE DATA.
o STATES HAVE USED DIFFERENT METHODOLOGIES FOR ESTIMATING WATER QUALITY
EVALUATING HOW WELL WATER QUALITY SUPPORTS DESIGNATED USES.
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WATERS MEETING DESIGNATED USES
As of Jur>e 30, 1986
TOTAL WATER AREA
AREA ASSESSED
AREA ASSESSED
0 SUPPORTING USES
0 PARTIALLY SUPPORTING
USES
0 NOT SUPPORTING USES
0 UNKNOWN STATUS
STREAMS
MILES
1,587,149
378,379
378,379
244,972
99,505
29,409
4,493
PERCENT
100%
24%
100%
65%
26%
8%
1%
LAKES
ACRES
40,541,852
18,038,153
18,038,153
12,771,421
3,472,602
1,512,045
282,085
PERCENT
100%
44%
100%
71%
19%
8%
2%
ESTUARIES**
SQUARE
MILES
35,452
25,263
25,263
20,098
3,481
1,552
132
PERCENT
100%
71%
100%
80%
14%
6%
<1%
* INCLUDES PONDS AND RESERVOIRS.
** DOES NOT INCLUDE ESTUARINE AREA FOR ALASKA.
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WATERS NOT MEETING DESIGNATED USES DUE TO
NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION
THESE FIGURES REPRESENT AN ESTIMATE OF THE EXTENT OF NONPOINT SOURCE
POLLUTION BASED ON AVIALABLE DATA, PRIMARILY THE ASSOCIATION OF
STATE AND INTERSTATE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ADMINISTRATION'S NONPOINT
SOURCE PROJECT. (THE UNIVERSE OF AREAS ASSESSED FOR NONPOINT SOURCE
POLLUTION DIFFERS FROM THAT FOR WATER QUALITY CONDITIONS.)
STATES HAVE USED DIFFERENT METHODOLOGIES FOR ESTIMATING WATER QUALITY
AND EVALUATING HOW WELL WATER QUALITY SUPPORTS DESIGNATED USES.
THE OFFICE OF WATER NEEDS TO WORK WITH THE REGIONS AND STATES TO
IMPROVE THE CONSISTENCY OF FUTURE REPORTING.
NEARLY A THIRD OF THE STREAM MILES AND LAKE ACRES ASSESSED FOR NONPOINT
SOURCE POLLUTION WERE NOT SUPPORTING DESIGNATED USES DUE TO NONPOINT
SOURCE POLLUTION.
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WATERS NOT MEETING DESIGNATED USES DUE TO NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION
AS OF JUNE 30, 1986
TOTAL WATER AREA*
AREA ASSESSED FOR
NPS
ASSESSED FOR NPS
AREA ASSESSED NOT
FULLY SUPPORTING
USES DUE TO NPS
POLLUTION
STREAMS
MILES
1,480,000
404,000
404,000
117,000
PERCENT
100%
27%
,'i
100%
29%
LAKES
ACRES
26,600,000
15,400,000
15,400,000
4,380,000
PERCENT
100%
47%
100%
28%
ESTUARIES
SQUARE
MILES
32,000
19,000
19,000
2,400
PERCENT
100%
59%
100%
13%
*DOES NOT INCLUDE DATA FOR ALASKA.
**INCLUDES PONDS AND RESERVOIRS.
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INDUSTRIAL NPDES REPERMITTING BY EPA
o OW HAS COMMITTED TO REISSUING 193 MAJOR INDUSTRIAL PERMITS BY THE
END OF FY 1986.
O NATIONALLY, EPA HAS REISSUED 166 PEMITS, ACHIEVING 134% OF ITS THIRD
QUARTER TARGET.
- REGIONS I, II, IV, VI, IX AND k MET OR EXCEEDED THEIR TARGETS.
- REGIONS III AND VIII MISSED THEIR TARGETS.
INDUSTRIAL NPDES REPERMITTING BY THE DELEGATED STATES
o THE DELEGATED STATES HAVE COMMITTED TO REISSUING 500 MAJOR INDUSTRIAL
PERMITS BY THE END OF FY 1986. ';
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o NATIONALLY, THE STATES HAVE REISSUED 264 PERMITS, ACHIEVING 80% OF
THEIR THIRD QUARTER TARGET.
- THE STATES IN REGIONS I, VII, AND IX MET OR EXCEEDED THEIR
REGIONAL TARGETS.
- THE STATES IN REGIONS II, III, IV, V, VIII AND, X MISSED THEIR
REGIONAL TARGETS.
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100-
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INDUSTRIAL NPDES REPERMITTING
As Of June 30,1986
EPA
1 2
QUARTERS
NUMBER WHICH HAVE EXPIRED
[J OR WILL EXPIRE BY:
jrt EOY 85 140
O EOY 86 274
500
400-
300-
200-
100-
LEGEND
•JARGET__
• ACTUAL
STATES
QUARTERS
431
673
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MUNICIPAL NPDES REPERMITTING BY EPA
O OW HAS COMMITTED TO REISSUING 204 MAJOR MUNICIPAL PERMITS BY THE END
OF FY 1986.
o NATIONALLY, EPA HAS REISSUED 99 PERMITS, ACHIEVING 92% OF ITS THIRD
QUARTER TARGET.
- REGIONS IV, VI AND IX MET OR EXCEEDED THEIR TARGETS.
- REGIONS I, II, VIII AND X MISSED THEIR TARGETS.
MUNICIPAL NPDES REPERMITTING BY THE DELEGATED STATES
o THE DELEGATED STATES HAVE COMMITTED TO REISSUING 529 MAJOR MUNICIPAL
PERMITS BY THE END OF FY 1986.
o NATIONALLY, THE STATES HAVE REISSUED 346 PERMITS, ACHIEVING 86% OF
THEIR THIRD QUARTER TARGET.
- THE STATES IN REGIONS III, IV, VII AND IX MET OR EXCEEDED THEIR
REGIONAL TARGETS.
- THE STATES IN REGIONS I, II, V, VIII AND X MISSED THEIR REGIONAL
TARGETS.
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As Of June 30, 1986
EPA STATES
210-
180-
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J5 NUMBER WHICH HAVE EXPIRED — —
5^ OR WILL EXPIRE BY:
Ul
^ EOY8S US 355
O EOY 86 279 678
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RESOLVING EVIDENTIARY HEARING REQUESTS
O AT THE START OF FY 1986, 170 EVIDENTIARY HEARING REQUESTS WERE
PENDING. BY THE END OF THE YEAR EPA PLANS TO RESOLVE 35 AND THE
DELEGATED STATES PLAN TO RESOLVE 45.
EPA
O NATIONALLY, EPA HAS RESOLVED 29 HEARING REQUESTS, ACHIEVING 181% OF
ITS THIRD QUARTER TARGET. ALL FOUR REGIONS SCHEDULED TO ACT ON THESE
REQUESTS EXCEEDED THEIR TARGETS.
DELEGATED STATES
O THE DELEGATED STATES HAVE RESOLVED SEVEN EVIDENTIARY HEARING REQUESTS,
ACHIEVING 35% OF THEIR THIRD QUARTER TARGET. OF THE STATES SCHEDULED
TO ACT ON THESE REQUESTS, ONLY THE STATES IN REGION V MET THEIR
TARGET. THE STATES IN REGION II AND IV MISSED THEIR RESPECTIVE
TARGETS.
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RESOLVING EVIDENTIARY HEARINGS REQUESTS
As Of June 30,1986
EPA
STATES
35-i
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QL
a
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& «H
CO
5-
1 2 3
QUARTERS
NUMBER Or REQUESTS
PENDING AT
BEGINNING OF YR.
LEGEND
•,W,H,,,
•ACTUAL
51
1 2 3
QUARTERS
119
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301(h) OCEAN DISCHARGE PERMITS
o NINETY OF THE ORIGINAL 208 301(h) APPLICATIONS WERE PENDING AT THE
BEGINNING OF FY 1986.
o FIFTY APPLICATIONS REMAINED AT THE CLOSED OF THE THIRD QUARTER
AFTER:
- 25 FINAL DETERMINATIONS WERE MADE AND
- 15 APPLICATIONS WERE WITHDRAWN.
o NATIONALLY, EPA ISSUED 40 FINAL PERMITS THROUGH THE THIRD QUARTER
AGAINST A TARGET OF 30. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF REGION I, ALL REGIONS
MET OR EXCEEDED THEIR TARGETS.
O NATIONALLY, EPA MADE 14 INITIAL DECISIONS, ACHIEVING 74% OF ITS THIRD
QUARTER TARGET OF 19. ALL REGIONS SCHEDULED TO MAKE INITIAL DECISIONS
MISSED THEIR TARGETS.
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301(H) OCEAN DISCHARGE PERMITS
As Of June 30,1986
2 3
QUARTERS
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MUNICIPAL PRETREATMENT PROGRAM APPROVALS
O AT THE START OF FY 1986, OW IDENTIFIED 143 MUNICIPALITIES NEEDING
APPROVED PRETREATMENT PROGRAMS. OW PLANNED TO APPROVE OR REFER 142 OF
THESE PROGRAMS DURING THE YEAR. (REGIONS VII, IX AND X DO
NOT HAVE ANY FACILITIES REQUIRING APPROVED PROGRAMS THIS YEAR.)
O EPA AND THE DELEGATED STATES HAVE APPROVED OR REFERRED 116 PROGRAMS
FOR 91% OF THEIR THIRD QUARTER TARGET.
EPA
o NATIONALLY, EPA HAS APPROVED 64 PROGRAMS AND REFERRED SIX, ACHIEVING
80% OF ITS THIRD QUARTER TARGET.
- REGION V EXCEEDED ITS TARGET.
- REGIONS I, II, III, IV, AND VIII MISSED THEIR TARGETS.
DELEGATED STATES
o NATIONALLY, THE STATES HAVE APPROVED 44 PROGRAMS AND REFERRED TWO,
ACHIEVING 112% OF THEIR THIRD QUARTER TARGET.
- THE STATES IN REGIONS II, III, IV AND V MET OR EXCEEDED THEIR REGIONAL
TARGETS.
- THE STATES IN REGION I MISSED THEIR REGIONAL TARGET.
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MUNICIPAL PRETREATMENT
PROGRAM APPROVALS
As Of June 30,1986
1 2 3
QUARTERS
PROGRAM APPROVALS
PROGRAM REFERRALS
64
50-i
40-
30-
20-
10-
LEGEND
STATES
1 2 3
QUARTERS
44
2
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MUNICIPAL PRETREATMENT PROGRAM AUDITS
O AT THE START OF FY 1986, OW AND THE DELEGATED STATES PLANNED TO CONDUCT
318 MUNICIPAL PRETREATMENT PROGRAM AUDITS BY THE END OF THE YEAR.
O EPA AND THE DELEGATED STATES HAVE CONDUCTED 201 AUDITS FOR 110% OF
THEIR THIRD QUARTER TARGET. (NO AUDITS WERE PLANNED FOR OR
CONDUCTED DURING THE FIRST QUARTER.)
EPA
O NATIONALLY, EPA HAS AUDITED 91 MUNICIPAL PRETREATMENT PROGRAMS,
ACHIEVING 110% OF ITS THIRD QUARTER TARGET.
- REGIONS II, III, IV, V, VI, VIII AND X MET OR EXCEEDED THEIR TARGETS.
- REGIONS I, VII AND IX MISSED THEIR TARGETS.
DELEGATED STATES
O NATIONALLY, THE STATES HAVE AUDITED 110 MUNICIPAL PRETREATMENT PROGRAMS,
ACHIEVING 110% OF THEIR THIRD QUARTER TARGETS.
- THE STATES IN REGIONS I, IV AND VII MET OR EXCEEDED THEIR REGIONAL
TARGETS.
- THE STATES IN REGIONS II AND V MISSED THEIR REGIONAL TARGETS.
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As Of June 30, 1986
EPA STATES
140 -i
120-
100 -
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MUNICIPAL POLICY IMPLEMENTATION
THE INTERIM GOAL OF THE MUNICIPAL POLICY WAS TO PLACE ALL NONCOMPLYING
MUNICIPAL FACILITIES ON ENFORCEABLE SCHEDULES BY THE END OF FY 1985.
NOT HAVING MET THAT GOAL, EPA'S GOAL FOR FY 1986 WAS TO PLACE ALL
NONCOMPLYING MAJOR MUNICIPAL FACILITIES AND SOME OF THE MINORS ON
ENFORCEABLE SCHEDULES.
MAJOR FACILITIES REQUIRING CONSTRUCTION
OW AND THE STATES COMMITTED TO PLACING 422 OF THE 445 NONCOMPLYING
MAJOR MUNICIPAL FACILITIES REQUIRING CONSTRUCTION ON ENFORCEABLE
SCHEDULES WHICH REFLECT MUNICIPAL COMPLIANCE PLANS IN FY 1986.
NATIONALLY, EPA AND THE STATES HAVE INCORPORATED 273 PLANS INTO
ENFORCEABLE SCHEDULES AND REFERRED 59 NONCOMPLYING FACILITIES,
ACHIEVING 119% OF THEIR THIRD QUARTER TARGET:
- REGIONS I, II, IV, VI, XI AND X MET OR EXCEEDED THEIR TARGETS.
- REGIONS III, V, VII AND VIII MISSED THEIR TARGETS.
MAJOR FACILITIES REQUIRING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FIXES
AT THE BEGINNING OF FY 1986, OW AND THE STATES IDENTIFIED 56 NONCOMPLYING
MAJOR MUNICIPAL FACILITIES REQUIRING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
FIXES AS NEEDING ENFORCEABLE SCHEDULES.
NATIONALLY, EPA AND THE STATES HAVE PLACED 93 MAJOR FACILITIES ON
ENFORCEABLE SCHEDULES AND REFERRED TWO, ACHIEVING 244% THEIR THIRD
QUARTER TARGET. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF REGION V, ALL REGIONS MET
THEIR TARGETS.
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MUNICIPAL POLICY IMPLEMENTATION
MAJOR FACILITIES
As of June 30,1986
MAJOR FACILITIES MAJOR FACILITIES
REQUIRING CONSTRUCTION }QQ REQUIRING O&M FIXES
80-
60-
40-
20-
1 2 3
QUARTERS
u>
so
NUMBER OF FACILITIES
NEEDING ENFORCE-
ABLE SCHEDULES
445
0-4
LEGEND
•ACTUAL
1 2 3
QUARTERS
56
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MUNICIPAL POLICY IMPLEMENTATION
MINOR FACILITIES REQUIRING CONSTRUCTION
o OW AND THE STATES COMMITTED TO PLACING 555 OF THE 3,361 NONCOMPLYING
MINOR MUNICIPAL FACILITIES REQUIRING CONSTRUCTION ON ENFORCEABLE
SCHEDULES WHICH REFLECT MUNICIPAL COMPLIANCE PLANS IN FY 1986.
o NATIONALLY, EPA AND THE STATES HAVE INCORPORATED 450 PLANS INTO ENFORCEABLE
SCHEDULES AND REFERRED 16 NONCOMPLYING FACILITIES, ACHIEVING 124% OF
THEIR THIRD QUARTER TARGET.
- REGIONS I, II, III, V, VI AND VIII MET OR EXCEEDED THEIR TARGETS.
- REGIONS IV, VII AND X MISSED THEIR TARGETS.
MINOR FACILITIES REQUIRING OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE FIXES
o OW AND THE STATES COMMITTED TO PLACING 76 OF THE NONCOMPLYING MINOR
MUNICIPAL FACILITIES REQUIRING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FIXES ON
ENFORCEABLE SCHEDULES IN FY 1986.
o NATIONALLY, EPA AND THE STATES HAVE PLACED 54 MINOR FACILITIES ON
ENFORCEABLE SCHEDULES AND REFERRED ONE, ACHIEVING 120% OF THEIR
THIRD QUARTER TARGET:
- REGIONS VII AND VIII MET OR EXCEEDED THEIR TARGETS.
- REGIONS I, II, III, V AND X MISSED THEIR TARGETS.
- REGIONS IV AND VI PLACED MINOR FACILITIES ON ENFORCEABLE SCHEDULES
ALTHOUGH THEY WERE NOT SCHEDULED TO DO ANY.
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CONSTRUCTION GRANTS OUTLAYS
O NATIONALLY, OUTLAYS WERE 105% OF THE THIRD QUARTER COMMITMENT, WITHIN
THE EXPECTED RANGE OF + 5% OF TARGET.
- REGIONS III, IV, V, VI AND IX ACHIEVED THEIR TARGETS
WITHIN THE + 5% WINDOW.
- REGION X MISSED ITS TARGET, BELOW THE + 5% WINDOW.
- REGIONS I, II, VII AND VIII EXCEEDED THEIR TARGETS AND THE + 5%
WINDOW.
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CONSTRUCTION GRANTS BACKLOGGED ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLETIONS
o AT THE BEGINNING OF FY 1986, THERE WERE 767 BACKLOGGED ADMINISTRATIVE
COMPLETIONS. BY THE END OF THE YEAR, EPA AND THE STATES PLAN TO
COMPLETE 397 OR 52% OF THESE.
o NATIONALLY, OW ACHIEVED 82% OF ITS THIRD QUARTER TARGET FOR BACK-
LOGGED ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLETIONS.
- REGIONS III, IV, VI, VII, VIII, IX AND X MET OR EXCEEDED THEIR
TARGETS.
- REGIONS I, II AND V MISSED THEIR TARGETS.
CONSTRUCTION GRANTS PROJECTS INITIATING OPERATION
o NATIONALLY, OW ACHIEVED 101% OF ITS THIRD QUARTER TARGET FOR PROJECTS
INITIATING OPERATION.
- REGIONS III, IV, VI, VII, VIII, IX AND X MET OR EXCEEDED THEIR TARGETS
- REGIONS I, II AND V MISSED THEIR TARGETS.
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CONSTRUCTIONS GRANTS BACKLOGGED ADMINISTRATIVE
COMPLETIONS AND PROJECTS INITIATING OPERATION
As Of June 30, 1986
ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLETIONS PROJECTS INITIATING OPERATION
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NPDES COMPLIANCE STATUS
o NINETY-FOUR PERCENT OF THE 3,768 MAJOR INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES HAVE
COMPLETED THE CONSTRUCTION NEEDED TO ACHIEVE FINAL EFFLUENT LIMITS
WHILE SIX PERCENT NEED ADDITIONAL CONSTRUCTION.
THE OVERALL COMPLIANCE RATE FOR MAJOR INDUSTRIALS REMAINED STEADY
AT 92%:
- 7% WERE IN SNC WITH FINAL EFFLUENT LIMITS
- 1% WERE IN SNC WITH CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULES/INTERIM EFFLUENT
LIMITS
O SIXTY-SEVEN PERCENT OF THE 3,703 MAJOR MUNICIPALS FACILITIES HAVE
COMPLETED THE CONSTRUCTION NEEDED TO ACHIEVE FINAL EFFLUENT LIMITS
WHILE 33% NEED ADDITIONAL CONSTRUCTION.
THE OVERALL COMPLIANCE RATE FOR MAJOR MUNICIPALS DECREASED TO
84% COMPARED TO 86% LAST QUARTER:
- 8% WERE IN SNC WITH FINAL EFFLUENT LIMITS
- 8% WERE IN SNC WITH CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULES/INTERIM EFFLUENT
LIMITS
NOTE: DATA REPRESENTS COMPLIANCE STATUS OF FACILITIES NOT IN SIGNIFI-
CANT NONCOMPLIANCE AS OF JUNE 30, 1986.
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NPDES COMPLIANCE STATUS
As Of June 30,1986
MAJOR INDUSTRIALS
MAJOR MUNICIPALS
u>
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PERCENT LEGEND PERCENT
IX CO SNC WITH CS/IEL SX
7X H SNC WITH PEL 8X
•* 23 NOT IN SNC WITH CV»EL 25X
86X a NOT IN SNC WITH FEU 59X
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RESPONDING TO SIGNIFICANT NONCOMPLIANCE
EXCEPTIONS REPORT
O THE NUMBER OF MAJOR INDUSTRIAL AND MUNICIPAL FACILITIES IN SNC FOR
TWO OR MORE CONSECUTIVE QUARTERS WITHOUT BEING ADDRESSED OR RETURNED
TO COMPLIANCE HAS INCREASED FROM TWO PERCENT LAST QUARTER TO FOUR
PERCENT. THIRTY-FOUR FACILITIES HAVE BEEN ON THE LIST FOR A YEAR
OR MORE.
FOR MAJOR INDUSTRIALS, 58 FACILITIES WERE CARRIED OVER FROM THE
LAST QUARTER. TEN HAVE RETURNED TO COMPLIANCE AND 14 HAVE
ENFORCEMENT ACTION INITIATED. THE REMAINING 34 PLUS 54 NEW
SIGNIFICANT VIOLATORS ON THE EXCEPTIONS REPORT CONSTITUTE THE
PENDING BALANCE OF 88. THERE ARE 3,768 MAJOR INDUSTRIALS, AND
TWO PERCENT ARE PENDING ON THE EXCEPTIONS LIST, THE SAME AS LAST
QUARTER.
REGIONS I, III, IV, V, VIII, AND IX HAVE A TOTAL OF 17 FACILITIES
THAT HAVE BEEN IN SNC FOR A YEAR OR MORE. TWELVE ARE IN REGION
III.
FOR MAJOR MUNICIPALS, 102 FACILITIES WERE CARRIED OVER FROM THE
LAST QUARTER. TWENTY-EIGHT HAVE RETURNED TO COMPLIANCE AND 30
HAVE ENFORCEMENT ACTION INITIATED. THE REMAINING 43 PLUS 131 NEW
SIGNIFICANT VIOLATORS ON THE EXCEPTIONS REPORT CONSTITUTE THE
PENDING BALANCE OF 174. THERE ARE 3,703 MAJOR MUNICIPALS, AND
FIVE PERCENT ARE PENDING ON THE EXCEPTIONS REPORT COMPARED TO
THREE PERCENT LAST QUARTER.
REGIONS I, IV, V, VIII, IX AND X HAVE A TOTAL OF 17 FACILITIES
THAT HAVE BEEN IN SNC FOR A YEAR OR MORE.
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RESPONSE TO SIGNIFICANT NONCOMPUANCE
EXCEPTIONS REPORT
As Of June 30,1986
MAJOR
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STATUS OF MAJOR NPDES FEDERAL FACILITIES
O EIGHTY-SIX PERCENT OF THE 137 MAJOR FEDERAL FACILITIES HAVE COMPLETED
THE CONSTRUCTION NEEDED TO ACHIEVE FINAL EFFLUENT LIMITS WHILE 14%
NEED ADDITIONAL CONSTRUCTION.
O THE OVERALL COMPLIANCE RATE FOR MAJOR FEDERAL FACILITIES DECREASED
FROM 89% IN THE PREVIOUS QUARTER TO 82% THIS QUARTER.
- 12% WERE IN SIGNIFICANT NONCOMPLIANCE WITH FINAL EFFLUENT LIMITS
- 6% WERE IN SIGNIFICANT NONCOMPLIANCE WITH CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULES/
INTERIM EFFLUENT LIMITS.
o FOR MAJOR FEDERAL FACILITIES ON THE EXCEPTIONS REPORT, FOUR FACILI-
TIES WERE CARRIED OVER FROM THE LAST QUARTER AND ONE WAS UNADDRESSED.
THESE THREE PLUS FOUR NEW SIGNIFICANT VIOLATORS ON THE EXCEPTIONS
REPORT CONSTITUTE THE PENDING BALANCE OF SEVEN FACILITIES. SIX PER-
CENT OF ALL MAJOR FEDERAL FACILITIES ARE PENDING ON THE EXCEPTIONS
REPORT AN INCREASE FROM THREE PERCENT LAST QUARTER.
- REGIONS III AND V HAVE FACILITIES THAT HAVE BEEN IN SNC FOR A
YEAR OR MORE.
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STATUS OF
MAJOR NPDES FEDERAL FACILITIES
As Of June 30,1986
COMPLIANCE STATUS
8.0%
6.0%
LEGEND
•I SNC WITH FEL
Ci SNC WITH CS/lEL
CZ2 NOT IN, SNC WITH CS/lEL
C3 MOT IN SNC WITH FEL
RESPONSE TO NEW VIOLATIONS
DYNAMIC BASE
LEGEND
SNC 2 CONSECUTIVE QUARTERS
SNC MORE THAN 2 CONSECUTIVE QUARTERS
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NPDES ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY
o NATIONALLY, EPA ISSUED 216 AOs IN THE THIRD QUARTER (701 CUMULATIVE
COMPARED TO 688 CUMULATIVE LAST YEAR), AND THE STATES ISSUED 523 AOs
(1,904 CUMULATIVE COMPARED TO 1,972 LAST YEAR.)
- REGION VI ACCOUNTED FOR 47% OF THE EPA AOs ISSUED WITH 101.
o NATIONALLY, THE REGIONS HAVE REFERRED 23 CIVIL CASES (66 CUMULATIVE
COMPARED TO 64 CUMULATIVE LAST YEAR). THE STATES HAVE REFERRED 37
CIVIL CASES TO THE STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL COMPARED TO 33 LAST YEAR
FOR THE SAME QUARTER (134 CUMULATIVE COMPARED TO 59 LAST YEAR).
THERE WERE 13 CIVIL REFERRALS FILED IN STATE COURTS.
- REGION X ACCOUNTED FOR SIX REFERRALS AND REGIONS III AND V EACH
HAD FOUR REFERRALS.
O NATIONALLY, THERE HAVE BEEN 11 CRIMINAL REFERRALS THIS YEAR FOR EPA.
THE STATES HAVE FILED TWO CASES IN THEIR COURTS FOR THE YEAR.
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NPDES ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY
As Of June 30,1986
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS
CIVIL REFERRALS
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FY 85 STATES
FY 85 EPA
1234
QUARTERS
LEGEND
• EPA
E2 STATES
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STATUS OF EPA NPDES ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS
o NATIONALLY, THERE ARE 113 ACTIVE CWA CONSENT DECREES. OF THIS
NUMBER, 68% (77) ARE IN FULL COMPLIANCE COMPARED TO 69% IN THE
SECOND QUARTER; 30% (34) ARE IN NONCOMPLIANCE WITH ACTION TAKEN OR
PLANNED, AND 2% (2) ARE IN NONCOMPLIANCE WITH NO ACTION TAKEN OR
PLANNED.
o THERE ARE 224 EPA ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS TO BE CLOSED OUT THIS FISCAL
YEAR. THE REGIONS SURPASSED THE THIRD QUARTER TARGET OF CLOSING OUT
158 AOs BY SUCCESSFULLY CLOSING OUT 180.
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STATUS OF NPDES ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS
(EPA ONLY)
As Of June 30,1986
CONSENT DECREE COMPUANCE
2.0%
LEGEND
Gl % NON COMPLIANCE. NO ACTION PLANNED
•I X NON COMPUANCE. WITH ACTION PLANNED
CD X IN COMPUANCE
250-n
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CLOSE OUT
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BOY
1 2 3
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LEGEND
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•I fjf OF AO's OPEN
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NPDES PRETREATMENT ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY
o THE REGIONS CONDUCTED 284 PRETREATMENT INSPECTIONS AGAINST A TARGET
OF 166 OR 171% OF THE TARGET. THE STATES CONDUCTED 686 INSPECTIONS
AGAINST A TARGET OF 468 OR 147% OF THE TARGET.
- ALL REGIONS EXCEPT II, III, V AND IX MET THEIR TARGETS.
- ALL EXCEPT THE STATES IN REGIONS II AND V MET THEIR TARGETS.
- THE STATES IN REGION VI, VIII, IX AND X DO NOT HAVE ANY TARGETS.
o THE REGIONS HAVE ISSUED 108 AOs TO DATE AND HAVE REFERRED 18 CASES
TO HEADQUARTERS FOR PRETREATMENT VIOLATIONS. LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME
THEY HAD ISSUED 60 AOs AND HAD 28 REFERRALS FOR PRETREATMENT VIOLATIONS,
o THE STATES HAVE ISSUED 55 AOs TO DATE AND HAVE REFERRED 12 CIVIL
CASES TO STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL FOR PRETREATMENT VIOLATIONS. LAST
YEAR AT THIS TIME THE STATES HAD ISSUED 71 AOs AND HAD REFERRED 10
CIVIL CASES FOR PRETREATMENT VIOLATIONS.
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NPDES PRETREATMENT INSPECTIONS
As of June 30,1986
- 12S+
TARGET
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LEVELS
RECIONii
Vil VIII IX
LEGEND
• EPA
B2 STATES
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UIC CLASS II PERMIT FILES REVIEWED BY EPA
o AT THE BEGINNING OF FY 1985, OW PLANNED TO REVIEW 20,237 EXISTING
CLASS II, OIL AND GAS WELL, PERMIT FILES IN A FIVE-YEAR PERIOD.
o AT THE END OF FY 1985, OW HAD REVIEWED 3,302 FILES, LEAVING 16,935
FOR REVIEW IN THE REMAINING FOUR YEARS. OW TARGETED 2,926 FILES
FOR REVIEW IN FY 1986.
O NATIONALLY, EPA HAS REVIEWED 3,558 FILES, ACHIEVING 174% OF ITS THIRD
QUARTER TARGET. All SIX REGIONS SCHEDULED TO REVIEW FILES MET OR
EXCEEDED THEIR TARGETS.
UIC CLASS II PERMIT FILES REVIEWED BY THE PRIMACY STATES
o THE PRIMACY STATES TARGETED 16,232 CLASS II FILES FOR REVIEW IN FY 1986,
(THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR THAT PRIMACY STATE DATA HAS BEEN TRACKED
QUARTERLY. DATA FOR THIS MEASURE IS LAGGED ONE QUARTER.)
O NATIONALLY, THE PRIMACY STATES HAVE REVIEWED 10,077 FILES, ACHIEVING
177% OF THEIR SECOND QUARTER TARGET.
- THE STATES IN REGIONS III, IV, V, VI, VII, IX AND X MET OR EXCEEDED
THEIR REGIONAL TARGETS.
- THE STATES IN REGION VIII MISSED THEIR REGIONAL TARGET.
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As Of June 30,1986
2 3
QUARTERS
&
S-YCAR WORKLOAD: 20.237
AS OF BOY 1985
LEGEND
STATES
QUARTERS
-73-
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UIC PERMIT DETERMINATIONS MADE BY EPA
CLASS I - DEEP WELLS
AT THE BEGINNING OF FY 1985, OW PLANNED TO MAKE PERMIT DETERMINATIONS
FOR 69 EXISTING CLASS I UNDERGROUND INJECTION WELLS OVER A FIVE-YEAR
PERIOD.
OW MADE DETERMINATIONS FOR 34 EXISTING WELLS IN FY 1985, LEAVING 35
FOR PERMIT DETERMINATIONS IN THE REMAINING 4 YEARS. OW PLANNED TO
MAKE 51 PERMIT DETERMINATIONS FOR NEW AND/OR EXISTING WELLS IN FY
1986.
NATIONALLY, EPA HAS MADE EIGHT DETERMINATIONS, FOR 25% OF ITS THIRD
QUARTER TARGET. ALL EIGHT WERE FOR EXISTING WELLS. ALL FOUR REGIONS
SCHEDULED TO MAKE DETERMINATIONS MISSED THEIR TARGETS.
PERMIT DETERMINATIONS MADE BY THE PRIMACY STATES
CLASS I - DEEP WELLS
THE PRIMACY STATES PLANNED TO MAKE 74 PERMIT DETERMINATIONS FOR
NEW AND EXISTING CLASS I WELLS IN FY 1986. (THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR
THAT THE PRIMACY STATES HAVE BEEN TRACKED QUARTERLY. DATA FOR
THIS MEASURE IS LAGGED ONE QUARTER.)
NATIONALLY, THE PRIMACY STATES HAVE MADE 38 PERMIT DETERMINATIONS,
ACHIEVING 146% OF THEIR SECOND QUARTER TARGET. THIRTY DETERMINATIONS
WERE FOR EXISTING WELLS AND EIGHT WERE FOR NEW WELLS.
- THE STATES IN REGION VI EXCEEDED THEIR REGIONAL TARGET.
- THE STATES IN REGIONS IV AND V MISSED THEIR REGIONAL TARGETS.
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(Existing and New)
As of June 30,1986
EPA
1 2 3
QUARTERS
5-YEAR WORKLOAD FOR EXISTING WELLS
CLASS I: 69
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QIC PERMIT DETERMINATIONS MADE BY EPA
CLASS II, III AND V WELLS
o AT THE BEGINNING OF FY 1985, OW PLANNED TO MAKE PERMIT DETERMINATIONS
FOR 1,210 EXISTING CLASS II OIL-AND-GAS-RELATED SALT WATER DISPOSAL
(SWD) WELLS AND 31 CLASS III EXTRACTION WELLS OVER A FIVE-YEAR PERIOD.
O OW MADE DETERMINATIONS FOR 64 CLASS II AND EIGHT CLASS III EXISTING
WELLS IN FY 1985, LEAVING 1,146 CLASS II AND 23 CLASS III WELLS
FOR PERMIT DETERMINATIONS IN THE REMAINING FOUR YEARS. OW PLANNED TO
MAKE 609 PERMIT DETERMINATIONS FOR NEW AND EXISTING CLASS II, III
AND V (MISCELLANEOUS) WELLS IN FY 1986.
O NATIONALLY, EPA HAS MADE 485 DETERMINATIONS AGAINST A TARGET OF 403,
ACHIEVING 120% OF ITS THIRD QUARTER TARGET. 99% OF THESE DETER-
MINATIONS WERE FOR CLASS II WELLS. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF REGION II
ALL REGIONS ESSENTIALLY MET OR EXCEEDED THEIR TARGETS.
o OF THE 485 DETERMINATIONS MADE:
- Ill, OR 23%, WERE FOR EXISTING WELLS (110 CLASS Us AND ONE
CLASS III.)
- 374, OR 77%, WERE FOR NEW WELLS (371 CLASS Us, ONE CLASS
III AND TWO CLASS Vs.)
UIC PERMIT DETERMINATIONS MADE BY THE PRIMACY STATES
CLASS II, III AND V WELLS
O THE PRIMACY STATES PLANNED TO MAKE 6,467 PERMIT DETERMINATIONS FOR
NEW AND EXISTING CLASS II, III AND V WELLS IN FY 1986. (THIS IS
THE FIRST YEAR THAT THE PRIMACY STATES HAVE BEEN TRACKED QUARTERLY.
DATA FOR THIS MEASURE IS LAGGED ONE QUARTER.)
o NATIONALLY, THE PRIMACY STATES HAVE MADE 4,183 PERMIT DETERMINATIONS
AGAINST A TARGET OF 2,167, ACHIEVING 193% OF THEIR SECOND QUARTER
TARGET. 92% OF THESE DETERMINATIONS WERE FOR CLASS II WELLS.
o OF THE 4,183 PERMIT DETERMINATIONS MADE:
- 245, OR 6%, WERE FOR EXISTING WELLS. (68 CLASS Us, 73 Ills, 104 Vs)
- 3,938, OR 94%, WERE FOR NEW WELLS. (3.781 CLASS TTs. 17 TTT«S. 1 An va
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(Existing and New)
As of June 30, 1986
EPA
1234
QUARTERS
5-YEAR WORKLOAD FOR EXISTING WELLS
(AS OF BOY 1985)
CLASS II: 1,210
CLASS III: 31
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2 3
QUARTERS
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UIC MECHANICAL INTEGRITY TESTS WITNESSED BY EPA
o AT THE BEGINNING OF FY 1985, OW PLANNED TO WITNESS THE MECHANICAL
INTEGRITY TESTING OF 20,237 EXISTING CLASS II, OIL AND GAS, UNDERGROUND
INJECTION WELLS OVER A FIVE-YEAR PERIOD.
O OW WITNESSED 3,068 TESTS IN FY 1985, LEAVING 17,169 FOR THE REMAINING
4 YEARS. OW PLANS TO WITNESS 2,467 WELL TESTS IN FY 1986.
o NATIONALLY, EPA HAS WITNESSED THE MECHANICAL INTEGRITY TESTING OF
2,626 WELLS, ACHIEVING 175% OF ITS THIRD QUARTER TARGET. ALL SEVEN
REGIONS SCHEDULED TO WITNESS WELL TESTS MET OR EXCEEDED THEIR TARGETS.
UIC MECHANICAL INTEGRITY TESTING BY THE PRIMACY STATES
O THE PRIMACY STATES PLAN TO WITNESS THE MECHANICAL INTEGRITY TESTING
OF 30,883 EXISTING CLASS II WELLS IN FY 1986. (THIS IS THE FIRST
YEAR THAT PRIMACY STATES HAVE BEEN TRACKED QUARTERLY. DATA FOR THIS
MEASURE IS LAGGED ONE QUARTER.)
O NATIONALLY, THE PRIMACY STATES HAVE WITNESSED THE MECHANICAL INTEGRITY
TESTING OF 11,442 WELLS, ACHIEVING 120% OF THEIR SECOND QUARTER TARGET.
- THE STATES IN REGIONS III, V, VII AND IX MET OR EXCEEDED THEIR
REGIONAL TARGETS.
- THE STATES IN REGIONS IV, VI AND VIII MISSED THEIR REGIONAL
TARGETS.
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UIC MECHANICAL INTEGRITY TESTS
As Of June 30, 1986
EPA STATES
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UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL ENFORCEMENT
O THE OVERALL COMPLIANCE RATE FOR THE 569 MAJOR WELLS (CLASS I) WAS
95%.
o FOR THE FIXED BASE OF SIGNIFICANT VIOLATORS, THE REGIONS EXCEEDED
THEIR TARGETS BY RETURNING 21 OF 23 MAJOR WELLS TO COMPLIANCE.
REGIONS IV, V, AND VI HAVE WELLS ON THE FIXED BASE.
- REGIONS IV AND VI MET THEIR END-OF-YEAR TARGETS.
- REGION V IS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.
o FOR THE DYNAMIC BASE, 50 NEW MAJOR WELL VIOLATIONS HAVE BEEN
IDENTIFIED. FORTY-TWO RETURNED TO COMPLIANCE, THE STATES TOOK
ENFORCEMENT ACTION AGAINST SEVEN, AND ONE IS PENDING.
O BOTH EPA AND THE STATES HAVE ALREADY EXCEEDED THEIR END-OF-YEAR
TARGETS FOR CONDUCTING FIELD INSPECTIONS.
- EPA HAS CONDUCTED 4,124 FIELD INSPECTIONS AGAINST A SECOND
QUARTER TARGET OF 1,752 FOR 235% OF TARGET.
- THE STATES HAVE CONDUCTED 25,199 AGAINST A SECOND QUARTER TARGET
OF 21,351 FOR 118% OF TARGET.
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UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL ENFORCEMENT
PROGRESS IN REDUCING SIGNIFICANT NONCOMPUANCE
As Of June 30,1986
Reduction of Rxed Base
TARGET
BOY 1 2 3
QUARTERS
|> LEGEND
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C2 ENFORCEMENT ACTION TAKEN
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COMMUNITY SYSTEMS COMPLIANCE STATUS
o NATIONALLY, FOR THE 12 MONTHS ENDING DECEMBER 30, 1985, THE PROGRAM
EXCEEDED END-OF-YEAR COMPLIANCE TARGETS FOR MICROBIOLOGICAL AND
TURBIDITY MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVELS (MCLs).
o ONE PERCENT OF 59,258 COMMUNITY SYSTEMS WERE PERSISTENT VIOLATORS
OF MICROBIOLOGICAL MCL's. THE NATIONAL GOAL IS TO HAVE LESS THAN
1.5% IN PERSISTENT VIOLATION. SIX PERCENT OF THE 59,258 SYSTEMS WERE
PERSISTENT VIOLATORS OF MICROBIOLOGICAL MONITORING AND REPORTING
(M/R) REQUIREMENTS AGAINST A TARGET OF LESS THAN 6.3%.
o ONLY TWO PERCENT OF 11,512 COMMUNITY SURFACE SYSTEMS WERE PERSISTENT
VIOLATORS OF TURBIDITY MCLs. THE GOAL IS LESS THAN 4.8%. HOWEVER,
10% OF THE 11,512 SYSTEMS WERE PERSISTENT VIOLATORS OF TURBIDITY
M/R REQUIREMENTS AGAINST A TARGET OF LESS THAN 9.9%.
O FOR TOTAL TRIHALOMETHANE REQUIREMENTS, ONE PERCENT OF 3,190 SYSTEMS
WERE PERSISTENT VIOLATORS OF MCLs, AND THREE PERCENT OF THE 3,190
SYSTEMS WERE PERSISTENT VIOLATORS OF M/R REQUIREMENTS.
o THE REGIONS CONDUCTED 188 SANITARY SURVEYS AGAINST A TARGET OF 110
OR 171% OF TARGET. THE STATES CONDUCTED 8,388 AGAINST A TARGET OF
6,676 OR 126% OF TARGET.
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PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY ENFORCEMENT
COMMUNITY SYSTEMS COMPLIANCE STATUS
As Of December 31,1985
MICROBIOLOGICAL
MCI
99.0%
M/fc
94.0%
£
6.0%
98.0%
TURBIDITY
MCL
2.0%
M/R
90.0%
LEGEND
• SNC
CD COMPLIANCE
10.0%
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OFFICE OF SOLID WASTE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE
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OFFICE OF SOLID WASTE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE
THIRD QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS
THE RCRA PROGRAM WAS DELEGATED TO TWO STATES DURING THE THIRD
QUARTER.
88% OF THE 1496 LDFs INITIALLY SCREENED ARE "ENVIRONMENTALLY
SIGNIFICANT". AT THE END OF THIRD QUARTER (5/31/86) 29% OF THE
FACILITY MANAGEMENT PLANS WERE COMPLETE.
THE REGIONS ACCOMPLISHED 94% OF THEIR TARGET FOR GROUND WATER ,
MONITORING, BUT ACCOMPLISHED ONLY 69% OF THE CORRECTIVE ACTION
TARGET.
DURING THIRD QUARTER THE REGIONS ALMOST DOUBLED THE FY 1986 NUMBER
OF LDF PERMIT DETERMINATIONS. MOST OF THE PUBLIC NOTICES AND FINAL
DETERMINATIONS IN THE RCRA PERMITTING PROCESS CONTINUE TO BE RELATED
TO CLOSURE PLANS.
OVERALL, THE RCRA ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM CONTINUES TO MAKE PROGRESS
TOWARD MEETING END-OF-YEAR COMMITMENTS. SOME REGIONS AND STATES WILL
NEED TO ACCELERATE ACTIVITY TO MEET END-OF-YEAR SNC COMMITMENTS.
THE REGIONS HAVE EXCEEDED THE THIRD QUARTER TARGET FOR SUPERFUND
PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENTS AND SITE INSPECTIONS.
THE PACE OF SUPERFUND ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY PICKED UP DURING THE
THIRD QUARTER, ALTHOUGH LEVELS OF ADMINISTRATIVE ENFORCEMENT ARE
STILL SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW THE LEVELS AT THE SAME TIME LAST YEAR.
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SUPERFUND ASSESSMENTS AND INSPECTIONS
THE REGIONS COMPLETED 115% OF THE PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENTS CUMULATIVELY
TARGETED FOR THE THIRD QUARTER. 3,265 HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AGAINST A
TARGET OF 2,848. ESSENTIALLY ALL REGIONS ARE ON OR AHEAD OF SCHEDULE,
EXCEPT REGION I WHICH ACCOMPLISHED 73% OF TARGET.
THE REGIONS HAVE EXCEEDED THE THIRD QUARTER CUMULATIVE TARGET FOR
SITE INSPECTIONS BY 17%. 935 HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AGAINST A TARGET
OF 800. ALL REGIONS MET OR EXCEEDED THEIR TARGETS EXCEPT REGIONS I
AND IX.
SUPERFUND REMOVAL ACTIONS
THROUGH THE THIRD QUARTER, 34 REMOVAL ACTIONS HAVE BEEN STARTED AT
NPL SITES (26 OF THESE ARE FIRST TIME REMOVAL ACTIONS AND 8 ARE
ADDITIONAL REMOVAL ACTIONS AT SITES). 7 OF THE 34 REMOVALS WERE
WERE INITIATED BY PRPs.
THROUGH THE THIRD QUARTER, 37 REMOVAL ACTIONS AT NPL SITES HAVE
BEEN COMPLETED (31 OF THESE WERE FUND FINANCED AND 6 WERE FINANCED
BY PRPs).
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SUPERFUND REMEDIAL PROGRAM
FOR FY 1986, SUPERFUND SPMS MEASURES PROGRESS TOWARD COMPLETION OF
REMEDIAL ACTION AT NPL SITES IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER FINANCING IS FROM
THE TRUST FUND OR PRPs. DUE TO LACK OF REAUTHORIZATION, TARGETS FOR
REMEDIAL ACTIVITY MEASURES HAVE NOT BEEN ESTABLISHED. PROGRESS OF FUND
FINANCED ACTIVITIES SINCE THE PROGRAM'S START IS NOTED ON THE GRAPH.
NOTED BELOW IS FY 1986 PROGRESS FOR BOTH PRP AND FUND FINANCED REMEDIAL
ACTIVITY.
o 38 SITES WERE PROPOSED FOR THE NPL DURING THE THIRD QUARTER BRINGING
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF NPL SITES TO 888.
O 378 SITES HAVE RECEIVED TRUST FUND MONIES TO INITIATE RI/FS.
CUMULATIVELY THROUGH THE THIRD QUARTER 33 RI/FS HAVE BEEN INITIATED.
10 OF THESE ARE JOINT FUND/PRP FINANCED AND 21 HAVE BEEN INITIATED BY
PRPs AND TWO WERE FINANCED SOLELY FROM THE FUND.
o 127 SITES HAVE HAD RODs/EDDS SIGNED SINCE THE PROGRAM'S START. IN
FY 1986 17 RODs/EDDS HAVE BEEN SIGNED. IN ADDITION, THE REGIONS
HAVE MADE 5 SUBSEQUENT RODs/EDDs AT NPL SITES.
O 33 FUND FINANCED REMEDIAL ACTIONS WERE BEGUN PRIOR TO FY 1986.
IN FY 1986 NINE SITES HAVE HAD REMEDIAL ACTION STARTED, ALL DURING
THE THIRD QUARTER.
o PRIOR TO FY 1986, 12 SITES HAD ALL REMEDIAL CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY
COMPLETED. REMEDIAL ACTION HAS BEEN COMPLETED AT THREE SITES
THROUGH THE END OF THE THIRD QUARTER.
o SIX SITES HAVE BEEN DELETED FROM THE NPL. NO DELETIONS HAVE BEEN
INITIATED IN FY 1986.
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SUPERFUND TRUST FUND REMEDIAL ACTIVITY
THROUGH June 30,1986
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SUPERFUND ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY
o SECTION 107 COST RECOVERY - THE REGIONS WERE NEAR THEIR CUMULATIVE
THIRD QUARTER TARGET FOR REFERRING SECTION 107 COST RECOVERY ACTIONS.
TWENTY-THREE REFERRALS WERE TARGETED THROUGH THE THIRD QUARTER AND
21 (91%) HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN REFERRED. TWENTY-FIVE SECTION 107
ACTIONS WERE REFERRED THROUGH THE THIRD QUARTER OF FY 1985.
o SECTION 106 CIVIL REFERRALS DIRECTING PRIVATE PARTY CLEAN UP - THERE
ARE NO REGIONAL TARGETS REQUIRED FOR SECTION 106 REFERRALS. YEAR-
TO-DATE, ONE SECTION 106 REFERRAL HAS BEEN MADE, AND EIGHT OF THE
REFERRALS COUNTED ABOVE AGAINST THE SECTION 107 COST RECOVERY TAR-
GETS ALSO INCLUDED SECTION 106 COUNTS THAT DIRECT PRIVATE PARTY
CLEAN UP.
o FORMAL ADMINISTRATIVE ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS - .OF THE 50 FORMAL
ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS ISSUED THIS YEAR, 14 WERE FOR NPL SITES
(5 REMEDIAL/9 REMOVAL) AND 36 WERE FOR NON-NPL SITES (1 REMEDIAL/
35 REMOVAL). THROUGH THE THIRD QUARTER OF FY 1985, 113 ADMINISTRA-
TIVE ORDERS WERE ISSUED (52 NPL/61 NON-NPL).
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SUPERFUND ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY
As Of June 30, 1986
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RCRA STATE AUTHORIZATION
O NEW YORK AND WEST VIRGINIA RECEIVED FINAL PRE-HSWA AUTHORIZATION
DURING THE THIRD QUARTER. FOURTEEN STATES HAVE BEEN AUTHORIZED IN
FY 1986 AND 41 STATES ARE NOW AUTHORIZED TO MANAGE THE PRE-HSWA
PROGRAM.
O EIGHT STATES HAVE NO APPLICATION PENDING:
- IOWA'S PHASE I AUTHORIZATION REVERTED.
- IDAHO AND ALASKA INTEND TO ADOPT THE RCRA PROGRAM OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL
YEARS.
- VIRGIN ISLANDS, WYOMING, HAWAII, AMERICAN SAMOA AND THE NORTHERN
MARINAS ISLANDS DO NOT INTEND TO ADOPT THE PRE-HSWA PROGRAM.
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DELEGATION STATUS OF RCRA - FINAL AUTHORIZATION
As Of March 31,1986
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RCRA FACILITY MANAGEMENT PLANNING
THE HAZARDOUS AND SOLID WASTE AMENDMENTS OF 1984 REQUIRE EPA AND THE
STATES TO PERMIT ALL ACTIVE LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES (LDFs) BY NOVEMBER
1988. IN ADDITION, EPA AND THE STATES MUST REVIEW CLOSURE PLANS AND
CLEAN CLOSURE CERTIFICATIONS FOR ALL LDFs. THIS MEASURE TRACKS INITIAL
SCREENS AND THE IDENTIFICATION OF ENVIRONMENTALLY SIGNIFICANT LDFs,
WHETHER ACTIVE OR CLOSED. ONCE IDENTIFIED AS ENVIRONMENTALLY SIGNIFICANT,
A FACILITY MANAGEMENT PLAN IS PREPARED TO ENSURE COORDINATION AND JOINT
PLANNING BETWEEN STATE AND REGIONAL PERMITTING, ENFORCEMENT, SUPERFUND
AND OTHER APPROPRIATE PERSONNEL.
o AT THE BEGINNING OF FY 1986 EPA TARGETED ALL OF THE ESTIMATED 1,456
LDFS FOR INITIAL SCREENS TO BE COMPLETED BY JANUARY 31, 1986. AT
THE END OF THIRD QUARTER THE REGIONS REPORT THAT THERE ARE ACTUALLY
1,554 RCRA REGULATED LDFs WHICH REQUIRE INITIAL SCREENS. THE
REGIONS AND STATES HAVE COMPLETED 1,496 INITIAL SCREENS, 103% OF
THE ORIGINAL TARGET. ONLY 63 (4%) HAVE NOT HAD AN INITIAL SCREEN.
o 1,315 LDFS, OR 88% OF THOSE INITIALLY SCREENED, HAVE BEEN DETERMINED
TO BE ENVIRONMENTALLY SIGNIFICANT AND WILL REQUIRE FACILITY MANAGEMENT
PLANS BY JULY 31, 1986. THE REGIONS REPORT 380, OR 29% FACILITY
MANAGEMENT PLANS HAVE BEEN PREPARED AS OF MAY 31, 1986.
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1500-1
1000-
500-
BOY
u>
FACILITY MANAGEMENT PLANNING
As Of May 31,1986
INITIAL SCREENS*
•ACTUAL
* ALL LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES ARE
TO BE SCREENED BY ^31/86
ENVIRONMENTALLY SIGNIFICANT
LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES
1500-1
1000-
500-
o-
BOY
• yANACCUCMT H.AM COMfUTCD
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GROUND WATER MONITORING ACTIONS
THIS MEASURE TRACKS PROGRESS IN ESTABLISHING GROUND WATER MONITORING
SYSTEMS AT LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES (LDFs) AND SHOWS INTERIM PROGRESS
AT THE 506 LDFs EXPECTED TO REQUIRE A PERMIT BY NOVEMBER 1988.
O THE REGIONS AND STATES ACCOMPLISHED 49 GROUND WATER MONITORING
ACTIONS THROUGH THE THIRD QUARTER, AGAINST A TARGET OF 52. REGIONS
I, IIr IHf IV AND VI EXCEEDED THEIR TARGETS, WHILE REGIONS V, VII,
VIII AND IX ACHIEVED LESS THAN 50% OF TARGET.
- 30 LDFs HAVE BEEN DETERMINED TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH GROUND WATER
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS. '
- 14 DETECTION MONITORING PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED.
- 6 COMPLIANCE MONITORING PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED.
- 2 CORRECTIVE ACTION PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED.
RCRA CORRECTIVE ACTION ACTIVITIES
THE HAZARDOUS AND SOLID WASTE AMENDMENTS REQUIRE THAT EVERY HAZARDOUS
WASTE FACILITY INVESTIGATE AND, IF NECESSARY, TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION
AT ALL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT UNITS (SWMUs) AS A CONDITION FOR RECEIVING
A PERMIT. THIS MEASURE TRACKS PROGRESS IN COMPLETING CORRECTIVE ACTION
ACTIVITIES (COMPLETING PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT/SITE INSPECTION, APPROVING
REMEDIAL INVESTIGATION (RI) PLAN, COMPLETING REMEDIAL INVESTIGATION, AND
APPROVING CORRECTIVE MEASURES).
O THE REGIONS AND STATES .COMPLETED PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENTS/SITE INSPECTIONS
AT 96 LDFs AGAINST A THIRD QUARTER TARGET OF 139. REGIONS II AND IV
EXCEEDED TARGETS, WHILE REGIONS I, III, VI, VII, VIII, IX AND X ACHIEVED
LESS THAN 60% OF TARGET.
O 57 CORRECTIVE ACTION ACTIVITIES HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AT STORAGE/
TREATMENT OR INCINERATION FACILITIES (52 PA/SI, 3 RI PLANS APPROVED
AND 2 RI COMPLETED).
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LU
RCRA GROUND WATER
MONITORING ACTIONS
As Of May 31, 1986
500 -|
450-
400-
350-
300-
250-
200-
150-
100-
50-
0
300-1
250-
200-
150-
100-
234
QUARTERS
TARGET
UOMITOIIMC srs. IN COUPUANCC
MONITOHINS PCMS. DEVCLOKD
COMPUANCE P6M. OCVELOfCO
j~~l COM. ACTION PCM. DEVELOPED
CORRECTIVE ACTION FOR
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT UNITS
As of May 31, 1986
LAND DISPOSAL
FACILITIES
1234
QUARTERS
SWMU's AT OTHER
RCRA FACILITIES
300-1
250-
200-
150-
100-
50-
1234
QUARTERS
Rl PLAN APPROVED
Rl COMPLETED
| 1 CORRECTIVE MEASURES PGM APPROVED
TARGET
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RCRA PERMITTING
PUBLIC NOTICES
282 PUBLIC NOTICES HAVE BEEN ISSUED IN FY 1986, 110 DURING THE
THIRD QUARTER. 219, OR 78%, OF THE PUBLIC NOTICES THIS YEAR
HAVE BEEN NOTICES OF CLOSURE PLAN AVAILABILITY.
- 118 PUBLIC NOTICES HAVE BEEN ISSUED IN FY 1986 FOR LAND DISPOSAL
FACILITIES, ALMOST 50% OF THESE DURING THE THIRD QUARTER. (OF
THESE, FOUR DRAFT PERMITS HAVE BEEN ISSUED; SEVEN NOTICES OF
INTENT TO DENY HAVE BEEN ISSUED; AND 107 NOTICES OF CLOSURE PLAN
AVAILABILITY HAVE BEEN ISSUED).
- 164 DRAFT NOTICES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR OTHER TSD FACILITIES:
DRAFT PERMIT
INTENT TO DENY
CLOSURE PLAN AVAILABLE
INCINERATOR
2
0
5
STORAGE/TREATMENT
46
4
107
FINAL DETERMINATIONS
o 171 FINAL DETERMINATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE DURING FY 1986. THE THIRD
QUARTER ACCOMPLISHMENT IS MORE THAN DOUBLE THE MID-YEAR LEVEL.
- 51, OR 30%, OF THE ACTIONS HAVE BEEN FOR LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES
(TWO PERMITS HAVE BEEN ISSUED; FOUR PERMITS HAVE BEEN DENIED; AND
45 CLOSURE PLANS APPROVED).
- 120 FINAL DETERMINATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR OTHER TSD FACILITIES:
INCINERATOR STORAGE/TREATMENT
PERMIT ISSUED
PERMIT DENIED
CLOSURE PLAN APPROVED
2
0
5
41
4
68
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200-1
S-
UJ
2
o
RCRA PERMITTING
As Of May 31,1986
PUBLIC NOTICES
100-
B
m
ID
50-
FINAL DETERMINATIONS
n
234 123
QUARTERS QUARTERS
•Hi NOTICE OF DRAFT PERMIT / PERMIT ISSUED
[\X\\Nj NOTICE OF INTENT TO DENY / PERMIT DENIED
| ) NOTICE OF CLOSURE PLAN AVAILABILITY / CLOSURE PLAN APPROVED
NOTE: 496 LDPs need permits by 1J/88
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RCRA INSPECTIONS OF LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES
o FOR EPA, THE RCRA ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM EXCEEDED ITS CUMULATIVE THIRD
QUARTER TARGET FOR INSPECTIONS OF LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES BY CON-
DUCTING 171 (129%) INSPECTIONS VERSUS A TARGET OF 133.
o STATES HAVE CONDUCTED 891 (115%) INSPECTIONS OF LAND DISPOSAL
FACILITIES THROUGH THE THIRD QUARTER EXCEEDING THE CUMULATIVE
TARGET OF 772.
RCRA INSPECTIONS OF TREATMENT, STORAGE AND DISPOSAL FACILITIES
(OTHER THAN LAND DISPOSAL)
o FOR EPA, THE REGIONS ARE NEAR THEIR CUMULATIVE THIRD QUARTER TARGET
FOR INSPECTIONS OF TSDF'S BY CONDUCTING 206 (96%) VERSUS A TARGET
OF 215.
- REGIONS VIII, IX AND X ARE NOTABLY BEHIND THEIR CUMULATIVE
THIRD QUARTER TARGETS.
o THE STATES HAVE CONDUCTED 1,503 (121%) INSPECTIONS UNDER THIS
CATEGORY VERSUS A CUMULATIVE TARGET OF 1,240.
- THE STATES IN REGIONS I AND X ARE NOTABLY BEHIND THEIR CUMULATIVE
THIRD QUARTER TARGETS.
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RCRA INSPECTIONS LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES
As Of May 31,1986
125+
ARGET
NATIONAL
LEVELS
REGIONS
VII VIII IX
LEGEND
• EPA
E2 STATES
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RCRA - PROGRESS ON ADDRESSING LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES
IN SIGNIFICANT NONCOMPLIANCE
O THE PROGRAM IS BEHIND TARGET FOR ADDRESSING SIGNIFICANT NONCOMPLIERS.
BY THE END OF THE THIRD QUARTER, THE REGIONS AND STATES WERE TO HAVE
ADDRESSED ALL BUT 54 SIGNIFICANT NONCOMPLIERS WITH AT LEAST AN
INITIAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION. AT THE END OF THE QUARTER, 109 SNC's,
55 MORE THAN PROJECTED, REMAINED WITHOUT AN INITIAL ENFORCEMENT
ACTION. PROGRESS CONTINUES TO BE MADE IN RETURNING SNC's TO COMPLI-
ANCE AND ON PLACING SNC's UNDER FlNAL AO's OR CONSENT DECREES.
O THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE 794 SIGNIFICANT NONCOMPLIERS IN THE FIXED
BASE AT THE END OF THE THIRD QUARTER IS AS FOLLOWS:
- 230 (29%) RETURNED TO PHYSICAL COMPLIANCE.
- 240 (30%) ARE UNDER A FINAL, EFFECTIVE ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER,
COURT JUDGMENT OR CONSENT DECREE.
- 215 (27%) HAVE RECEIVED AN INITIAL ADMINISTRATIVE OR JUDICIAL
COMPLAINT.
- 109 (14%) ARE PENDING.
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RCRA ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY
FORMAL ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS
O THE EPA REGIONS HAVE ISSUED 142 FORMAL ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS TO
TSDF'S THROUGH THE END OF THE THIRD QUARTER.
O THE STATES HAVE ISSUED 318 FORMAL ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS TO TSDF'S
THROUGH THE END OF THE THIRD QUARTER.
CIVIL REFERRALS
O YEAR-TO-DATE, THE EPA REGIONS HAVE REFERRED 48 CIVIL ACTIONS UNDER
RCRA. EIGHT CIVIL ACTIONS WERE REFERRED THROUGH THE THIRD QUARTER
OF FY 1985.
o THE STATES HAVE FILED 18 CIVIL ACTIONS IN STATE COURTS THROUGH THE
THIRD QUARTER. FIFTY CIVIL ACTIONS WERE FILED THROUGH THE THIRD
QUARTER OF FY 1985.
CRIMINAL REFERRALS
O THE EPA REGIONS HAVE REFERRED 13 CRIMINAL ACTIONS UNDER RCRA DURING
THE FISCAL YEAR.
o THE STATES HAVE NOT FILED ANY CRIMINAL ACTIONS IN STATE COURTS
THROUGH THE THIRD QUARTER.
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RCRA ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY
As Of May 31,1986
ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINTS
ISSUED TO TSDFs
500-
FY 85 STATES
*EPA
s
2 3
QUARTERS
CIVIL REFERRALS
AGAINST TSDPS
FY 85 STATES
ft EPA
LEGEND
CD STATES
•I EPA
2 3
QUARTERS
-107-
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OFFICE OF PESTICIDES AND TOXIC SUBSTANCES
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OFFICE OF PESTICIDES AND TOXIC SUBSTANCES
THIRD QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS
o OVERALL OPTS PERFORMED WELL, ALTHOUGH SOME KEY PESTICIDE MEASURES
ARE SIGNIFICANTLY BEHIND SCHEDULE. MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE PROGRAM HAS
COMPLETED ONLY 9 REGISTRATION STANDARDS SO FAR THIS YEAR AGAINST
A THIRD QUARTER TARGET OF 18. ALSO, OPTS COMPLETED ONLY 7 SPECIAL
REVIEW ACTIONS LEAVING 6 TO BE COMPLETED DURING THE FOURTH QUARTER.
o THE OFFICE OF TOXICS SUBSTANCES EXCEEDED ITS TARGET FOR TAKING RISK
MANAGEMENT ACTIONS AND IS KEEPING PACE WITH DEMAND IN PROCESSING NEW
CHEMICAL NOTICES.
o THE ASBESTOS ACTION PROGRAM CONTINUED TO EXCEED EXPECTATIONS AND
CONFIRMED ASBESTOS ABATEMENT AT 132 PROJECTS.
o THE REGIONS HAVE EXCEEDED COMPLIANCE INSPECTION TARGETS FOR TSCA AND
FIFRA.
o THE REGIONS HAVE CLOSED 457 (58%) OF THE CASES ON THE SNC INVENTORY,
WHILE 47 CASES ARE STILL PENDING ENFORCEMENT ACTION.
o THE STATES AND REGIONS ARE ADDRESSING SIGNIFICANT PESTICIDE VIOLATIONS
WITHIN TIMEFRAMES FOR THE MAJORITY OF CASES.
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PESTICIDE REGISTRATION STANDARDS
O OPTS IS FAR BEHIND SCHEDULE, ESTABLISHING ONLY 9 REGISTRATION
STANDARDS AGAINST A THIRD QUARTER CUMULATIVE TARGET OF 18. IN
ORDER TO MEET THE END-OF-YEAR TARGET OF 25, THE PROGRAM MUST
ESTABLISH 16 STANDARDS IN THE FOURTH QUARTER.
O FOUR STANDARDS WERE ISSUED THIS QUARTER, COVERING 127 PESTICIDE
PRODUCTS. THE STANDARDS WERE FOR BENOMYL, PARAQUAT, PRONAMIDE,
AND THIOPHANATE-METHYL.
O SINCE THE PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1980, OPTS HAS ISSUED
STANDARDS COVERING:
6,643 PESTICIDE PRODUCTS OUT OF A UNIVERSE OF APPROXIMATELY
45,000.
35.7 PERCENT OF THE PESTICIDE USAGE (BY VOLUME) IN THE UNITED
STATES.
129 PESTICIDE ACTIVE INGREDIENTS OUT OF A TOTAL OF 578.
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(0s
UJ
PESTICIDE REGISTRATION STANDARDS
CUMULATIVE NUMBER OF STANDARDS ESTABLISHED
As Of June 30,1986
2 3
QUARTERS
LEGEND
|ACTUAL
QTAR GET
1
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HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR CHEMICALS
COVERED BY REGISTRATION STANDARDS
THIS MEASURE TRACKS WHETHER THE HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS (HSR)
OF A REGISTRATION STANDARD ISSUED ONE YEAR EARLIER HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED,
IT FOCUSES ON WHETHER THE REGISTRANTS OF PESTICIDE PRODUCTS CONTAINING
A REGISTERED ACTIVE INGREDIENT HAVE:
- AGREED TO SUBMIT ALL HEALTH AND SAFETY STUDIES REQUIRED BY EPA AND
- SUBMITTED AN EPA APPROVED DRAFT LABEL
OPTS'S OBJECTIVE IS TO INSURE THAT HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
ARE IMPLEMENTED WITHIN ONE YEAR.
OPTS HAS IMPLEMENTED 31 HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AGAINST A
THIRD QUARTER CUMULATIVE TARGET OF 38.
AT THE CLOSE OF THE THIRD QUARTER, OPTS HAD IMPLEMENTED 13 HSRs FOR
STANDARDS ESTABLISHED SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THIRD QUARTER FY 1985,
AND 18 HSRs FOR STANDARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO THIRD QUARTER FY 1985.
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U>
V)
o
IMPLEMENTATION OF HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
CUMULATIVE NUMBER ESTABLISHED
As Of June 30,1986
D
m
501
40-
30-
00
UJ
I
u
2 3
QUARTERS
LEGEND
|ACTUAL
Q TARGET
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PESTICIDE SPECIAL REVIEWS
THE PROGRAM HAS COMPLETED 7 SPECIAL REVIEW ACTIONS SO FAR THIS YEAR
AGAINST A CUMULATIVE THIRD QUARTER TARGET OF 10. IN ORDER FOR THE
PROGRAM TO MEET ITS END OF YEAR TARGET, IT MUST COMPLETE 6 SPECIAL
REVIEW ACTIONS IN THE FOURTH QUARTER.
DURING THE THIRD QUARTER, THE PROGRAM COMPLETED SPECIAL REVIEWS FOR
CARBON TETRACHLORIDE AND DICOFOL.
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ur
ui
00
O
PESTICIDE SPECIAL REVIEW ACTIONS
CUMULATIVE NUMBER OF ACTIONS COMPLETED
As Of June 30,1986
20-1
2 3
QUARTERS
LEGEND
| ACTUAL
QTARGET
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PESTICIDE DATA CALL-IN LETTERS
OPTS COMPLETED ALL FY 1986 EXPOSURE DATA CALL-IN AHEAD OF SCHEDULE,
AND EXCEEDED THE CUMULATIVE EOY TARGET BY 20 PERCENT.
THE PROGRAM COMPLETED 30 DATA CALL-IN AGAINST A CUMULATIVE EOY TARGET
OF 25. SEVEN OF THE DATA CALL-IN REQUESTS WERE TO DETERMINE RE-ENTRY
INTERVALS (LENGTH OF TIME REQUIRED BEFORE FARMWORKERS CAN RE-ENTER
PESTICIDE SPRAYED AREAS).
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PESTICIDE DATA CALL-IN LETTERS
CUMULATIVE NUMBER OF FY 1986 LETTERS ISSUED
As Of June 30,1986
30-i
fi
CD
ID
LJ
I
O
20-
10-
i
10
2 3
QUARTERS
LEGEND
| ACTUAL
QTARGET
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REVIEW OF STUDIES
IN THE THIRD QUARTER OPTS COMPLETED 155 REVIEWS OF STUDIES FROM
CALL-IN DATA, REGISTRATION STANDARDS OR A NOTICE OF ADVERSE
EFFECTS, BRINGING THE CUMULATIVE TOTAL FOR THE YEAR TO 433. THIS
IS SIGNIFICANTLY AHEAD OF THE THIRD QUARTER CUMULATIVE TARGET OF
340 (27 PERCENT AHEAD OF TARGET).
IN FY 1985 THE PROGRAM DEVELOPED A MORE STREAMLINED PROCEDURE WHICH
IS ENABLING OPTS TO REALIZE GREATER EFFICIENCY IN REVIEWING STUDIES,
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REVIEWS OF STUDIES
As Of June 30,1986
ouo-
£ 5°°-
1
* 400-
O
£
i 300-
D
Z
LJ
p 200-
2
o 10°-
A-
to
UJ
to
O
2 3
QUARTERS
LEGEND
| ACTUAL
Q TARGET
I
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PESTICIDE REGISTRATION APPLICATIONS
O OPTS EXCEEDED THIRD QUARTER TARGETS FOR MOST AREAS OF REGISTRATION
APPLICATIONS: NEW ACTIVE INGREDIENTS (12 VS 8), OLD CHEMICALS (441
VS 385) AND NEW USES (21 VS 17). TWO OF THESE AREAS HAVE NOW
EQUALED OR EXCEEDED THE END OF YEAR TARGETS: OLD CHEMICALS (1537
VS 1300) AND NEW USES (60 VS 60). THE PROGRAM WAS BEHIND IN PROCESSING
AMENDED REGISTRATIONS. IN PART THIS IS BECAUSE OPTS IS DIVERTING
RESOURCES TO HIGHER PRIORITY WORK.
o THE NUMBER OF OVERDUE ACTIONS INCREASED OVERALL FROM 1138 TO 1224,
THE LARGEST NUMBER OF OVERDUE ACTIONS SINCE THE PROGRAM BEGAN.
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S-
LU
U)
o
PESTICIDE REGISTRATION APPUCATIONS
NUMBER OF RNAL DECISIONS
DURING THIRD QUARTER
As Of June 30,1986
30 n
Z? 20H
O
(7)
I
<
G:
10-
1500-,
1250-
1000-
750-
500-
250-
• 95 PERCENT OF OVERDUE ACTIONS WERE IN AMENDED REGISTRATIONS
and old chemicals, areas which OPTS consider* !••• urgent than
now uses or activo Ingredients
*• Active ingredients shown here are cumulative through the third
quarter FY86.
-123-
OVERDUE ACTIONS *
1600-
1200-
800-
400-
85 1 2 3 4
QUARTERS
LEGEND
| ACTUAL
QTARGET
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EMERGENCY EXEMPTIONS FOR PESTICIDES
o OPTS HAS MADE FINAL DECISIONS ON 166 EMERGENCY EXEMPTIONS AGAINST A
CUMULATIVE THIRD QUARTER TARGET OF 116, FOR 143% OF TARGET.
O DURING THE THIRD QUARTER, OPTS EXCEEDED ITS TARGET OF MAKING 58
FINAL DECISIONS ON EMERGENCY EXEMPTIONS, COMPLETING 71 (54 WERE
ISSUED AND 17 DENIED).
o THE BACKLOG OF APPLICATIONS NOT PROCESSED WITHIN THE ALLOTTED
TIMEFRAME DECREASED SUBSTANTIALLY FROM 13 TO 5 DURING THE THIRD
QUARTER.
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PESTICIDE TOLERANCE PETITIONS
O OPTS HAS MADE FINAL DECISIONS ON 64 TOLERANCE PETITIONS, AGAINST
A CUMULATIVE THIRD QUARTER TARGET OF 48, FOR 133% OF TARGET.
O OPTS MADE 20 FINAL DECISIONS ON TOLERANCE PETITIONS DURING THE
THIRD QUARTER, EXACTLY MEETING THE TARGET.
O THE BACKLOG OF ACTIONS LEADING TO FINAL DECISIONS DECREASED NOTABLY,
FROM 73 AT THE END OF THE SECOND QUARTER TO 48, A DECREASE OF 25.
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FIFRA COMPLIANCE MONITORING INSPECTIONS AND COMPLIANCE LEVELS
o IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF FY 1986*f THE STATES COMPLETED 11,849 FIFRA
COMPLIANCE INSPECTIONS FOR USE AND RESTRICTED USE PESTICIDE DEALERS,
COMPLETING 147% OF THEIR TARGETS IN STATE GRANTS. TARGETS WERE
EXCEEDED IN NINE OF THE REGIONS. IN ADDITION, REGIONS VII AND VIII,
WITH NONDELEGATED PROGRAMS, EXCEEDED EPA THIRD-QUARTER TARGETS IN
THE SAME CATEGORIES, CONDUCTING 239 INSPECTIONS.
o THE STATES REPORTED TAKING 3,141 ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS IN THE SECOND
QUARTER, REPRESENTING A VIOLATION LEVEL OF 26% FOR "USE" INSPECTIONS,
THIS IS JUST 3% HIGHER THAN THE RATE LAST QUARTER.
*STATE DATA IS LAGGED ONE QUARTER.
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F1FRA COMPLJANCE MONITORING INSPECTIONS AND COMPLIANCE
FOR STATE ACTIVITIES
As of March 31,1986
"USE" INSPECTION LEVELS
Compliance Stotut
t
11,849
"USE" INSPECTIONS
CONDUCTED
LEGEND
26X • VIOLATION */ ACTION TAKEN
74X C3 NO ACTION WARRANTED
OR COMPLIANCE
DETERMINATION PENDING
V VI
REGIONS
VII VIII IX
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ADDRESSING FIFRA SIGNIFICANT NONCOMPLIANCE
O. THE STATES HAVE RESPONDED TO ALL BUT 7% OF SIGNIFICANT PESTICIDE
"USE" VIOLATIONS (§27 REFERRALS) WITHIN AGREED-UPON TIMEFRAMES.
O THE REGIONS HAVE REFERRED A TOTAL OF 165 SIGNIFICANT USE VIOLATIONS
TO STATES FOR INVESTIGATION AND ENFORCEMENT ACTION WITHIN AGREED
UPON TIMEFRAMES. AT THE END OF THE THIRD QUARTER:
- 11 (7%) WERE ADDRESSED BEYOND THE TIMEFRAME.
- 63 (38%) WERE PENDING ACTION WITHIN THE TIMEFRAME.
- 91 (55%) WERE ADDRESSED WITHIN THE TIMEFRAME.
O TO DATE, FIVE REGIONS RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 54 SIGNIFICANT VIOLATION
CASES FROM STATES (30 OF THESE CASES WERE IN REGION IV). OF THESE:
- 5 (9%) WERE NOT ADDRESSED AND EXCEEDED THE TIMEFRAME.
- 10 (19%) WERE PENDING ACTION WITHIN THE TIMEFRAME.
- 39 (72%) WERE ADDRESSED WITHIN THE TIMEFRAME.
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TSCA EXISTING CHEMICAL REVIEWS
THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 60,000 EXISTING CHEMICALS ON THE TSCA INVENTORY.
OPTS ANNUALLY RECEIVES ABOUT 500 REPORTS ON 100 CHEMICALS NOTIFYING
THE AGENCY OF A POTENTIAL RISK. AFTER SCREENING, CHEMICALS OF
CONCERN ENTER THE EXISTING CHEMICALS PIPELINE. TO DATE THE PROGRAM
HAS SCREENED 3,200 CHEMICALS. THE PROGRAM HAS TAKEN 31 FINAL RISK
MANAGEMENT ACTIONS* ON 19 CHEMICALS (11 OF THESE ACTIONS WERE ON
PCB'S) SINCE ITS INCEPTION. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 68 CHEMICALS IN
THE PIPELINE.
OPTS IS AHEAD OF ITS THIRD QUARTER CUMULATIVE TARGET, COMPLETING
16 RISK MANAGEMENT ACTIONS AGAINST A TARGET OF 11.
THE SEVEN RISK MANAGEMENT ACTIONS COMPLETED THIS QUARTER INCLUDE A
FINAL RULE ON ASBESTOS ABATEMENT PROJECTS, THREE SECTION 9 REFERRALS
TO OSHA FOR GLYCOL ETHERS, MBOCA AND TDA, AND THREE PROPOSED
SIGNIFICANT NEW USE RULES (SNUR).
*A FINAL RISK MANAGEMENT ACTION IS A FRM, SECTION 9 REFERRAL, SECTION
5 FINAL SIGNIFICANT NEW USE RULE (SNUR), OR A CHEMICAL ADVISORY.
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DISPOSITION OF CHEMICALS IN THE
EXISTING CHEMICALS PIPELINE
RISK IDENTIFICATION PHASE
NUMBER OF CHEMICALS
IN THIS PHASE AT BEGINNING OF QUARTER
ENTERED DURING THE QUARTER
REFFERED TO NEXT PHASE
REQUIRING NO FURTHER ANALYSIS
REQUIRING FURTHER ANALYSIS
39
3
0
4
38
RISK EVALUATION PHASE
NUMBER OF CHEMICALS
IN THIS PHASE AT BEGINNING OF QUARTER
ENTERED DURING THE QUARTER
REFFERED TO NEXT PHASE
REQUIRING NO FURTHER ANALYSIS
REQUIRING FURTHER ANALYSIS
RISK MANAGEMENT PHASE
IN THIS PHASE AT BEGINNING OF QUARTER
ENTERED DURING THE QUARTER
CUMULATIVE TARGET
CUMULATIVE RISK MANAGEMENT ACTIONS
Risk Identification Phase
Entry Review, Problem
Characterization
Risk Evaluation Phase
Info. Gathering and Risk
Analysis
15
13
16
II
16
Risk Management Phase
Risk Reduction Analysis
Risk Management Actions
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INTERAGENCY TESTING COMMITTEE (ITC) DESIGNATIONS
O OPTS ACHIEVED ITS THIRD QUARTER TARGET BY ISSUING FIVE NOTICES OF
PROPOSED RULEMAKING FOR CHEMICALS REFERRED BY THE INTERAGENCY TESTING
COMMITTEE.
O THE PROGRAM IS ALSO AHEAD OF SCHEDULE FOR POST INITIAL ITC RESPONSE
DECISIONS, ISSUING A NOTICE OF PROPOSED PHASE II RULEMAKING FOR
CRESOLS AND DIETHYLENETRIAMINE AND A NOTICE OF FINAL RULEMAKING FOR
CRESOLS AND CHLORINATED BENZENES. THE PROGRAM HAS MADE 19 POST
INITIAL ITC RESPONSES, AGAINST A CUMULATIVE THIRD QUARTER TARGET OF
14 AND HAS ALREADY EXCEEDED AN END OF YEAR TARGET OF 15.
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TSCA NEW CHEMICAL REVIEWS
OPTS RECEIVED 484 NEW CHEMICAL NOTICES IN THE THIRD QUARTER, AND
PROCESSED 631. THE PROGRAM WAS ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH DEMAND.
657 NEW CHEMICAL CONTROL ACTIONS WERE TAKEN THIS QUARTER, OF WHICH
518 CONCERNED PRE-MANUFACTURE NOTICES.
OF THE PRE-MANUFACTURE NOTICES:
- 216 RESULTED IN THE CHEMICAL BEING SUSPENDED, WITHDRAWN, OR
SUBJECTED TO AN EPA ORDER;
- 3 WERE REFERRED FOR FOLLOW-UP;
- 299 REQUIRED NO FURTHER ACTION.
THE NUMBER OF NEW CHEMICAL NOTICES RECEIVED BY EPA HAS RISEN
SUBSTANTIALLY AND COULD SURPASS 2,000 FOR THE YEAR.
AS OF THE END OF THE THIRD QUARTER, OPTS HAS COMPLETED 13 NEW
CHEMICAL FOLLOW-UP ACTIONS. OPTS PLANS TO COMPLETE 22 BY THE END
OF THE YEAR.
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ASBESTOS ACTION PROGRAM
ASBESTOS SCHOOL HAZARD ABATEMENT ACT
O THE ASBESTOS ACTION PROGRAM PERFORMED ESPECIALLY WELL, EXCEEDING
TARGETS IN EVERY AREA.
o THE REGIONS:
- CONDUCTED 1264 PRE-AWARD SITE INSPECTIONS, FOR 156% OF THE END
OF YEAR TARGET.
- CONDUCTED 132 PROJECT CLOSE-OUT EVALUATIONS, FOR 264% OF THE
THIRD QUARTER TARGET AND 80% OF THE END OF YEAR TARGET.
- REDUCED THE ASBESTOS HAZARD AT 340 PRIORITY #1 PROJECTS, NOT FUNDED
BY ASHAA, FOR 391% OF THE THIRD TARGET AND 217% OF THE END OF
YEAR TARGET.
o THE PROGRAM APPROVED 20 GRANTS FOR CONTRACTOR CERTIFICATION AND
TRAINING PROGRAMS, FOR 400% OF THE THIRD QUARTER TARGET AND 154% OF
THE END OF YEAR TARGET.
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£
LJ
5
o
ASBESTOS ACTION PROGRAM
Evaluations Confirming Abatement at School Projects
As of June 30, 1986
2000-1
1300
1000-
500-
KEV PROJECT* NOT VET ADDRESSED
FUNDED ASMAA PROJECTS IEIM* AOOtEUEO
HAZARD REDUCED W/0 A1HAA fUMDIH*
III IV
TARGET
ACTUAL
V VI VII VIII
REGIONS
IX
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REGIONAL AND HEADQUARTERS TSCA INSPECTIONS AND COMPLIANCE LEVELS
O THE REGIONS AND HEADQUARTERS EXCEEDED (132%) THEIR THIRD QUARTER
TARGET FOR TSCA COMPLIANCE INSPECTIONS, CONDUCTING 4,469 INSPEC-
TIONS VERSUS A TARGET OF 3,387. ALL TEN REGIONS AND HEADQUARTERS
EXCEEDED THEIR TARGETS.
o OF THE 4,469 INSPECTIONS:
- 38% WERE IN COMPLIANCE.
- 35% WERE IN VIOLATION (24% WITH ENFORCEMENT ACTION TAKEN;
11% WITH ENFORCEMENT ACTION PENDING).
- 27% WERE PENDING A COMPLIANCE DETERMINATION.
o OF THE 3,290 INSPECTIONS FOR WHICH A COMPLIANCE DETERMINATION WAS
MADE BY THE END OF THE QUARTER, 53% WERE IN COMPLIANCE, AND 32%
WERE IN VIOLATION WITH ACTION TAKEN. A YEAR AGO, THE COMPARABLE
COMPLIANCE RATE WAS 54%.
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TSCA INSPECTION AND COMPLIANCE LEVELS
As Of June 30,1986
lfMp«otlon
-T25+
TARGET
I « • HI IV V yi_VH VNI IX X HO
REGIONS
Compllano* Sfatu*
LEGEND
U* • VIOUTION */ ACTION PENDING
24% Q VIOLATION W/ ACTION TAKEN
27X t23 COMPLIANCE DETERMINATION PENDING
38X CDINCOMPUANCf
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RESPONSE TO TSCA SIGNIFICANT NONCOMPLIANCE
O THE REGIONS HAD A BEGINNING-OF-YEAR INVENTORY OF 782 TSCA SIGNIFI-
CANT NONCOMPLIER CASES, MADE UP OF 488 OPEN CASES AND 294 CASES
PENDING ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS. THERE ARE 47 (16%) PENDING CASES STILL
UNADDRESSED AT THE END OF THE THIRD QUARTER. ONLY REGIONS IV, VI
AND IX HAVE NO CASES PENDING.
O AT THE THE BEGINNING OF YEAR, 28% OF THE CASES HAD BEEN OPEN SIX
MONTHS OR MORE. THIS PROPORTION DROPPED TO 23% IN THE THIRD QUAR-
TER, AS THE REGIONS CONTINUED TO CLOSE CASES AT A HIGH RATE. THE
REGIONS HAVE CLOSED 457 CASES ON THE INVENTORY, COMPARED TO 248 A
YEAR AGO.
O THE REGIONS IDENTIFIED 375 NEW SIGNIFICANT VIOLATORS IN THE THIRD
QUARTER, DOUBLING THE NUMBER IDENTIFIED IN THE FIRST TWO QUARTERS,
FOR A TOTAL OF 731 YEAR-TO-DATE. OF THE 731, 420 (57%) WERE PENDING
AN ENFORCEMENT ACTION AND 311 (43%) HAD BEEN ISSUED ADMINISTRATIVE
COMPLAINTS (66 OR 21% OF WHICH WERE CLOSED). A YEAR AGO, 701 SIGNI-
FICANT VIOLATORS HAD BEEN DETECTED, 375 (53%) WERE PENDING AND 326
(47%) HAD COMPLAINTS ISSUED (42 OR 13% OF WHICH WERE CLOSED).
O A TOTAL OF EIGHT TSCA CIVIL CASES HAVE BEEN REFERRED TO HEADQUARTERS
BY REGIONS IV, V, VI, VII AND VIII. IN ADDITION, TWO TSCA CRIMINAL
CASES HAVE BEEN REFERRED, ONE EACH FROM REGION HI AND IX.
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RESPONSE TO TSCA SIGNIFICANT NONCOMPUANCE
As Of June 30,1986
PROGRESS AGAINST FIXED BASE
800
BOY
£
02 03
LEGEND
CD PRE 66 CLOSED
K3 OPEN MORE THAN 6 MONTHS
£2 OPEN 6 MONTHS OR LESS
• PENDING ENFORCEMENT ACTION
BOO-i
PROGRESS AGAINST
NEW VIOLATORS
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RESPONSE TO TSCA SIGNIFICANT NONCOMPLIANCE IN FEDERAL FACILITIES
O THE BEGINNING OF YEAR INVENTORY OF 22 TSCA FEDERAL FACILITY SNC
CASES WAS MADE UP OF 12 CASES PENDING ENFORCEMENT ACTION AND TEN
CASES OPEN SIX MONTHS OR LESS. AT THE END OF THE THIRD QUARTER,
16 CASES HAD BEEN CLOSED, FOUR CASES HAD BEEN OPEN SIX MONTHS OR
LESS AND TWO OPEN MORE THAN SIX MONTHS.
O TO DATE, THE REGIONS HAVE IDENTIFIED 43 NEW SIGNIFICANT VIOLATORS
IN FEDERAL FACILITIES. AT THE END OF THE QUARTER, 12 (28%) SIGNI-
FICANT VIOLATORS WERE PENDING ENFORCEMENT ACTION AND 31 (72%) HAD
ACTION TAKEN AND FIVE OF THESE 31 WERE CLOSED.
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RESPONSE TO TSCA SIGNIFICANT NONCOMPLJANCE
IN FEDERAL FACILITIES
As Of June 30,1986
PROGRESS AGAINST FIXED BASE
25-
20-
^^J
^C 15*
u.
O
m 10
«o
BOY
04
LEGEND
O PRE 86 CLOSED
K3 OPEN MORE THAN 6 MONTHS
ZZ] OPEN 6 MONTHS OR LESS '
•I PENDING ENFORCEMENT ACTION
SO-i
PROGRESS AGAINST
NEW VIOLATORS
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OFFICE OF ENFORCEMENT AND COMPLIANCE MONITORING
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CIVIL ACTION PROCESSING TIME
O OECM REVIEWED AND FORWARDED 51 CIVIL REFERRALS TO THE DEPARTMENT
OF JUSTICE DURING THE THIRD QUARTER COMPARED TO 58 CASES LAST YEAR
AT THIS TIME.
O THE AVERAGE TARGETED REVIEW TIME OF 35 DAYS WAS MET. AVERAGE FOR THE
QUARTER WAS 31.
REGIONAL REFERRAL ACTIVITY
REGIONS MADE 74 NEW CIVIL REFERRALS TO HEADQUARTERS AND 14 DIRECT
REFERRALS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE DURING THE THIRD QUARTER,
COMPARED TO 56 AND 16 RESPECTIVELY DURING THE SECOND QUARTER.
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CONCLUSION OF CIVIL CASES
STATUS AS OF 6/30/86
O 442 CIVIL CASES HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED AT THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OR
FILED IN COURT AS OF OCTOBER 1, 1985. (144 HAVE BEEN ON-GOING MORE
THAN TWO YEARS SINCE BEING FILED - AN INCREASE OF 21 THIS QUARTER.)
OF THESE:
- 316 (72%) ARE NOW FILED IN U.S. COURT.
- 94 (21%) HAVE BEEN CONCLUDED AFTER FILING.
- 22 (5%) ARE STILL PENDING AT THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
- 10 (2%) HAVE BEEN WITHDRAWN/DECLINED BY EPA OR
THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
O 244 NEW CIVIL CASES HAVE BEEN REFERRED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
DURING FISCAL YEAR 1986 COMPARED TO 172 AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR.
OF THESE:
- 90 (37%) OF THESE CASES HAVE BEEN FILED IN U.S. COURT.
- 12 (5%) CASES HAVE BEEN CONCLUDED.
- 138 (56%) OF THESE CASES ARE PENDING AT THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE,
- 4 (2%) CASES HAVE BEEN WITHDRAWN BY EPA.
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to
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PROGRESS IN CONCLUDING CIVIL CASES
As Of June 30, 1986
CONCLUSION OF CIVIL CASES
PENDING AS OF OCTOBER 1,1985
BOY 1 2 3
QUARTERS
LEGEND
CASES CONCLUDED
CMC* OLIO IN COUHT
CASES WITHDRAWN/OCCUNCO
CASU KNDIN* AT DM
250 -|
CONCLUSIONS OF NEW FY 1986
REFERRALS TO DOJ
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CONSENT DECREE TRACKING
O THE NUMBER OF REPORTED ACTIVE CONSENT DECREES HAS INCREASED FROM 211
IN FIRST QUARTER OF FY 1985 TO 311 IN THIRD QUARTER OF FY 1986.
COMPLIANCE HAS INCREASED FROM 61% TO 76%.
O OF THE 311 ACTIVE DECREES, 236 (76%) WERE REPORTED IN COMPLIANCE AND
75 (29%) WERE REPORTED IN VIOLATION.
o OF THE 75 IN VIOLATION:
<
- 51 (68%) HAVE HAD A CONTEMPT ACTION OR A DECREE MODIFICATION
REFERRED OR A STIPULATED PENALTY COLLECTED.
- 16 (21%) HAVE HAD FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION PLANNED BUT NOT
COMMENCED. j
- 8 (11%) HAVE NO FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION PLANNED AT THIS TIME.
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120 n
«o
£
UJ
2
o
CONSENT DECREE TRACKING (EPA DECREES ONLY)
As Of June 30,1986
330
IV V VI VII VIII IX X
In compliance with the terms of the decree
In violation with formal enforcement action Initiated
In violation with formal enforcement action planned but uncommenced
In violation with no formal enforcement action planned at this time
National Summary
1 2 3
QUARTERS
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CRIMINAL CASES
0 REGIONS REFERRED 11 NEW CRIMINAL CASES TO HEADQUARTERS DURING THE
THIRD QUARTER COMPARED TO 8 IN THE SECOND QUARTER AND 9 IN THE FI
QUARTER '
CUMULATIVE THIRD QUARTER CRIMINAL CASES
REGION
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX
X
NEIC
HDQTRS
RCRA
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
4
1
1
1
AIR
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
WATER
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
2
4
0
TOSCA
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
TOTAL
1
2
4
1
1
0
0
9
4
5
1
TOTAL
13
11
28
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OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
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ATS HIGHLIGHTS
OF THE 19 RESEARCH PROJECTS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION DURING THE
THIRD QUARTER, ORD COMPLETED 13 ON OR AHEAD OF SCHEDULE AND ONE
AFTER TWO MONTHS DELAY.
FIVE RESEARCH PROJECTS REMAIN INCOMPLETE; SOME WITH SCHEDULES EXTENDING
INTO THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR:
- METHODS FOR RISK ASSESSMENT OF PATHOGENS FOR MUNICIPAL SLUDGE
IS NOW 11 MONTHS BEHIND SCHEDULE. AT THE REQUEST OF OW, ORD IS
INCORPORATING PEER REVIEW RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REVISING THE
THE MODEL USED TO DEVELOP THE RISK ASSESSMENT METHODS.
- THE CASE STUDY ON CLASS I WELL MANAGEMENT HAS BEEN DELAYED SIX
MONTHS, BECAUSE ORD IS HAVING DIFFICULTY OBTAINING DATA FROM
THE DUPONT CHEMICAL FACILITY IN VICTORIA, TEXAS.
- THE TRAINING MANUAL FOR GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION MODELING HAS
BEEN DELAYED THREE MONTHS, BECAUSE THE PROJECT OFFICER HAS
BEEN DIVERTED FROM THE PROJECT TO REVIEW STRINGFELLOW SUPER-
FUND DOCUMENTS.
- THE TIER I HEALTH EFFECTS SUMMARIES ON METHYL ISOCYANATE AND
TOLUENE DIISOCYANATE ARE NOW ONE MONTH BEHIND SCHEDULE. ORD
IS NOW REVISING THE DOCUMENTS IN RESPONSE TO SCIENTIFIC PROBLEMS
IDENTIFIED DURING PEER-REVIEW CONCERNING THE QUANTIFICATION OF
RISKS.
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OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION AND RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
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PROCUREMENT SERVICE STANDARDS
O DURING THE THIRD QUARTER, OARM AWARDED 51% OF EPA'S MAJOR NEGOTIATED
CONTRACTS WITHIN THE PROCESSING TIME TARGET. THIS PERFORMANCE
REFLECTS A CONSIDERABLE DROP FROM 72% ON TIME IN THE FIRST QUARTER.
.AS IT DID LAST YEAR, WORKLOAD INCREASED ABOUT 5% FROM FIRST TO
THIRD QUARTER.
- ONLY 11 OF THE 25 NEW COMPETITIVE CONTRACTS WERE AWARDED WITHIN
THE STANDARD SCHEDULE OF 225 TO 240 DAYS OR WITHIN A NEGOTIATED
SCHEDULE. ONE OF THE 14 LATE CONTRACTS WAS DELAYED WITHIN OARM.
- TEN OF THE 16 NEW SOLE SOURCE CONTRACTS WERE AWARDED WITHIN
THE LIMIT OF 171 DAYS. TWO OF THE 6 LATE CONTRACTS WERE HELD UP
IN OARM.
O PROCUREMENT HAS ISSUED 20% FEWER SOLE SOURCE CONTRACTS YEAR-TO-DATE
THAN HAD BEEN ISSUED BY THIRD QUARTER FY 1985. OARM EXPECTS THE VOLUME
OF SOLE SOURCE CONTRACTS WILL CONTINUE TO FALL AS EMPHASIS INCREASES
ON COMPETITIVELY AWARDED CONTRACTS.
O NINETY-ONE PERCENT OF ALL SMALL PURCHASES WERE AWARDED WITHIN
THE STANDARD. PERFORMANCE WAS UP 4% FROM LAST QUARTER.
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V)
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PROCUREMENT SERVICE STANDARDS
NEW CONTRACTS AWARDED DURING QUARTER
As Of June 30,1986
COMPETITIVE:
234
QUARTERS
LEGEND
20-i
L
J
SOLE SOURCE
2 3
QUARTERS
OARM DELAYS
DELAYS EXTERNAL TO OARM
COMPLETED WITHIN STANDARD OR NEGOTIATED SCHEDULE
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GRANTS SERVICE STANDARDS
O THE GRANTS ADMINISTRATION DIVISION'S THIRD QUARTER WORKLOAD IS ABOUT
ONE AND A HALF TIMES THE WORKLOAD OF THIRD QUARTER LAST YEAR.
o 86% OF THE GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS IN THE THIRD QUARTER
WERE AWARDED WITHIN THE TARGET OF 18 DAYS PER ACTION. PERFORMANCE
IS COMPARABLE TO THAT IN THIRD QUARTER FY 1985.
O 93% OF THE INTERAGENCY AGREEMENTS IN THE THIRD QUARTER MET THE
DEADLINE OF 18 DAYS PER ACTION. TIMELINESS OF THESE ACTIONS HAS
IMPROVED SOME FROM THIRD QUARTER FY 1985.
o 78% OF THE THIRD QUARTER'S 29 DETERMINATIONS FOR REQUESTS FOR
DEVIATION FROM REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS WENT THROUGH WITHIN THE
15-DAY LIMIT. PERFORMANCE FELL 18% FROM LAST QUARTER. THE GRANTS
ADMINISTRATION DIVISION RECENTLY ESTABLISHED A PANEL OF PROGRAM AND
LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES TO RESOLVE DIFFICULT ISSUES AND EXPEDITE
DEVIATION CASES.
O ALL OF THE QUARTER'S 24 DETERMINATIONS IN SUSPENSION/DEBARMENT
CASES WERE WITHIN THE TARGET. WORKLOAD FOR SUCH DETERMINATIONS IS
OVER TWICE THAT OF THIRD QUARTER FY 1985. AS THE AGENCY BECOMES MORE
AWARE OF THE SUSPENSION/DEBARMENT PROGRAM, OARM EXPECTS THE CASELOAD
TO CONTINUE AT THIS HIGHER LEVEL.
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GRANTS SERVICE STANDARDS
NUMBER OF ACTIONS COMPLETED DURING QUARTER
As Of June 30,1986
GRANT OR COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENT AWARDED
INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT
AWARDED AFTER RECEIPT
250-]
234
QUARTERS
QUARTERS
LEGEND
ACnOHS COMPUTED KrONDTMWT
ACTIONS connxno WITHIN TM«CT
DETERMINATION PREPARED FOR
DEVIATION FROM REGULATORY
REQUIREMENTS
fi
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to
JO
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60-1
SUSPENSION/DEBARMENT
DETERMINATION ISSUED AFTER
CASE RECORD COMPLETE
QUARTERS
QUARTERS
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ADP SERVICE STANDARDS
O IN THE THIRD QUARTER FY 1986 BATCH PROCESSING WORK AGAIN EXCEEDED
TARGET, WITH 91% OF JOBS COMPLETED ON TIME.
O THIS QUARTER OARM EXCEEDED ITS TARGET FOR INTERACTIVE PROCESSING
SERVICE TIME BY 6%, WITH 96% OF JOBS COMPLETED ON TIME.
O THERE WERE ONLY THREE COMPUTER SYSTEM FAILURES DURING THE THIRD
QUARTER, WELL WITHIN THE 24 ALLOWED BY THE STANDARD.
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ADP SERVICE STANDARDS
As Of June 30,1986
SERVICE TIME
1 2 3
QUARTERS
LEGEND
BATCH PROCESSING
INTERACTIVE PROCESSING
TARGET 90X
Of
5
20-
15-
fe 10-
fi
m
SYSTEM FAILURES
•34 flMLURES ALLOWABLE
234
QUARTERS
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PERSONNEL SERVICE STANDARDS
o OARM's PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT DIVISION CONTINUES TO COMPLETE NEARLY
ALL PERSONNEL ACTIONS WITHIN OARM's STANDARD.
O OARM COMPLETED ITS WORK WITHIN THE STANDARD FIR 96% OF THE INTERNAL
RECRUITMENT ACTIONS. 87% OF THE QUARTER'S ACTIONS MET THE TOTAL
PROCESSING TIME STANDARD OF 10 TO 12 WEEKS. MOST OF THE DELAYS
OCCURRED IN CLIENT PROGRAM OFFICES.
o OARM COMPLETED ITS WORK WITHIN THE STANDARD FOR ALL OF THE 86 EXTERNAL
RECRUITMENT ACTIONS IN THE SECOND QUARTER. 95% OF THE QUARTER'S
ACTIONS MET THE TOTAL TIME STANDARD OF JUST OVER 13 WEEKS.
o ALL BUT FOUR OF THE 295 NON-COMPETITIVE ACTIONS WENT THROUGH IN THE
TOTAL PROCESSING TIME STANDARD OF THREE TO FIVE WEEKS. THE FEW
DELAYS OCCURRED IN OARM.
O DURING THE THIRD QUARTER, OARM PROCESSED 1,303 PERSONNEL ACTIONS
(INCLUDING ADMINISTRATIVE AND AWARDS ACTIONS). OARM PROCESSED 96%
OF THOSE ACTIONS IN THE TOTAL TIME ALLOWED BY THE STANDARD.
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PERSONNEL SERVICE STANDARDS
NUMBER OF ACTIONS COMPLETED DURING QUARTER
As Of June 30,1986
RECRUITMENT ACTIONS
INTERNAL TO EPA
300-i
<£>
1234
QUARTERS
RECRUITMENT ACTIONS
EXTERNAL TO EPA
90-|
60-
30-
1234
QUARTERS
LEGEND
NON-COMPETITIVE
ACTIONS
OARM DELAYS
0PM DELAYS
CUCNT PROGRAM OFFICE DELAYS
COMPLETED WITHIN STANDARD SCHEDULE
-165-
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QUARTERS
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AUDIT RESOLUTIONS
O AUDIT RESOLUTION WORKLOAD VARIES BETWEEN QUARTERS BUT HAS HELD
STEADY OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS. THE BACKLOG HAS BEEN CONSISTENTLY
LOW FOR THE PAST YEAR.
O OARM RECEIVED 110 AUDITS AND RESOLVED 118 AUDITS DURING THE THIRD
QUARTER FY 1986. THIS COMPARES TO RECEIPT OF 164 AUDITS AND RESOLUTION
OF 124 AUDITS IN THIRD QUARTER FY 1985.
O THE BACKLOG OF OVERDUE AUDITS REMAINS VERY LOW AT 15 AUDITS, COMPARED
TO 28 AUDITS A YEAR AGO. SEVEN OF THE 15 BACKLOGGED AUDITS ARE IN
REGION III.
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AUDIT RESOLUTION WORKLOAD
As of June 30,1986
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200-
150-
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2
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100-
50-
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AUDITS RESOLVED IN REGIONS
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4Q84 1Q85 2Q85 3Q85 4Q85 1Q86 2Q86 3Q86
BACKLOG
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r«c«lv«d.
Audit* not rtsolvsd in that time
become overdue audits.
o
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OFFICE OF POLICY, PLANNING AND EVALUATION
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OFFICE OF POLICY, PLANNING AND EVALUATION
RED BORDER REVIEW DEADLINES
i
O 35 RED BORDER DOCUMENTS WERE RECEIVED FOR REVIEW BY OPPE DURING THE
THIRD QUARTER.
1
j -32, OR 91%, WERE COMPLETED WITHIN THE THREE-WEEK DEADLINE.
] - 3, OR 9%, FAILED TO MEET THE FOUR-WEEK DEADLINE.
,1
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OFFICE OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
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SECTION 404 PERMIT REVIEW
o DURING THE THIRD QUARTER, EPA RAISED SIGNIFICANT ISSUES FOR 28% OF
THE 2,045 SECTION 404 PERMIT APPLICATIONS REVIEWED. FOR THE PAST TWO
YEARS, EPA HAS CONSISTENTLY VOICED CONCERN ABOUT 25% TO 30% OF THE
PERMIT APPLICATIONS IT REVIEWS.
i
O SINCE 1984 THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS HAS CONSISTENTLY ACCEPTED |
BETWEEN 80% AND 95% OF EPA COMMENTS IN THE APPLICATION PROCESS. OF |
THE 374 PENDING APPLICATIONS RESOLVED AFTER WITHDRAWALS IN THIRD
QUARTER FY 1986, THE CORPS:
- ACCEPTED 332 (89%) OF EPA's RECOMMENDATIONS, DENYING 58 PERMITS [
AND MODIFYING 274, AND
- OVERRULED 42 (11%) OF EPA's RECOMMENDATIONS, ISSUING PERMITS
OVER EPA RECOMMENDATION FOR DENIAL OR WITHOUT EPA RECOMMENDED
MODIFICATIONS.
i
O ADVANCE IDENTIFICATION (AI) IS A NEW PART OF THE STRATEGY TO PROTECT
WETLANDS. AI WILL COMPLEMENT EPA'S PERMIT REVIEW ACTIVITY UNDER
§404 BY MARKING SOME AREAS OF REGULATED WATERS AS SUITABLE OR UNSUITABLE
FOR DISCHARGE OF DREDGED AND FILL MATERIAL. SO FAR THIS YEAR, THE
REGIONS HAVE INITIATED TEN ADVANCE IDENTIFICATION ACTIONS, AGAINST
AN END-OF-YEAR TARGET OF 10 ACTIONS. OEA EXPECTS TO COMPLETE MOST
OF THESE ACTIONS BY THE END OF FY 87.
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2100-1
REVIEWS
SECTION 404 REVIEWS
As of June 30,1986
§
1234
QUARTERS
LEGEND
NEW REVIEWS WITH ISSUES
NEW REVIEWS WITH NO ISSUES
600-t
450-
300-
RESOLUTIONS
1234
QUARTERS
LEGEND
j | EPA OVERRULED
APPLICATION WITHDRAWN
FAVORABLE TO EPA
NUMBER OF 404 PERMITS REVIEWED YEAR-TO-DATE: 5.867
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SECTION 404 COMPLIANCE
o EPA PROVIDES TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS ON PERMIT
ENFORCEMENT. BY THE END OF THE THIRD QUARTER, THE CORPS RECEIVED
TECHNICAL SUPPORT AT 59 SITES, AND 16 VIOLATORS RETURNED TO COMPLI-
ANCE. AT THE SAME TIME LAST YEAR, THE CORPS HAD RECEIVED TECHNICAL
SUPPORT FOR 77 SITES AND 21 HAD RETURNED TO COMPLIANCE.
O ENFORCEMENT ACTION AGAINST UNPERMITTED DISCHARGES WAS INITIATED FOR
235 SITES (86 EPA LEAD AND 149 CORPS LEAD). LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME,
THERE WERE 186 ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS (84 EPA LEAD AND 102 CORPS LEAD).
o SEVENTY-THREE ACTIONS HAVE BEEN RESOLVED THROUGH THE THIRD QUARTER
AGAINST A TARGET OF 43.
- REGIONS III, VII AND IX ARE NOTABLY AHEAD OF TARGET.
- REGION V IS SIGNIFICANTLY BEHIND TARGET.
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SECTION 404 COMPUANCE
As Of June 30,1986
EPA TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO CORPS OF ENGINEERS
(PERMITTED)
240-1
ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY
(UNPERMfTTED)
SUPPORT RECEIVED
IYCOC
RETURNED
TO
COMPUANCE
ADDRESS. BY | OF SITES
ENFORC.ACTION RESCUED BY
ENFORC. ACTION
LEGEND
OCOE
• EPA
EZ) TARGET
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SECTION 309 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT REVIEW
o SECTION 309 MEASURES SHOW HOW EPA ASSISTS OTHER AGENCIES TO COMPLY
WITH THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT. NEPA MEASURES SHOW
EPA'S EFFORTS TO MEET ITS OWN OBLIGATIONS UNDER NEPA.
PROJECT ACTIVITY;
O YEAR-TO-DATE, EPA HAS REVIEWED 203 DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
STATEMENTS AND 808 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS, REGULATIONS AND LICENSE
APPLICATIONS. OF THOSE 1,011 PROJECTS, EPA IDENTIFIED SUBSTANTIVE
PROBLEMS WITH 34%, OR 339 PROJECTS.
O THIS YEAR MARKS A NEW EMPHASIS ON WORKING TO IDENTIFY AND RESOLVE
ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS WITH NEPA-RELATED ACTIONS BEFORE EISs AND
OTHER DOCUMENTS ARE WRITTEN. TOWARD THAT END, EPA REGIONS AND
HEADQUARTERS HAVE MADE 294 SUBSTANTIVE EARLY COORDINATION ACTIONS
WITH OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES, AND INITIATED SUBSTANTIVE FOLLOW-UP
EFFORTS TO DISCUSS EPA CONCERNS REGARDING 197 PROJECTS, AS THESE
EFFORTS CONTINUE, OEA HOPES TO SEE A DECREASE IN EPA CONCERNS WITH
DRAFT AND FINAL PROJECTS.
PROJECT RESOLUTION;
O SO FAR THIS YEAR, EPA's ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS WERE RESOLVED IN 123
OF 187 (OR 66%) OF FINAL PROJECTS — EISs, ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS,
REGULATIONS AND LICENSE APPLICATIONS — THAT 'HAD BEEN IDENTIFIED AS
PROBLEM CASES IN THE DRAFT STAGE. THIS RATE OF RESOLUTION IS COMPARABLE
TO THE RATE AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR, WHEN 42 OF 66 (OR 64%) OF FINAL
r,r,r,-rc-/-rc «an RPA • R CONCERNS RESOLVED.
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SECTION 309 ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS OF MAJOR FEDERAL PROJECTS
As Of June 30,1986
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QUARTERS
LEGEND
IfrVSj PROJECTS RECEIVING EARU COORDINATION ACTIONS
[ | DRAFT PROJECTS RCVICWCD - NO CONCERNS
ORATT PROICCTS RCVICWCD - CONCERNS IDENTIFIED
PROJECTS RECEIVIN6 FOtLOW-UP ACTION
NEPA PROJECTS INCLUDE ElSs. ENVIRONMENTAL
ASSESSMENTS, REGULATIONS AND LICENSE APPLICATIONS
RESOLUTION OF EPA
CONCERNS IN FINAL PROJECT
1234
QUARTERS
LEGEND
K\\1 FINAL PROJECT - EPA CONCERNS UNRESOlVED
•• nNAL PROJECTS - EPA CONCERNS RESOLVED
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NEPA COMPLIANCE
o THESE MEASURES SHOW AGENCY EFFORTS TO COMPLY WITH THE NATIONAL
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT, BY PERFORMING ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS AND
WRITING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS (EIS). SECTION 309 MEASURES
SHOW HOW EPA ASSISTS OTHER AGENCIES IN MEETING THEIR NEPA OBLIGATIONS.
EPA NEPA ACTIONS;
o YEAR-TO-DATE, 8 (OR 5%) OF A TOTAL OF 163 NEPA ACTIONS ENDED IN A
CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION. 148 (OR 90%) RESULTED IN FINDINGS OF NO
SIGNIFICANT IMPACT AFTER ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS BY DELEGATED
STATES OR REGIONS. EPA REGIONS ISSUED 7 FINAL EISs AND 1 DRAFT EIS.
MOST EPA NEPA ACTIONS INVOLVE CONSTRUCTION GRANTS.
NEPA RELATED SUPPORT (TO EPA PROGRAM OFFICES AND TO OUTSIDE AGENCIES);
o OEA HAS RESPONDED TO 128 OF 138 REQUESTS THIS YEAR FOR ASSISTANCE TO
HELP EPA PROGRAMS WORKING TO FULFILL VOLUNTARY EIS AND NEPA FUNCTIONAL
EQUIVALENCY RESPONSIBILITIES. OVER 100 OF THOSE REQUESTS ARE IN
REGION III, WHERE THE NEPA STAFF HAS LAUNCHED AN EFFORT TO PROVIDE
NEPA SUPPORT TO PROGRAM OFFICES.
o EPA HAS RESPONDED TO 1 OF 7 REQUESTS THIS YEAR TO COOPERATE WITH OTHER
FEDERAL AGENCIES WRITING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS. BECAUSE
THESE REQUESTS USUALLY CALL FOR EPA CONTRACT FUNDS IN RESPONSE, EPA
IS UNABLE TO MEET EVERY REQUEST.
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NEPA COMPLIANCE
As Of June 30,1986
165-1
132-
99-
TRADIT10NAL ACTIONS (CUMULATIVE)
NEPA RELATED SUPPORT (CUMULATIVE)
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EPA PROGRAMS
COOPERATING
AGENCIES
66-
33-
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QUARTERS
LEGEND
[..__ _ J FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS ISSUED
CATE«ORICAL EXCUISIONS ISSUED
RNOINes OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ISSUED
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90100110120130140
NUMBER
LEGEND
£11 REQUESTS FOR FUNDINS OR ASSISTANCE
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INDIAN LANDS PROGRAM
O SO FAR THIS YEAR, THE REGIONS HAVE MADE 24 GRANTS TO TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS
TO ASSIST THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EFFORTS, YEAR TO DATE. TEN
GRANTS WILL GO TO WORK UNDER THE AIR PROGRAM; TEN UNDER PESTICIDES;
FOUR UNDER WATER PROJECTS. FIFTEEN OF THESE GRANTS WERE AWARDED BY
REGION VIII.
O REGION VIII HAS SIGNED SEVEN TRIBAL/EPA AGREEMENTS, FIVE RELATED TO
PESTICIDES AND ONE GENERAL AGREEMENT. REGION X HAS SIGNED ONE AGREEMENT,
WHICH WILL IMPLEMENT A WATER QUALITY TREATMENT PROGRAM.
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OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL
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RED BORDER REVIEW DEADLINES
o FORTY-FIVE RED BORDER DOCUMENTS WERE RECEIVED FOR REVIEW BY OGC
DURING THE THIRD QUARTER.
- THIRTY-EIGHT RED BORDER REVIEWS WERE COMPLETED BY OGC WITHIN THREE
WEEKS. THIS WAS 84% AGAINST A TARGET OF 80%.
- SIX MORE REVIEWS WERE COMPLETED WITHIN 4 WEEKS, FOR A COMPLETION RATE
OF 97% AGAINST A TARGET OF 100%.
- ONE REVIEW WAS COMPLETED BEYOND THE GOAL OF 4 WEEKS. IT WAS ON
"FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION: CONTINUING
RELEASES." THAT REVIEW IS NOW COMPLETE.
REVIEW DEADLINES FOR STATE DELEGATION AGREEMENTS
o FOUR AUTHORIZATION APPLICATIONS WERE RECEIVED FOR OGC EVALUATION DURING
THE THIRD QUARTER.
- ALL APPLICATIONS RECEIVED CONCURRENCE BY OGC WITHIN 15 DAYS,
MEETING THE 15 DAY TARGET.
- ONE DEFICIENCY WAS NOTED AND NO EXTENSIONS WERE REQUIRED.
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