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2006 Accomplishments - Region 6
Over the past 300 days, we focused our energy,; talents and resources
to accomplish these shared priorities with our States and Tribes:
Clean The Air
Ensure clean air for communities1 2
~ Complete 8-hr ozone attainment strategies for DFW, Houston
and Baton Rouge, including mobile source strategies
V Texas SIPs adopted, Baton Rouge on target for June 2007
~ Establish first national framework for Economic Development
Zone Crittenden County and achieve the attainment schedule
V Proposed December 2006
~ Complete Voluntary Early Action Compact Progress
Assessments for San Antonio, Austin, Tyler-Longview, Oklahoma
City, Tulsa, Shreveport, and Farmington, NM to achieve early
attainment1
V Completed. San Antonio deferral extended to April 2008
Restore And Protect The Water
Ensure public drinking water
~ 90% of population served by community water systems receives
drinking water that meets all health based standards
V Exceeded; Currentdatashows97.1%
Provide leadership to restore and protect watersheds and coastal
waters1
~ Complete 3 state priority watershed plans
V Completed; Rio Puerco, NM, Ft. Cobb, OK, and Bayou
Bartholomew, AR
~ Jointly inspect with TCEQ 10% of CAFOs in the Bosque
watershed
V Achieved 10% goal
~ Jointly inspect with NMED 20% of CAFOs in the lower Pecos
watershed
V Achieved 20% goal
~ Complete 115 TMDLs in LA, AR, NM
V Exceeded; Completed 162 TMDLs
~ Achieve 90% issuance rate for major NPDES permits
V Exceeded; Achieved 92.2% issuance rate
~ Issue general Stormwater Phase II permit for all municipalities
V Completed September 2006
Recycle And Renew Polluted Land
Make land available for Reuse1
~ Complete remedies at 4 nationally significant Superfund sites and
make property available for reuse
V Exceeded; Completed 5 remedies; Air Force Plant #4,
Ouachita Nevada, Sheridan Disposal, Combustion,
and Old Inger
Recycle And Renew Polluted Land (cont)
~ Resolve waste management issues at 9 additional RCRA
facilities to be made safe for human exposure & 8 safe for
groundwater
V Exceeded; Completed 12 for human exposure and 14
for groundwater
Target assessment and clean up activities in urban areas
~ Target 35 Brownfields assessment grants to urban areas1
V Exceeded; 103 Brownfields assessments done
~ Select remedies for 4 NPL sites to make land available
V 4 completed; Hart, Garland, Grants Chlorinated &
Jasper
Tar Creek Superfund Site Lead Clean-Up 1
~ Implement a fines re-injection pilot at a chat washing
operation
V Completed; Bingham Sand and Gravel pilot underway
~ Coordinate OU4 plan revision with State of Oklahoma
V Draft Final Proposed Plan & RI/FS completed
Make Compliance Our Enforcement Objective
Prioritize decisions to maximize environmental benefits1
~ Target 35% of air full compliance evaluations in non-
attainment areas or areas impacting the non-attainment
areas
V Achieved 35%
~ Conduct 5 inspection workshops for EPA regional offices and
states targeting water, air and hazardous waste inspections
V Completed
~ Issue 5 CAA 114 letters on NSR compliance
V Completed
~ Focus 70% of NPDES enforcement actions to support
national priorities
V Achieved 94% of goal
~ Investigate and settle a total of 85% of Regional refinery
capacity related to the national Refinery Initiative
V Achieved
~ Conduct 58 financial assurance joint audits with LDEQ for
TSD facilities
V Completed
~ Conduct 4 MS4 Audits
V Completed
~ Conduct inspections at 4 mineral processing facilities
V Completed
~ Issue 12 orders and compel $23 million in clean-up
V Exceeded; 17 orders and compelled $11.6 million;
PetroChem $15M awaiting action by court in Feb 2007
1 Administrator's Action Plan Priority 2 Eco-Region Priority 12.31.06 www.epa.gov/region6
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egional Administrator's 300-Day Plan
2006 Accomplishments - Region 6
Over the past 300 days, we focused our energy,; talents and resources
to accomplish these shared priorities with our States and Tribes:
Develop collaborative networks (cont)
Promote collaborations in the Gulf of Mexico region
~ Work with 4 States to develop nutrient criteria that will reduce
nutrient loading 2
V Completed
Empower citizens with good science, sound data and ready access to
decision makers
~ Partner with 3 communities to develop risk reduction action plans
V Completed; OK Solid Waste Initiative, Kelly Area
Collaborative, and OK Water Quality Standards Collaborative
Energy Production and Efficiency
Promote innovative energy projects to meet the nation's energy needs
~ Complete Waste-to-Energy Geographic Information System Tool
for potential users
V Phase I completed; Phase II underway
~ Complete 26 Waste-to-Energy Landfill Gas Recovery projects
Oil and gas initiative 2
V Exceeded; 28 projects are underway
~ Provide technical assistance on 10 Power Plant Permits
V Comments provided on permits
~ Conduct 14 full compliance evaluations with onsite compliance
assistance in collaboration with our state partners
V Completed
~ Implement Action Plan with states using enforcement and
voluntary emissions reductions
V Completed
Expedite review and permitting to meet the nation's energy needs1
~ Complete 2 offshore LNG permit reviews 2
V Completed
Improve The Environment Along The US/Mexico
Border
Provide border residents with safe drinking water and adequate
sanitation1
~ Provide drinking water to 2,500 more homes
V Exceeded; 22,458 additional homes served
~ Provide sanitation to an additional 15,000 homes
V Exceeded; 30,195 additional homes served
~ Increase BEIF disbursement rate by 7%
V Completed; 7% rate achieved
Provide for waste management along border communities
~ Reduce waste tires by 30,000 tires
V Exceeded; 780,000 tires removed from El Paso/Juarez and
Eagle Pass/Piedras Negras
Managing Resources Wisely
Integrate the Agency's strategic management of human capital
program with our regional PeoplePlan1
~ Each division will update its PeoplePlan by year's end
V Division updates completed; OEJTA issued new plan
~ Provide 45 training courses to Region 6 staff
V Exceeded; 73 courses provided
~ Executive Coaching sessions will be provided to at least 20
managers
V Exceeded; 32 managers receiving coaching
Ensure integrity of our grants management focused on
environmental results per President's Management Agenda1
~ Close out 97% of grants ending in FY04 and earlier
V Exceeded at 99.9% regionwide
~ Award 80% of the Region's grants within 60 days of receiving
a complete package
V Exceeded; Regionwide average is 22 days
Questions? Please talk with your
supervisor about our progress and goals.
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