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Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
Environmental Protection
Economic Benefit
Human Health
Emerging Issues
• Green Chemistry• Statewide Recycling Initiative• Wayne Co. Sulfur Dioxide Emissions• Part 201 Updates/Gelman• Wurtsmith Air Force Base• LUST Releases and Closures• Environmental Cleanups• Southfield Oil and Gas Extraction• Algal Blooms in Lake Erie• Commercial Net Pen Aquaculture• Waukesha Water Diversion• Flint Water• Water Infrastructure
Green Chemistry
• Michigan a national leader, thanks to many businesses and universities– Herman Miller, Steelcase, Dow Corning, Dow
Chemical, GM, Valicor, and Somnio Global all have seats on Green Chemistry Roundtable
– MSU, WSU, GVSU, Michigan Tech, and U of M also involved in Roundtable
Statewide Recycling Initiative
• Double the recycling rate from 15% to 30%
• Focus on these key areas– Convenient access to recycling for all
Michiganders– Public education and technical
assistance for communities– Benchmark and measure
progress– Develop recycling markets
Wayne Co. Sulfur Dioxide Emissions
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
40,000
45,000
2011 2012 2013 2014
Sulfu
r Dio
xide
(Ton
s)
Facility Types (% in 2014)
Marathon’s Revision
• Marathon will identify emission reductions
• In January, Marathon identified 47.2 tons of reductions – Flare gas recovery, including
shutdown of the Cracking Plant Flare– Sulfur Vapor Pit gas recovery
• Proposal was 47.2 – 22 = 25 tons per year reductions overall
Remediation for Redevelopment
• Focused on remediating sites so they can be reused
• Introduced updates to brownfield statutes
• Added six new brownfield staff in April focused on redevelopment
Bridgewater Place, Grand Rapids
67,000 Inputs
Cleanup Criteria
116 Equations
8 Pathways
304 Hazardous Substances
1 QA/QC Process
Part 201 Cleanup Criteria Rules Revision
Gelman Dioxane
• DEQ’s changing regulations• Court order for monitoring and
remediation• Part 201 criteria is decreasing 10-fold
for 1,4-dioxane
Gelman Dioxane
Wurtsmith Air Force Base
• PFCs discovered near former base in Oscoda
• DEQ working to ensure contamination is addressed, particularly for affected drinking water wells
• Also involved in protecting surface water and creating fish consumption advisory
LUST Releases and Closures
LUST Releases and Closures
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142 136154
193
56
204
232
171185
285
488
427
148
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
FY 09 FY 10 FY 11 FY 12 FY 13 FY 14 FY 15 FY 16-Mid
March
ConfirmedReleases
Site Closures
Environmental Contamination Sites
No Further Action Report Determinations
Southfield Oil and Gas Extraction
• Jordan Exploration Word of Faith 16-27 Oil Well– DEQ provided for extensive public
input– Application met
all requirements of law & rules
• Protection of ground water, surface waters, sensitive features
• 450-foot setback
MiWaters Database
• Integrates and updates 25 water applications and databases– Includes 80% of permits issued by
DEQ– More than 10,000 registered users
• Provides public access to info previously only available through FOIA
• Provides automatic notifications to users about:– Successful application submittals– Permit expiration dates– Violations
Algal Blooms in Lake Erie
• Michigan entered Western Lake Erie Basin Collaborative in June 2015
• With Ohio and Ontario, working to achieve 40% reduction in phosphorous entering Lake Erie
• Implementation plan fits well with binational Annex 4 process under Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
Algal Blooms in Lake Erie
• Implementation plan works in 3 watersheds: Detroit River, Raisin River, and Maumee River
• Includes: – Managing discharges from wastewater treatment plants– Researching causes of blooms– Monitoring inland lakes, Lake Erie, and Saginaw Bay for
harmful algal blooms and toxins to increase understanding
NPDES Permit Backlog
• DEQ issues NPDES permits under Clean Water Act to control pollutants discharged to surface waters
• About 600 different permits, about 120 of which are backlogged
• DEQ focused on reducing backlog by September 2017
Commercial Net Pen Aquaculture
• Two proposals: Northern Lake Michigan and Northern Lake Huron
• Ecosystem Management Approach– Science Panel: environmental and
ecological factors– Economics– Legal requirements– Social factors
Commercial Net Pen Aquaculture
• Findings– Fish disease and genetic risks– Current law prohibits it– High startup and monitoring costs – Public and tribes opposed– DEQ/DNR/MDARD opposed, but will
assist with well designed flow-through, pond and recirculating aquaculture facilities
www.michigan.gov/aquaculture
Waukesha Water Diversion
• Wisconsin DNR advanced Waukesha’s Water Diversion application to the Great Lakes Compact Council on January 7
• Great Lakes Compact excludes water diversions with the exception of a few counties straddling the basin
Waukesha Water Diversion
• The 5 Pillars– Water Return Flow– Water Conservation– Water Supply– Alternatives– Impact Assessment
Waukesha Water Diversion
• Michigan’s Process– The team examines the proposal for
potential ecological and hydrological effects.
– Clarification questions are submitted through the Compact Council to the Wisconsin DNR.
– The team submits a technical review to the Compact Council March 22 & posts to www.Michigan.gov/waterdiversion
– A final recommendation is submitted to the Governor in May 2016.
Flint Water
• Water treatment• Response Teams deploy• Long-term support
Water Infrastructure
• Governor created 21st Century Infrastructure Commission
MECC Conference
• Michigan’s premier compliance assistance conference
• Held June 21-22 in Lansing
Questions?
Environmental Protection
Economic Benefit
Human Health