N P D E S Report

COMPLIANCE & ENFORCEMENTIN THE ALABAMA NPDES (WATER POLLUTION CONTROL) PROGRAM

ADEM REFORM COALITION August 21, 2009

Disturbing Negative Trends

LAW OFFICE OF

DAVID A. LUDDERA Professional Limited Liability Company

Define Mission:Assure for all citizens of the State a

safe, healthful and productive environment

Commission:Promulgate rules and develop

policies that will fulfill the mission

Department:Ensure compliance

with rules andimplement policies

that will fulfill the mission

AchieveMission

EPA Permit Compliance System (PCS or ECHO)

Majors – High Reliability

Non-majors – 44% DMRs Entered (FY2008)

79% Limits Accurate (FY2008)

EPA Annual Noncompliance Report (ANCR)

Majors – High Reliability

Non-majors – High Reliability, Partial Data

35% Facilities Reviewed (CY2004)




ADEM Enforcement Actions

Orders – High Reliability

Penalties – High Reliability

NOVs – Not Available

Source Data Reliability

Significant transitional events

New ADEM Director February 2, 2005

Revised Compliance & Enforcement Strategy

January 1, 2008

ADEM Reorganization April 1, 2008

Source: State Review Framework, CWA State Trends Report (U.S. EPA, 7/2/09), http://www.epa-echo.gov/echo/cwa/data/AL.html#5

Percent of NPDES Major Facilities Inspected


Percent of NPDES Major Facilitiesin Significant Non-compliance


Percent of NPDES Major Facilities withDischarge Monitoring Report Violations


Number of Informal Enforcement ActionsTaken Against NPDES Major Facilities

Source: Permit Compliance System Search for Informal Enforcement Actions (Code: 03), http://oaspub.epa.gov/enviro/code_expansion.query_form

20

51

77

60

17

FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007 FY2008

Number of Informal Enforcement ActionsTaken Against NPDES Major Facilities


Number of NPDES Major FacilitiesReceiving Informal Enforcement Actions


Number of Formal Enforcement ActionsTaken Against NPDES Major Facilities


Number of NPDES Major FacilitiesReceiving Formal Enforcement Actions


Percent of Major NPDES FacilitiesWithout Timely Enforcement Action


Percent of NPDES Non-MajorIndividual Permit Facilities Inspected


Percent of NPDES Non-majorGeneral Permit Facilities Inspected


Percent of Other NPDES Facilities Inspected


Percent of NPDES Non-majorFacilities in Non-compliance

Source: Annual Non-Compliance Reports (U.S. EPA, 2004-2007),http://www.epa.gov/compliance/resources/reports/performance/cwa/cwa-npdes-non-majors-2007.pdf;http://www.epa-echo.gov/echo/docs/ANCR%20Final%20Report%20CY2006.pdf;http://www.epa-echo.gov/echo/info/ANCR0405.1-16-07final.pdf.

20.35

11.06

80.4788.49

0

20

40

60

80

100

CY2004 (35%) CY2005 (42%) CY2006 (50%) CY2007 (51%)

Percent of NPDES Non-majorFacilities in Category I Non-compliance

Source: Annual Non-Compliance Reports (U.S. EPA, 2004-2007),http://www.epa.gov/compliance/resources/reports/performance/cwa/cwa-npdes-non-majors-2007.pdf;http://www.epa-echo.gov/echo/docs/ANCR%20Final%20Report%20CY2006.pdf;http://www.epa-echo.gov/echo/info/ANCR0405.1-16-07final.pdf.

86.00

46.50

92.7597.59

0

20

40

60

80

100

CY2004 (35%) CY2005 (42%) CY2006 (50%) CY2007 (51%)

Percent NPDES Non-majorFacilities in Non-compliance


Non-receipt of Discharge MonitoringReports From NPDES Non-major Facilities


Number of Informal Enforcement ActionsTaken Against NPDES Non-major Facilities

Source: Permit Compliance System Search for Informal Enforcement Actions (Code: 03), http://oaspub.epa.gov/enviro/code_expansion.query_form

238 246

211 206

86

FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007 FY2008

Number of Informal Enforcement ActionsTaken Against NPDES Non-major Facilities


Number of NPDES Non-major FacilitiesReceiving Informal Enforcement Actions


Number of Formal Enforcement ActionsTaken Against NPDES Non-major Facilities


Number of NPDES Non-major FacilitiesReceiving Formal Enforcement Actions


Percent of NPDES Facilities WithUnresolved Compliance Schedule Violations

42

54 54

7684

21

0

20

40

60

80

100

FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007 FY2008 FY2009 (3 Qtrs)

Source: ADEM Order Indexes (2004-2009)http://www.enviro-lawyer.com/ADEM-AOs.html

ADEM Administrative OrdersMining/Non-point Source/Surface Water

Notices of Violation

Mining/Non-point Source/Surface Water

0

20

40

60

80

100


“Rule 335-1-1-.06 (4) states – ‘Records will not be created by compiling selected items from other documents at the request of a member of the public, nor will records be created to provide the requester with data such as ratios, proportions, percentages, frequency distribution, trends, correlations or comparisons except as necessary to administer the Act.’”

Source: July 28, 2009 ADEM e-mail response to July 19, 2009 request for historical information on Notices of Violation forNPDES program alone and All programs combined. Info desired, in chronological order, are: date of issuance (FY2005 topresent), permittee, facility, permit number.

Source: ADEM Order Indexes (2004-2009)http://www.enviro-lawyer.com/ADEM-AOs.html

$253,400

$478,600 $505,100

$1,239,740 $1,274,270

$146,500

$0

$200,000

$400,000

$600,000

$800,000

$1,000,000

$1,200,000

$1,400,000


ADEM Administrative PenaltiesMining/Non-point Source/Surface Water

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