SB 673 Community Workshop: Cumula tive I mpa c ts, Co mmunity Vulne ra b ility De pa rtme nt o f T o xic Sub sta nc e s Co ntro l Connecting Local Experiences to Protective Actions in Communities Near Permitted Hazardous Waste Facilities October 2018 - Los Angeles, Lamont, Oakland
Department of Toxic Substances Control We lc o me a nd Ope ning Re ma rks Barbara Lee , Director California Department of Toxic Substances Control Ana Mascareñas, Assistant Director for Environmental Justice and Tribal Affairs California Department of Toxic Substances Control Kevin Hamilton, Central California Asthma Collaborative Mariah Thompson, California Rural Legal Assistance Ingrid Brostrom, The Center on Race, Poverty & The Environment Nayamin Martinez, Central California Environmental Justice Network 2
Department of Toxic Substances Control Spring 2019 Pub lic E ng a g e me nt Continuing Public Summer 2018-2020 October 2018 Outreach Partnership with Community July-August 2018 Academic Workshops Stakeholder Researchers 10/22 – South LA Consultation 10/24 – Lamont March & July 2017 Meetings 10/25 – Oakland Symposia: Sacramento & Diamond Bar 3
Department of Toxic Substances Control Wo rksho p Ag e nda • 6:30pmWelcome and Opening Remarks • 7:00 Presentation on Draft Regulatory Framework Concepts • 7:15 World Café Community Discussion Round 1 - Community Experience Round 2 - Addressing Impacts • 8:00 Report Back • 8:25 Next Steps and Wrap Up • 8:30pmAdjourn 4
Department of Toxic Substances Control Co mmunity Ag re e me nt - Guide line s fo r Co nve rsa tio n • Speak from the heart : your truth, your experiences, your perspectives. Be honest, fair, and as candid as possible • Listen from the heart : let go of stories that make it hard to hear each other. All ideas and points of view have value • Trust that you will know what to say: no need to rehearse : think innovatively and welcome new ideas • Say just enough : without feeling rushed, be concise and considerate of the time of others. Share the airtime • Cell phone courtesy – be present 5
Department of Toxic Substances Control Co mmunity I ntro duc tio ns – T ha nk yo u fo r jo ining us! At your table, What do you value most in your introduce community? yourself and share: 6
Department of Toxic Substances Control Pre se nta tio n: SB 673 Ha za rdo us Wa ste F a c ility Pe rmitting Crite ria Bonnie Holmes-Gen Senior Environmental Scientist DTSC 7
Department of Toxic Substances Control Se na te Bill 673 (L a ra ) Stre ng the ns Sa fe g ua rds in Pe rmits Training of Health Risk Financial Cumulative Facility Assessment Responsibility Impacts Personnel Community Permit Vulnerability Violation History Minimum SB Setback Financial Distances – 673 Assurance Sensitive Sites 8
Department of Toxic Substances Control SB 673 Mitig a tio n, Mo nito ring a nd Pub lic E ng a g e me nt Pro je c ts Adding Community Protections Beyond: • Existing Hazardous Waste Permitting • California Environmental Quality Act • Tanner Act • Local Permitting Agencies 9
Department of Toxic Substances Control Permitted Affected Facilities in Communities California The Proposed Pathway Approach 10
Department of Toxic Substances Control Permitted Affected Facilities in Communities California Storage Ha za rdo us The Proposed Pathway Wa ste Approach Ac tivitie s Treatment Transporter Recycling Generator Disposal 11
Department of Toxic Substances Control Ha za rdo us Wa ste Pe rmitte d F a c ilitie s • 81 permitted facilities in California: • Treatment • Storage • Recycling • Disposal 12
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Department of Toxic Substances Control Facility Size Ha za rdo us Wa ste F a c ility Number and Past Cha ra c te ristic s Type of Violation Environmental History Permits Hazardous Waste Facility Characteristics Truck Traffic Type and Generated Amount of by the Waste Facility Hazardous Waste Activities 14
Department of Toxic Substances Control Permitted Affected Facilities in Me a suring Cumula tive I mpa c ts Communities California Unde rsta nding Co mmunity Vulne ra b ility The Proposed Pathway Approach • Supplemental Tools: • Primary Tool: • Environmental Justice Screening Method (EJSM) CalEnviroScreen • Healthy Places Index (HPI) 3.0 • Air or Water (surface or groundwater) Monitoring • Risk from Diesel Truck Routes • Hazardous Waste Facility Risk Assessment • Toxic Hot Spots Assessment • Facility Compliance History • Designation as Impacted Community (AB 617) 15
Department of Toxic Substances Control Permitted Affected Facilities in Communities California The Proposed Pathway Approach 16
Department of Toxic Substances Control Co mmunity Pro je c t I de a s - Sho rt L ist • Reduced truck traffic • Community monitoring of emissions, replacement with pollution, including air, water, clean trucks, rerouting dust, soil, and biomonitoring • Safer chemical substitutions • Healthy homes assessments and lead abatement • Community investments in improved environmental • Facility pollution prevention health measures • Other ideas? 17
Department of Toxic Substances Control Permitted Affected Facilities in Communities California SB 673 (L a ra ) - Re g ula to ry Co nc e pts The Proposed Pathway Approach Initial Recommendation of Facility Table Discussion: Action Pathways What impacts has 1. Review hazardous waste facility activities your community experienced near 2. Assess combined environmental impacts and permitted facilities? community responses to pollution. 18
Department of Toxic Substances Control SB 673 (L a ra ) - Re g ula to ry Co nc e pts Public Review and Draft List of Table Discussion: Facility Action Pathways What information is 1. Public review and comment. needed to best understand 2. Place facilities on one of three action pathways community impacts 3. Review facility action pathways periodically and vulnerabilities? 19
Department of Toxic Substances Control Pro po se d Ac tio n Pa thwa ys I II III • Mitigation • Mitigation OR • Public Monitoring Outreach • Monitoring Public • Public Engagement Engagement 20
Department of Toxic Substances Control SB 673 (L a ra ) Re g ula to ry Co nc e pts Permit Application Review Table Discussion: • Additional public review What actions should be • Public input on monitoring, mitigation and considered to address engagement strategies cumulative impacts and community • Facilities develop specific action plan depending on vulnerabilities? pathway • Permit decision with conditions 21
Department of Toxic Substances Control Spring 2019 Pub lic E ng a g e me nt Continuing Public Summer 2018-2020 October 2018 Outreach Partnership with Community July-August 2018 Academic Workshops Stakeholder Researchers 10/22 – South LA Consultation 10/24 – Lamont March & July 2017 Meetings 10/25 – Oakland Symposia: Sacramento & Diamond Bar 22
Department of Toxic Substances Control SB 673 DT SC Co nta c ts Email: permits_hwm@dtsc.ca.gov • Ana Mascareñas , Assistant Director for Environmental Justice and Tribal Affairs (916) 956-1896 • Nelline Kowbel , Acting Permitting Division Chief (510) 540-3807 • Bonnie Holmes-Gen , Senior Environmental Scientist (916) 323-9757 23
Department of Toxic Substances Control Co mmunity Co nve rsa tio ns - I nstruc tio ns 1. Please join a table with other participants 5. Please listen to your table Host for the and a Host. next conversation topic. 2. There will be two rounds . Listen for Select one person who is willing to 6. the conversation topic for Round 1. report back on the ideas that you discussed in your group. Everyone will help 3. Share your thoughts . Each round of in identifying the important ideas to share. conversation is 20 minutes. 7. Express yourself . Feel free to jot down 4. If you wish , Move to a different table ideas, draw, or doodle during the when time is called and continue the conversation. conversation on a follow up topic. 24
Department of Toxic Substances Control Que stio ns fo r Disc ussio n Round 1 - Community Experience: Round 2 - Addressing Adverse Impacts: • What impacts has your community • What actions can be taken to lessen experienced near permitted facilities? impacts in your community? • What makes your community vulnerable • How can monitoring be used to better and sensitive to these impacts? understand and address impacts? • What steps do permitted facilities take to • What steps do permitted facilities take proactively engage community to reduce impacts? members? 25
Department of Toxic Substances Control Re po rt Ba c k a nd T ying I t T o g e the r • Share one idea that you discussed • Please limit your report out to 2 minutes to ensure that all tables get to report • Only add new ideas – we will track all ideas • We will continue to share ideas as time permits 26
Department of Toxic Substances Control Thank you for joining us this T ha nk Yo u evening and sharing your time, thoughts, and input with us. 27
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