EEC: Mission and Goals SECRETARY CHARLES SNAVELY Energy and Environment Cabinet Central Appalachian Section of SME West Virginia Coal Mining Institute 2017 Joint Spring Meeting April 7, 2017
EEC serves by enforcing laws relating to natural resources and the environment, keeping citizens of the Commonwealth safe and healthy, and supporting a positive business climate in Kentucky
SUPPORT THE GOVERNOR’S AGENDA SUPPORT RELIABLE, LOW-COST ELECTRICITY MAKE USE OF OUR OWN NATURAL RESOURCES REDUCE RED TAPE BECOME A MANUFACTURING HUB OF EXCELLENCE IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY OF GOVERNMENT 3
Departments • Department for Environmental Protection • Department for Natural Resources • Department for Energy Development and Independence
• Public Service Commission • Heritage Land Conservation Fund • Nature Preserves Commission • Soil & Water Conservation Commission • Kentucky Reclamation Guaranty Fund • …and others
Core Functions Air Quality Air Sampling | Permitting | Compliance Assistance | Stakeholder Outreach Air Pollution Control Strategy | Stack Test Observation Water Compliance & Technical Assistance | Drinking Water | Watershed Management Permitting | Waste Water | Resource Planning| Floodplain Management Waste Management Site Remediation | Solid Waste | Underground Storage Tanks | Recycling Landfills | Superfund | Hazardous Waste | Brownfields | ERT
Major Issues • Unpermitted TENORM waste in two landfills • Arsenic contamination and cleanup in Montgomery and Ohio Cos. • Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant cleanup • Harmful algal blooms • EPA consent decrees on CSO/SSOs • Failing wastewater facilities
Major Divisions • Mine Safety • Oil and Gas • Mine Permits • Forestry • Abandoned Mine • Conservation Lands • Mine Reclamation and Enforcement
Major Issues • KRGF viability due to mine closures • Forest Fires and Firefighting Capabilities • AML Pilot Program for Economic Development • Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells
Supports energy policy for Kentucky’s strong economic growth through: Technical support Data analysis Research Outreach Education
EEC LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVES • New CCR regulations • New TENORM regulations for Oil and Gas Development • Elimination of several Boards, Commissions • Removal of Shadow Area Permitting • Mine Safety analysis visits with inspections.
111(b) MATS CCR CSAPR UTILITY BOARD MEMBER RISK ASSESSMENT RULES BASED ON MODELING, NOT DATA (CPP) 12
Fuel Type* Gigawatt Hours 1 Year Change Fuel Type* Gigawatt Hours Annual Change Total 4,078,670 -0.2% Total 80,345 -3.5% 1,240,089 Coal -8.6% Coal 66,889 -7.4% 1,380,293 Natural Gas +3.4% Natural Gas 8,255 +37.9% 805,327 Nuclear +1% Hydro 3,450 +.9% 265,829 1,236 Hydro +5.8% Petroleum +13.2% 226,485 358 Wind +18.6% Wood and Biomass +4% 36,754 12 Solar - Solar - *Only select fuel sources are shown 13
EEC GOALS & INITIATIVES • Be Responsive and Helpful • Eliminate permit backlogs • Measure our success with metrics and benchmarks
GOALS CONTINUED … • Water and wastewater infrastructure • Clean up contaminated sites • Plug abandoned gas/oil wells • Accelerate abandoned mine land projects for economic development
Energy and Environment Cabinet 300 SOWER BOULEVARD FRANKFORT, KENTUCKY EEC.KY.GOV
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