Pollution Prevention Advisory Committee Discussion

Pollution Prevention Advisory Committee Discussion

Commissioners’ Work Session

April 30, 2004

• PPAC’s plans for the future– SDRS pilot– Education w/ results

• Legislative needs– Travel reimbursement– Move forward w/

membership posting and approval

Agenda

• Review one-on-one’s– Discussions– Agreements

• Timeline review– Accomplishments thru

time– Membership thru time

Follow on

• Meetings with individual Commissioners– All Commissioners agreed that

• We should move forward with SDRS pilot• Public Education is an important focus• PPAC is valuable - needs to continue to exist• PPAC should provide updates at work sessions (2/yr)

Follow on– Other desires voiced

• Enforcement Process review • Review membership• Advise on specific recycling projects for the agency

– These projects should be applicable to other agencies

• Supplemental Environmental Projects• Penalty Policy• Compliance History• Regional SDRS instead of industry

– Houston real time monitoring

SDRS

Pollution Prevention Timeline

• 1989 - Legislature creates Waste Reduction Advisory Committee (WRAC)

• 1990 - Pollution Prevention Act signed by President Bush

• 1991 - Legislature passes Waste Reduction Policy Act

Pollution Prevention Timeline (continued)

• 1992 – WRAC ex officio positions created ; assists with WRPA rules, creation of Clean Texas Program and the Texas Environmental Excellence Awards

• 1995 – Additional WRAC ex officio positions added• 1997 - Legislature passes Regulatory Flexibility Act• 1999 - Small Business & Environmental Assistance

Division formed

Pollution Prevention Timeline(continued)

• 2001 - Legislature passes HB 2912; renames committee to Pollution Prevention Advisory Committee; directs committee to advise the commission on “strategically directed regulatory structure” (SDRS)

• 2002 - PPAC assists with development of SDRS rulemaking; conducts strategic planning retreat

Pollution Prevention Timeline(continued)

• 2003 - Interim SDRS rule issued; PPAC supports development of new Clean Texas Cleaner World Program; Legislature does not authorize travel reimbursement;

• 2004 - PPAC meets with commission leadership

Texas Pollution Prevention Results1993 - 2003

• 294 million pounds of hazardous waste reductions • 1.27 billion pounds of non-hazardous waste reduced• 1.2 million pounds air pollutant reductions• 2.5 billion gallons water conserved• 483 million kilowatt-hours conserved• $192 million savings in environmental costs

Plans for the Future

• SDRS– Performance based regulation– Assist with final rule making (phase two)– Pilot to access phase one rule

• Project ID• Project review - Input from PPAC on project

– Rule review / adjustment based on findings from the pilot

Plans for the Future

• Education Projects• Two Projects

– Focus on applicability to all state agencies– Consider water– E-waste

• Cost effective changes

• Sustainability – Ties in with water conservation

Legislative Needs Now

• Postings

• Travel reimbursement

A BETTER ENVIRONMENT IS EVERYBODY’S BUSINESS