IDEM UpdateIDEM Update

March 5, 2008March 5, 2008

Thank you to Rolls-Thank you to Rolls-Royce!Royce!

SpecificallySpecifically

Jamie Van Tuyl and Pat EllisJamie Van Tuyl and Pat Ellis

OPPTA Goals for 2008OPPTA Goals for 2008

OPPTA Mission OPPTA Mission Statement Statement

The Office of Pollution Prevention The Office of Pollution Prevention and Technical Assistance is and Technical Assistance is committed to finding better ways to committed to finding better ways to help others voluntarily prevent help others voluntarily prevent pollution and understand, achieve pollution and understand, achieve and exceed environmental and exceed environmental responsibilities through confidential responsibilities through confidential technical assistance, education, and technical assistance, education, and financial support. financial support.

Partners Mission Partners Mission Statement Statement

The Partners for Pollution The Partners for Pollution Prevention champion pollution Prevention champion pollution prevention programs in prevention programs in businesses and organizations by businesses and organizations by promoting successful approaches promoting successful approaches to achieve measurable reductions to achieve measurable reductions of pollution in Indiana. of pollution in Indiana.

OPPTA Goals for 2008OPPTA Goals for 2008

Implement lean concepts in officeImplement lean concepts in office Establish PDCA as standard Establish PDCA as standard

methodologymethodology Identify the best strategies to assist Identify the best strategies to assist

facilities in pollution prevention facilities in pollution prevention Use lean practices to identify P2 Use lean practices to identify P2

opportunitiesopportunities Establish Establish Voice of CustomerVoice of Customer metrics to metrics to

set priorities and continually improveset priorities and continually improve

IDEM Co-PresentersIDEM Co-Presenters

Consider having IDEM-OPPTA Consider having IDEM-OPPTA staff co-present with you at staff co-present with you at conferences and workshops.conferences and workshops.

IDEM Personnel IDEM Personnel Changes Changes Robert Henry, new P2 Environmental Robert Henry, new P2 Environmental

Engineer (starts next week)Engineer (starts next week)

Laura Groom, TRI contact is goneLaura Groom, TRI contact is gone

Katie Beam, Environmental Katie Beam, Environmental Manager, Compliance and Technical Manager, Compliance and Technical Assistance Assistance

P2 Grant Program P2 Grant Program

Since October of 2006, there have Since October of 2006, there have been two grant rounds with a been two grant rounds with a total of 28 applications. total of 28 applications.

Seven applicants were awarded Seven applicants were awarded grants, totaling over $374,000.grants, totaling over $374,000.

P2 Grants AwardedP2 Grants Awarded

Harrison Steel Castings Company Harrison Steel Castings Company was was awarded $100,000 to reduce the amount awarded $100,000 to reduce the amount of resin in their chemically bonded sand of resin in their chemically bonded sand molds, reducing VOC emissions. molds, reducing VOC emissions.

Hill’s Pet Nutrition Indiana, Inc.Hill’s Pet Nutrition Indiana, Inc. was was awarded $71,000 to install a water awarded $71,000 to install a water conservation system that will prevent conservation system that will prevent millions of gallons of polluted water millions of gallons of polluted water discharged to Richmond’s wastewater discharged to Richmond’s wastewater system.system.

P2 Grants AwardedP2 Grants Awarded

Church Brothers Collision Repair Church Brothers Collision Repair was awarded $63,584 to convert four was awarded $63,584 to convert four of their locations to use waterborne of their locations to use waterborne basecoat paint, reducing VOC basecoat paint, reducing VOC emissions. emissions.

Frito-Lay, Inc. Frito-Lay, Inc. was awarded $50,000 was awarded $50,000 to design and install a waste heat to design and install a waste heat recovery system that will significantly recovery system that will significantly reduce energy consumptionreduce energy consumption

P2 Grants AwardedP2 Grants Awarded

The Muncie Sanitary DistrictThe Muncie Sanitary District was awarded $45,000 to was awarded $45,000 to purchase reusable bags, purchase reusable bags, distribute them to be used at distribute them to be used at local grocery stores, and measure local grocery stores, and measure the amount of plastic and paper the amount of plastic and paper saved through the reusable bag saved through the reusable bag program. program.

P2 Grants AwardedP2 Grants Awarded

Saint-Gobain ContainersSaint-Gobain Containers was was awarded $30,000 to install and test an awarded $30,000 to install and test an energy efficient compressed air system, energy efficient compressed air system, used for the first time in the United used for the first time in the United States. States.

Nimet Industries, Inc.Nimet Industries, Inc. was awarded was awarded $14,933 to install an electroless nickel $14,933 to install an electroless nickel dialysis machine in order to reduce the dialysis machine in order to reduce the amount of waste that is produced from amount of waste that is produced from their metal finishing process.their metal finishing process.

P2 Grants P2 Grants

Next Deadline for Applications:Next Deadline for Applications:

March 31March 31stst, 2008, 2008

Copies of the application Copies of the application available todayavailable today

Governor’s Awards for Governor’s Awards for Environmental ExcellenceEnvironmental Excellence

Nominations are being AcceptedNominations are being Accepted

Must be received by:Must be received by:

Monday, April 14 @ 5:00 p.m.Monday, April 14 @ 5:00 p.m.

www.idem.In.govwww.idem.In.gov

Award CategoriesAward Categories

– 5-Years’ Continuous Improvement5-Years’ Continuous Improvement– Energy/Renewable ResourcesEnergy/Renewable Resources

– Greening the GovernmentGreening the Government– Outreach or EducationOutreach or Education– Pollution PreventionPollution Prevention

– Recycling/ReuseRecycling/Reuse– Land UseLand Use

CLEAN Community CLEAN Community ChallengeChallenge 7 Communities7 Communities

– The Town of Ogden DunesThe Town of Ogden Dunes– The City of LawrenceThe City of Lawrence– The City of IndianapolisThe City of Indianapolis– The City of La PorteThe City of La Porte– The City of Michigan CityThe City of Michigan City– The City of Crown PointThe City of Crown Point– The City of RichmondThe City of Richmond

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CLEAN Community CLEAN Community ChallengeChallenge Ogden Dunes Achievements: Ogden Dunes Achievements:

– 24% recycling rate24% recycling rate– 884 pounds of batteries recycled884 pounds of batteries recycled– Reduced invasive species by 50% at Reduced invasive species by 50% at

Pollywog PondPollywog Pond– Implemented leaf composting site Implemented leaf composting site

(over 1,538 cubic yards) (over 1,538 cubic yards)

Examples of Examples of CommitmentsCommitments Environmentally Preferable Environmentally Preferable

Purchasing Policies Purchasing Policies Development of recycling Development of recycling

programs within municipal programs within municipal operationsoperations

Energy efficiencyEnergy efficiency Fleet managementFleet management Habitat restorationHabitat restoration

Environmental Environmental Stewardship Program Stewardship Program (ESP)(ESP) Currently 33 membersCurrently 33 members

– 14 members from fall 2006 round14 members from fall 2006 round– 10 members from spring 2007 round10 members from spring 2007 round– 9 members from fall 2007 round9 members from fall 2007 round

CommitmentsCommitments

Reductions by Reductions by CategoryCategory

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Total Water UseTotal Water Use 30,118,135 gallons30,118,135 gallons

Total Energy UseTotal Energy Use 139,129.19 MWh139,129.19 MWh

Total non-HWTotal non-HW 3,550.15 tons3,550.15 tons

1,080.00 gallons1,080.00 gallons

Total HWTotal HW 180,740 pounds180,740 pounds

65,592 gallons65,592 gallons

Total air emissions Total air emissions 61.26 tons61.26 tons

Linking P2 to Lean Linking P2 to Lean InitiativesInitiatives Contracted with CMTIContracted with CMTI Workshops will be offered to Workshops will be offered to

facilities without an EMS, yet using facilities without an EMS, yet using a quality systema quality system

Look for information soon – share Look for information soon – share with facilities you work with that with facilities you work with that could benefit from this servicecould benefit from this service

Site visits will also be availableSite visits will also be available

Toxic Release InventoryToxic Release Inventory

According to the Toxic Release Inventory According to the Toxic Release Inventory for 2006, Indiana saw a decrease in for 2006, Indiana saw a decrease in pollutants released per unit of pollutants released per unit of manufacturing output. Releases to air manufacturing output. Releases to air were reduced, although increased were reduced, although increased releases to land and water resulted in a releases to land and water resulted in a total statewide overall increase of total statewide overall increase of approximately 1.5 percent.  approximately 1.5 percent. 

P2 Integration P2 Integration

IDEM has been meeting regularly to IDEM has been meeting regularly to implement P2 across the agencyimplement P2 across the agency

A P2 Orientation Training Video was A P2 Orientation Training Video was created to train new IDEM employeescreated to train new IDEM employees

Please join me in viewing this videoPlease join me in viewing this video Copies are available if you would like Copies are available if you would like

to use as a training toolto use as a training tool

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Comments or Comments or Questions?Questions?

Rick BossinghamRick Bossingham

Assistant Commissioner, IDEMAssistant Commissioner, IDEM

800.988.7901800.988.7901