Note that HB 4277 is apparently the Republicans' answer to water threats - sponsors are 4 Republicans.
On Thu, Jan 23, 2014 at 6:32 PM, James Kotcon jkotcon@wvu.edu wrote:
Attached is my quick review of Comm Sub SB 373. It looks like Unger incorporated a number of ideas from the governor's bill, but removed any role for the Dept. of Public Health and included most of Tomblin's exemptions, plus added a few new ones. It makes Ungers bill more comprehensive for the tanks that are covered, but it exempts way too many tanks.
Jim Kotcon
*From:* Dan Taylor danotbob@gmail.com *Sent:* Thursday, January 23, 2014 4:01 PM *To:* Jim Sconyers *Cc:* Angie Rosser; David McMahon; Chuck Wyrostok; James Kotcon; MAYA NYE; Denise Poole; Don Garvin; Vickie Wolfe; Dan Taylor; Gary Zuckett; Beth Little; Cindy Rank; John C; Julie Archer; Norm Steenstra; Robin Blakeman; Viv Stockman; Rachel Huff; Margaret Chapman Pomponio; Greg Carroll *Subject:* Re: Allied lobbyists group: 373 TALKING POINTS
Just saw H. B. 4277
Looks even more useless than the governor's bill. Just an inventory?
-Dan
On Thu, Jan 23, 2014 at 3:37 PM, Jim Sconyers jimscon@gmail.com wrote:
resorting to protection via existing NPDES stormwater permits seems a red herring to me - doesn't address the real critical problem, seems to say no further protection needed
On Thu, Jan 23, 2014 at 1:09 PM, Angie Rosser arosser@wvrivers.orgwrote:
This bill is being irresponsibly fast tracked by the Senate, not giving time for thorough analysis and stakeholder/public input. Doesn't recognize DEPs current authorities to permit under the existing NPDES program Narrowly attempts to address only one example of threats to source water Includes several AST exclusions Relies on industry self inspection and self reporting No funding for protection plan development
I have not had a chance to read the CS so someone needs to verify these points are still relevant.
Angie Rosser Executive Director West Virginia Rivers Coalition 304-637-7201
*From:* David McMahon wvdavid@wvdavid.net *Sent:* Tuesday, January 21, 2014 2:21 PM
*To:* Chuck Wyrostok wyro@appalight.com, Jim Kotcon jkotcon@wvu.edu, MAYA NYE chemicalsafetyadvocates@gmail.com, Angie Rosserarosser@wvrivers.org *Cc:* Dan Taylor danotbob@gmail.com, Denise Pooledeniseap@earthlink.net, Don Garvin DSGJr@aol.com, Vickie Wolfe ibtreehugger@gmail.com, 'Dan Taylor' dan@ohvec.org, Gary Zuckett garyz@wvcag.org, 'Beth Little'blittle@citynet.net, Cindy Rank clrank2@gmail.com, 'Jim Sconyers' jimscon@gmail.com, 'John C' jbc329@earthlink.net, Julie Archer julie@wvsoro.org, 'Norm Steenstra' norm@wvcag.org, 'Robin Blakeman' robin@ohvec.org, 'Viv Stockman' viv@ohvec.org, Rachel Huff rachel@wvfree.org, Margaret Chapman Pomponio margaret@wvfree.org, Greg Carrollgreg.carroll@frontier.com
HI, I saw Maya in cafeteria. Plan is to ask Unger to ask General Servcies to leave capitaol open late so rally can occure in lower rotunda. I have not idea if they accomplished this.
DaveOn 1/21/2014 12:36 PM, Chuck Wyrostok wrote:
Folks, I just talked to Greg Carroll. His road (and mine) are snowed in pretty badly. He hasn’t heard whether the event has been moved inside the capitol and feels it’s too risky to set up generator/sound system in wet snow. He’d like to talk to someone asap. His phone 304 206 8849.
Hopefully, we’ll both see you all later today….chuck w
Chuck Wyrostok
Outreach Organizer
Sierra Club, WV Chapter
T: 877 252 0257
E. outreach@marcellus-wv.com
www.marcellus-wv.com
Water is Life...Keep It Clean
*From:* James Kotcon [mailto:jkotcon@wvu.edu jkotcon@wvu.edu] *Sent:* Tuesday, January 21, 2014 12:01 PM *To:* MAYA NYE; Angie Rosser *Cc:* David McMahon; Dan Taylor; Denise Poole; DSGJr@aol.com; ibtreehugger@gmail.com; wyro@appalight.com; dan@ohvec.org; garyz@wvcag.org; blittle@citynet.net; clrank2@gmail.com; jimscon@gmail.com; jbc329@earthlink.net; julie@wvsoro.org; norm@wvcag.org; robin@ohvec.org; viv@ohvec.org; rachel@wvfree.org; margaret@wvfree.org *Subject:* RE: Allied lobbyists group: CSB RECOMMENDATIONS
Maya, et al.:
This is a great list. I would point out that the Unger bill does have a provision directing DEP to propose fees to support the permit program, although it is not clear that there is enough focus on inspections and enforcement.
Tomblin's bill has reasonable language assuring DEP has authority to do inspections, etc. and requires an annual inspection by a professional engineer. It also specifies construction and performance standards, financial assurance requirements, and makes it unlawful to deliver to an unregistered tank. That last one makes the haulers responsible, which I think is a good idea (so it will probably be gutted). Tomblin's bill also requires source water protection plans. If only Tomblin's bill did not have so many loopholes that almost no one is covered by it!
Some of those might be worth adding to the list.
Jim Kotcon
*From:* MAYA NYE chemicalsafetyadvocates@gmail.comchemicalsafetyadvocates@gmail.com *Sent:* Tuesday, January 21, 2014 11:18 AM *To:* Angie Rosser *Cc:* David McMahon; Dan Taylor; Denise Poole; DSGJr@aol.com; ibtreehugger@gmail.com; wyro@appalight.com; dan@ohvec.org; garyz@wvcag.org; blittle@citynet.net; clrank2@gmail.com; James Kotcon; jimscon@gmail.com; jbc329@earthlink.net; julie@wvsoro.org; norm@wvcag.org; robin@ohvec.org; viv@ohvec.org; rachel@wvfree.org; margaret@wvfree.org *Subject:* Re: Allied lobbyists group: CSB RECOMMENDATIONS
All:
This is what Pat McGinley came up with.
*Components of a Comprehensive Above Ground Chemical Storage*
*Bill Missing From Unger Bill*
Most federal and state environmental protection statutes contain significant opportunities for public participation.
Bill should grant rights to citizens, public water suppliers as well as municipal and county governments. Like other environmental protection laws, such public participation rights should include:
· A broad right of citizen access to information in DEP files regarding permitting, inspection, enforcement actions, penalties and the other information storage tank companies are required to submit under the bill;
· Grant citizen's a public hearing, right to comment upon siting of tanks, permit applications,
· Grant citizen's the right to seek administrative and judicial review of siting, permitting and enforcement decisions,
· Require notification of the public, water suppliers and municipalities of permit applications, permit grants and denials,
· Grant citizens (including water suppliers, municipal and county governments) the right to object, to permit applications, grant of permits, and settlements of DEP enforcement actions;
· Grant citizens the right to (1) seek administrative and judicial review of DEP permit and enforcement decisions; the right to seek judicial enforcement of mandatory nondiscretionary duties of permittees and DEP under the statute, permits and regulations;
· Provide for attorneys and expert fees and costs to be awarded citizens who substantially prevail in administrative actions or upon judicial review.
Other necessary provisions:
· Specific storage tank setback requirements from source waters where a spill or discharge may contaminate sources of public and private drinking water.
· Requirement that buffer zones be established to prohibit location/construction of above-ground chemical storage tanks in close proximity to source waters upstream from public drinking water intakes (unless the director finds by clear and convincing evidence that there is no possible hydrologic connection between the tanks and source waters (i.e. no chance that the contents of a tank will reach stream or groundwater).
· Owners of storage tanks should be *required* to submit information about storage tanks and their contents - rather than leaving it up to the DEP Secretary to request such information.
· The regulatory program, including permitting of above ground storage tanks, established by the bill should mandate additional DEP staffing including inspectors and permit review staff with appropriate expertise.
· Require assessment of fees on tank owners to provide adequate revenue to support the regulatory program.
· Mandate monetary criminal (including imprisonment) and civil sanctions with criminal and civil penalties to be imposed on corporate managers and corporate entities adequate to provide serious deterrent to violations of the statute.
I will work on pulling all of your recommendations together on this bill.
Maya
On Tue, Jan 21, 2014 at 2:29 AM, MAYA NYE < chemicalsafetyadvocates@gmail.com> wrote:
On Bayer report, it is page 116.
Here is the text version:
*8.3 Director of the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department *
2008-08-I-WV-R6
Establish a Hazardous Chemical Release Prevention Program to enhance the prevention of accidental releases of highly hazardous chemicals, and optimize responses in the event of their occurrence. In establishing the program, study and evaluate the possible applicability of the experience of similar programs in the country, such as those summarized in Section 5.3 of this report. As a minimum:
Ensure that the new program:Implements an effective system of independent oversight andother services to enhance the prevention of accidental releases of highly hazardous chemicals
Facilitates the collaboration of multiple stakeholders inachieving common goals of chemical safety; and,
Increases the confidence of the community, the workforce, andthe local authorities in the ability of the facility owners to prevent and respond to accidental releases of highly hazardous chemicals
Define the characteristics of chemical facilities that wouldbe covered by the new Program, such as the hazards and potential risks of their chemicals and processes, their quantities, and similar relevant factors;
116
c. Ensure that covered facilities develop, implement, and submit for review and approval:
Applicable hazard and process information and evaluations.Written safety plans with appropriate descriptions of hazardcontrols, safety culture and human factors programs with employee participation, and consideration of the adoption of inherently safer systems to reduce risks
Emergency response plans; and,Performance indicators addressing the prevention of chemicalincidents.
Ensure that the program has the right to evaluate thedocuments submitted by the covered facilities, and to require modifications, as necessary
Ensure that the program has right-of-entry to coveredfacilities, and access to requisite information to conduct periodic audits of safety systems and investigations of chemical releases;
Establish a system of fees assessed on covered facilitiessufficient to cover the oversight and related services to be provided to the facilities including necessary technical and administrative personnel; and,
Consistent with applicable law, ensure that the programprovides reasonable public participation with the program staff in review of facility programs and access to:
The materials submitted by covered facilities (e.g., hazardevaluations, safety plans, emergency response plans);
The reviews conducted by program staff and the modificationstriggered by those reviews;
117
Records of audits and incident investigations conducted by theprogram;
Performance indicator reports and data submitted by thefacilities, and;
Other relevant information concerning the hazards and thecontrol methods overseen by the program.
h. Ensure that the program will require a periodic review of the designated agency activities and issue a periodic public report of its activities and recommended action items.
*8.4 Secretary of West Virginia Department of Health and Human Services and the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection *
2008-08-I-WV-R7
Work with the Director of the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department to ensure the successful planning, fee collection, and implementation of the Hazardous Chemical Release Prevention Program as described in Recommendation 2008-08-WV-R6, above, including the provision of services to all eligible facilities in the State.
*8.5 Kanawha-Putnam Emergency Planning Committee *
2008-08-I-WV-R8
Work with the Kanawha and Putnam counties Emergency Response Directors to prepare and issue a revision to the Kanawha Putnam County Emergency Response Plan and Annexes to address facility emergency response and Incident Command when such functions are provided by the facility owner.
On Mon, Jan 20, 2014 at 5:45 PM, Angie Rosser arosser@wvrivers.org wrote:
Links here
Bayer Crop Science 2008: http://www.csb.gov/csb-issues-report-on-2008-bayer-cropscience-explosion-fin...
Dupont 2011: http://www.csb.gov/dupont-corporation-toxic-chemical-releases/
*Angie Rosser*
Executive Director
West Virginia Rivers Coalition
304-637-7201
www.wvrivers.org
*From:* David McMahon [mailto:wvdavid@wvdavid.net] *Sent:* Monday, January 20, 2014 5:42 PM *To:* Angie Rosser; MAYA NYE; Dan Taylor *Cc:* Denise Poole; DSGJr@aol.com; ibtreehugger@gmail.com; wyro@appalight.com; dan@ohvec.org; garyz@wvcag.org; blittle@citynet.net; clrank2@gmail.com; jkotcon@wvu.edu; jimscon@gmail.com; jbc329@earthlink.net; julie@wvsoro.org; norm@wvcag.org; robin@ohvec.org; viv@ohvec.org; rachel@wvfree.org; margaret@wvfree.org *Subject:* Re: Allied lobbyists group: GOVERNOR'S SPILL BILL
Thanks. I still do not have Chemical Safety Board recommendations.
On 1/20/2014 5:34 PM, Angie Rosser wrote:
Gov’s bill attached.
*Angie Rosser*
Executive Director
West Virginia Rivers Coalition
304-637-7201
www.wvrivers.org
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***Adverse effects from exposure?***
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