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