mrab july 9, 2015. non regulatory agenda plus new tgd guidance documents in process pre-applications...

MRAB

July 9, 2015

Non Regulatory Agenda plus New TGDGuidance Documents in process• Pre-applications • Engineering Manual• Blaster’s License Suspension• Coal Ash• GP Materials• Civil Penalties• GFCCs

Technical Guidance

• As of June 30, 582 Draft Permits have been sent to EPA

• EPA has commented or objected on 340• Issues– Checklist– Remining/TMDLs– Sediment Pond Sampling on TMDLs– Detection Limits– June 11 Letter

NPDES Permitting Update

Issued Could be Issued

Pending

Comments 310 13 17No Comments (99 No Comment Letters)

202 31 9 (Awaiting 30 Days)

NPDES Permitting Statistics

• As of June 30– 1455 of 1629 have been disposed– 174 (10.7%) remaining for action• 100 Renewals• 6 Annual Bond Reviews

68 Pottsville/105 California1 Cambria/0 Greensburg/0 Moshannon/0 Knox

Historical Application Progress (Coal)

Jan 2007 Jan 2011 Mar 2014

June 2015

Total Agreements

(165)

56 107 133 134

Bonds 31 64 76 77

Fully Funded Trusts

14 30 39 39

Partially Funded Trusts

11 10+ 3 ABS

15 + 3 ABS

15 + 3 ABS

Trust Agreement/bond Status

Jan 2007 Jan 2011 Mar 2015 Jun 2015

Bonds $84.1 M $192.0 M $225.0 M $ 230 M

Fully Funded Trusts

$38.6 M $52.5 M(69.1 M)

$73 M ($77 M)

$ 73 M($ 77.5 M)

Partially Funded Trusts

$39 M $18.5 M(52.8 M)

$60.6 M($127 M)

$60.9 M($142 M)

Financial Summary

Count (last report)

Average Amount

LRFG Operators 85 (79)

$248,307($2.83 M Max)

LRFG Permits 130(118)

$162,355($2.1 M Max)

Last Quarter Jun 2015

Total Underwritten $19.2 M $ 21.1 M

Land Reclamation Financial Guarantees

Month Coal Civil Penalties

Interest

April $9,335.00 $524.08

May $41,388.67 $523.53June $18,641.66 $1,180.83

FYTD Total $174,455.00 ($165,732.25)

$6,352.13

Rec Fee Account Revenue-2nd Qtr 2015

Other Possible RevenueFY 14-15 LRFG Interest $23,970.20

($51,028.85 from inception)FY 14-15 LRFG Premiums $295,970.20

Reclamation Fee Account

Recent Balance (Jun 30) $3,247,670.6514-15 FY Expenditures $369,197.98

Proj. Expenditures (FY 15-16) $941,785.00

Reclamation Fee Account Status

RevenueInterest $6,352.13CPs (13-14) $298,650.22

Expense Detail FY 14-15Personnel $16,549.49Lab $5,279.00Contracts $153,940.47Grants $193,429.02

Reclamation Fee Account Activity

• Regulatory Agenda– Acts 95 and 157-April EQB– Remining (Sub F and Sub G)-May EQB– OSM Program Consistency-Committee– Water Supply Replacement (87 and 88)– Chapter 210/211– Coal Fees

Regulatory Update

The three-year report was presented to the EQB Money is deposited into three coal mining funds

SMCRACoal Refuse BMCSLA

NPDES Fees go into the Clean Water Fund

Coal Fees

FY 12-13 $54,417.00 FY 13-14 $166,110.00FY 14-15 (through June) $100,962.43

Coal Fees Revenue

FY 12-13 $247,800.00 FY 13-14 $523,296.00FY 14-15 (through June) $474,729.00

CWF Mining Fee Revenue

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