mrab july 9, 2015. non regulatory agenda plus new tgd guidance documents in process pre-applications...
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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
Bureau of Mining Programs717-787-5103