KDHE Right-To-Know Program Tier II Data Improvements Kansas LEPC Conference July 25, 2018 Presented by: Kim Steves & Marla Oestreich Our Mission: To protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans.
Overview of this presentation ● Scope/Statutory Authorities of the KDHE Right-To-Know / Tier II Program ● History/Background of the KDHE Program ● Current Status/ HB2577 new law in 2018 ● Future goals ● Demonstration of the Current KDHE Tier II Web-based reporting system ● Tier2 Submit ● Open Discussion – Q&A Our Mission: To protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans.
Scope/Authorities: KDHE RTK Program SARA Title III - Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act KANSAS DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT • Emergency Planning (Section 301-303) • Emergency Release Notification (Section 304) KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT • Community Right-to-Know Reporting (Section 311 & 312) • Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (Section 313) Our Mission: To protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans.
Goals of EPCRA • To increase public knowledge of and access to information on the presence of chemicals in communities & releases of chemicals into the environment. • To encourage and support planning for response to environmental emergencies. Our Mission: To protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans.
What is Tier II (Section 311/312) Reporting? • The reporting of hazardous chemicals and extremely hazardous substances (EHS) stored at a facility. • Based on the maximum quantity on site at any one time. • Reporting is done on the Kansas Tier II online system. • Tier II Reports are sent to 3 places: – Kansas Department of Health & Environment – Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) – Local Fire Department Our Mission: To protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans.
Our Mission: To protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans.
Background: KDHE RTK Program Ten Staff were dedicated to these Late 1980’s – functions in support -Program Management of the KDHE Right-To- -Administration Know Program -Compliance and Enforcement -IT /Computer Support -Data Entry Our Mission: To protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans.
TODAY: KDHE RTK Program Our Mission: To protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans.
Kansas Tier II Database Development • Program first set up to enter all by hand • Graduated to a desktop software on diskette • Moved up to a web-based system – private contractor developed and maintained Our Mission: To protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans.
Right-To-Know Program Our Mission: To protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans.
Kansas Tier II Data • Over 20,000 facilities reporting annually under EPCRA in Kansas • Approximately 80% of the facilities are oil and gas production facilities • Can be accessed by 5 different user levels – Business – County – Region – Agency – Admin Our Mission: To protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans.
KANSAS TIER II DATA Tier II facilities Tier II chemicals 44158 42868 42571 41927 37875 35447 33726 32409 32286 29872 20267 19088 19246 17645 16381 15856 15091 14471 13821 13178 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Our Mission: To protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans.
2018 Legislative Session Our Mission: To protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans.
New Funds to Enhance the Program • Add a second staff member • Assist regulated community (facilities) with compliance (one-stop Tier II filing) • Assist end users with accessing the data quickly and easily • Provide Tier II data to end users/responders in a format that works easily for each organization • Be able to integrate Tier II reports with other planning and response data • Provide current/updated Tier II data on a regular basis • Audits and Inspections to ensure facilities are correctly reporting the data Our Mission: To protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans.
Oklahoma’s 1-Stop Shopping for Tier II data Oklahoma has signed MOA’s with their LEPCs: • The facilities only have to report the Tier II data to one place – the state. • The state provides the data to the LEPC’s on a quarterly basis. • The LEPC’s have committed to deliver the Tier II data to their Fire Services and others. • Each LEPC in Oklahoma receives $1,000.00 each year from the state of Oklahoma as part of this MOA. Our Mission: To protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans.
Web-Based Tier II Reporting • KDHE Uses our own system developed under contract • Alternative option under consideration: Tier2 Submit (EPA) Our Mission: To protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans.
KDHE’s current TIER II data system Tier II Online Reporting Website http://kansas.tier2online.com Our Mission: To protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans.
KDHE’s current TIER II data system Tier II Online Access For User ID and Password send email request to: Marla Oestreich Marla.Oestreich@ks.gov Our Mission: To protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans.
KANSAS TIER II SYSTEM DEMO Demonstration of the Current KDHE Tier II Web-based reporting system Our Mission: To protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans.
KANSAS TIER II SYSTEM DEMO Our Mission: To protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans.
KANSAS TIER II SYSTEM DEMO Our Mission: To protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans.
KANSAS TIER II SYSTEM DEMO Our Mission: To protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans.
KANSAS TIER II SYSTEM DEMO Our Mission: To protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans.
KANSAS TIER II SYSTEM DEMO Our Mission: To protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans.
KANSAS TIER II SYSTEM DEMO Our Mission: To protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans.
KANSAS TIER II SYSTEM DEMO Our Mission: To protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans.
KANSAS TIER II SYSTEM DEMO Our Mission: To protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans.
KANSAS TIER II SYSTEM DEMO Our Mission: To protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans.
KANSAS TIER II SYSTEM DEMO Our Mission: To protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans.
KANSAS TIER II SYSTEM DEMO Our Mission: To protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans.
Tier 2 Submit
OPEN DISCUSSION We would like your feedback: • What types of outreach from us would be helpful? • LEPC’s MOA for one-stop filing • KDHE’s current system vs. EPA’s Tier II Submit - What upgrades to our current system would you like? - What are your thoughts on EPA’s Tier 2 Submit? - How often do you want updated data? - What format of data works best for you? Please Provide Feedback Our Mission: To protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans.
CLOSING COMMENTS Tier II Online Reporting Website http://kansas.tier2online.com KDHE Right to Know Website http://www.kdheks.gov/radiation/indexRTK.html Title III List of Lists https://www.epa.gov/epcra/consolidated-list-lists Our Mission: To protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans.
kdhe.rtk@ks.gov Kim Steves Kim.steves@ks.gov Marla Oestreich 785-296-1688 Marla.oestreich@ks.gov Jason Meinholdt 785-296-8293 Jason.meinholdt@ks.gov Our Mission: To protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans.
Questions Our Mission: To protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans.
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