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Plan
ning
& Sched
uling for C
CR
Compliance while M
aintaining
Facility
Ope
ratio
ns &
Day to
Day Com
pliance
Requ
iremen
ts
WOCA
2015:
Amy Hu
ber, Senior Project M
anager
May 6
2015
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rld
of
Co
al A
sh (
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CA
) C
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nce
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1Co
mplex Rule in a Com
plex Enviro
nment
2De
fine the CC
R Co
mpliance Plan
3Strategic Managem
ent o
f CCR
Units
4Timelines/Bud
gets and
Process M
anagem
ent Too
ls
5What U
tilities Sho
uld Be
Doing
Now
Agen
da
Complex Rule in a Com
plex
Environm
ent
Why Are W
e He
re To
day?
•The
final CCR
Rule was pub
lishe
d on
April 17, 2015 & will be effective in
180 days (O
ctob
er 14, 2015) –this is creatin
g “a se
nse of urgen
cy fo
r utilitie
s”
•Whe
re you
are on the tim
eline?
•Other ru
les/projects com
petin
g for sam
e lim
ited resources
4
Life Lessons M
y Parents T
aught M
e
The 5 P’s‐
Prior P
lann
ing Prevents Poo
r Perform
ance………
“The
less you
kno
w abo
ut so
mething
the sim
pler it
seem
s!”
5
The Internal Struggle‐
MW Gen
eration & Com
pliance
6
7
Compliance
Timeline
USEPA
CCR
Rule N
ewCC
R Im
poun
dmen
ts, landfills/
land
fill lateral expansio
ns m
ust
demon
strate com
pliance prior to
placing CC
R materials.
Apr 172015
Oct 14 2015
Oct 14 2016
Oct 14 2017
Apr 17 2018
Oct 14 2018
Dissectin
g the Co
mplexity
for M
anageability
•Assem
ble the Internal/External Team to
develop
a com
preh
ensiv
e overview
of the
rule with
specific applicability to
you
r situ
ation
•Com
mun
icate the compliance crite
ria
•Ide
ntify
the mileston
e tim
e requ
irements and
all critical path activ
ities
•Ide
ntify
the early, late and likely triggers fo
r surface im
poun
dment
closures
•Ide
ntify
magnitude
of costs and
years expected
8
Wha
t is the
Spe
ctrum of Ind
ustry Ac
tivity
?
9
Defin
ing a CC
R Co
mpliance Plan
Compliance Strategy‐Path Forw
ard
11•The
re are 6 m
onths be
tween the Ru
le and
the Effective Da
te,
there is tim
e to m
ake facility changes‐Octob
er 14, 201
5•T
here are likely pro‐active compliance step
s that you
can
take to
be
tter position
you
r CCR
Units and
more im
portantly
you
r overall
CCR Co
mpliance Strategy
•Plann
ing is critical for utilities to
manage day to day plant
operations th
rough CC
R un
it changes req
uired by th
e rule
Compliance & Und
erstanding
Day to
Day Ope
ratio
ns•C
CR Landfills a
nd Surface Im
poun
dments have often be
en m
anaged
separate from
plant activities
•Typically su
rface im
poun
dments do no
t impact th
e daily ope
ratio
ns of a
coal fired un
it
•Many CC
R surface im
poun
dments also
provide
source water fo
r plant
operations (M
ake‐up
water)
•CCR
Surface Im
poun
dments serve as w
astewater treatm
ent p
onds
•Include
peo
ple on
the team
who
und
erstand un
it op
erations
•Site
spatial con
straints and
restrictio
ns
12
Compliance by “De
finition
”….from
the Bo
ttom
Up or To
p Do
wn, W
hat D
oes that M
ean or Loo
k Like?
3 STEP
APP
ROAC
H
•1st–Und
erstan
d the Ru
le: What d
oes it say, digest it, apply it
•2nd–Ap
ply the Ru
le:Iden
tify & aud
it for com
pliance ‐Every
know
n or poten
tially kno
wn CC
R un
it [In
ventory/Status
Desig
natio
ns, A
pplicability]
13
Compliance by “De
finition
”….from
the Bo
ttom
Up or To
p Do
wn, W
hat D
oes that M
ean or Loo
k Like? (con
t‐)
•3rd–Strategic Plan
ning
for C
ompliance with
the Ru
le (D
oes U
nit
Comply?)
Yes–
Status Quo
may be fin
e
No–What d
o we have to
do “To Co
mply”
Maybe
/Never
‐the
answer is “what if w
e can’t”, or “if the cost is
too high”, or “it do
esn’t m
esh with
the rest of o
ur overall CC
R plan”, or if we did “w
e’d have to
make a dracon
ian change/shu
t‐do
wn” –Co
nsider Alte
rnate and/or Sup
porting Co
mpliance
Strategies
14
3rdStep
‐Strategic Com
pliance with
the Ru
le•S
tep 1‐2 Prep
are you for d
evelop
ing a compreh
ensiv
e strategy
•Step 3A
‐Ide
ntifying all potentia
l driv
ers o
f closure and
likelihoo
d of timing
–Groun
dwater Com
pliance Triggers fo
r “Unlined
” po
nds
–Sitin
g Crite
ria–Locatio
n Re
strictio
ns•S
tep 3B
‐Ide
ntify
all compo
nents o
f closure fo
r all CC
R un
its‐Permits neede
d (agency no
tification)
‐Landfill sp
ace
‐Water M
anagem
ent N
eeds (a
ddition
al or n
ew pon
d)
15
3rdStep
‐Strategic Com
pliance (con
t‐)
•Implem
entatio
n Strategy
16
Strategic Managem
ent o
f a CCR
Unit
Exam
ple & Review
18Multi‐Use CCR
Pon
d at very
spatially limite
d and constraine
d site
Flow
Diagram
The 3 Step
App
roach
Step
1‐U
nderstand the Ru
le
Step
2‐A
pply th
e Ru
le‐W
hat w
e know
‐CCR
Surface Im
poun
dment (34
acres‐u
nlined
) that is sub
‐divided
into m
ultip
le units
with
in one
large pe
rmitted
unit
‐Wet Bottom Ash Sluiced
& Con
tainment
‐Gypsum Slurry Po
nds (qty2)
‐Make‐up
water fo
r FGD
‐One
permitted
Outfall
‐Lim
ited Groun
dwater Data & Potentia
l Early Closure Trig
ger
19
The 3 Step
App
roach
Step
3‐Strategy De
velopm
ent
‐CCR
Surface Im
poun
dment m
ay be triggered for closure by grou
ndwater , earliest
timeframe could be
early 2018 after implem
entin
g first ro
und of detectio
n mon
itorin
g
‐Develop
ing op
tions fo
r closure beginning
2019 (3.5 years)
What n
eeds to
happe
n be
tween 2015
‐2019 to prepare th
e plant o
peratio
ns fo
r maintaining
the plant d
uring transitions
20
Closing & Usin
g‐Maintaining
Plant Ope
ratio
ns•S
ched
ule Co
nflicts
•PTI’s requ
ired for C
hanges (N
ew Pon
ds fo
r Water M
anagem
ent)
•Sep
aration of W
aste Streams‐what is n
eede
d?
•Sched
uled
Outage Managem
ent T
iming
•Plann
ing with
Internal Plant M
ainten
ance, Enviro
nmental, Engine
ering
(and
all othe
r eager volun
teers)
•Resou
rce Co
nstraints
21
Managing a Surface Im
poun
dment for Closure
22
‐NPD
ES Outfalls
‐Sou
rce Water
‐Flow Inpu
ts/O
utpu
ts
Iden
tify All U
ses for th
e Surface Im
poun
dment
•Ide
ntify
all waste stream
s
•Ide
ntify
all flo
ws a
nd uses if the
impo
undm
ent p
rovide
s sou
rce water
•Ide
ntify
quantity
of flow (d
etermine interm
ittent, average and maxim
um
daily flow
volum
es fo
r each flo
w)
•Review NPD
ES Permits to
determine if there are specific Outfall
requ
irements (K
ey Com
pliance Po
ints)
•Ide
ntify
Future Needs/Req
uirements (E
LG)
23
Use of Flow Diagram
s
24
Determ
ine ho
w you
will close?
•Water M
anagem
ent is k
ey
•Seq
uenced
Rem
oval ‐Sequ
encing
and
Tim
ing Im
portant
•Can
utilize
all of th
e po
nded
ash to
be removed
via pre‐plann
ed re
use
strategy –de
pend
ent o
n geograph
y, m
arket saturation, re
use sources
(cem
ent kilns, structural fills, etc.)
•Retrofits o
f pon
ds with
com
posite liner possib
le, m
ust m
eet siting
crite
ria and
other engineerin
g requ
irements..
•Ope
ratio
nal upgrade
s (e.g., dry con
version, water m
anagem
ent,
pond
/disc
harge replacem
ent, pe
rmit up
grades –no
t a sm
all task)
26
Standard Closure Com
pletion Timeframe Extensions
•Lan
dfills
–Can be
exten
ded tw
ice
–1‐year exten
sions
•Impo
undm
ents**
–Im
poun
dments < 40 Acres
•Can be
exten
ded on
ce•2‐year exten
sion
–Im
poun
dments > 40 Acres
•Can be
exten
ded five tim
es•2‐year exten
sions
27
•Sup
ported
/Legitimate Delay
Factors:
Weather Related
De
watering
Material (Vo
lume) Req
’d
State/Fede
ral Permitting
**Unless inactiveat effe
ctive date, the
n use the
30‐m
onth allowance (“Get out of jail option”)
Pond
Clo
sure
Seq
uenc
ing
–Sc
hedu
le S
cena
rios
Process M
anagem
ent Too
ls
CCR Managem
ent Too
ls
30
PROJECT
MAN
AGEM
ENT TO
OLS
31
TASK
Mo
Date
CCR
Rule
Com
plia
nce
Stra
tegy
--
Pond
Clo
sure
Pla
nnin
g-
-Fl
y As
h Po
nd-
-Ne
w P
ond
--
Rero
ute
Leac
hate
& S
torm
wat
er F
low
s-
-EL
Gs
--
CCR
Web
site
Dev
elop
men
t6
mo
10/1
4/20
15 Du
st Con
trol Plan
6 mo
10/14/2015
CCR
Stack Out sta gin Areas
6 mo
10/14/2015
Wee
kly Inspectio
ns (Im
poun
dmen
ts & LF
)6 mo
10/14/2015
Installatio
n of Iden
tification Markers
8 mo
12/14/2105
Yearly
PE Inspectio
ns (Impo
undm
ents & LF
)9 mo
1/14/2016
Run
On & Run
Off Con
trol Plans
18 mo
10/14/2106
Inflow design flo
od co
ntrol system plan
18 mo
10/14/2106
Desi gn Crite
ria‐ Liner Docum
entatio
n18 mo
10/14/2106
Hazard Classification, Structural Stability & Safety Factor Assessm
ents
18 mo
10/14/2106
Docum
entatio
n of Con
struction History
18 mo
10/14/2106
Fugitive
Dust C
ontrol Rep
ort
20 mo
12/14/2016
Emergency Actio
n Plans
24 mo
4/14/2017
Groun
dwater M
onito
ring Plan
30 mo
10/14/2017
Lo
catio
n Re
stric
tions
42 m
o10
/14/
2018
2015
2016
2017
2018
CCR
Rule
Effe
ctiv
e
CCR
Rule
Pub
lishe
d to
Fed
Reg
LIMITED
WINDO
W TO DEV
ELOP STRA
TEGIC PLAN & M
AXIM
IZE CO
ST SAV
ING OPP
ORT
UNITIES!!!
HOW W
ILL YO
U SPE
ND YOUR TIME?
MAS
TER SCHED
ULES
STRA
TEGIC PLA
NNING TO:
1.Co
ordinates M
ultip
le Req
uired Tasks
for e
ach facility
2.Effective Co
mmun
ication to
Managem
ent
3.De
fines Potentia
l Areas/Tim
es of
Resource Con
straints
4.De
fines M
ileston
es &Lays out Critical
Path M
EET CO
MPLIANCE
DEA
DLINES
32
OPT
IMIZE CC
R STRA
TEGIES PR
IOR TO
EFFECT
IVE DA
TE
Design Crite
ria‐ Liner Docum
entatio
n18 mo
10/14/2106
Review existing De
sign
Docum
ents
Review Re p
ort &
Post to Pu
blic W
ebsite
Hazard Classification, Structural Stability & Safety Factor Assessm
ents
18 mo
10/14/2106
Procure se
rvices of ind
epen
dent P.E. to pe
rform Assessm
ents
Inspect Each Ap
plicable CCR
Unit &
review
relevant docum
entatio
n Develo p
repo
rt per CCR
compliance requ
ired do
cumen
tatio
n Review and
Fatal Flaws/Plan
for C
ompliance Co
rrectio
ns or B
egin Closure
Develop
& Im
plem
ent A
ction Plan
to re
med
y any structural deficiencies
Review Rep
ort for any
errors o
r deficienceis/Po
st to
Pub
lic W
ebsite
Docum
entatio
n of Con
struction History
18 mo
10/14/2106
Locate and
review
all applicable co
nst. history do
cumen
tatio
n Re
view
Docum
ents/Edit if app
licable/Post to Web
site
Fugitive
Dust C
ontrol Rep
ort
20 mo
12/14/2016
De
velop Re
port fo
r each applicable CCR
unit
Re
view
Rep
ort &
Post to Web
site
Emergency Actio
n Plans
24 mo
4/14/2017
Review EAP
for respe
ctive CC
R Un
its/Upd
ate or Develop
Review EAP
for any
errors o
r deficienceis/Po
st to
Pub
lic W
ebsite
Groun
dwater M
onito
ring Plan
30 mo
10/14/2017
CCR
Com
pliant GW W
ell Plann
ing/De
sign
CCR
Com
pliant W
ell Installatio
n and or Sup
porting Field Work
CCR
Com
pliant Groun
dwater Sam
pling & Analysis
CCR
Com
pliant GW Review, Com
pilatio
n and Re
porting
Internal Review & Post to Pu
blic W
ebsite
Loc
atio
n Re
stric
tions
42 m
o10
/14/
2018
Per
form
ser
vices
of q
ualif
ied
inde
pend
ent P
.E. t
o pe
rform
ass
essm
ents
Wet
land
s
F
ault
Are
as
S
eism
ic Im
pact
Zon
es
U
nsta
ble
Are
as
R
evie
w a
nd a
naly
ze d
ata
for d
efic
ienc
es
D
evel
op C
orre
ctive
Act
ions
or S
trate
gy &
Impl
emen
t
D
evel
op re
quire
d C
CR
docu
men
tatio
n &
repo
rts
In
tern
al R
evie
w &
Pos
t to
Web
site
CCR CO
MPLIANCE
CONTR
OL CH
ARTS
33Master S
ched
ule used
for
short term and
long
term
fin
ancial plann
ing
•De
fine Capital &
O&M
Projects
•Assists with
Asset
Retirem
ent O
bligations
TASK
Mo
Date
CCR
Rule
Com
plia
nce
Stra
tegy
--
Pond
Clo
sure
Pla
nnin
g-
-Fl
y As
h Po
nd-
-Ne
w P
ond
--
Rero
ute
Leac
hate
& S
torm
wat
er F
low
s-
-EL
Gs
--
CCR
Web
site
Dev
elop
men
t6
mo
10/1
4/20
15 D
ust C
ontrol Plan
6 mo
10/14/2015
CCR
Stack Out sta gin Areas
6 mo
10/14/2015
Wee
kly Inspectio
ns (Im
poun
dmen
ts & LF
)6 mo
10/14/2015
Installatio
n of Iden
tification Markers
8 mo
12/14/2105
Yearl y
PE Inspectio
ns (Impo
undm
ents & LF
)9 mo
1/14/2016
Run
On & Run
Off Con
trol Plans
18 mo
10/14/2106
Inflow design flo
od co
ntrol system plan
18 mo
10/14/2106
Design Crite
ria‐ Liner Docum
entatio
n18 mo
10/14/2106
Hazard Classification, Structural Stability & Safety Factor Assessm
ents
18 mo
10/14/2106
Docum
entatio
n of Con
struction History
18 mo
10/14/2106
Fugitive
Dust C
ontrol Rep
ort
20 mo
12/14/2016
Emergency Actio
n Plans
24 mo
4/14/2017
Groun
dwater M
onito
ring Plan
30 mo
10/14/2017
Loc
atio
n Re
stric
tions
42 m
o10
/14/
2018
C
CR
Com
plia
nce
Stra
tegy
--
CCR
Web
site
Dev
elop
men
t6m
o10
/14/
2015
Dust C
ontrol Plan
6 m
o10
/14/
2015
CCR
Stack Out stagin Areas
6 m
o10
/14/
2015
Wee
kly Inspectio
ns (Im
poun
dmen
ts & LF
)6
mo
10/1
4/20
15 Installatio
n of Iden
tification Markers
8 mo
12/14/2105
Yearl y
PE Inspectio
ns (Impo
undm
ents & LF
)9 mo
1/14/2016
Run
On & Run
Off Con
trol Plans
18 mo
10/14/2106
Inflow design flo
od co
ntrol system plan
18 mo
10/14/2106
Design Crite
ria‐ Liner Docum
entatio
n18 mo
10/14/2106
Hazard Classification, Structural Stability & Safety Factor Assessm
ents
18 mo
10/14/2106
Docum
entatio
n of Con
struction History
18 mo
10/14/2106
Fugitive
Dust C
ontrol Rep
ort
20 mo
12/14/2016
Emergency Actio
n Plans
24 mo
4/14/2017
Groun
dwater M
onito
ring Plan
30 mo
10/14/2017
Loc
atio
n Re
stric
tions
42 m
o10
/14/
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CCR
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Effe
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CCR
Rule
Pub
lishe
d to
Fed
Reg
What U
tilities Sho
uld be
Doing
Now
So what can
you
do in th
e next 6 m
onths?
•Determine what u
nits are in/out (com
pliance zone
inventory/status
desig
natio
n)
•Review Landfill Capacity
& Useful Life, Ide
ntify
Alte
rnative Disposal
Options if necessary
•Any potentia
l closure triggers you
can
add
ress?
•“Line
d” vs. Unlined
Impo
undm
ent?
•Proactive constructio
n or closure activities
•Groun
dwater M
onito
ring Program
•Determine all flows a
nd facility contrib
utors (Flow Diagram
s/Sche
matics)
35
