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Current State Priorities in Environmental Management: Challenges and Themes

This summary outlines the key priorities for states regarding the implementation and maintenance of NAAQS, infrastructure, and transport SIPs, as well as issues such as untimely EPA responses and regional haze SIPs. It highlights challenges like exceptional events, workload and cost concerns, budget shortfalls, and managing programs amid declining federal and local funding. The document emphasizes the need for improved permitting efficiencies and communication among states, along with support from organizations like WESTAR/WRAP for effective policy and technical assistance.

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Current State Priorities in Environmental Management: Challenges and Themes

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  1. Survey Summary 2013 Priorities

  2. Common Themes What are your state’s current priorities? • NAAQS Implementation and Maintenance • Infrastructure and transport SIPs • Untimely responses from EPA • Regional Haze SIPs • Respond to comments • Complete updates (5-year; 2018)

  3. Common Themes - Priorities (cont’d) • Exceptional Events Demonstrations • Workload, cost, and uncertain outcomes • Budget Shortfalls • Managing program with declines in federal and local funding

  4. Common Themes - Priorities (cont’d) • Subset of states • Complete NAA SIPs • Oil and gas • Comment on rule/policy proposals • Improve permitting efficiencies

  5. Support from WESTAR/WRAP Useful contribution from WESTAR/WRAP? • Facilitate communications – forum for discussion • Training, especially new staff • Policy support • Regional scale technical support (EI, modeling)

  6. WestJump Awareness • 2 directors had a good understanding of the project and its goal to provide a regional modeling framework • 5 directors knew of at least one element of the project • 7 directors knew little or nothing about the project

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