**Project Narrative Statement**

**STATE INOVATION GRANT PROGRAM (SIG)**

**A. PROJECT TITLE: MICHIGAN ENVIRONMENTAL RESULTS PROGRAM (MERP) -- DRY
CLEANING SECTOR**

**B. APPLICANT INFORMATION:**

> **Lead Agency:**
>
> Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ)
>
> Environmental Science and Services Division (ESSD)
>
> P.O. Box 30457
>
> Lansing, Michigan 48909-7957
>
> **Key Contacts in MDEQ - ESSD:**
>
> Marcia Horan, Chief, Pollution Prevention and Compliance Assistance
> (P2CA) Section
>
> E-mail <horanm@michigan.gov>
>
> Telephone (517) 373-9122
>
> Fax (517) 373-3675
>
> Project Contact:
>
> Teresa Kinder, Senior Environmental Engineer, P2CA Section
>
> E-mail <kindert@michigan.gov>
>
> Telephone (517) 373-9283
>
> Fax (517) 335-4729
>
> **Geographic Focus:**
>
> Michigan - Statewide

**C. FUNDING REQUESTED:** \$199,200

**D. PROJECT PERIOD:** January 2005 through May 2008

E. PROJECT NARRATIVE/WORK PLAN:

# Current Situation and Need 

# The dry cleaning industry is subject to both federal and state environmental regulations pertaining to air, water, and solid and hazardous waste generation. With regards to air quality, dry cleaners are subject to the federal National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) or New Source Performance Standard (NSPS). NESHAP area sources are presently deferred from Title V permitting. In the event that the proposed Title V permit deferral for large area sources is not made permanent, the MDEQ-AQD will develop and implement a plan to insure that the applicable regulatory requirements are met. Only NSPS subject major sources are subject to Michigan's Title V Permitting Program as cited in Michigan's Air Pollution Control Rule R 336.1211. The MDEQ regulatory divisions recognize that there is a need to work more closely with the dry cleaning industry to improve their understanding of and compliance with all of their applicable environmental regulations especially the monitoring, record keeping, and waste characterization requirements. 

The MDEQ plans to incorporate the air, water, and waste requirements for
the dry cleaner sector into a multi-media, self-certification,
compliance assistance package through the Michigan Environmental Results
Program (MERP). The MERP pilot will defer national pollution discharge
elimination systems, treatment storage and disposal facilities and major
sources subject Title V their respective programs.

The MDEQ will establish a multi-media regulatory inspection program. The
MDEQ will assign an expert from each media to assist in the development
of inspector checklists, provide hands-on training for the multi-media
inspector, and act as the point of contact and a technical resource for
the dry cleaner multi-media inspector for their specific media.

1)  **Objectives and Public Benefits**

The MDEQ goals and objectives for the dry cleaning MERP are outlined
below:

-   Provide compliance assistance for all facilities within the dry
    cleaner sector.

-   Utilize existing regulatory staff resources for multi-media (versus
    single-media) inspections, in order to produce an administrative
    efficiency within the MDEQ.

-   Develop a series of templates for multi-media inspection and
    compliance assistance tools that can easily be adapted for other
    states' use.

-   Develop a detailed process, including the "dos and don'ts", to
    effectively evaluate and provide a decision-making checklist for
    future potential MERP approaches to other sectors.

-   Develop a multi-media inspection technique training series for use
    by single media inspectors.

-   Encourage the use of pollution prevention activities and Best
    Management Practices (BMPs).

-   Promote lasting change and improvement in environmental performance
    through environmental management system type compliance assistance
    tools.

-   Develop the framework of a MERP that can be transferred and be
    applied to other more complex sectors.

-   Collaboratively work with the major industry stakeholders, the U.S.
    Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), and the MDEQ program
    administration to provide flexibility for facilities that
    participate in the MERP as a means to satisfying their multi-media
    environmental requirements.

Target Dates and Milestones

This project\'s major tasks and timeline are outlined in the Table 1.

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|         | rge |                               |    |       |        |
|         | ted |                               |    |       |        |
|         | p   |                               |    |       |        |
|         | opu |                               |    |       |        |
|         | lat |                               |    |       |        |
|         | ion |                               |    |       |        |
|         | ba  |                               |    |       |        |
|         | sed |                               |    |       |        |
|         | u   |                               |    |       |        |
|         | pon |                               |    |       |        |
|         | sam |                               |    |       |        |
|         | ple |                               |    |       |        |
|         | des |                               |    |       |        |
|         | ign |                               |    |       |        |
|         | f   |                               |    |       |        |
|         | rom |                               |    |       |        |
|         | st  |                               |    |       |        |
|         | ati |                               |    |       |        |
|         | sti |                               |    |       |        |
|         | cal |                               |    |       |        |
|         | met |                               |    |       |        |
|         | hod |                               |    |       |        |
|         | olo |                               |    |       |        |
|         | gy. |                               |    |       |        |
+---------+-----+-------------------------------+----+-------+--------+
| B       | An  |                               |    | 6-6   | 7-     |
| aseline | aly |                               |    | -2006 | 7-2006 |
| A       | sis |                               |    |       |        |
| nalysis | of  |                               |    |       |        |
|         | i   |                               |    |       |        |
|         | nsp |                               |    |       |        |
|         | ect |                               |    |       |        |
|         | ion |                               |    |       |        |
|         | d   |                               |    |       |        |
|         | ata |                               |    |       |        |
|         | to  |                               |    |       |        |
|         | est |                               |    |       |        |
|         | abl |                               |    |       |        |
|         | ish |                               |    |       |        |
|         | a   |                               |    |       |        |
|         | ba  |                               |    |       |        |
|         | sel |                               |    |       |        |
|         | ine |                               |    |       |        |
|         | for |                               |    |       |        |
|         | the |                               |    |       |        |
|         | p   |                               |    |       |        |
|         | roj |                               |    |       |        |
|         | ect |                               |    |       |        |
|         | \'s |                               |    |       |        |
|         | pe  |                               |    |       |        |
|         | rfo |                               |    |       |        |
|         | rma |                               |    |       |        |
|         | nce |                               |    |       |        |
|         | mea |                               |    |       |        |
|         | sur |                               |    |       |        |
|         | es. |                               |    |       |        |
+---------+-----+-------------------------------+----+-------+--------+
| F       | De  |                               |    | 9-6   | 4-1    |
| acility | liv |                               |    | -2006 | 1-2007 |
| Ass     | ery |                               |    |       |        |
| istance | of  |                               |    |       |        |
|         | co  |                               |    |       |        |
|         | mpl |                               |    |       |        |
|         | ian |                               |    |       |        |
|         | ce/ |                               |    |       |        |
|         | tec |                               |    |       |        |
|         | hni |                               |    |       |        |
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|         | the |                               |    |       |        |
|         | f   |                               |    |       |        |
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|         | of  |                               |    |       |        |
|         | w   |                               |    |       |        |
|         | ork |                               |    |       |        |
|         | boo |                               |    |       |        |
|         | ks, |                               |    |       |        |
|         | f   |                               |    |       |        |
|         | act |                               |    |       |        |
|         | s   |                               |    |       |        |
|         | hee |                               |    |       |        |
|         | ts, |                               |    |       |        |
|         | and |                               |    |       |        |
|         | /or |                               |    |       |        |
|         | w   |                               |    |       |        |
|         | ork |                               |    |       |        |
|         | sho |                               |    |       |        |
|         | ps. |                               |    |       |        |
+---------+-----+-------------------------------+----+-------+--------+
| Self    | Im  |                               |    | 1-1   | 10-    |
| -certif | ple |                               |    | -2005 | 4-2006 |
| ication | men |                               |    |       |        |
|         | tat |                               |    |       |        |
|         | ion |                               |    |       |        |
|         | of  |                               |    |       |        |
|         | a   |                               |    |       |        |
|         | vol |                               |    |       |        |
|         | unt |                               |    |       |        |
|         | ary |                               |    |       |        |
|         | fa  |                               |    |       |        |
|         | cil |                               |    |       |        |
|         | ity |                               |    |       |        |
|         | sel |                               |    |       |        |
|         | f-c |                               |    |       |        |
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|         | ifi |                               |    |       |        |
|         | cat |                               |    |       |        |
|         | ion |                               |    |       |        |
|         | app |                               |    |       |        |
|         | roa |                               |    |       |        |
|         | ch. |                               |    |       |        |
|         | Sel |                               |    |       |        |
|         | f-c |                               |    |       |        |
|         | ert |                               |    |       |        |
|         | ifi |                               |    |       |        |
|         | cat |                               |    |       |        |
|         | ion |                               |    |       |        |
|         | ref |                               |    |       |        |
|         | ers |                               |    |       |        |
|         | to  |                               |    |       |        |
|         | the |                               |    |       |        |
|         | s   |                               |    |       |        |
|         | ubm |                               |    |       |        |
|         | iss |                               |    |       |        |
|         | ion |                               |    |       |        |
|         | of  |                               |    |       |        |
|         | a   |                               |    |       |        |
|         | rec |                               |    |       |        |
|         | ord |                               |    |       |        |
|         | of  |                               |    |       |        |
|         | a   |                               |    |       |        |
|         | f   |                               |    |       |        |
|         | aci |                               |    |       |        |
|         | lit |                               |    |       |        |
|         | y's |                               |    |       |        |
|         | c   |                               |    |       |        |
|         | omp |                               |    |       |        |
|         | lia |                               |    |       |        |
|         | nce |                               |    |       |        |
|         | and |                               |    |       |        |
|         | be  |                               |    |       |        |
|         | yon |                               |    |       |        |
|         | d-c |                               |    |       |        |
|         | omp |                               |    |       |        |
|         | lia |                               |    |       |        |
|         | nce |                               |    |       |        |
|         | p   |                               |    |       |        |
|         | rac |                               |    |       |        |
|         | tic |                               |    |       |        |
|         | es. |                               |    |       |        |
+---------+-----+-------------------------------+----+-------+--------+
| A       | An  |                               |    | 5-15  | 10-3   |
| nalysis | aly |                               |    | -2007 | 0-2007 |
| of      | sis |                               |    |       |        |
|         | of  |                               |    |       |        |
| Self    | sel |                               |    |       |        |
| -certif | f-c |                               |    |       |        |
| ication | ert |                               |    |       |        |
| Results | ifi |                               |    |       |        |
|         | cat |                               |    |       |        |
|         | ion |                               |    |       |        |
|         | da  |                               |    |       |        |
|         | ta, |                               |    |       |        |
|         | w   |                               |    |       |        |
|         | ith |                               |    |       |        |
|         | p   |                               |    |       |        |
|         | rim |                               |    |       |        |
|         | ary |                               |    |       |        |
|         | p   |                               |    |       |        |
|         | urp |                               |    |       |        |
|         | ose |                               |    |       |        |
|         | of  |                               |    |       |        |
|         | id  |                               |    |       |        |
|         | ent |                               |    |       |        |
|         | ify |                               |    |       |        |
|         | ing |                               |    |       |        |
|         | o   |                               |    |       |        |
|         | ppo |                               |    |       |        |
|         | rtu |                               |    |       |        |
|         | nit |                               |    |       |        |
|         | ies |                               |    |       |        |
|         | for |                               |    |       |        |
|         | sel |                               |    |       |        |
|         | ect |                               |    |       |        |
|         | ive |                               |    |       |        |
|         | fol |                               |    |       |        |
|         | low |                               |    |       |        |
|         | -up |                               |    |       |        |
|         | (n  |                               |    |       |        |
|         | ext |                               |    |       |        |
|         | ste |                               |    |       |        |
|         | p). |                               |    |       |        |
+---------+-----+-------------------------------+----+-------+--------+
| Se      | Sel |                               |    | 11-13 | 11-3   |
| lective | ect |                               |    | -2007 | 0-2007 |
| Fo      | ive |                               |    |       |        |
| llow-up | fol |                               |    |       |        |
|         | low |                               |    |       |        |
|         | -up |                               |    |       |        |
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|         | es, |                               |    |       |        |
|         | ba  |                               |    |       |        |
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|         | pon |                               |    |       |        |
|         | an  |                               |    |       |        |
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|         | sis |                               |    |       |        |
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|         | sel |                               |    |       |        |
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|         | ins |                               |    |       |        |
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|         | ns, |                               |    |       |        |
|         | and |                               |    |       |        |
|         | enf |                               |    |       |        |
|         | orc |                               |    |       |        |
|         | eme |                               |    |       |        |
|         | nt. |                               |    |       |        |
|         | Sel |                               |    |       |        |
|         | ect |                               |    |       |        |
|         | ive |                               |    |       |        |
|         | fol |                               |    |       |        |
|         | low |                               |    |       |        |
|         | -up |                               |    |       |        |
|         | is  |                               |    |       |        |
|         | not |                               |    |       |        |
|         | typ |                               |    |       |        |
|         | ica |                               |    |       |        |
|         | lly |                               |    |       |        |
|         | ba  |                               |    |       |        |
|         | sed |                               |    |       |        |
|         | u   |                               |    |       |        |
|         | pon |                               |    |       |        |
|         | a   |                               |    |       |        |
|         | ran |                               |    |       |        |
|         | dom |                               |    |       |        |
|         | s   |                               |    |       |        |
|         | amp |                               |    |       |        |
|         | le. |                               |    |       |        |
+---------+-----+-------------------------------+----+-------+--------+
| Post    | In  |                               |    | 11-30 | 4-     |
| -Certif | spe |                               |    | -2007 | 1-2008 |
| ication | cti |                               |    |       |        |
| Insp    | ons |                               |    |       |        |
| ections | at  |                               |    |       |        |
|         | f   |                               |    |       |        |
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|         | (   |                               |    |       |        |
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+---------+-----+-------------------------------+----+-------+--------+

2)  Indicates Compliance with Requirements

One of the goals of the MERP is to improve upon their compliance picture
and gain 100 percent compliance. The MERP will go beyond other state's
standard MERP implementation by including an additional "three-prong"
strategy for compliance: community involvement, application of business
incentives, as well as the development of a multi-media regulatory
inspection program.

3)  **Reflect Environmental Outcomes**

This project's proposed environmental outcomes are outlined in Table 2:
MERP Project Outcome Summary. Additionally, the MERP project proposed
outcomes were then compared to the 2003-2008 EPA Strategic Plan. The
results of the comparison are summarized in Table 3: MERP Project
Comparison to EPA Strategic Plan.

+--------------+---------------+---------+--------------+----------+---+
| **Table 2:   |               |         |              |          |   |
| MERP Project |               |         |              |          |   |
| Outcome      |               |         |              |          |   |
| Summary**    |               |         |              |          |   |
+--------------+---------------+---------+--------------+----------+---+
| **Inputs/**  | > **Outputs** | **Sho   | **           | > **     |   |
|              |               | rt-Term | Intermediate | Environm |   |
| **           |               | Out     | Outcomes**   | ental/** |   |
| Activities** |               | comes** |              | >        |   |
|              |               |         |              | > **Ec   |   |
|              |               |         |              | onomic** |   |
|              |               |         |              | >        |   |
|              |               |         |              | > **Ou   |   |
|              |               |         |              | tcomes** |   |
+--------------+---------------+---------+--------------+----------+---+
| -   Number   | -   Number of |         | -   Increase | -        |   |
|     of       |               |         |     in the   | Measured |   |
|              |  stakeholders |         |     number   |     impr |   |
|    personnel |     involved  |         |     (%) of   | ovements |   |
|     engaged  |     in the    |         |     dry      |     in   |   |
|     in the   |     process.  |         |     cleaners |          |   |
|     MERP     |               |         |     keeping  | targeted |   |
|     project  | -   Number of |         |     records  |          |   |
|     -- MDEQ, |               |         |     of PERC  |  sector- |   |
|     USEPA,   |    individual |         |     and      | specific |   |
|              |               |         |              |          |   |
|  association |  stakeholders |         |    petroleum |    envir |   |
|     members, |               |         |     solvent  | onmental |   |
|     e        |    identified |         |     use.     |     per  |   |
| nvironmental |     by        |         |              | formance |   |
|     group    |               |         | -   Increase |     m    |   |
|     members  |   affiliation |         |     in the   | easures. |   |
|     and      |     (group or |         |     number   |          |   |
|     private  |               |         |     (%) of   | -        |   |
|              | independent). |         |     dry      | Measured |   |
|    citizens. |               |         |     cleaners |     impr |   |
|              | -   Extent of |         |     in       | ovements |   |
|              |               |         |              |     in   |   |
|              |   stakeholder |         |   compliance |          |   |
|              |               |         |     with     |   worker |   |
|              |   involvement |         |     quantity |     and  |   |
|              |               |         |     and time |     c    |   |
|              |  (qualitative |         |     limits   | ommunity |   |
|              |     measure). |         |     for      |          |   |
|              |               |         |              |   public |   |
|              |               |         |    hazardous |          |   |
|              |               |         |     waste    |  health. |   |
|              |               |         |     storage. |          |   |
|              |               |         |              | -   An   |   |
|              |               |         | -   Increase |          |   |
|              |               |         |     in the   | increase |   |
|              |               |         |     number   |     in   |   |
|              |               |         |     (%) of   |     cost |   |
|              |               |         |     dry      |          |   |
|              |               |         |     cleaners |    effec |   |
|              |               |         |     that     | tiveness |   |
|              |               |         |              |     will |   |
|              |               |         |    discharge |     be   |   |
|              |               |         |              |          |   |
|              |               |         |    separator | measured |   |
|              |               |         |     water to |     by a |   |
|              |               |         |     a sewer, |          |   |
|              |               |         |     tank,    | decrease |   |
|              |               |         |              |     in   |   |
|              |               |         |  evaporator, |          |   |
|              |               |         |     or       |    hours |   |
|              |               |         |              |          |   |
|              |               |         |    container | required |   |
|              |               |         |     and      |     by   |   |
|              |               |         |     never to |     the  |   |
|              |               |         |     a septic |          |   |
|              |               |         |     system.  |    state |   |
|              |               |         |              |     to   |   |
|              |               |         | -   Increase |     ad   |   |
|              |               |         |     in the   | minister |   |
|              |               |         |     number   |     and  |   |
|              |               |         |     (%) of   |     the  |   |
|              |               |         |     dry      |          |   |
|              |               |         |     cleaners | facility |   |
|              |               |         |     with no  |     to   |   |
|              |               |         |     readily  |          |   |
|              |               |         |              |   comply |   |
|              |               |         |   detectable |     with |   |
|              |               |         |     odor of  |     the  |   |
|              |               |         |     PERC and |     MERP |   |
|              |               |         |              |          |   |
|              |               |         |    petroleum | program. |   |
|              |               |         |     solvent. |     This |   |
|              |               |         |              |     will |   |
|              |               |         | -   Increase |          |   |
|              |               |         |     in the   |  achieve |   |
|              |               |         |     number   |          |   |
|              |               |         |     (%) of   |    equal |   |
|              |               |         |     dry      |     or   |   |
|              |               |         |     cleaners |          |   |
|              |               |         |     that     |   better |   |
|              |               |         |     monitor  |          |   |
|              |               |         |     emission |    envir |   |
|              |               |         |     control  | onmental |   |
|              |               |         |              |          |   |
|              |               |         |    equipment |  results |   |
|              |               |         |     with the |     as   |   |
|              |               |         |     proper   |          |   |
|              |               |         |              | compared |   |
|              |               |         |   frequency. |     to   |   |
|              |               |         |              |     conv |   |
|              |               |         | -   Increase | entional |   |
|              |               |         |     in the   |     re   |   |
|              |               |         |     number   | gulatory |   |
|              |               |         |     (%) of   |     or   |   |
|              |               |         |     dry      |     pe   |   |
|              |               |         |     cleaners | rmitting |   |
|              |               |         |     in       |          |   |
|              |               |         |              | program. |   |
|              |               |         |   compliance |          |   |
|              |               |         |     with the |          |   |
|              |               |         |     Maximum  |          |   |
|              |               |         |              |          |   |
|              |               |         |   Achievable |          |   |
|              |               |         |     Control  |          |   |
|              |               |         |              |          |   |
|              |               |         |  Technology. |          |   |
|              |               |         |              |          |   |
|              |               |         | -   Increase |          |   |
|              |               |         |     in the   |          |   |
|              |               |         |     number   |          |   |
|              |               |         |     (%) of   |          |   |
|              |               |         |              |          |   |
|              |               |         |    petroleum |          |   |
|              |               |         |     solvent  |          |   |
|              |               |         |     dry      |          |   |
|              |               |         |     cleaners |          |   |
|              |               |         |     that are |          |   |
|              |               |         |     in       |          |   |
|              |               |         |              |          |   |
|              |               |         |   compliance |          |   |
|              |               |         |     with the |          |   |
|              |               |         |     NSPS.    |          |   |
|              |               |         |              |          |   |
|              |               |         | -            |          |   |
|              |               |         |    Customers |          |   |
|              |               |         |     Reached: |          |   |
|              |               |         |              |          |   |
|              |               |         | -   Number   |          |   |
|              |               |         |     (%) of   |          |   |
|              |               |         |     dry      |          |   |
|              |               |         |     cleaners |          |   |
|              |               |         |     p        |          |   |
|              |               |         | articipating |          |   |
|              |               |         |     in       |          |   |
|              |               |         |     program. |          |   |
|              |               |         |              |          |   |
|              |               |         | -   Number   |          |   |
|              |               |         |     (%) of   |          |   |
|              |               |         |     dry      |          |   |
|              |               |         |     cleaners |          |   |
|              |               |         |              |          |   |
|              |               |         |    attending |          |   |
|              |               |         |     events,  |          |   |
|              |               |         |              |          |   |
|              |               |         |   requesting |          |   |
|              |               |         |     a        |          |   |
|              |               |         |              |          |   |
|              |               |         |   compliance |          |   |
|              |               |         |              |          |   |
|              |               |         |   assistance |          |   |
|              |               |         |     site     |          |   |
|              |               |         |     visit,   |          |   |
|              |               |         |     or       |          |   |
|              |               |         |              |          |   |
|              |               |         |    telephone |          |   |
|              |               |         |     c        |          |   |
|              |               |         | onsultation. |          |   |
+--------------+---------------+---------+--------------+----------+---+
| -   Identify | -   Number of | -   I   |              |          |   |
|     the      |               | ncrease |              |          |   |
|     universe |    compliance |     in  |              |          |   |
|     of       |               |     the |              |          |   |
|              |    assistance |         |              |          |   |
|    regulated |     materials |  number |              |          |   |
|     PERC and |               |     (%) |              |          |   |
|              |   distributed |     of  |              |          |   |
|    petroleum |     to the    |     dry |              |          |   |
|     solvent  |     dry       |     c   |              |          |   |
|     dry      |     cleaners. | leaners |              |          |   |
|              |               |         |              |          |   |
|    cleaners. | -   Number of |    with |              |          |   |
|              |     workshops |     in  |              |          |   |
| -            |     and       | creased |              |          |   |
|  Established |     trainings |     r   |              |          |   |
|              |               | elevant |              |          |   |
|  performance |    conducted. |     kn  |              |          |   |
|     measures |               | owledge |              |          |   |
|     for dry  | -             |     and |              |          |   |
|     cleaning |               |         |              |          |   |
|     sector.  | -   Number of | skills, |              |          |   |
|              |     BMPs      |     as  |              |          |   |
| -            |     prior,    |     a   |              |          |   |
|    Establish |     during,   |         |              |          |   |
|     P2 and   |     and after |  result |              |          |   |
|     BMPs.    |     pilot.    |     of  |              |          |   |
|              |               |         |              |          |   |
| -   USEPA    |               |    site |              |          |   |
|     Design   |               |         |              |          |   |
|     for the  |               | visits; |              |          |   |
|              |               |         |              |          |   |
|  Environment |               |  consul |              |          |   |
|     (DfE)    |               | tation; |              |          |   |
|     reso     |               |     or  |              |          |   |
| urces/tools. |               |     at  |              |          |   |
|              |               | tending |              |          |   |
|              |               |     com |              |          |   |
|              |               | pliance |              |          |   |
|              |               |     ass |              |          |   |
|              |               | istance |              |          |   |
|              |               |         |              |          |   |
|              |               | events. |              |          |   |
+--------------+---------------+---------+--------------+----------+---+
| -   Prior to | -   Number of |         |              |          |   |
|     MERP,    |               |         |              |          |   |
|     conduct  |    compliance |         |              |          |   |
|              |               |         |              |          |   |
|  inspections |    assistance |         |              |          |   |
|     at a     |     site      |         |              |          |   |
|     random   |     visits    |         |              |          |   |
|     set of   |     conducted |         |              |          |   |
|     dry      |     and       |         |              |          |   |
|              |     telephone |         |              |          |   |
|    cleaners, |     calls     |         |              |          |   |
|     to       |               |         |              |          |   |
|              |    processed. |         |              |          |   |
|    establish |               |         |              |          |   |
|     baseline |               |         |              |          |   |
|              |               |         |              |          |   |
| performance. |               |         |              |          |   |
+--------------+---------------+---------+--------------+----------+---+
| -   Work     | -   Number of |         |              |          |   |
|     with the |     area      |         |              |          |   |
|     USEPA    |     sources   |         |              |          |   |
|              |     within    |         |              |          |   |
| -   Region   |     Michigan  |         |              |          |   |
|     V, to    |     prior to  |         |              |          |   |
|              |     i         |         |              |          |   |
|    determine | mplementation |         |              |          |   |
|     how MERP |     of pilot. |         |              |          |   |
|     Project  |               |         |              |          |   |
|              | -   Number of |         |              |          |   |
|   interfaces |     area      |         |              |          |   |
|     with     |     sources   |         |              |          |   |
|     Title V  |     using     |         |              |          |   |
|     r        |     MERP      |         |              |          |   |
| equirements. |     during    |         |              |          |   |
|              |     pilot.    |         |              |          |   |
| -   Provide  |               |         |              |          |   |
|              | -   Number of |         |              |          |   |
|    technical |     area      |         |              |          |   |
|              |     sources   |         |              |          |   |
|   assistance |     using     |         |              |          |   |
|     to all   |     MERP      |         |              |          |   |
|     dry      |     after     |         |              |          |   |
|     cleaners |     pilot.    |         |              |          |   |
|     through  |               |         |              |          |   |
|              |               |         |              |          |   |
|    workbooks |               |         |              |          |   |
|     and      |               |         |              |          |   |
|              |               |         |              |          |   |
|   workshops. |               |         |              |          |   |
|              |               |         |              |          |   |
| -   Conduct  |               |         |              |          |   |
|     targeted |               |         |              |          |   |
|     and      |               |         |              |          |   |
|     random   |               |         |              |          |   |
|              |               |         |              |          |   |
|  inspections |               |         |              |          |   |
|     of dry   |               |         |              |          |   |
|     cleaners |               |         |              |          |   |
|     to       |               |         |              |          |   |
|              |               |         |              |          |   |
|    determine |               |         |              |          |   |
|              |               |         |              |          |   |
|  performance |               |         |              |          |   |
|     and      |               |         |              |          |   |
|              |               |         |              |          |   |
|   compliance |               |         |              |          |   |
|     status   |               |         |              |          |   |
|     changes. |               |         |              |          |   |
|              |               |         |              |          |   |
| -   Evaluate |               |         |              |          |   |
|     sector   |               |         |              |          |   |
|     and      |               |         |              |          |   |
|     facility |               |         |              |          |   |
|              |               |         |              |          |   |
|  performance |               |         |              |          |   |
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|     results  |               |         |              |          |   |
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|     self-c   |               |         |              |          |   |
| ertification |               |         |              |          |   |
|     and      |               |         |              |          |   |
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|              |               |         |              |          |   |
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|              |               |         |              |          |   |
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|              |               |         |              |          |   |
|   protocols, |               |         |              |          |   |
|     and      |               |         |              |          |   |
|     level of |               |         |              |          |   |
|              |               |         |              |          |   |
|    oversight |               |         |              |          |   |
|              |               |         |              |          |   |
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|              |               |         |              |          |   |
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|     the      |               |         |              |          |   |
|     number   |               |         |              |          |   |
|     of hours |               |         |              |          |   |
|     to       |               |         |              |          |   |
|     develop  |               |         |              |          |   |
|     permit.  |               |         |              |          |   |
|              |               |         |              |          |   |
| -   Conduct  |               |         |              |          |   |
|     pr       |               |         |              |          |   |
| e-evaluation |               |         |              |          |   |
|     of       |               |         |              |          |   |
|              |               |         |              |          |   |
|    potential |               |         |              |          |   |
|              |               |         |              |          |   |
| participates |               |         |              |          |   |
|     in the   |               |         |              |          |   |
|     MERP.    |               |         |              |          |   |
+--------------+---------------+---------+--------------+----------+---+
| -   Identify | -   Series of |         |              |          |   |
|     all      |     templates |         |              |          |   |
|     federal  |     for       |         |              |          |   |
|     and      |               |         |              |          |   |
|              |   multi-media |         |              |          |   |
|   state-only |               |         |              |          |   |
|     r        |    inspection |         |              |          |   |
| equirements. |     and       |         |              |          |   |
|              |               |         |              |          |   |
| -   Compile  |    compliance |         |              |          |   |
|     lists of |               |         |              |          |   |
|     "do's    |    assistance |         |              |          |   |
|     and      |     tools,    |         |              |          |   |
|     don'ts"  |     which can |         |              |          |   |
|     during   |     easily be |         |              |          |   |
|     MERP     |     adapted   |         |              |          |   |
|              |     for other |         |              |          |   |
|  development |     states'   |         |              |          |   |
|     process. |     use.      |         |              |          |   |
|              |               |         |              |          |   |
|              | -   Series of |         |              |          |   |
|              |               |         |              |          |   |
|              |   multi-media |         |              |          |   |
|              |               |         |              |          |   |
|              |    inspection |         |              |          |   |
|              |               |         |              |          |   |
|              |    techniques |         |              |          |   |
|              |     for use   |         |              |          |   |
|              |     by single |         |              |          |   |
|              |     media     |         |              |          |   |
|              |               |         |              |          |   |
|              |    inspector. |         |              |          |   |
|              |               |         |              |          |   |
|              | -   Develop a |         |              |          |   |
|              |     process   |         |              |          |   |
|              |     of MERP   |         |              |          |   |
|              |     for other |         |              |          |   |
|              |     state's   |         |              |          |   |
|              |     use, and  |         |              |          |   |
|              |     future    |         |              |          |   |
|              |     sectors.  |         |              |          |   |
+--------------+---------------+---------+--------------+----------+---+

+-----------------+----------------------------------------------------+
| **Table 3: MERP |                                                    |
| Project         |                                                    |
| Comparison to   |                                                    |
| EPA Strategic   |                                                    |
| Plan**          |                                                    |
+-----------------+----------------------------------------------------+
| **EPA Strategic | > Objective/Sub objective identified within the    |
| Plan Goals**    | > 2003-2008 EPA Strategic Plan                     |
+-----------------+----------------------------------------------------+
| **Goal 1: Clean | > Sub objective 1.1.2: Reduced risk from Toxic Air |
| Air and Global  | > Pollutants.                                      |
| Climate         | >                                                  |
| Change**        | > Strategic target:                                |
|                 |                                                    |
|                 | -   Establish working with partnerships; and       |
|                 |                                                    |
|                 | -   Reduce Perc from the dry cleaners by 10        |
|                 |     percent.                                       |
|                 |                                                    |
|                 | -   Assure compliance with all federal             |
|                 |     requirements                                   |
+-----------------+----------------------------------------------------+
| **Goal 2: Clean | > Objective 2.1: Prevent Contamination of Sources  |
| and Safe        | > of Drinking Water, and                           |
| Water**         | >                                                  |
|                 | > Objective 2.2: Protect Water Quality.            |
|                 | >                                                  |
|                 | > Strategic target:                                |
|                 |                                                    |
|                 | -   Reduce Perc and petroleum solvent releases to  |
|                 |     the ground/groundwater by 10 percent.          |
|                 |                                                    |
|                 | -                                                  |
+-----------------+----------------------------------------------------+
| **Goal 3: Land  | > Objective 3.1: Reduce adverse effects to land by |
| Preservation    | > reducing waste generation, increasing recycling, |
| and             | > and ensuring proper management of waste and      |
| Restoration**   | > petroleum products.                              |
|                 | >                                                  |
|                 | > Strategic target:                                |
|                 |                                                    |
|                 | -   Manage hazardous waste properly; and           |
|                 |                                                    |
|                 | -   Increase BMPs activities by 20 percent.        |
+-----------------+----------------------------------------------------+
| **Goal 4:       | > Objective 4.0: Create strong partnerships with   |
| Healthy         | > federal, state, and local government agencies;   |
| Communities and | > and enlist support of many stakeholders:         |
| Ecosystems**    |                                                    |
|                 | Sub objective 4.1.4: Protect human health,         |
|                 | communities, and ecosystems from chemical risks    |
|                 | and releases through facility risk reduction       |
|                 | efforts.                                           |
|                 |                                                    |
|                 | > Strategic target:                                |
|                 |                                                    |
|                 | -   Establish stakeholders;                        |
|                 |                                                    |
|                 | -   Increase facilities knowledge of strategies    |
|                 |     aided at preventing risks and managing those   |
|                 |     risks that cannot be prevented; and            |
|                 |                                                    |
|                 | -   Develop and implement procedures for safe use, |
|                 |     storage and handling of perc and petroleum     |
|                 |     solvents.                                      |
+-----------------+----------------------------------------------------+
| Goal 5:         | Objective 5.1: Improve compliance.                 |
| Compliance and  |                                                    |
| Environmental   | > Strategic target:                                |
| Stewardship     |                                                    |
|                 | -   Increase recordkeeping compliance by 25        |
|                 |     percent;                                       |
|                 |                                                    |
|                 | -   Provide compliance assistance to 25 percent of |
|                 |     dry cleaners; and                              |
|                 |                                                    |
|                 | -   Provide compliance incentives.                 |
|                 |                                                    |
|                 | Objective 5.2: Improve environmental performance   |
|                 | through pollution prevention and innovation.       |
|                 |                                                    |
|                 | > Strategic target:                                |
|                 |                                                    |
|                 | -   Improve pollution prevention activities by 25  |
|                 |     percent.                                       |
+-----------------+----------------------------------------------------+

4)  Transferability

The program will serve as a model to other states. They may utilize the
federal requirement portion of the MERP, and adapt it for use in their
respective state environmental programs.

The dry cleaner self-certification project will use the MDEQ resources
and leverage outside community partners including USEPA Region V, local
trade associations, community organizations, businesses, and economic
development agencies. The MDEQ will take a multi-media approach to
prepare fact sheets, self-assessment checklists, a workbook for guidance
on how to complete the self-assessment checklists, and compliance
assistance tools for the dry cleaning establishments on pollution
prevention, solid and hazardous waste generation, air and water
pollution (including release notification). Additional training will be
provided through on-site assessments and workshops. Again, the tools
will also be available as models for other states.

The MDEQ intends to make as many of its compliance assistance tools
available on the Web site for review by both industry sector
participants, community partners and organizations, and other states
interested in replicating MERP project.

Initially, the MDEQ had considered the auto body shops, underground
storage tanks, salvage yards, and dry cleaner sectors to pilot the MERP.
The dry cleaner sector was selected based upon several factors. At the
completion of the dry cleaner sector MERP pilot, the MDEQ can evaluate
the success of utilizing the MERP tools developed through this pilot
project, and the viability of transferring these tools to another
targeted sector of interest, such as salvage yards. The lessons learned
through the sector selection process will be documented and compiled in
a step-by-step approach that will be made available for other states'
use.

5)  **Public Involvement**

The MDEQ will convene a meeting of facilities, environmental councils,
chamber of commerce, small business associations, and dry cleaning
sector association representatives as stakeholders of the MERP project.
The stakeholder's members will also include the USEPA.

Additionally, many of Michigan's dry cleaner establishments are located
in communities which face multiple stresses that involve an
intermingling of economic, environmental, and social issues. By seeking
out and improving an establishment's environmental performance, the

MERP project may improve or establish a new level of oversight and
dialogue between community residents and establishment owners/operators.
In turn, the MDEQ hopes that the dry cleaner business becomes a good
environmental steward to the local community and state by increasing the
interaction between businesses, residents, and regulatory agencies.

The MDEQ intends to make as many of its compliance assistance tools
available on the MDEQ Web site, for review by both industry sector
participants, community partners and organizations, and other states
interested in replicating MERP project.

**F. QUALIFICATIONS**

The MDEQ, ESSD has been providing compliance and technical assistance
and pollution prevention information and outreach since 1987, when the
Office of Waste Reduction Services was established as a joint office of
the Michigan Department of Commerce, and the Michigan Department of
Natural Resources. The Pollution Prevention and Compliance Assistance
(P2CA) Section of ESSD performs non-regulatory environmental assistance
that emphasizes compliance utilizing pollution prevention and BMPs
through voluntary incentive programs, published informational materials,
workshops, Internet site, information and technical assistance, and the
integration of pollution prevention and BMPs into the MDEQ regulatory
functions. The P2CA Section is staffed with approximately 40 compliance
and technical assistance personnel, who provide support services through
outreach and publications. All but eight of the P2CA Section positions
are funded through the State of Michigan waste reduction fees.

**Ms.** **Marcia Horan**, Section Chief, P2CA Section, ESSD has over 17
years experience in manufacturing technical assistance and environmental
programs, and grant administration.

**Teresa Kinder**, Senior Environmental Engineer, P2CA Section, ESSD has
worked for the MDEQ for the past ten years, as well as worked with all
of the MDEQ divisions to gain a stable multi-media background. She has
managed and successfully completed several high profile and technically
demanding projects. Prior to working at the MDEQ, she worked as a
project manager in a consulting engineering business, which adds to her
project management experience.

**G. TOTAL PROJECT COST:** **\$199,200**

  ------------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
  **Item**            **Total Project   **Proposed State  **EPA Funding**
                      Costs**           Leverage Funds**  

  Staff Salaries and  \$119,130         \$39,813          \$79,317
  Benefit                                                 

  Travel              \$4,200           \$1,404           \$2,796

  Supplies            \$45,500          \$15,206          \$30,294

  Service Contract    \$125,870         \$42,073          \$83,797

  Other\*             \$4,500           \$1,504           \$2,996

  TOTAL               \$299,200         \$100,000         \$199,200
  ------------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------

\*Other: Department of Information Technology

This project will not generate program income.

H. DETAILED ITEMIZED BUDGET:

  ----------------------------------- --------- ------------- -------------- ---------------
  **MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF                                                   
  ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY**                                                    

  **COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT BUDGET                                             
  DETAIL**                                                                   

  **01/01/05 - 09/30/08**                                                    

                                                                             

  **I. SALARIES**                                                            

  **Positions**                       **FTE**   **Annual      **Subtotal**   **Total**
                                                Salary**                     

  **Senior Environmental Quality      **0.6**   **55,604**    **32,984**     
  Analyst**                                                                  

  **Sr. Environmental Engineer**      **0.6**   **62,400**    **37,016**     

  **TOTAL SALARIES**                                                         **\$70,000**

                                                                             

  **II. FRINGES**                                                            

  **Includes longevity, health                                               
  insurance, long term disability                                            
  insurance,**                                                               

  **life insurance, dental insurance,                                        
  vision insurance, child-care                                               
  information,**                                                             

  **FICA, retirement**                                                       

  **Approximate percentage**                    **42.86%**                   

  **TOTAL FRINGES**                                                          **\$30,000**

                                                                             

  **III. TRAVEL**                                                            

  **2 persons will various ERP                                               
  workshops**                                                                

  **Transportation/Airfare**                                  **2,452**      

  **Lodging - 7 days @ \$81**                                 **567**        

  **Meals - \$37.50/day**                                     **525**        

                                                              **3,544**      

                                                                             

  **Site visits - 2,000 miles @                               **656**        
  \$.328/mile**                                                              

  **TOTAL TRAVEL**                                                           **\$4,200**

                                                                             

  **IV. SUPPLIES**                                                           

  **Postage/UPS**                                             **500**        

  **Printing**                                                **20,000**     

  **Inspectors Electronic Devices (5                          **25,000**     
  Qty)**                                                                     

  **TOTAL SUPPLIES**                                                         **\$45,500**

                                                                             

  **V. CONTRACTUAL**                                                         

  **Program and data management**                                            

  **TOTAL CONTRACTUAL**                                                      **\$125,870**

                                                                             

  **VI. OTHER**                                                              

  **Information Technology costs**                            **4,500**      

  **TOTAL OTHER**                                                            **\$4,500**

                                                                             

  **TOTAL DIRECT**                                                           **\$280,070**

                                                                             

  **INDIRECT - 19.13% on total                                               **\$19,130**
  personnel costs**                                                          

                                                                             

  **TOTAL BUDGET**                                                           **\$299,200**

                                                                             

  **Federal Share - 66%**                                                    **\$199,200**

  **State Share - 34%**                                                      **\$100,000**
  ----------------------------------- --------- ------------- -------------- ---------------

\* Other: Department of Information Technology

**I. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS**

The MDEQ will prepare quarterly reports on the progress of the MERP
State Innovation Grant project. These reports will track completion of
project milestones, expenditures of funds, important outcomes, and
unexpected problems or issues.

The MDEQ will provide a final project report to both the USEPA Region V
and the National Center for Environmental Innovation. The final report
will assess the overall success of the project and address issues
related to transferability identified within the proposal. The MDEQ will
submit the quarterly and final reports to the USEPA Region V Project
Officer and a copy to the Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation's
State Innovation Grants Coordinator.