ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDED FY 2011 BUDGET
2020 Environmental Services

MISSION:
To provide environmental services in a customer service-oriented manner to help municipalities, industries, and citizens comply with regulations that protect public health, conserve natural resources, preserve the environment, and promote economic development.

  ACTUAL
FY 2008
ACTUAL
FY 2009
BUDGETED
FY 2010
REQUESTED
FY 2011
GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDED
FY 2011
RECOMMENDED INC/(DEC)
FY 2011
FUNDING SOURCE:
   General Funds $4,025,496 $4,142,845 $3,608,180 $3,608,180 $3,620,492 $12,312
   Federal Funds 4,021,171 4,435,186 8,115,399 8,115,399 8,129,716 14,317
   Other Funds 1,956,550 1,926,971 2,514,463 2,514,463 2,523,375 8,912
      Total $10,003,217 $10,505,002 $14,238,042 $14,238,042 $14,273,583 $35,541
 
EXPENDITURE DETAIL:
   Personal Services $7,092,485 $7,281,874 $7,761,148 $7,761,148 $7,796,689 $35,541
   Operating Expenses 2,910,732 3,223,128 6,476,894 6,476,894 6,476,894 0
      Total $10,003,217 $10,505,002 $14,238,042 $14,238,042 $14,273,583 $35,541
 
Staffing Level FTE: 115.9 115.3 118.5 118.5 118.2 ( 0.3)

  ACTUAL
FY 2008

ACTUAL
FY 2009

ESTIMATED
FY 2010

ESTIMATED
FY 2011

REVENUES:  
   Mining/Oil and Gas Permit Fees $46,250 $51,400 $115,000 $115,000
   Licensing and Renewal of Asbestos Handlers 17,800 22,150 20,000 20,000
   Water and Wastewater Operator Certification 17,624 18,356 18,500 18,500
   SARA Title III Fees 84,680 90,760 85,000 85,000
   Air Quality Permit Fees 397,925 357,247 420,000 420,000
   Solid Waste Permit Fees 16,250 7,350 5,000 13,500
   Solid Waste Administration Fee 0 0 137,500 137,500
   Surface Water Discharge Permit Fees 588,000 594,675 594,350 595,350
   Feedlot Fees 77,525 84,271 94,235 100,250
   Drinking Water System Fees 257,771 250,481 251,660 252,000
   Oil and Gas Conservation Tax 294,773 297,711 300,000 300,000
   Water Right Fees 59,799 41,892 168,000 168,000
      
Total

$1,858,397

$1,816,293

$2,209,245

$2,225,100
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS:  
   Permitted Air Emission Sources 618 641 660 680
   Ethanol Prod. Capacity from Plants with Air Qual. 1,250 1,380 1,425 1,425
   Permits (millions of gallons)
   Air Quality Monitoring Sites 15 18 17 18
   Operating Air Quality Samplers 59 72 66 67
   Total Continuous Air Quality Samples Collected 7,300 9,315 13,505 13,800
   Stream Sites Sampled for Ambient Water 142 147 147 147
   Quality Monitoring
   Regulated Public Drinking Water Systems 657 658 659 660
   Total Population Served by Public Water Systems 715,175 718,173 720,000 722,000
   Hazardous Waste Generators 1,858 1,917 1,966 2,012
   Permitted Solid Waste Disposal Sites 248 244 246 246
   Total Sources Authorized Under General Industrial 1,158 1,094 1,150 1,200
   Storm Water Permits
   Total Sources Authorized Under General 1,827 2,128 2,220 2,300
   Storm Water Construction Permit
   Storm Water Inspections 210 218 230 240
   Cumulative Spill Sites 8,873 9,080 9,280 9,480
   Contaminated Sites Cleaned Up and 8,244/93% 8,558/94% 8,724/94% 8,912/94%
   Closed Out/Percentage of Cumulative Spill Sites
   Closed Out
   Total Water Right Permits 7,861 7,961 8,041 8,121
   Cumulative Tanks Removed/Sites through the 4,076/2,919 4,110/2,963 4,160/3,013 4,210/3,063
   Abandoned Storage Tank Removal Project
   Active Above-Ground Storage Tanks Regis. 4,132 4,102 4,100 4,100
   Active Underground Storage Tanks Regis. 2,992 3,013 3,010 3,010
   Spills and Releases Reported 242 207 200 200
   Wastewater Point Sources Permitted 377 375 378 380
   Active Gold and Other Mine Permits 43 43 45 50
   Active Sand and Gravel Mine Sites Licensed 1,886 1,795 1,850 1,850
   Total Regulated Underground Injection Wells 110 112 112 112
   Producing Gas/Oil Wells 71/153 91/162 95/166 100/170
   Number of Public Water Supply Systems Provided 51 52 55 55
   Assistance with Source Water Assessment
   and Protection
   Provide Source Water Protection Area Reports to 6 4 5 5
   New Public Water Supply Systems
   Public Water Supply Systems with Source Water 51 63 64 65
   and Wellhead Measures in Place
   Hydrogeologic Review of Facility Locations 394 430 430 430
   Permitted and Nonpermitted Facilities 59 60 61 62
   Required to Monitor Groundwater Quality
   Total Groundwater Discharge Permits 13 13 13 13
   Groundwater Discharge Permits and Variances 2 6 5 5
   Amended, Renewed, or Issued
   Compliance Rate for Underground Storage Tanks 98% 98% >98% >98%
   Storage Tank Closures Reported 109 54 60 60
   Storage Tank Facility Inspections 493 421 450 450
   Storage Tank Plans and Specifications Approved 34 23 35 35
   Spill and Release Site Closures 312 313 200 200
   Stimulus - Number of Leaking Underground Storage 0 0 20 10
   Tank Trust Fund Projects Started
   Stimulus - Number of Leaking Underground Storage 0 0 10 20
   Tank Trust Fund Projects Completed
   Stimulus - Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust $0 $0 $450,000 $900,000
   Fund Grant Spent on Cleanups
   Site Assessment Reports Evaluated for Compliance 12 9 9 9
   with Federal Hazardous Waste Regulations
   State Oversight and Assistance on Brohm Superfund Yes Yes Yes Yes
   Site
   State Oversight and Assistance on Riley Pass Yes Yes Yes Yes
   Abandoned Mine
   State Oversight and Assistance on Ellsworth Yes Yes Yes Yes
   Air Force Base Superfund Site
   State Oversight and Assistance on Black Hills Yes Yes Yes Yes
   Army Depot Formerly Used Defense Site
   State Oversight and Assistance on Formerly Yes Yes Yes Yes
   Used Defense Sites
   State Oversight and Assistance on Magellan Yes Yes Yes Yes
   Pipeline Terminals
   State Oversight and Assistance on Sioux Falls, Yes Yes Yes Yes
   Watertown, and Other Brownsfields Projects
   Brownsfields Assessments Completed 2 3 2 2
   Brownfields Cleanup Project Completed 1 2 1 1
   Interstate Pipelines Reviewed for Environmental 1 2 2 2
   Concerns
   Underground Injection Control Class III In Situ 0 0 1 1
   Leach Mine Permit Applications Reviewed
   Workshops and Meetings Held to Maintain Effective 6 5 6 6
   Community Right-to-Know Activities About
   Hazardous Materials Stored or Used in
   Communities
   Local Emergency Planning Committees 39 39 39 39
   Receiving Assistance
   Large Manufacturing Facilities Reporting 100 100 100 100
   Chemical Storage and Use for Federal SARA
   Title III Sec. 313 (TRI)
   Facilities Reporting Chemical Storage 1,641 1,594 1,600 1,600
   and Use for Federal SARA Title III Sec. 312
   Regulated Swimming Pools 178 175 177 178
   Regulated Publicly-Owned or Operated 53 54 55 55
   Beaches
   Public Drinking Water Systems/Percent Compliance 629/96% 636/97% 639/>97% 640/>97%
   with Microbiological Standards
   Public Drinking Water Systems/Percent Compliance 637/97% 641/97% 641/>97% 642/>97%
   with Chemical, Radiological, and Turbidity
   Standards
   Public Drinking Water Systems/Percent Compliance 615/94% 606/92% 620/>94% 620/>94%
   with Microbiological Monitoring and Reporting
   Requirements
   Public Drinking Water Systems Required 73 73 73 73
   to Add Fluoride
   Sanitary Surveys of Public Drinking Water 192 198 198 198
   Systems
   Sanitary Surveys of Municipal 62 52 57 60
   Swimming Pools
   Certified Drinking 1,323 1,294 1,300 1,300
   Water and Wastewater Operators
   Plans and Specs Approved for Public 179 121 195 185
   Drinking Water Systems and
   Municipal Swimming Pools
   Compliance Rate for Consumer Confidence Reports 95% 95% >95% >95%
   Number of Capacity Development Reviews 11 15 22 12
   Percentage of Major Wastewater Facilities in 96% 93% 100% 100%
   Significant Compliance with State Requirements
   Wastewater Point Source Permits Renewed or New 80 81 80 80
   Issuances
   Drinking Water Systems Authorized to Discharge 0 0 125 250
   Under the General Water Pollution Control
   Permit
   Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4s) 2 2 2 3
   Audits
   Wastewater Permit File Evaluations 91 41 75 70
   Wastewater Compliance Audits 111 53 75 75
   Pretreatment Industrial Users Permitted 29 27 28 29
   Biosolids Generators Permitted 23 23 23 23
   Biosolids Generators Inspected 7 7 5 5
   Industrial Pretreatment Inspections 8 18 15 15
   Municipal Pretreatment Compliance Inspections 3 3 3 3
   Municipal Pretreatment Audits 1 1 1 1
   On-Site Assistance for Wastewater 24 12 10 10
   Treatment Plants
   Intense Stream Surveys to Identify 1 0 1 1
   Pollution Sources
   Environmental Reviews for Construction Projects 282 261 260 260
   Review and Revise Surface Water Quality Yes Yes Yes Yes
   Standards
   Water Resource Enhancement Approvals 4 3 4 4
   Use Attainability Analyses of Streams 38 36 40 40
   Recreational Use Assessment of Streams 50 50 100 100
   401 Water Quality Certifications 31 28 30 30
   Plans and Specifications Reviewed and 149 112 140 140
   Approved for Septic Systems
   On-Site Wastewater System 156 124 150 150
   Installers Certified Annually
   Total On-Site Wastewater System Installers 839 827 830 830
   Certified
   Number of Improperly Installed Onsite Waste 3 4 4 4
   Water Systems by Certified Installers
   Application Approvals for Animal Feeding 200 194 200 200
   Operations Under General Water Pollution
   Control Permit
   Public Notice of Animal Feeding Oper. Apps. 34 33 35 35
   Total Animal Feeding Operations Permitted 355 387 415 440
   Under Animal Permit
   Construction Inspections of Newly Built 100 89 90 90
   Manure Management Systems
   Operational Inspections of Permitted Animal 171 249 275 285
   Feeding Operations
   Animal Feeding Operations Subject 424 440 470 500
   to Permit Fee
   Training and Education Sessions for Operators of 12 19 20 20
   Animal Feeding Operations, Local Government
   Officials, and General Public
   Number of Attendees at Environmental Training for 456 710 700 700
   Livestock Producers
   Feedlot Complaint Inspections 22 21 25 25
   Revised Nutrient Management Plan Approvals 99 142 140 140
   CAFO Enforcement and Compliance Actions 81 75 80 80
   Plans and Specifications Approvals for 155 87 95 95
   Wastewater Facilities
   Approvals for Addendum to Plans and 53 16 20 20
   Specifications for Wastewater Facilities
   Small Air Emission Sources Regulated by Rule 332 353 375 400
   New Air Quality Permits Issued 27 30 35 35
   Existing Air Quality Permits Renewed or Modified 80 88 90 100
   Backlog of New or Modified Air Permits 0 0 0 0
   New or Expanding Industries
   Ave. Number of Days to Issue New or Modified 53 72 <90 <90
   Air Permits
   Total Number of General Air Quality Permits Issued 10 10 11 12
   Facilities Permitted Under Air Quality General 411 429 440 450
   Permits
   Air Quality Permit Inspections 148 173 175 180
   Compliance Rate of Air Quality Inspections 97% 98% >95% >95%
   Monitor and Audit Performance Tests of Air 20 26 30 30
   Emissions
   Statewide Inventory of All Air Pollution Sources 1 1 1 1
   Provide Technical Indoor Air and Radon 271 243 250 250
   Assistance
   Total Air Quality Samples Collected 2,483 2,566 1,700 1,800
   (PM Manual)
   Percentage of Air Quality Samples Meeting Federal 96% 99% >90% >90%
   Sampling Requirements (Manual)
   Percentage of Air Quality Samples Meeting Federal 97% 99% >90% >90%
   Sampling Requirements (Continuous)
   PM Concentrations from Air Quality Samplers 0 1 0 0
   Greater than Federal Air Quality Standards
   Ozone Concentrations from Air Quality Samplers 0 0 0 0
   Greater than Federal Air Quality Standards
   Sulfur Dioxide Concentrations from Air Quality 0 0 0 0
   Samplers Greater than Federal Air Quality
   Standards
   Nitrogen Oxide Concentrations from Air Quality 0 0 0 0
   Samplers Greater than Federal Air Quality
   Standards
   Air Quality Nonattainment Areas 0 0 0 0
   Stimulus - Number of School Districts Awarded EPA 0 0 14 7
   Clean Diesel Grants
   Stimulus - Clean Diesel Grants Awarded to School $0 $0 $1,072,667 $536,333
   Districts
   Stimulus - Clean Diesel Retrofits Installed on 0 0 10 4
   Old School Buses
   Stimulus - Clean Diesel Grant Spent on Old School $0 $0 $50,714 $20,286
   Bus Retrofits
   Clean Diesel Retrofits Installed on Old School 0 0 90 90
   Buses
   New Mine Licenses Issued for Sand and Gravel 14 28 20 20
   Active Sand and Gravel Mine Licenses 503 510 515 515
   Compliance Rate - Sand and Gravel Mine Licenses 99% 99% >99% >99%
   Bond Held for Sand and Gravel Mine Licenses $2,660,716 $2,689,646 $2,720,000 $2,750,000
   Mined Acres Reclaimed During the Year Under Sand 857 691 750 750
   and Gravel Mine Licenses
   Acres in Compliance - Sand and Gravel Mine 18,105 18,512 19,000 19,000
   Licenses
   Tons of Sand, Gravel, and Rock Produced 21,450,986 20,491,294 21,000,000 21,000,000
   Inspections Conducted - Sand and Gravel Mine 301 493 500 500
   Licenses
   New Exploration Notices of Intent Issued 1 1 3 4
   Exploration Notices of Intent Closed 0 0 3 4
   Active Exploration Notices of Intent 32 33 33 33
   Bond Held for Exploration Reclamation $309,200 $122,400 $225,500 $325,000
   Inspections Conducted - Exploration 75 31 35 35
   Gold and Other Mine Permits Issued 0 0 3 6
   Mine Permit Amendments Issued 1 0 3 1
   Technical Revisions to Mine Permits Issued 8 8 8 8
   Bond Held for Mine Permits $82,454,110 $89,672,892 $89,395,840 $100,875,903
   Spill Bonds Held for Mine Permits $500,000 $500,000 $523,500 $533,500
   Mined Acres Reclaimed During the Year - Mine 16 7 43 49
   Permits
   Acres in Compliance - Mine Permits 3,496 3,250 3,250 3,250
   Compliance Rate for Acres Mined Under Gold and 93% 92% >92% >92%
   Other Mine Permits
   Inspections Conducted - Mine Permits 159 246 246 246
   Ounces of Gold Produced - Calendar Year 57,628 60,665 60,000 60,000
   Value of Gold Produced - Calendar Year $40,073,935 $52,897,453 $54,00,000 $54,000,000
   New Drilling Permits Issued for Oil and Gas 37 70 55 55
   Gas Fields 2 3 3 4
   Oil Fields 29 29 29 29
   Estimated Value of Gas/Oil Produced $138,930,000 $114,491,520 $115,248,000 $133,350,000
   Oil Produced (Thousands of 42 gallon barrels) 1,829 1,742 1,740 1,740
   Marketable Gas Produced (Millions of Cubic Feet) 406 1,768 1,808 1,848
   Oil and Gas Wells Plugged 11 8 8 8
   Oil and Gas Sites Reclaimed and Released 0 0 0 0
   Bond Held for Oil and Gas Wells $875,000 $867,000 $867,000 $867,000
   Inspections Conducted - Oil and Gas 347 274 300 300
   Crude Oil Spills 10 5 5 5
   Oil and Gas Cases Requiring Board Hearing 22 11 11 11
   Notices of Recommendation Issued for Oil 2 5 5 5
   and Gas
   Develop and Distribute Information to Promote Oil Yes Yes Yes Yes
   and Gas Development
   Hazardous Waste Generator Inspections 54 83 75 75
   Compliance Rate of Hazardous Waste 98% 98% >98% >98%
   Generators Inspected
   Percent of Hazardous Waste Generators 100% 100% 100% 100%
   Returned to Compliance within Required
   Time Frame
   Hazardous Waste Generator Determination 43 31 35 35
   Inspections
   Follow-Up to Citizen Complaints About Hazardous 11 12 10 10
   Waste
   Notification of Hazardous Waste Activity Processed 98 85 75 75
   Hazardous Waste Transportation Document 16 3 8 8
   Corrections
   Number of Hazardous Waste Generators Assisted in 21 NA 20 NA
   Completing Biennial Hazardous Waste Reports
   Educational Institutions and Businesses Assisted 29 9 15 15
   on Proper Disposal of Lab Chemicals
   Disseminate Hazardous Waste Minimization 54 83 75 75
   Information
   Permitted Hazardous Waste Storage Sites 1 1 1 1
   Hazardous Waste Permit Modifications 2 2 1 1
   Amendments Made to Hazardous Waste Rules to Yes Yes Yes Yes
   Comply with Federal Regulations
   Submit Annual Hazardous Waste Authorization 1 1 1 1
   Application
   Certified Asbestos Workers 306 336 300 300
   Conduct Audit of Asbestos Abatement 4 4 5 5
   Training Courses
   Asbestos Notifications Processed 173 219 200 200
   Asbestos Inspections 39 39 40 40
   Compliance Rate of Asbestos Facilities Inspected 93% 97% >95% >95%
   Provide Technical Assistance on Asbestos 433 454 450 450
   Total General Permits for Solid Waste 8 8 8 8
   Solid Waste Permits Issued/Renewed:
   Type I (>150,000 Tons/Year) 1 2 1 2
   Type II, III (Between 500 and 150,000 12 23 15 15
   Tons/Year)
   Type IV (Less than 500 Tons/Year) 10 24 15 10
   General Permit Authorizations 21 25 10 25
   Solid Waste Plans and Specifications Approvals 7 13 8 8
   Solid Waste Facilities Closed 2 8 4 4
   Solid Waste Facility Inspections:
   Type I (>150,000 Tons/Year) 3 5 4 4
   Type II, III (Between 500 and 150,000 71 51 60 60
   Tons/Year)
   Type IV (Less than 500 Tons/Year) 37 39 35 35
   Other (General) 59 65 60 60
   Compliance Rate for Solid Waste Inspections 92% 93% >90% >90%
   Solid Waste Complaints Investigated 47 34 45 45
   New Water Right Permits Issued 203 124 115 130
   Water Right Permit Cancellations 41 24 30 30
   Deferred Water Right Applications 20 19 18 16
   Water Right Permit Investigations 154 23 100 150
   Water Right Complaint Investigations 35 37 35 35
   Daily Stream Flow Measuring Stations 51 51 51 51
   Observation Wells Constructed 0 2 5 5
   Water Well Drillers Licensed 162 162 130 130
   Well Pump Installers Licensed 35 33 28 28
   Inspections of State-Owned Dams and Other High 54 46 53 81
   Hazard Dams
   Total Number of Water Right Observation Wells 1,565 1,567 1,570 1,570
   Observation Well Measurements 14,253 13,812 14,000 14,000
   Observation Wells Repaired or Developed 402 241 400 400
   Dry Draw Location Notices Recorded 95 60 70 80
   Reported Surface Water Use for Irrigation 74,972 (actual) 74,000 80,000 82,000
   (Acre-Feet -- Calendar Year)
   Reported Groundwater Use for Irrigation 161,956 (actual) 160,000 165,000 170,000
   (Acre-Feet -- Calendar Year)
   Irrigation Questionnaires Mailed 3,040 3,148 3,198 3,258
   Irrigation Questionnaire Violation Suspensions 6 2 2 2
   Ordinary High Water Marks Established 0 0 1 1
   Lake Level Measurements 283 292 292 292
   Data Recorders for Measuring Water Levels 80 58 55 50
   in Observation Wells
   Temporary Water Permits Issued 134 131 130 135
   Transfer of Water Right Permit 110 107 100 110

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