Pollutant Release and Transfer Register Experience in Mexico. Maricruz Rodríguez Gallegos

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1 Pollutant Release and Transfer Register Experience in Mexico Maricruz Rodríguez Gallegos October, 2006

2 Voluntary Report to PRTR UNITAR project where Egypt and Check Republic were engaged National Coordination Group Establishment National Executive Proposal, Research study for The PRTR Report (aprox.45 facilites), PRTR Annual Voluntary Report (aprox. 150 facilites), Publication of the voluntary Regulation (NMX) con 104 sustancias, 2001 Environmental Law Amendment. Art.109 bis, LGEEPA, 2001 Updating of the format, elaboration and negotiation of the regulation, 2002

3 What is the RETC? The PRTR is National and Public Database which registers the releases (air, water bodies and soil) and transfers non-hazardous waste and sewrage systems) of 104 substances. Publication of the Information Name: TEXTILES MODERNOS S.A. DE C.V. Location: Carranza 25,Toluca, Edo. Méx. Report year: 2004 Air Releases 3 tons/year benzene waste transfers 3 tons/year chromo Water bodies releases 10 tons/year chloroform Ground releases 3 tons/year Biphenyl

4 PRTR Definitions Releases PRTR Substances which penetrate the environment (air, soil, water bodies) Transfers PRTR substances transfers into waste and /or water discharges: Reuse Recycling Co- process Treatment Final Destination

5 PRTR Objectives Integrate Usefull and updated information Deliver truthful information to society on health and environmental risks Trigger higher competitibity and higher environmental performance in the industrial sector Simplify information requirements Strengthen the government in the definition, applications and follow up goals and strategies Compliance of legislation in effect in Mexico

6 PRTR Guidelines Transparency and Objectivity Public and timely access to information Useful information for private sector support Bases for governmental establishment of environmental policies for reduction of emissions and protection of the environment Encouragement of participation of society Support of compliance to International Agreements

7 Opportunities of Coordination within other Institutions in Mexico Vision Federal and Local Legal frame PRTR Strategic Environmental Planning National development Plan Environmental National public information Improvement of Regulations for industry and services Ecological Territorial Regulation Hazardous waste inventory Identification of Infraestructure needs Transparency, objectivity and decision making Support to Air Quality Managment

8 PRTR PRTR performance performance (building (building capability, capability, reception, reception, revision revision and and integration integration of of information) information) PRTR Implementantion Vision and determination of the PRTR scope Definition Definition of of guidelines guidelines Awareness of International experience Design and negotiation Planning Publications Promotion, publication and access to PRTR Operations Development Amendment of the legal frame

9 The National PRTR Integration Federal Criteria Pollutants and PRTR substances to Air coming from 11 industrial sectors (power plant, chemical, steel, hazardous waste, etc). PRTR substances to national water bodies State PRTR substances transfers in Hazardous Waste Generated Federal Criteria Pollutants and PRTR substances to Air coming from State industrial sectors (textil, foods, etc) PRTR substances transfers in special handling Waste Generated and state water bodies Difussion sources included Municipal State State Productive Productive process process (Live (Live cycle cycle Local Local Criteria Pollutants and PRTR substances to Air coming from local services (hotels, hospitals, etc.) PRTR substances in water discharges to local sewrage

10 Legal frame of PRTR Accomplishments Art.109 BIS LGEEPA PRTR REGULATIONS Political Convictions Environmental Law Amendment. Art.109 bis, LGEEPA dec, 2001 Transparency and Access Law to information, jun, 2002 Agreement Format Agreement RETC substances Agreement Release Inventarory PRTR Regulation, jun, 2004 Publication and Applications of the electronic format, AOC (Agreements) jan, Emissions Inventory format and hazardous waste report Integrated Process chart Included with generation data to identify the opportunity areas to prevent emissions of PRTR substances Publication of the first 104 substances (Agreement), march, 2005.

11 Electronic Format to report PRTR I Process description chart and Raw material II Criteria Pollutants General Data III Emissions and Transfers PRTR substances to water bodies and sewrage IV Report of generation of hazardous waste V Emissions and transfers PRTR substances Electronic Report Multimedia (integrates all related to air, water, hazardous waste). Comparability elements included Follow up of environmental performance Catdment or capture validation. Relation of emissions and transfer to process stages.

12 PRTR Substances List 6 Green House Gases Climate CO 2 change CH 4 N 2 O CF HFC SF6 17 Montreal Protocol CFC HCFCs HBFC TET Halons BrM Biphenylpolychlorates Aldrin Clordan DDT Dieldrine Endrine 12 Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) Heptaclorine Mirex Toxafen Dioxins Furans Hexachlorinebencen Other Persistence Bioaccumulation Toxicity MEXICAN REGULATIONS NORMS (air, water and waste) Risk Assessment list Toxic substances (Health Department) 104 RETC substances 50 substances comparables to NPRI and TRI

13 Comparability and Cooperation of PRTR with North America Cooperation Capacity building in Mexico was a key element for PRTR implementation Experiences shared by US and Canada related their programs: NPRI/ EC, 2002, 2004 TRI/EPA, 2002, 2003 CEC Financial Support for the first PRTR National workshop with states Comparability Mandatory register establishing similar media receptor bodies and kind of transfers. classification of industries in sector (SCIAN) List of 50 chemical substances and its register thresholds compared with NPRI and TRI (104 PRTR substances) General elements of comparability included in the electronic format Accidental spills Identification of final estimations of PRTR substances transfers Pollution prevention register Tracks changes over 10% of the PRTR substances

14 Preliminary Results DISTRIBUTION OF FACILITIES THAT REPORT RELEASES AND/OR TRANSFERS 2004 Releases reported hazardous waste (only aprox. 100 reports with PRTR substances) 2600 reported air releases (Criterio Air Pollutants and PRTR substances) Releases and transfers 634 Transfers 175 Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons 3 25 reported water releases (PRTR substances) Other 2 Ozone Depleting Substances 10 PRTR Substances Reported Organo-halogens 4 No reported 23 Metals and metalloids 9 Persistent Organic Pollutants 4 Other 13 Persistent Organic Components 13 ODS 7 Reported 81 GHG 4 Organo-halogens 23 Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons 12

15 PRTR Implementation in States Publish benefits and progress advances in PRTR implementation Cooperation of work plan co-designed and Established though of agreements. Promote the Importance of the NGOs and industry participation in the implementation of the PRTR process in the state. Required of communication and exchange of knowledge and experiences (Electronic Discussion Forum). Identification of state industrial activities and follow up to complete regulations. Automatic transfer of database information, from state to national data. Amendment legal frame States with electronic format application Baja California Colima Chihuahua Distrito Federal Durango Edo. de México Hidalgo Guanajuato Michoacán Nuevo León Tabasco Tamaulipas Chiapas Veracruz Michoacán Tamaulipas Nuevo León

16 Searching criteria o o o o Company State Industrial Sector Substance Substances release Substances Transference

17 Access media Users RETC Web page Use General Public PRTR Intranet COA PRTR Database Inter-institutional and academic sector COA-RETC Intranet Government COA-RETC

18 Further Steps First Publication of the PRTR Final Report Improve PRTR web page and searching tools (GIS). Continue to establish agreements with the States and municipalities Make a substance list to report at National PRTR. To promote homologation among States to reach a substance National list Conduct diffusion campaigns to encourage the usage of PRTR information within the Industry, Research institutions and Government. NGO s and media communication training. PRTR Manual Elaboration for States To better information quality for PRTR

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