MBTA Environmental Department Overview MBTA Board of Directors/ Safety, Health & Environment Subcommittee Andrew Brennan/Sr. Director for Energy & Environment January 20, 2022 Draft for Discussion & Policy Purposes Only 1 MBTA Environmental Department Responsibilities Environmental Matters in Environmental Review and Capital Program Permitting Construction Period Compliance Sustainable Design Support MBTA Environmental Matters in Environmental Compliance Environmental Operating Program Audits & Training & Site Remediation Sustainability Programs Environmental Legal Matters Environmental Sustainability Energy Management Climate Resiliency Resource Conservation 2 CROSS DEPARTMENTAL COORDINATION Engineering & Maintenance Vehicle Capital Engineering Program Environmental Finance Operations Legal Safety Real Estate 3 ENVIRONMENTAL DEPARTMENT ORGANIZATIONAL CHART Chief of Safety Chief of Environment & Health Sr. Director of Energy & Environment Director of Manager of Climate Manager of Project Sustainability Environmental Environmental Resiliency Energy Programs Coordinator Specialist Compliance/AGC Construction Specialist Manager of Environmental Manager of Tanks Site Remediation Environmental Utility Analyst Compliance & Infrastructure Specialist Construction Officer Environmental Environmental Energy Data Compliance Compliance Analyst Officer (2) Officer Energy Efficiency Specialist 4 Environmental Review and Permitting of the Capital Program Manage Environmental Review and Permitting of Capital Projects • State and Federal Environmental Programs • Approvals During Design and Monitor Compliance During Construction • Wetlands and Waterways Permitting • Soil & Waste Management • Endangered Species Protection • Historic Preservation Embed Environmental Sustainability into Projects • Build Climate Resiliency into Planning & Design • Incorporate Energy Efficiency and Water Conservation Systems • Promote Use of Sustainable Materials • Seeking to build LEED Certified and Envision Certified Projects 5 Environmental Compliance – Environmental & Sustainability Management System Environmental Compliance Areas • Underground and Above Ground Storage Tanks • Wastewater Treatment Plants • Air Emissions • Stormwater Management • Spill Prevention Plans • Hazardous Materials Management • Soil & Groundwater Remediation • Vegetation Management • Vehicle Compliance 6 MBTA SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (ESMS) BENEFITS OF THE ESMS TO THE MBTA • Better understanding of our infrastructure and our systems and their environmental conditions via auditing • Regularly develop or upgrade SOP’s to ensure compliance and consistency across the system • Allows us to do smarter financial planning for infrastructure improvements • Provides for cross-fertilization of ideas across the authority • Overlap with the Authority’s Worker Health and Safety programs • Better relationship with state and federal environmental regulators 7 Environmental Sustainability – Energy Program Manage and Track all Energy Consumption – Established an Energy Enterprise Management System to track and control the nearly 600 utility accounts at the MBTA. – Provides us with a data-based tool to make smart energy management decisions Renewable Energy – MBTA now purchases 100% of its electricity from renewable sources – Incorporate renewable energy (solar, wind & geothermal) into energy portfolio Energy Efficiency Upgrades – Over 100 energy efficiency upgrades resulting in yearly savings of $1m/year & 75m kWH and 117 m pounds of GHG’s – Local utilities paid over 60% of the capital costs 8 Annual System-wide Greenhouse Gas Emissions 450,000,000 400,000,000 350,000,000 300,000,000 ) e 2 250,000,000 O C g k ( G 200,000,000 H G 150,000,000 100,000,000 50,000,000 0 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 Fy17 Fy18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22(proj.) Fiscal Year Commuter Rail Bus Fuel Electricity Heating Ride/Ferry/Jet 2030 Goal 9 Environmental Sustainability – Climate Change Resiliency Identify those parts of the system that are likely to be affected by the extreme storm events due to Climate Change: • Flooding, sea level rise, extreme heat, winter conditions, wind, etc. • Perform analysis based on anticipated changes in future storm events (i.e., 2030, 2050, 2070 and 2100) • Assess risk to the system based on those storm conditions Develop Projects that make the MBTA more resilient to the effects of extreme storms: • Flood Protection Barriers • Seawalls • Cooling Projects for Extreme Heat Develop concepts for resiliency projects and work to embed resiliency into “non-resiliency” projects • Elevating New Projects • Using Weather Resistant Materials 10