Dan Wyant, Michigan DEQ, Department of Environmental Quality Pure Michigan, Midwest Environmental Compliance Conference, Chicago, October 29-30, 2015

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Dan Wyant
Director
“States as the Engine of Creativity”

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3. Priming for DEQ’s “Future”
Organizational Excellence
 Awakened a culture of “customer service”
and compliance assistance
Next: Cultivate an effective organization and
engaged staff
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Optimizing
Service
Developing
Staff
Engaging
Employees
Driving
Organizational
Performance
Leadership, coaching
& mentoring
Individual
Development
Plans
Employee
recognition
Staff connections
Identify best practices
Streamline processes
Maximize resources
DEQ
Organizational
Excellence
Sponsor:
Director Wyant
Michigan
Dashboard
Department
Scorecard
Knowledge Transfer/
Succession Planning
Division Metrics
Staff Contributions
Program Goals
Enhanced
communication

5. Priming for DEQ’s “Future”
Rules and Regulations
 Implemented the Environmental Advisory
Rules Committee (ARC) Recommendations
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Next: Involve stakeholders in the annual
regulatory plans, goals, and rule development

6. Environmental Advisory
Rules Committee
 Executive Order (2011-5) Created Office of
Regulatory Reinvention (ORR)
 1 of 8 Advisory Rules Committees
 12-Member Committee
 June through December 2011
 33 meetings
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7.  77 Total Recommendations
 Air - 20
 Remediation - 24
 Water - 20
 Waste - 9
 General - 4
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Environmental Advisory
Rules Committee

8. Addressing
Recommendations Through:
 Statute Changes
 Amending Rules
 New Policies
 Process Changes
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9. 25% Net Reduction in DEQ Rules
RULE ACTIONS NUMBER
OF RULES
Number of Rules on 4-
11-2011 (ORR Startup)
2,856
Storage Tanks Rules
Moved to Another
Department
-420
Rescinded Rules -348
New Rules +60
DEQ’s Current Total
Number of Rules
2,148
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10. Environmental Advisory
Rules Committee
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Completed (51)
In Process (13)
On Hold (8)
Not Implementing (5)
77 Recommendations
9-24-15

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Regulatory Reinvention Web Page
www.michigan.gov/deq | Regulatory Reinvention

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