The Pacific Southwest region encompasses diverse
landscapes
and cultures. Its industries include numerous oil refineries,
military bases and mining operations. Region 9 has some
of the nation's fastest-growing metropolitan areas as
well as the world's most diverse agricultural economy.
Here, EPA works with local, state, and tribal governments
and other federal agencies to achieve compliance with
our nation's environmental laws through enforcement actions
and compliance assistance efforts.
Introduction to Enforcement
and Compliance Assistance »
In the Spotlight!
EPA released a report of its compliance assurance
and enforcement results in the Pacific Southwest
Region for fiscal year 2004, showing a continued upward trend over the past
three years to rise to the highest number ever.
Read the full report
Read the 2003 report
 Compliance
assistance at work
Within the U.S., an estimated 10 tons of highly toxic mercury are released to the environment
each year from mercury-containing light switches during the
shredding and crushing of old vehicles.
U.S.,
Mexico cooperate to better monitor and
inspect
border hazwaste shipments
 U.S.
federal, Arizona, and Mexican environmental and customs
agencies recently conducted a joint exercise at the Nogales,
Arizona port of entry to improve coordination on inspecting
hazardous waste shipments moving across the border. In
addition, EPA concluded an enforcement
action against three companies for violations involving
hazardous waste shipments that caught fire while in transit
between Tijuana and Riverside County, California.
 Ensuring
companies in your community file hazardous waste reports
Whether they are Fortune 500 companies or just neighborhood
mom-and-pop shops, making sure companies report their hazardous
waste is important to residents of nearby communities who
want to know what's in their back yards.
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