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General Reference
Enforcement and Compliance Key Topic Listing
A map of this website, showing the key topics under each subject area.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
This page provides answers to frequently asked questions about the various topics on the Compliance and Enforcement site. When reviewing the FAQs simply choose the topic area that best addresses your issue or concern.
Newsletters & Listservs
For current news related to compliance and enforcement activities on specific topics, please try our Newsletters & Listservs. For breaking and up to the minute news, please visit our compliance and enforcement Newsroom.
Compliance and Enforcement Reports
EPA's enforcement and compliance assurance program is focused on producing measurable results to protect public health and the environment. Available reports include OECA Accomplishments, Measures of Success, Federal Facility Accomplishments, and National Public Water System Compliance Reports.
Publications
This provides access to Enforcement and Compliance publications.

Report a Violation - Tip or Complaint
EPA is very interested in your environmental tip or complaint. Please provide us any information you may have about alleged violations.

Hotlines
For assistance with your questions about general environmental issues try the EPA Hotlines.

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request
This provides the public an opportunity to submit a FOIA request to the EPA FOIA Office. For a faster response in obtaining policy and guidance documents, please contact the Enforcement & Compliance Docket and Information Center (ECDIC)

Terms of Environment
Provides a glossary of the most common environmental terminology you will find throughout the site.
 

Legal Resources Data Systems and Models
Policy & Guidance
Policy and Guidance provides public access to regulatory information supporting the Agency's
enforcement and compliance activities. You will find a collection of policy and guidance documents, related enforcement and compliance assistance publications, along with access to federal register notices, proposed and final rules.
Data Systems
This topic identifies those systems used to manage and access facility performance under various enforcement and compliance programs.
Consent Decrees and Settlement Agreements
Consent Decrees provide access to orders by a judge, to which all parties involved have voluntarily agreed, as a way to address the environmental issue in dispute.

Data Models
This topic provides models for calculating performance, cost and cost savings associated with various compliance and enforcement programs.

 

Cases and Settlements
Cases and Settlements provided links to some of the more significant cases and settlements involving the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from 1998 to the present time.

Geographical Information System (GIS)
"Where You Live" - GIS applications provide the ability to select a geographic area and view available facility data representing facilities within that area.

 

Legal Decisions
Legal Decisions provides access to the Regional Judicial Officer Decisions, Administrative Law Judge Decisions and Environmental Appeals Board decisions.

 

 

Regulations/Statutes
Regulations/Statutes provides access to major statutes or laws that form the legal basis for the programs of the EPA, federal regulations codified in the Code of Federal Regulations, and the official record of all U.S. laws.

 

Some of the documents provided by EPA are Adobe Acrobat PDF (Portable Document Format) Files. They can be viewed, and printed, with the use of an Adobe Acrobat Reader.

 

 

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