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Compliance and Enforcement
Compliance and Enforcement subtopics Alphabetical List of All Topics

Complying with environmental regulations is important in protecting public health and the environment. EPA is responsible for enforcing and assuring compliance with environmental regulations and may delegate this responsibility to state and tribal governments. EPA's enforcement efforts focus on assisting businesses and communities with compliance training and guidance. The Agency also partners with foreign governments, international organizations and other federal agencies to help building enforcement and compliance capabilities in other countries, and to fulfill U.S. commitments under international agreements

Recommended EPA Web pages

  • Compliance and Enforcement Homepage
    OECA is responsible for ensuring the compliance of the regulated community with Federal environmental statutes.
  • Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center (ECDIC)
    The ECDIC is a contractor operated facility that provides public access to regulatory information supporting the Agency's enforcement activities.
  • Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO)
    ECHO, Enforcement and Compliance History Online, provides compliance and enforcement information for approximately 800000 EPA-permitted facilities nationwide. ECHO includes permit, inspection, violation, enforcement action, and penalty information about facilities regulated under the Clean Air Act (CAA) Stationary Source Program, Clean Water Act (CWA) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES), and/or Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).
List more recommended EPA Compliance and Enforcement web pages

Browse these EPA Compliance and Enforcement subtopics
Civil Enforcement
Administrative Civil Enforcement, Administrative Penalties, Complaints, Dispute Resolution, Environmental Appeals, Judicial Civil Enforcement, Liability, Orders, Responsible Parties

Compliance Assistance

Compliance Incentives
Self-Auditing

Compliance Monitoring
Audit, Inspection, Investigation

Criminal Enforcement

Delegation
Oversight, State/EPA Agreements, Tribal Environmental Agreement

Environmental Liability
Indemnity

Federal Facilities

Multi-Media Compliance

Reporting

Settlement
Maximum Achievable Control Technology Emission Standards (MACTs), Mediation, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPs), Penalty, Recertification, Reportable Quantity, Supplemental Environmental Project

Violation

Voluntary Standards
Consensus Standards, Environmentally Preferable Purchasing, International Organization for Standardization (ISO), Voluntary Standards Network

 
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