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Compliance and Enforcement Annual Results:
FY2005 Numbers at a Glance
FY2005 Annual Results Topics
The following is a list of key results of compliance and enforcement activities in FY 2005.
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| Estimated Environmental Benefits of Enforcement Actions (Including Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEPs) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pollutants reduced (pounds) | 1,100,000,000 | |
| Contaminated soil and sediment to be cleaned up (cubic yards) | 28,200,000 | |
| Contaminated water to be cleaned up (cubic yards) | 1,600,000,000 | |
| Stream miles (linear feet) | 91,000 | |
| Wetlands protected (acres) | 1,900 | |
| People protected by Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) enforcement | 8,200,000 | |
| Value of Injunctive Relief | $10,000,000,000 | |
| Value of Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEPs) | $57,000,000 | |
| Cases with SEPs | 207 | |
| Voluntary Disclosure Program | ||
| Pollutants reduced as a result of audits or other actions (pounds) | 1,900,000 | |
| Facilities initiated | 1,487 | |
| Companies initiated | 627 | |
| Notices of Determination (NODs) | 436 | |
| Facilities resolved | 1,002 | |
| Companies resolved | 512 | |
| Total Entities Reached by Compliance Assistance | 612,000 | |
| Number of User Visits to Web-based Compliance Assistance Centers | 1,443,000 | |
| EPA Administrative Compliance Orders (ACOs) | 1,916 | |
| EPA Administrative Penalty Complaints (APCs) | 2,229 | |
| EPA Civil Judicial Referrals | 259 | |
| EPA Final Administrative Penalty Order (FAPO) Settlements | 2,273 | |
| EPA Civil Judicial Conclusions | 157 | |
| EPA Administrative Penalties | $27,000,000 | |
| EPA Judicial Penalties | $127,000,000 | |
| EPA Stipulated Penalties | $4,000,000 | |
| Inspections/Evaluations | 21,000 | |
| Civil Investigations | 397 | |
| Number of Regulated Entities Taking Complying Actions during EPA Inspections/Evaluations | 947 | |
| Number of Regulated Entities Receiving Assistance during EPA Inspections/Evaluations | 7,085 | |
| Criminal Program | ||
| Environmental crime investigations | 372 | |
| Defendants charged | 320 | |
| Sentences (years) | 186 | |
| Fines and restitution | $100,000,000 | |
| Judicially mandated projects | $26,000,000 | |
| Pollutant reductions (pounds) | 10,000,000 | |
| Superfund Cleanup Enforcement | ||
| Remedial Action (RA) starts where settlement reached or enforcement action taken by the time of the RA start (during the FY) at non-federal Superfund sites that have known viable, liable parties (%) | 100% | |
| Private party commitments for future response work (including cashouts) | $857,000,000 | |
| Private party commitments for past cost | $249,000,000 | |
| Cost recovery statute of limitation cases addressed with total past greater than or equal to $200,000 (%) | 99% | |
Annual Results by Fiscal Year
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