Region 5 Office of Regional Counsel

Contact Information

Office of Regional Counsel
US EPA Region 5
77 West Jackson Blvd. (C-14J)
Chicago, IL 60604-3511
Phone: 312-886-2944
Fax: 312-886-0747

Filing Administrative Cases

For Information on all administrative cases filed in Region 5, contact the Region 5 Hearing Clerk

National links

National Enforcement

The Landmark Civil Case United States v. John A. Rapanos, Resolved

On March 18, 2009, Judge Friedman, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, entered a Consent Decree between the United States and John A. Rapanos, his wife and several wholly owned companies (Defendants) to resolve the civil case United States v. John Rapanos, et al.

United States v. John A. Rapanos (PDF) (3pp, 16K About PDF) (Updated 3/31/09)

Continuing Legal Education 2009 Training Schedule

The Legal Practitioner's Guide (includes information on Civil Actions, Administrative Orders, Case Initiations, Self-Service Filings and the Regional Hearing Clerk)

Enforcement Information

Region 5 Enforcement & Compliance Home
Case Summaries - Significant case developments. Also available via weekly email
Annual enforcement results
Make a self-disclosure of an environmental violation
Self-disclosures, Environmental Audit Policies and Laws