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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued an administrative complaint and proposed a civil penalty of $157,500 to Moo Town Dairy near Sulphur Springs, Texas, for violations of the Clean Water Act.

The dairy, located about six miles southeast of Sulphur Springs, on the west side of County Road 2321, is a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO). The violation alleged is for an unauthorized discharge of pollutants to an unnamed creek, a tributary of Running Creek, which eventually discharges to Lake Fork Reservoir. The discharges resulted from improper operation and frequent overflow of a manure collection pit, storm water runoff from an open lot, a carcass disposal area, commodity storage barns, and silage bunkers.

“EPA will continue to vigorously enforce our nation’s environmental laws through a strong enforcement program,” said EPA Regional Administrator Richard E. Greene. “When these facilities fail to follow the rules, immediate actions will be taken to ensure compliance with the law.”

In October 2007, inspectors from EPA and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) conducted an inspection of the facility. The inspection revealed numerous permit violations, including unauthorized discharges of pollutants to waters of the United States. On November 26, 2007, EPA issued a cease and desist administrative order which required the dairy owner to address the permit violations identified during the October 2007 inspection.

EPA and TCEQ inspectors conducted a follow-up inspection of the facility in June 2008. The inspection revealed that the facility had not addressed many of the violations identified during the previous inspection in October 2007. The new violations include continued unauthorized discharge of pollutants to waters of the United States due to improper operations and overflow of a manure collection pit.

On June 27, 2008, EPA issued a real-time cease and desist administrative order requiring the facility to immediately stop all unauthorized discharges of pollutants originating from the improperly managed and overflowing manure collection pit. The order also requires that all wastewater from the silage bunkers and commodity storage area drain to storage lagoons and the clean up of all areas where polluted water has pooled, including the facility property and the adjacent property to the west through which the unnamed tributary flows.

Based on these findings, EPA has proposed to assess a civil penalty of $157,500, and orders the owner and operator of the Moo Town Dairy to immediately take action to bring the facility into compliance with the Clean Water Act.

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The Environmental Protection Agency has given final approval to the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) clean air plan for ozone, making the region the first in the nation to receive such an endorsement. Under the plan, ozone forming pollutants will be reduced by 88 tons per day, and officials expect air quality in the area to meet the federal ozone standard of 84 parts per billion (ppb) by 2010. 

“With this plan, more than six million residents who call the Dallas-Fort Worth area home will be breathing cleaner, healthier air,” said EPA Regional Administrator Richard E. Greene.  “To be the first in the nation to develop a viable plan to reduce ozone is significant in itself.  But to have done it while also balancing the needs of a growing population and vibrant economy makes it even more remarkable.”

The clean air plan, referred to as the State Implementation Plan, or SIP, will improve air quality by more than 55 percent over 1999 levels, which, in combination with previous plans, will result in a total of 409 tons per day of ozone pollution reduction. This summer, the DFW area had the lowest levels of ozone in three decades.  This year the area had 32 fewer days when air monitors exceeded the smog standard than in the late 1990s—a reduction of 78 percent.

“Continuation of this trend in the improvement of DFW air quality puts the area on course to achieve compliance with the new health-based standards announced by the EPA Administrator earlier this year,” Greene continued.

EPA and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality collaborated with businesses, governments, and communities from across the area to ensure the plan would achieve the needed ozone reductions.  The Texas Emissions Reduction Plan (TERP) and AirCheckTexas program were major contributors to the plan’s effectiveness. 

Together, the programs are providing more than $100 million this year to help get older, more polluting heavy-duty engines and vehicles off the road.  Since its start in 2001, TERP has provided more than $545 million in grants for replacing and retrofitting older diesel engines, with another $140 million in applications under consideration.  This total is more than any other state in the nation, and TERP now serves as a national model.

Other ozone reductions in the plan came from work by the North Central Texas Council of Governments and emissions reductions from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and Love Field.  Further reductions under the plan will come from controls on thousands of North Texas natural gas compressor engines, cement plants, power plants, and back-up generators used by business and industry.

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Environmental stakeholders from across the country will meet to discuss how to turn contaminated properties into viable sites for renewable energy projects on December 10-11 in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is co-sponsoring the workshop, “Brown to Green: Make the Connection to Renewable Energy,” with the New Mexico Environment Department and the New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department.

“Whether it's business and government or science and academics, we all have a stake in our environment,” said EPA Regional Administrator Richard E. Greene. “By working together, we can find new and better ways to return problem properties to productive use.”

Workshop organizers plan to use information gained from the event to develop a best practices document with guidelines for locating renewable energy projects on contaminated sites.

The workshop will feature information on EPA’s national renewable energy development initiative, which focuses on using currently or formerly contaminated properties and mining sites for renewable energy projects.

EPA manages multiple programs such as Superfund, Brownfields, and Ready for Reuse to clean up and revitalize contaminated properties. These sites are often a good fit for renewable energy projects because they have existing transmission capacity and infrastructure in place, and most of the acreage is in non-urban areas.

Other topics to be discussed during the workshop include New Mexico’s clean energy initiatives, state and federal regulatory considerations, tribal projects, funding sources, case studies, and opportunities for developers, manufacturers, utilities and others.

"We are fortunate to have a Governor and strong leadership in New Mexico who promote our clean energy and climate change policies so they take center stage -- we continue to implement important policies to provide cleaner air and address a warming climate," said New Mexico Environment Department Secretary Ron Curry. "In addition, we have been able to oversee programs and work with forward-thinking companies to convert previously contaminated properties into usable sites."

Renewable energy is obtained from sources that can be replenished continually, such as solar, wind, geothermal and biomass. Using renewable energy reduces greenhouse gas emissions, decreases dependence on foreign oil, and provides domestic economic development. Demand for renewable energy is estimated to grow by 31 percent over the next 25 years, and renewable energy generation is projected to increase by 45 percent over that same period.

“Governor Richardson’s clean energy policies have led to significant development in New Mexico’s wind resources, with biomass, solar, and geothermal primed to follow. We welcome collaboration with other government agencies and industry to strategically evaluate and re-use brownfields, and green power production should be a primary consideration,” stated Joanna Prukop, Cabinet Secretary of the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department.

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Diane Rhodes, Asthma Educator for the Department of Safe and Healthy Schools within San Antonio’s North East Independent School District, has been honored today by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in recognition of her outstanding commitment to a healthy school environment. EPA presented Ms. Rhodes with its National Special Achievement Award during the 9th Annual Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools National Symposium in Washington, D.C.

“EPA is honored to present this award to Ms. Rhodes for her efforts in ensuring students, teachers and staff have a healthy environment in which to learn and work,” said EPA Regional Administrator Richard E. Greene. “This award recognizes those individuals whose commitment for improved indoor air quality in schools has had a lasting impact on their school system.”

In 1995, EPA created the Tools for Schools program in response to studies highlighting the deteriorating conditions of the nation’s schools and the alarming rise in asthma cases, particularly among school and preschool age children. Asthma alone accounts for 13 million missed school days each year. Today, one out of every ten school-age children has asthma. Half of the nation’s schools are now implementing indoor air quality management programs, with 85 percent of those schools basing their efforts on the EPA’s Tools for Schools program.

Diane Rhodes said, “by systematically addressing the four components of asthma control within our school district we can achieve our goal to increase the quality of life for our 6,000 asthmatic children within NEISD. Asthma no longer has to be a disease that negatively affects attendance, performance, physical activity level, and social engagement of our children. By having the Tools for Schools program in place, the North East school district can provide an asthma/allergy friendly environment to all students as well as provide asthma management education to children, parents, staff, and the community.

As the leader of the NEISD Asthma Awareness Program, Diane Rhodes developed a framework to address the four components of asthma control: Awareness, Medication, Environment, and Education. Her efforts have lead to numerous districtwide policy changes and the creation of Asthma Blow Out events designed to provide an evening of asthma education to the community.

A special recognition ceremony and reception was held to honor recipients of the 2008 National Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools awards. To date, more than 200 schools and school districts nationwide have been recognized by EPA for their accomplishments in creating a healthy learning environment and maintaining healthy indoor air quality in their facilities.

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San Antonio’s North East Independent School District has been honored today for implementing successful indoor air quality programs during the 9th Annual Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools National Symposium in Washington, D.C.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) presented Mr. Jacinto (Speedy) Gonzales, representing the North East District, with its National Excellence Award for their exemplary indoor air quality program and their exceptional commitment to good indoor air quality management within the district.

“EPA is honored to recognize the North East ISD for its efforts in implementing outstanding and effective indoor air quality programs,” said EPA Regional Administrator Richard E. Greene. “The Tools for Schools program is a common sense guide to help prevent and solve the majority of indoor air problems affecting many of our nation’s schools.”

EPA created the Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools program in response to studies drawing attention to the range of indoor air quality and related problems in school buildings, the alarming rise in asthma and allergies among school children, and the knowledge that indoor air pollutants can bring a variety of health effects, from respiratory problems to headaches and nausea.

Dr. Brian Gottardy, Associate Superintendent for Operations said, “the District is honored to be one of the recipients of the prestigious EPA award that is given to those school districts for implementing these national Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools guidelines. All of the departments within the Division of Operations are striving to provide a healthy learning environment for all students and staff in the District’s 67 schools and buildings.”

Superintendent Richard Middleton recognized the link between the health of the students and academic performance, and took steps towards addressing both. Superintendent Middleton set a goal to increase average daily attendance by 1 percent for the 2008-2009 school year.

To achieve this goal the district hired an Asthma Educator and created the Department of Safe and Healthy Schools, and through the execution of sound indoor air quality management practices, has experienced measurable health outcomes including a .3 percent increase in attendance from June 2007 to July 2008, and a 50 percent decrease in inhaler usage due to asthma.

A special recognition ceremony and reception was held to honor recipients of the 2008 National Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools awards. Since its beginning in 1995, the Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools program has recognized more than 200 schools and school districts nationwide for their accomplishments in creating a healthy learning environment and maintaining healthy indoor air quality in their facilities.

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Peggy Caruso, Assistant Director of Maintenance and Operations for the Katy Independent School District, has been honored today by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in recognition of her outstanding commitment to a healthy school environment.

EPA presented Ms. Caruso with its National Special Achievement Award during the 9th Annual Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools National Symposium in Washington, D.C.

“Good indoor air quality contributes to a healthy learning environment,” said EPA Regional Administrator Richard E. Greene. “EPA is honored to recognize Ms. Caruso for her efforts in implementing outstanding and effective indoor air quality programs.”

The Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools National Special Achievement Award recognizes individuals and organizations from across the country whose commitment to improved school indoor environments has led to tangible, sustainable indoor air quality management programs. These individuals and organizations demonstrate a significant dedication to student and staff health and wellness and have taken steps to leave a positive, lasting impact on their school system, the staff and students, and the entire community.

“Every school district should voluntarily implement the Tools for Schools program,” said Peggy Caruso. “The program can be used to coordinate a variety of activities that impact the learning environment. It saves money, is flexible and usable. Correcting problems before they occur has a positive affect on the education process.”

Peggy Caruso is one of Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools most distinguished champions. Not only is she intimately involved in the day-to-day operations of Katy ISD’s award winning Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools program, but also participates heavily in planning for major equipment overhauls, renovations to existing facilities, and construction of new buildings.

A special recognition ceremony and reception was held to honor recipients of the 2008 National Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools awards. To date, more than 200 schools and school districts nationwide have been recognized by EPA for their accomplishments in creating a healthy learning environment and maintaining healthy indoor air quality in their facilities.

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More than $11.8 billion in environmental improvements were secured and an estimated four billion pounds of pollution were prevented as a result of enforcement actions by the Environmental Protection Agency this year. Both figures represent record highs for the agency. Results for cases with facilities in Oklahoma brought more than 49 million pounds of pollution reductions, nearly $43 million in penalties and environmental improvements, and 274 concluded enforcement actions.

“Enforcement is a vital part of EPA’s commitment to protecting the environment and public health,” said EPA Regional Administrator Richard E. Greene. “As a result of these efforts, communities throughout Oklahoma will benefit from less pollution and more investments by industry to better control pollutants. I commend the work of our staff and environmental partners on a job well done.”

EPA’s enforcement numbers were released today by its Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance as part of its fiscal year 2008 accomplishments report. The report outlines some of the agency’s notable achievements in the areas of civil and criminal enforcement, compliance assistance, public health, environmental justice and international cooperation.

A total of $565 million in environmental improvements, 437 million pounds in pollution reductions and two billion pounds of treated or disposed hazardous waste were realized across the region comprising Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.

Among the agency’s enforcement achievements involving facilities in Oklahoma is the national settlement against Sinclair Oil Corporation. Under the agreement, Sinclair will pay a $2.45 million civil penalty and spend more than $72 million for new and upgraded pollution controls to reduce air pollution from its three refineries -- one located in Tulsa and two in Wyoming. In addition, the company will spend $150,000 on supplemental environmental projects in Oklahoma, including $100,000 to install new controls to reduce emissions of particulate matter from the City of Tulsa’s fleet of municipal trash trucks.

Approximately 1,100 tons of nitrogen oxide emissions and 4,600 tons of sulfur dioxide emissions will be reduced when new pollution controls required under the settlement are fully implemented. The new controls also will result in additional reductions of volatile organic compounds and particulate matter from each of the refineries.

Oklahoma was also a part of the national Home Depot settlement. Under this settlement, the company agreed to pay a $1.3 million penalty and implement a nationwide compliance program to resolve violations of the Clean Water Act at more than 30 construction sites in 28 states, including a site in Lawton, Oklahoma, where a new Home Depot store was being built. The settlement requires that Home Depot implement a comprehensive, corporate-wide program to prevent storm water pollution at each new store it builds nationwide by developing improved pollution prevention plans for each site, increasing site inspections, and promptly correcting any problems at its sites.

In addition to enforcement actions, EPA provided help to more than 12,421 regional businesses and individuals in understanding and complying with environmental responsibilities during the past year.

The EPA enforcement program is a vital tool in ensuring compliance with the nation’s environmental laws and inspiring businesses, governments and others to focus on pollution prevention.

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More than $11.8 billion in environmental improvements were secured and an estimated four billion pounds of pollution were prevented as a result of enforcement actions by the Environmental Protection Agency this year. Both figures represent record highs for the agency. Results for cases with facilities in Texas brought more than 223 million pounds of pollution reductions, more than $528 million in penalties and environmental improvements, and 206 concluded enforcement actions.

“Enforcement is a vital part of EPA’s commitment to protecting the environment and public health,” said EPA Regional Administrator Richard E. Greene. “As a result of these efforts, communities throughout Texas will benefit from less pollution and more investments by industry to better control pollutants. I commend the work of our staff and environmental partners on a job well done.”

EPA’s enforcement numbers were released today by its Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance as part of its fiscal year 2008 accomplishments report. The report outlines some of the agency’s notable achievements in the areas of civil and criminal enforcement, compliance assistance, public health, environmental justice and international cooperation.

A total of $565 million in environmental improvements, 437 million pounds in pollution reductions and two billion pounds of treated or disposed hazardous waste were realized across the region comprising Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.

Among the agency’s enforcement achievements involving facilities in Texas is the treatment and disposal of 1.7 billion pounds of hazardous waste from Agrifos Fertilizer, Inc. in Pasadena. EPA issued an Imminent and Substantial Endangerment Order to Agrifos and ExxonMobil to address long-term wastewater EPA enforcement in Texas continues to cut pollution management and prevent future endangerment to human health and the environment.

Agrifos operates a mineral processing facility that extracts phosphorus from mineral ores for use in commercial fertilizer. The facility accumulated excessive amounts of acidic wastewater that threatened catastrophic failure of the impoundments. An abnormal amount of rainfall caused an excess of wastewater resulting in the failure of a portion of the retaining wall, which released wastewater into a county drainage ditch, Cotton Patch Bayou, and then into the Houston Ship Channel. The overflow released approximately 54 million gallons of wastewater, and at least one fish kill was reported in the bayou.

EPA also secured an agreement with ConocoPhillips to pay a $1.2 million civil penalty for Clean Water Act violations related to more than 2,000 effluent discharges from a petroleum refinery it operates in Borger, Texas. As a result of this case, the company will monitor surrounding waters, including Dixon Creek and the Canadian River, for selenium levels and accumulation of selenium in fish tissue. ConocoPhillips is also required to maintain controls put in place to minimize its selenium discharges and to correct whole effluent toxicity violations. Lastly, the company will perform a supplemental environmental project estimated to cost approximately $600,000, which will reduce the amount of solids discharged into local waterways during storm events.

In addition to enforcement actions, EPA provided help to more than 12,421 regional businesses and individuals in understanding and complying with environmental responsibilities during the past year.

The EPA enforcement program is a vital tool in ensuring compliance with the nation’s environmental laws and inspiring businesses, governments and others to focus on pollution prevention.

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Polluters agree to spend $11.8 billion on environmental controls and cleanup nationwide.

More than $11.8 billion in environmental improvements were secured and an estimated four billion pounds of pollution were prevented as a result of enforcement actions by the Environmental Protection Agency this year. Both figures represent record highs for the agency. Results for cases with facilities in Arkansas brought more than seven million pounds of pollution reductions, more than $542,000 in penalties and environmental improvements, and 53 concluded enforcement actions.

Enforcement is a vital part of EPA’s commitment to protecting the environment and public health,” said EPA Regional Administrator Richard E. Greene. “As a result of these efforts, communities throughout Arkansas will benefit from less pollution and more investments by industry to better control pollutants. I commend the work of our staff and environmental partners on a job well done.”

EPA’s enforcement numbers were released today by its Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance as part of its fiscal year 2008 accomplishments report. The report outlines some of the agency’s notable achievements in the areas of civil and criminal enforcement, compliance assistance, public health, environmental justice and international cooperation. A total of $565 million in environmental improvements, 437 million pounds in pollution reductions and two billion pounds of treated or disposed hazardous waste were realized across the region comprising Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.

Among the agency’s enforcement achievements for Arkansas is the reduction of more than 1.5 million pounds of pollutants from Cal-Maine Food Inc., a concentrated animal feeding operation in Green Forest. Cal-Maine was issued an administrative order to cease and desist all discharges of pollutants into a tributary to Yocum Creek. As a result, the company modified its chicken composting operation to eliminate the possibility of future discharges and removed composting material from drainage pathways on the site.

EPA also helped protect Arkansas waterways through a multi-regional case against Magellan Midstream Partners. The case addressed violations that included the illegal discharge of gasoline and fuel oil from pipelines in five states, including Arkansas, into nearby waterways over a 10-year period. As a result of this national case, Magellan will pay a civil penalty of $5.3 million and spend $750,000 on removing or minimizing any external threats, such as damage from farm equipment and bulldozers, corrosion, leaks and pipeline operator error along segments of its pipeline. The company will also implement system-wide changes to improve employee training, leak response procedures, and protocols for detecting and responding to leaks and ruptures.

In addition to enforcement actions, EPA provided help to more than 12,421 regional businesses and individuals in understanding and complying with environmental responsibilities during the past year.

The EPA enforcement program is a vital tool in ensuring compliance with the nation’s environmental laws and inspiring businesses, governments and others to focus on pollution prevention.

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Polluters agree to spend $11.8 billion on environmental controls and cleanup nationwide.

More than $11.8 billion in environmental improvements were secured and an estimated four billion pounds of pollution were prevented as a result of enforcement actions by the Environmental Protection Agency this year. Both figures represent record highs for the agency. Results for cases with facilities in Louisiana brought nearly 176 million pounds of pollution reductions, more than $183 million in penalties and environmental improvements, and 52 concluded enforcement actions.

“Enforcement is a vital part of EPA’s commitment to protecting the environment and public health,” said EPA Regional Administrator Richard E. Greene. “As a result of these efforts, communities throughout Louisiana will benefit from less pollution and more investments by industry to better control pollutants. I commend the work of our staff and environmental partners on a job well done.”

EPA’s enforcement numbers were released today by its Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance as part of its fiscal year 2008 accomplishments report. The report outlines some of the agency’s notable achievements in the areas of civil and criminal enforcement, compliance assistance, public health, environmental justice and international cooperation. A total of $565 million in environmental improvements, 437 million pounds in pollution reductions and two billion pounds of treated or disposed hazardous waste were realized across the region comprising Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.

Among the agency’s enforcement achievements for Louisiana is the national E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co. settlement, which will eliminate more than 13,000 tons of harmful emissions annually from four sulfuric acid production plants in Louisiana, Virginia, Ohio, and Kentucky. Louisiana partnered with EPA and will receive $550,000 of the $4.1 million civil penalty. DuPont will also spend at least $66 million on air pollution controls by installing state-of-the-art “dual absorption” pollution control equipment at the Darrow, Louisiana, facility.

EPA also partnered with the State of Louisiana in a multi-regional case against Equistar Chemicals LP. Nationally, Equistar will spend more than $125 million on pollution controls and cleanup to address a myriad of air, water and hazardous waste violations at seven petrochemical plants in Louisiana, Texas, Illinois, and Iowa. The company’s investment in comprehensive control and operational measures is expected to significantly reduce air, water and hazardous waste pollution from the facilities. Louisiana will receive $178,600 of the $2.5 million penalty, and Equistar will pay at least $25,000 to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality to establish a fund to support hurricane cleanup and recovery activities.

In addition to enforcement actions, EPA provided help to more than 12,421 regional businesses and individuals in understanding and complying with environmental responsibilities during the past year.

The EPA enforcement program is a vital tool in ensuring compliance with the nation’s environmental laws and inspiring businesses, governments and others to focus on pollution prevention.

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Polluters agree to spend $11.8 billion on environmental controls and cleanup nationwide.

More than $11.8 billion in environmental improvements were secured and an estimated four billion pounds of pollution were prevented as a result of enforcement actions by the Environmental Protection Agency this year. Both figures represent record highs for the agency. Results for cases with facilities in New Mexico brought more than 191 million pounds of pollution reductions, more than $9 million in penalties and environmental improvements, and 46 concluded enforcement actions.

“Enforcement is a vital part of EPA’s commitment to protecting the environment and public health,” said EPA Regional Administrator Richard E. Greene. “As a result of these efforts, communities throughout New Mexico will benefit from less pollution and more investments by industry to better control pollutants. I commend the work of our staff and environmental partners on a job well done.”

EPA’s enforcement numbers were released today by its Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance as part of its fiscal year 2008 accomplishments report. The report outlines some of the agency’s notable achievements in the areas of civil and criminal enforcement, compliance assistance, public health, environmental justice and international cooperation. A total of $565 million in environmental improvements, 437 million pounds in pollution reductions and 2 billion pounds of treated or disposed hazardous waste were realized across the region comprising Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.

Among the agency’s enforcement achievements for New Mexico is the national Home Depot settlement. Under the settlement, the company agreed to pay a $1.3 million penalty and implement a nationwide compliance program to resolve violations of the Clean Water Act at more than 30 construction sites in 28 states, including a site in Alamogordo, New Mexico, where a new Home Depot store was being built. The settlement requires that Home Depot implement a comprehensive, corporate-wide program to prevent storm water pollution at each new store it builds nationwide by developing improved pollution prevention plans for each site, increasing site inspections, and promptly correcting any problems at its sites. In addition to enforcement actions, EPA provided help to more than 12,421 regional businesses and individuals in understanding and complying with environmental responsibilities during the past year.

The EPA enforcement program is a vital tool in ensuring compliance with the nation’s environmental laws and inspiring businesses, governments and others to focus on pollution prevention.