Pacific Southwest, Region 9
Serving: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Pacific Islands, Tribal Nations
Environmental Enforcement in 2006
Numbers at a Glance
| Estimated Environmental Benefits of Enforcement Actions (Including Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEPs)) obtained or committed to: | ||
| Pollutants Reduced (Pounds) | 13,287,463 |
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| Contaminated Soil Cleaned (Cubic Yards) | 1,720,740 |
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| Contaminated Water Cleaned (Cubic Yards) | 329,527,412 |
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| Stream Miles (Linear Feet) | 15,788 |
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| Wetlands Protected (Acres) | 34 |
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| People Protected by Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) Enforcement | 65,000 |
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| Value of Complying Actions | $464,089,159 |
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| Value of Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEPs) | $4,372,050 |
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| Cases with SEPs | 13 |
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| Voluntary Disclosure Program | ||
| Pollutants Reduced as a Result of Audits or Other Actions (Pounds) | 0 |
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| Facilities Initiated | 19 |
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| Companies Initiated | 18 |
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| Notices of Determination (NODs) | 0 |
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| Facilities Resolved | 30 |
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| Companies Resolved | 27 |
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| Total Entities Reached by Compliance Assistance | 4,782 |
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| EPA Administrative Compliance Orders (ACOs) | 83 |
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| EPA Administrative Penalty Complaints (APCs) | 185 |
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| EPA Civil Judicial Referrals | 20 |
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| EPA Final Administrative Penalty Order (FAPO) Settlements | 179 |
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| EPA Civil Judicial Conclusions | 20 |
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| EPA Administrative Penalties | $2,166,417 |
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| EPA Judicial Penalties | 5,651,611 |
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| EPA Stipulated Penalties | $296,050 |
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| Inspections/Evaluations | 1,348 |
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| Civil Investigations | 32 |
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| Number of Regulated Entities Taking Complying Actions during EPA Inspections/Evaluations | 100 |
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| Number of Regulated Entities Receiving Assistance during EPA Inspections/Evaluations | 737 |
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| 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% |
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| Private Party Commitments for Future Response Work (Including Cashouts) 1 | $65.6M |
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| Private Party Commitments for Cost Recovery 1 | $22.9M |
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| Cost Recovery Statute of Limitation Cases Addressed with Total Past Costs Greater Than or Equal to $200,000 (%) | 100% |
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1 In FY 2006, the Office of Site Remediation Enforcement (OSRE) changed the reporting requirements for Consent Decrees (CD) to count only CDs that have been entered by the courts. In previous years, OSRE gave credit at the referred to the Department of Justice, lodged with the court, or entered by the court stages. The amounts for FY2006 include CDs that were counted in previous years (at the referral or lodged stages).
Sources for Data displayed in this document: Integrated Compliance Information System (ICIS), Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation & Liability Information System (CERCLIS), Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Information (RCRAInfo), Air Facility System (AFS), Permit Compliance System (PCS), Criminal Case Reporting System, and National Compliance Data Base System (NCDB), October 28, 2006.
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