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Compliance Advisories and Enforcement Alerts

The sortable table below contains links to Compliance Advisories and Enforcement Alerts issued by the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance since September 1, 2019, as well as a subset of historic Compliance Advisories, Compliance Alerts and Enforcement Alerts. These historic documents are included here because they may still contain some useful information. Any given Advisory or Alert is reflective of the agency requirements and priorities at the time of publication. Importantly, some requirements and priorities may have changed. As always, you should look at the applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.

Compliance Advisories and Enforcement Alerts address select provisions of EPA regulatory requirements using plain language. Nothing in a Compliance Advisory or Enforcement Alert is meant to replace or revise any EPA regulatory provisions or any other part of the Code of Federal Regulations, the Federal Register, or applicable statutes. For more information, visit Compliance.

Compliance Advisories and Enforcement Alerts issued by the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance
YearStatuteTitle
2025CAAEnforcement Alert: Benzene Fenceline Monitoring at Petroleum Refineries
2024TSCAEnforcement Alert: EPA Enforces Lead Renovation, Repair, and Paint Regulations Against Violators
2024SDWACompliance Advisory: Failure to Comply with Certain New Safe Drinking Water Act Lead and Copper Rule Requirements May Result in Federal Enforcement
2024CAAEPA Finds MSW Landfills are Violating Landfill Gas Emission Rate Calculation Requirements
2024CAAEPA Finds MSW Landfills are Violating Monitoring and Maintenance Requirements
2024CAAEPA Targeting Illegal Imports of Hydrofluorocarbon Super-Pollutants to Combat Climate Change
2024CAALa EPA se enfoca en las importaciones ilegales de supercontaminantes de hidrofluorocarbonos para combatir el cambio climático
2024SDWAManufacturers and Importers May Be Liable for Plumbing Products not Certified as “Lead Free”
2024SDWAEPA Increases Enforcement Activities to Ensure Drinking Water Systems Address Cybersecurity Threats
2024CAA Violations at Petroleum Refineries and Ethylene Plants Cause Excess Benzene and Other VOC Emissions in Nearby Communities (pdf) (233.05 KB)
2023RCRA EPA Finds Significant Noncompliance with the RCRA Coal Ash Disposal Regulations (pdf) (380.29 KB)
2023CAA Auction Houses May Be Liable for Illegal Importation of Uncertified Vehicles and Engines (pdf) (314.99 KB)
2023CWA Tips for Submitting Timely, Accurate, and Complete NPDES Discharge Monitoring Reports (pdf) (213.05 KB)
2023RCRA Data Quality Issues with Hazardous Waste Manifests Submitted to EPA’s e-Manifest System (pdf) (155.53 KB, March 14, 2023)
2023CAA Federal Facility Compliance Under EPA’s National Enforcement and Compliance Initiative to Create Cleaner Air for Communities (pdf) (161.27 KB)
2023CAA Federal Facility Compliance Under EPA’s National Enforcement and Compliance Initiative to Reduce Accidental Releases at Industrial and Chemical Facilities (pdf) (143.44 KB)
2023FIFRA What You Need to Know About Producing, Distributing or Selling Pesticide Devices (pdf) (261.79 KB)
2023CWA EPA Reminder About Clean Water Act Vessel General Permit Requirements (pdf) (442.29 KB)
2022SDWA Potential Noncompliance Associated with Changes in Source Water at Public Water Systems (pdf) (594.26 KB)
2022CAA Engine Enforcement Alert (pdf) (287.35 KB)
2022CWA Compliance Tips for Small Wastewater Treatment Lagoons with Clean Water Act Discharge Permits (pdf) (882.57 KB)
2022TSCA PFAS Ski Wax Enforcement Alert (pdf) (410.16 KB)
2021CAA Chemical Warehouse Enforcement Alert (pdf) (758.86 KB)
2021SDWA EPA’s Initiative to Reduce Noncompliance with Drinking Water Standards at Federally Owned and Operated Water Systems (pdf) (187.38 KB, August 2021, 315F 21001)
2021CAA Violations at Metal Recycling Facilities Cause Excess Emissions in Nearby Non-Compliance Concerns Communities (pdf) (282.57 KB, July 2021, EPA 310-F-21-003)
2021SDWAIncreasing Attention to Community Water System Compliance
2021CWACompliance Tips for Small, Mechanical Wastewater Treatment Plants
2021 Audit Policy Program Spotlight
2021CAARisk of Chemical Accidents During Process Startup
2020CAAEPA Reminder About Inappropriate Use of AP-42 Emission Factors
2020CWAFederal Facility Compliance Under EPA’s National Compliance Initiative to Reduce Significant Noncompliance with CWA NPDES Permits
2020CAAAftermarket Defeat Devices and Tampering are Illegal and Undermine Vehicle Emissions Controls
2020CWACompliance Concerns Associated with Increasing Oil Storage
2020FIFRAEPA Regulations About UV Lights that Claim to Kill or Be Effective Against Viruses and Bacteria
2020CWAClean Water Agencies Increasing Attention to Significant Non-Compliance Dischargers
2020RCRAEPA Enforcement Alert National Compliance Initiative Focus on RCRA Air Emissions
2020FIFRAWhat You Need to Know Regarding Products Making Claims to Kill the Coronavirus Causing COVID-19
2019CAAEPA Observes Air Emissions from Natural Gas Gathering Operations in Violation of the Clean Air Act
2019AHERAManaging Asbestos in Schools
2018RCRAReduction of Hazardous Waste Air Emissions
2018TSCAEPA Enforces Lead Paint Laws to Protect Human Health, Ensure Renovators Comply with Requirements, and Promote Level Playing Field
2017FIFRACrop Damage Complaints Related to Dicamba Herbicides Raising Concerns
2015CAAEPA Observes Air Emissions from Controlled Storage Vessels at Onshore Oil and Natural Gas Production Facilities
2015CAAAnhydrous Ammonia at Refrigeration Facilities Under Scrutiny by U.S. EPA
2014FIFRAPesticide Import Watch Newsletter Volume 14, Number 1 July 2014
2013CWAEPA Targets Clean Water Act Crimes ‐ Illegal Pollution by Animal Confinement Operations Punished by Fines and Incarceration
2013CAAManufacturers of Highway Motorcycles and Nonroad Vehicles and Engines Fall Short of Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements
2012CAAEPA Enforcement Targets Flaring Efficiency Violations
2012FIFRAPesticide Import Watch Newsletter Volume 11, Number 1 August 2012
2011CAANew Vehicle Testing Technology Makes Inspection Fraud Easier to Detect, Spurs Increased EPA Criminal Enforcement
2011TSCACracking Down on Violators of Lead-Based Paint Laws
2010TSCACompliance with New Federal Lead-Based Paint Requirements
2009CAAEPA Steps Up Enforcement Against Illegal Mini-Trucks
2008RCRADon't Let Those Tanks Leak
2008EPCRAFailure to Report Chemical Risks Can Result in Major Fines
2007CAAEPA Enforcement Reduces Threat from Polyvinyl Chloride Manufacturing Plants
2006CWAEPA Enforcement: Preventing Backup of Municipal Sewage into Basements
2006CAAEPA Enforcing Stringent Standards for All Nonroad Engines
2005CAAMany Scooters And Off-road Motorcycle Imports Fail To Meet EPA Standards
2004CAASchools Learn to Protect Students, Staff From Exposure to Asbestos Hazards
2004RCRAMismanagement of Laboratory Waste Creates Risk of Serious Injury
2003CWAEPA Strategically Addressing Raw Sewage Discharges Across Nation to Protect Public, Environment
2003SDWAFederal Court in California Finds Owners-Operators of Public Water Systems Liable for SDWA Violations; Places Eight Systems in Receivership
2003RCRAFinancial Assurance Requirements: A Fundamental Compliance Obligation
2002CWAEPA Addresses Pollutants in Stormwater through Systematic Enforcement Strategy
2002EPCRAEPCRA/CERCLA: Hazardous Chemical Releases Above Certain Quantities Must Be Reported to Authorities
2001CWAEPA Finding Many Industrial Dischargers Failing to Obtain Storm Water Permits as Law Requires
2000CWAClean Water Act Prohibits Sewage Bypass
2000CWAUS EPA Focusing Enforcement Efforts on Oil Spill Violations
2000CAAFrequent, Routine Flaring May Cause Excessive, Uncontrolled Sulfur Dioxide Release
2000CAAEnforcement Alert EPA Steps up Enforcement of Diesel, Gasoline Nonroad Engine Imports
2000RCRAHazardous Waste Management Practices at Mineral Processing Facilities Under Scrutiny by U.S. EPA (Bevill Exclusion)
2000RCRAFoundry Industry's Hazardous Waste Management of Major Concern to U.S. EPA
2000EPCRAFacilities May Have Annual Toxics Release Inventory Reporting Requirements for Nitrate Compounds
2000 EPA’s ‘Audit Policy’ Offers Opportunity for Telecommunications Industry to Remedy Violations
2000 U.S. EPA Encourages Iron and Steel ‘Minimills’ to Self Audits to Address Noncompliance with Environmental Requirements
2000 Universities, Colleges Not Receiving Top Marks for Environmental Compliance
1999CWAEPA Takes Enforcement Action Against Violators Who Ditch Wetlands and Channelize Streams
1999SDWAEnforcement Alert EPA Settles First SDWA Penalty Case Against Federal Facility for $900,000
1999RCRAPetroleum Refineries: Compliance with RCRA Requirements Critical to Protecting Public Health, Environment
1998CAAClean Air Act Prohibits “Defeat Devices” in Vehicles, Engines
1998TSCAEPA Takes Actions Against Violators of Lead Paint Disclosure Rule
1998FIFRAPesticide Labels Must Warn Workers of Health Risks

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