EPA's regulatory action
The EPA has many regulatory tools it uses to achieve environmental compliance. The following table provides a tally of the regulatory actions undertaken by the EPA across the state from October to December 2016.
The EPA has many regulatory tools it uses to achieve environmental compliance. The following table provides a tally of the regulatory actions undertaken by the EPA across the state from October to December 2016.
|
REGULATORY ACTION |
TOTAL |
|
Inspections undertaken |
414 |
|
Prevention Notices issued |
2 |
|
Clean Up Actions issued |
8 |
|
Penalty Notices issued |
35 |
|
Smokey Vehicle Infringement Notices issued |
16 |
|
Noisy Vehicle Infringement Notices issued |
357 |
|
Infringement Notice for Littering from a motor vehicle issued |
1720 |
|
Environmental Programs |
|
|
26 |
|
34 |
|
10 |
|
Environmental programs total worth |
$ 9,309,000 |
|
Prosecutions |
|
|
Prosecutions commenced |
32 |
|
Prosecutions completed |
26 |
|
Total financial penalties imposed |
$463,970 |
|
Enforceable Undertakings (EU) |
1 |
|
Prosecutions total worth |
$535,970 |
|
TOTAL |
$9,844,970 |