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Enforcement Annual Results Numbers at a Glance for Fiscal Year (FY) 2014
Accomplishments
The following is a list of key results of compliance and enforcement activities.
Civil Enforcement Results
| |
Concluded Cases |
| Pollution Reduced, Treated or Eliminated (Pounds)2 |
515,000,000 |
| Hazardous Waste Treated, Minimized, or Properly Disposed of (Pounds)2 |
711,000,000 |
| Contaminated Soil to be Cleaned Up (Cubic Yds)2 |
15,000,000 |
| Contaminated Water to be Cleaned Up (Cubic Yds)2 |
856,000,000 |
| Stream Miles Restored or Created (Linear Feet) |
79,457 |
| Wetlands Restored or Created (Acres) |
573 |
| People Protected by Safe Drinking Water Act Enforcement (# of People)3 |
839,000 |
| Toxic Material Abated (# Housing Units, Schools, Buildings) |
255 |
| Volume (gallons) of Untreated Discharge Eliminated1 |
73,900,000,000 |
| Hazardous Waste Prevented from Release (Pounds)2 |
30,000,000 |
| Liquid in Underground Storage Tanks Prevented from Release (Gallons)2 |
3,000,000 |
| Underground Injection Wells Prevented from Leaking (# of Wells) |
5,007 |
| Toxic Substance Contamination Prevented (# of Housing Units, Schools, Buildings) |
8 |
| Volume of Oil Spills Prevented (in Gallons)1 |
200,000,000 |
| Toxic Chemicals and Pesticides Prevented from Misuse/Environmental Release (Pounds)2 |
30,000,000 |
| Stream Miles Preserved (Linear Feet) |
4,111 |
| Wetlands Preserved (Acres) |
59 |
Civil Enforcement Monetary Commitments
| |
Concluded Cases |
| Estimated Value of Complying Actions to be Taken in Response to EPA's Concluded Enforcement Actions (Injunctive Relief)2 |
$9,738,000,000 |
| Estimated Investments in Projects that Benefit the Environment and Public Health (Supplemental Environmental Projects)2 |
$17,000,000 |
| Administrative Penalties Assessed2 |
$44,000,000 |
| Judicial Penalties Assessed2 |
$56,000,000 |
| State/Local Judicial Penalties Assessed From Joint Federal-State/Local Enforcement Actions2 |
$7,000,000 |
| Stipulated Penalties Paid2 |
$11,000,000 |
Superfund Cleanup Enforcement
| Amount Committed by Liable Parties to Clean up Superfund Sites2 |
$454,000,000 |
| Amount Committed by Liable Parties to Pay for Government Oversight of Superfund Cleanups2 |
$89,000,000 |
| Amount Committed by Liable Parties to Reimburse the Government for Money Spent Cleaning up Superfund Sites2 |
$58,000,000 |
| ** See Cleanup Enforcement Program Accomplishments |
Civil Enforcement and Compliance Activities
| Referrals of Civil Judicial Enforcement Cases to Department of Justice (DOJ) |
118 |
| Supplemental Referrals of Civil Judicial Enforcement Cases to DOJ |
22 |
| Civil Judicial Complaints Filed with Court |
93 |
| Civil Judicial Enforcement Case Conclusions |
122 |
| Administrative Penalty Order Complaints |
1,336 |
| Final Administrative Penalty Orders |
1,340 |
| Administrative Compliance Orders |
824 |
| Cases with Supplemental Environmental Projects |
100 |
| Inspections/Evaluations4 |
15,600 |
| Civil Investigations |
487 |
Criminal Enforcement Program
| Environmental Crime Cases Opened |
271 |
| Defendants Charged |
187 |
| Years of Incarceration |
155 |
| Fines and Restitution2 |
$63,000,000 |
| Value of Court Ordered Environmental Projects2 |
$16,000,000 |
| ** See Criminal Enforcement Major Case Highlights |
Where necessary to reflect EPA's understanding of the precision of the data, numbers in this document and elsewhere on this Web site have been rounded to two or three significant digits.
The primary source for the data displayed in this document is the EPA Regions certified FY 2014 end of year workbooks as of November 14, 2014. The official databases of record are:
- Integrated Compliance Information System (ICIS)
- Criminal Case Reporting System
- Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation & Liability Information System (CERCLIS)
- Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Information (RCRAInfo)
- Air Facility System (AFS)
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