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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released data on its compliance assurance and enforcement results for Fiscal Year 2002. The results show millions of pounds of harmful pollutants will be reduced, cleaned up, or treated, thousands of acres of wetlands will be restored, and cleaner air, water and soil for the American people. For the first time, EPA is reporting on a wider range of results achieved through its enforcement efforts, including data on groundwater, wetlands, and drinking water.

In addition to estimating the pounds of pollution to be reduced (261 million) and pounds of contaminated soil to be treated (513 million) as it has in previous years, EPA is now measuring gallons of contaminated groundwater to be treated (2.8 billion gallons), acres of wetlands that will be restored (40,000), and the number of people served by drinking water systems that will be brought into compliance (3.15 million) as a result of enforcement activity in FY2002. These measures provide a more thorough and accurate profile of the environmental protection results achieved through EPA's program to enforce the nation's environmental laws. These new measures are important information for the public, and are in keeping with the Administration's emphasis on greater transparency as a tool to achieve compliance.

Annual Results Topics

FY2002 Home Press Release Numbers at a Glance (PDF) Five-Year Trends (PDF)

Graphical Representation

National Totals - Civil Enforcement Actions, FY1998 to FY2002 (PDF) Twenty Pollutants with Largest Reductions Reported for EPA Enforcement Settlements (PDF) Dollar Values of FY2002 Enforcement Actions by Statute (PDF) Dollar Values of Enforcement Actions Concluded: FY1998 to FY2002 (PDF) Civil Judicial Referrals to the Department of Justice since FY1973 (PDF) Administrative Compliance Orders: 1994 to 2002 (PDF) Administrative Penalty Orders: FY1994 to FY2002 (PDF)

You will need Adobe Reader to view some of the files on this page. Use of Audit Policy: FY1998 See EPA's PDF page to learn more. to FY2002 (PDF)

Criminal Enforcement Program Highlights (PDF)

Press Release Compliance Assistance Numbers at a Glance (PDF) (1 pg, 65K) — Fact sheet on annual results Highlights By Statute and

Sector (PDF) Five-Year Trends (PDF) (2 pp, 61K) — Charts tracking key results for five years

Graphical Representation

National Totals - Civil Enforcement Actions, FY1998 to FY2002 (PDF) (1 pg, 85K) — Chart Twenty Pollutants with Largest Reductions Reported for EPA Enforcement Settlements (PDF) (1 pg, 45K) — Chart Dollar Values of FY2002 Enforcement Actions by Statute (PDF) (1 pg, 81K) — Chart Dollar Values of Enforcement Actions Concluded: FY1998 to FY2002 (PDF) (1 pg, 77K) — Graphs Civil Judicial Referrals to the Department of Justice since FY1973 (PDF) (1 pg, 73K) — Graph Administrative Compliance Orders: 1994 to 2002 (PDF) (1 pg, 71K) — Chart Administrative Penalty Orders: FY1994 to FY2002 (PDF) (1 pg, 72K) — Graph Use of Audit Policy: FY1998 to FY2002 (PDF) (1 pg, 72K) — Chart Criminal Enforcement Program Highlights (PDF) (1 pg 62K) — Graph Compliance Assistance Highlights By Statute and Sector (PDF) (1 pg, 75K) — Graph

Annual Results by Fiscal Year: FY2010 | FY2009 | FY2008 | FY2007 | FY2006 | FY2005 | FY2004 | FY2003 | FY2002 | FY2001 | FY2000 | FY1999

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Enforcement and Compliance Program

Numbers at a Glance Fiscal Year 2002

EPA Inspections 17,668 Civil Referrals to the Department of Justice 342 Civil Judicial Settlements 216 Civil Judicial Penalties $55,571,404 Value of Injunctive Relief $3,931,931,345 Value of Supplemental Environmental Projects $56,458,594 Facilities Self Disclosing Violations 927 Companies Self Disclosing Violations 500 Administrative Penalty Order Complaints 1441 Administrative Compliance Orders 1,251 Total Entities Reached by Compliance Assistance 589,566 Administrative Penalties $25,766,401 Criminal Penalties $62,252,318 Criminal Referrals 250 Criminal Sentences (Years) 215 Defendants Charged 325 Criminal Cases Initiated 674 Estimated Pounds of Pollutants Reduced 261,000,000 Pounds of Contaminated Soil to be Reduced 513,000,000 Gallons of Contaminated Groundwater To Be Treated 2,800,000,000 Acres of Wetlands To Be Restored 40,000 Individuals Served by Drinking Water Systems To Be Brought into 3,150,000

Compliance Superfund Cleanup Enforcement

Private Party Commitments $627 Million Orphan Share Compensation Offers $12.5 Million De minimis Settlements/Parties 20/1,600 Parties

January 29, 2003 (4:44pm)

U.S. Environm ental Prote ction Age ncyEnforcement and Com plia nce Program

Numbe rs at a Glance Fiscal Years 2002-1998

FY02 FY01 FY00 FY99 FY98

EPA Inspect ions A17,668 17,560 20,417 21,847 23,237

Civ il Ref errals to the Department of Just ice

342 327 368 403 411

Civi l Judicial Sett lements 216 221 219 215 253

Value of Injunct iv e Relief $3,931,931,345 $4,453,961,458 $1,562,824,364 $3,424,223,733 $1,978,686,766

Judicial Penalties $55,571,404 $101,683,157 $54,851,765 $141,211,765 $63,531,731

Administrativ e Penalties $25,766,401 $23,782,264 $29,258,502 $25,509,879 $28,263,762

Value of Supplemental Environmental Projects

$56,458,594 $89,114,956 $55,888,396 $236,768,552 $90,836,361

Criminal Referrals to Department of Just ice

250 256 236 241 266

Cr iminal Sentences (years) 215.9 256 146.2 208.3 172.9

Def endants Charged 325 372 360 324 350

Criminal Cases Initiated B674 482 477 471 636

Criminal Penalties $62,252,318 $94,726,283 $121,974,488 $61,552,874 $92,800,711

Facilities Self Disclos ing Vio lat ions

927 1,095 C 2,190 990 954

Com panies Self D isclosing Violations

500 397 429 260 200

Administrat ive Penalty Order Complaints

1,441 1,582 1,763 1,654 1,400

Administrativ e ComplianceOrders

1,251 1,494 D 3,388 1,516 1,721

Total Entities Reached by Compliance Assistance

589,566 551,340 351,287 333,108 246,596

Estimat ed Pounds of Pollutants To Be Reduced

261,000,000 660,000,000 335,000,000 E6,800,000,000 629,000,000

Pounds of Contam inated Soil To Be Treated

513,000,000 1,800,000,000 1,300,000,000 574,000,000 n/a

Gallons of C ontaminated Groundwater To Be Treated

2,800,000,000

Acres of Wetlands To Be Rest ored

40,000

Indiv iduals Served by Drinking Water Sy stem s To Be Brought into Compliance

3,150,000

U.S. Environm ental Prote ction Age ncyEnforcement and Com plia nce Program

Numbe rs at a Glance Fiscal Years 2002-1998

FY02 FY01 FY00 FY99 FY98

Superfund C leanup Enf orcement

Priv ate Party Commitments

$627 Million Over $1.7 billion

Over $1.4 billion

Orphan Share Com pensa tion Of f ers

$12.5 Million Over $22.9

million

More than $19.1

billion

De minimis

Settlements /Parties

20/1,600

Parties

15/Ov er 1,900

AIn FY2002, OECA adopted a new policy for counting CAA inspec tions. Under the previous c ounting method, ‘02 inspec tions w ould be over 18,000. BFY02 includes 190 counter-ter rorism initiations. CThe increas e in fac ilities involved in Audit Policy settlements w as due, largely in part, to the Agency 's ef for ts to encourage c orporations w ith multiple facilities to conduc t corporate-w ide audits and develop corporate compliance sys tems. EPA reached

corporate-w ide agreements w ith the telecommunications and iron and steel sectors. DThe significant number of administrative settlements in FY 2001 w as due to the first

time enforcement of a new Safe Drinking Water Ac t requirement to submit Consumer Confidence Reports, dr inking w ater quality reports fo r consumers . EIn FY99, EPA’s s ett lement w ith s even major dies el engine manufac turers to resolve

claims that they installed illegal computer sof tw are on heavy duty diesel engines

resulted in millions of tons of harmf ul nitrogen ox ide (NOx) emiss ions reduced.

January 30, 2003 (2:00pm)

National Totals - EPA Civil Enforcement Activity, FY 1998 - FY 2002

EPA Inspections

FY 1998 FY 1999 FY 2000 FY 2001 FY 2002

23,237 21,847 20,417 17,560 17668*

* In FY02 OECA adopted a new policy for counting CAA inspections. Under the previous method, '02 inspections would exceed 18,000.

EPA Administrative Penalty Order Complaints

FY 1998 FY 1999 FY 2000 FY 2001 FY 2002

1,400 1,654 1,763 1,582 1,441

EPA Civil Judicial New Referrals to DOJ

EPA Administrative Non-Penalty Orders - Cases Concluded

FY 1998 FY 1999 FY 2000 FY 2001 FY 2002

1,721 1,516 3388* 1,494 1,251

The significant number of FY02 administrative settlements was due to 1st time enforcement of a new SDWA requirement to submit Consumer Confidence Reports (drinking water quality reports for consumers).

EPA Administrative Penalty Order Settlements

FY 1998 FY 1999 FY 2000 FY 2001 FY 2002

1,245 1,358 1,730 1,584 1,279

EPA Civil Judicial Settlements

FY 1998 FY 1999 FY 2000 FY 2001 FY 2002

411 403 368 327 342

FY 1998 FY 1999 FY 2000 FY 2001 FY 2002

253 215 219 221 216

OECA/OC/EPTDD/IUTB Source: MOS Reports, ICIS November 14, 2002 January 14, 2003

Twenty Pollutants with the Largest Reductions* Reported for EPA Enforcement Settlements FY 2002

Pollutant Lbs. Reduced Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) 37,344,000 Total Suspended Solids 22,254,198 Nitrogen 16,240,325 Volatile Organic Compounds 11,790,625 Ammonia 6,473,000 BOD 5,536,281 Lead 5,175,439 Nitrogen Oxides (NOX) 4,217,904 Crude Oil 3,511,182 Particulate Matter 2,727,274 Oil and Grease 2,616,329 Electroplating Treatment Sludge 2,414,960 Sulfuric Acid 1,092,423 Fluoride 946,666 Carbon Monoxide (CO) 714,000 Diesel Fuel 683,873 Hydrogen Sulfide 664,000 PCBs 658,694 Solvents 654,428 Zinc 316,501

*This ranking does not include contaminated soil or groundwater

OECA/OC/EPTDD/IUTB Data Source: ICIS (November 14, 2002) January 23, 2002

Dollar Value of FY 2002 EPA Enforcement Actions (by Statute)

Criminal Civil Judicial Administrative $ Value of $ Value of

Penalties Penalties Penalties Jud. Injunctive Adm. Injunctive $ Value of

Assessed Assessed* Assessed* Relief Relief SEPs

CAA $7,162,382 $33,857,828 $5,930,181 $462,502,233 $16,576,601 $31,662,129

CERCLA $3,054,294 $1,589,300 $1,101,822 $429,359,353 $360,940,872 $2,960,218

CWA $29,928,606 $8,706,339 $4,940,169 $1,491,853,587 $813,784,601 $13,078,678

EPCRA $0 $225,000 $3,100,756 $0 $582,589 $1,223,257

FIFRA $120,100 $12,000 $2,945,960 $500,000 $218,150 $12,000

RCRA $2,569,531 $11,130,437 $5,493,918 $12,972,600 $47,288,155 $6,261,460

SDWA $8,750 $500 $373,752 $290,000,000 $2,152,581 $428,200

TSCA $280,000 $50,000 $1,879,843 $400,000 $2,800,023 $832,652

Title 18 & other $19,128,655 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

Totals $62,252,318 $55,571,404 $25,766,401 $2,687,587,773 $1,244,343,572 $56,458,594

*The national total for administrative and civil judicial penalties assessed is $81,337,805 which includes $93,100 regional RCRA UST field citations not included in this chart.

OECA/OC/EPTDD/IUTB December 9, 2002

Source: ICIS (November 14, 2002)

Dollar Value of EPA Enforcement Actions Concluded: FY 1998 to FY 2002

EPA Criminal Penalties EPA Civil Penalties

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$62.3 M

$92.8 M

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OECA/OC/EPTDD/IUTB Data Source: ICIS, Docket and Historical Records December 2, 2002

EPA Administrative Compliance Orders: FY 1994 to FY 2002

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SDWA 2,000

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The significant number of FY02 administrative settlements was due to 1st time enforcement of a new SDWA requirement to submit Consumer Confidence Reports (drinking water quality reports for consumers).

FY 94 FY 95 FY 96 FY 97 FY 98 FY 99 FY 00 FY 01 FY02

Source: MOS Reports, Annual Accomplishments in 1996, OECA/OC/EPTDD/IUTB 1999, ICIS Nov. 14, 2002 January 15, 2003

EPA Administrative Penalty Order Complaints: FY 1994 to FY 2002

1,800

1,600

1,400

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600

400

200

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Source: MOS Reports, ICIS, November 14, 2002

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CERCLA

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OECA/OC/EPTDD/IUTB January 15, 2003

Use of Audit Policy: FY 1998 - FY 2002

200

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260

990

429

2190

397

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Audit Policy Disclosures

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217

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Audit Policy Resolutions Correcting Violations

Companies

Facilities

The increase in facilities involved in Audit Policy settlements was due largely to the Agency's efforts to encourage corporations with multiple facilities to conduct corporate-wide audits and develop corporate compliance systems. EPA reached corporate-wide agreements w/the telecommunications and iron & steel sectors.

Source: ICIS OECA/OC/EPTDD/IUTB November 14, 2002 January 15, 2003

EPA Criminal Enforcement : Major Outputs FY 1998 to FY 2002

800

700

600

500

400

300

200

100

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FY98 FY99 FY00 FY01 FY02

Cases Initiated Referrals Defendants Charged Sentences (Years) Fines ($ Millions)

FY 1998 636 266 350 173 93

FY 1999 471 241 322 208 62

FY 2000 477 236 360 146 122

FY 2001 482 256 477 256 95

FY 2002 674* 250 325 215 62

*FY'02 includes 190 counter-terrorism investigation initiations.

OECA/OC/EPTDD/IUTB Data Source: Criminal Docket 10/29/02 January 15, 2003

FY 2002 National Compliance Assistance by Statue and Sector

Assistance for Industry Sectors

Assistance for TSCA 12% Assistance for CAA20%

Assistance for CWA

2%

5% Assistance for SDWA

5%

Assistance for RCRA 3%

Assistance for FIFRA 6%

Assistance for EPCRA 47%

In addition in FY 2002, the Centers were visited over 673,000 times by their target audiences and the public, and experienced over 2.5 million requests for web pages and compliance assistance documents.

Entities Reached FY 2000: 417,377 FY 2001: 551,340 FY 2002: 589,566

Source: RCATS (11/14/2002) OECA/OC/EPTDD/IUTB

Final 1/28/ 03