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Penalties for SDWA and CWA violations
From reasonable penalties to deliberate overkill, USEPA has imposed sanctions on water utilities that violate the Safe Drinking Water Act or the Clean Water Act.
Although the number of enforcement actions against water suppliers to date has been limited, increasing regulation means that utilities are more likely to face US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) sanctions under the Safe Drinking Water Act and, to some extent, the Clean Water Act. In this article the author reviews possible criminal and civil actions—the latter consisting of administrative and court actions and citizens' suits—and briefly describes eight cases that exemplify various enforcement actions taken in the last few years. Large monetary penalties are not USEPA's usual goal in acting against a water supplier unless the supplier deliberately makes false reports. Instead, USEPA usually seeks to impose fines that match the amount a violator saved by not complying with regulations. Reorganization last fall at USEPA created the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, which indicates the agency's intention to streamline enforcement efforts.
Penalties for SDWA and CWA violations
From reasonable penalties to deliberate overkill, USEPA has imposed sanctions on water utilities that violate the Safe Drinking Water Act or the Clean Water Act.
Although the number of enforcement actions against water suppliers to date has been limited, increasing regulation means that utilities are more likely to face US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) sanctions under the Safe Drinking Water Act and, to some extent, the Clean Water Act. In this article the author reviews possible criminal and civil actions—the latter consisting of administrative and court actions and citizens' suits—and briefly describes eight cases that exemplify various enforcement actions taken in the last few years. Large monetary penalties are not USEPA's usual goal in acting against a water supplier unless the supplier deliberately makes false reports. Instead, USEPA usually seeks to impose fines that match the amount a violator saved by not complying with regulations. Reorganization last fall at USEPA created the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, which indicates the agency's intention to streamline enforcement efforts.
Penalties for SDWA and CWA violations
Rubin, Kenneth A. (author)
Journal ‐ American Water Works Association ; 86 ; 64-68
1994-02-01
5 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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