EPA Plans To Target 1,600 ‘Serious’ NPDES Violators For ‘High-Priority’ Focus

July 12, 2021
EPA’s Office of Enforcement & Compliance Assurance (OECA) is planning to identify 1,600 “serious” violators of Clean Water Act (CWA) permits for high-priority focus by state and federal regulators, part of an effort to strengthen the program after a series of Trump administration rollbacks, according to Congress’ watchdog. “OECA’s implementation strategy includes identifying a list of 1,600 high-priority facilities that have the most serious violations and working with states to ensure that they take timely and appropriate enforcement actions,” the...


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