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Enforcement
Enforcement documents and Region 5 violators
Alleged Unaddressed Violations of High Priority Violating facilities for each state
Companies in Region 5 alleged by USEPA or state authorities to be violating Clean Air Act regulations.
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Data in this report
were retrieved from the Air
Facility System (AFS) on November 1, 2011.
Send comments or questions to Debra Flowers (flowers.debra@epa.gov)
AFS Quick Look Report: Alleged Unaddressed Violations in Region 5 states (PDF) (8pp, 20K)
Illinois (PDF) | Indiana (PDF) | Michigan (PDF) | Minnesota (PDF) | Ohio (PDF) | Wisconsin (PDF) (8pp, 20K)
Enforcement documents US EPA Region 5 has issued since October 1, 2006
Enforcement Documents Issued Prior to October 1, 2006
Background
EPA initiates an enforcement action when a person, industry, or other entity fails to obey environmental laws, such as the Clean Air Act.
A range of options is available when pursuing an enforcement action. These actions may include:
- an informal action, such as a notice of noncompliance or warning letter;
- a formal administrative response, such as a legal order;
- a civil judicial response, such as a lawsuit in the U.S. Court system;
- a criminal judicial response, such as sanctions, fines, and/or imprisonment;
- disallowing receipt of Federal contracts.
The following information, updated quarterly, identifies major sources identified as violating Clean Air Act regulations and actions initiated and concluded by the USEPA Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Branch of Region 5.
Compliance Assistance & Compliance Assurance
National Information
- ways to reduce the cost for compliance
- compliance assistance tools,
- links between pollution prevention and compliance goals
- first stop shopping
- seamless information transfer
ARD is looking at a more efficient and effective way to deliver compliance assistance /assurance to appropriately targeted sources or industries. We want to make every effort necessary in providing environmental education, tools, and resources that are available to businesses and industries which must comply with the Clean Air Act regulations.
Send comments or questions to Rochelle Marceillars (marceillars.rochelle@epa.gov)
Compliance Assistance basic information
Compliance Assurance encourages industries to voluntarily observe regulations which may apply to their business under the Clean Air Act. For each new federally promulgated regulatory program, we develop compliance strategies to assist industries achieve the highest possible compliance record. These strategies include:
- outreach plan, indicate efforts US EPA will make toward promoting voluntary compliance and
- compliance monitoring plan, allows industry to conduct self-reporting.