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Compliance and Enforcement Annual Results:
FY2007 Important Environmental Problems/National Priorities
Priority: Stormwater
FY2007 Annual Results Topics
Annual Results for
National Enforcement Priorities
On this page:
Problem:
Stormwater runoff from construction activities and sewers in large urban areas significantly impairs water quality in rivers, lakes, streams, reservoirs, and wetlands nation-wide. Soil disturbance and vegetation removal that occurs during construction increases erosion that transports sediment into waterways. As stormwater flows over a construction site, it carries other pollutants including pesticides, petroleum, chemicals, solvents, asphalts, acids, and debris from the land into water sources that serve as drinking water, aquatic habitat, and public swimming areas. Urban stormwater discharged from storm sewers, called municipal separate storm sewer systems (MS4s), is a major source of water quality impairment.
Key Results:
| Fiscal Year | Pollutants Reduced (lbs) |
Investments in Pollution Control ($) |
Civil Penalties ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2006 | 195,000,000 | $150,000,000 | $6,600,000 |
| FY 2007 | 118,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $4,100,000 |
| FY 2006-2007 | 313,000,000 | $158,000,000 | $10,700,000 |
*FY 2005 Annual Results Data Not Available
Highlights:
- EPA targeted FY 2007 enforcement actions against large construction sites and MS4s in FY 2007, reducing 118 million pounds of pollutants.
- These pollutant reductions are the result of a multi-year strategy to improve water quality through reductions in stormwater pollution, resulting in an estimated 313 million pound pollutant reduction over the last 2 years.
- One of the most significant FY 2006-2007 stormwater case settlements with the J.H. Berra Construction Co. requires the reduction of 26 million pounds of pollutants, and a $2.6 million investment in better stormwater control and employee training to prevent stormwater non-compliance at future construction sites.
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