Compliance and Enforcement Annual Results 2011 Fiscal Year
End of Year Data and Trends
The following is a list of key results of compliance and enforcement activities.
| Pollution Reduced, Treated or Eliminated (Pounds) 1 | 1,800,000,000 |
| Hazardous Waste Treated, Minimized, or Properly Disposed of (Pounds) | 3,600,000,000 |
| Contaminated Soil to be Cleaned Up (CubicYds) | 33,000,000 |
| Contaminated Water to be Cleaned Up (Cubic Yds) | 900,000,000 |
| Stream Miles Protected or Restored (Linear Feet) | 62,000 |
| Wetlands Protected or Restored (Acres) | 2,900 |
| People Protected by Safe Drinking Water Act Enforcement (# of People) | 350,000 |
| Hazardous Waste Prevented from Release (Cubic Yards) | 24,000 |
| Liquid in Underground Storage Tanks Prevented from Release (Gallons) | 10,000,000 |
| People Notified of Potential Drinking Water Problems (# of People) |
670,000 |
| Underground Injection Wells Prevented from Leaking (# of Wells) | 1,000 |
| Lead-Based Paint Contamination Prevented (# of Housing Units, Schools, Buildings) | 7,600 |
| Volume of Oil Spills Prevented (in Gallons) | 64,000,000 |
| Pesticides or Pesticide Products Prevented from Distribution, Sale or Use due to Mislabeling or Improper Registration (Pounds) | 2,900,000 |
| Estimated Value of Complying Actions to be Taken in Response to EPA's Concluded Enforcement Actions (Injunctive Relief) | $19,000,000,000 |
| Estimated Investments in Projects that Benefit the Environment & Public Health (Supplemental Environmental Projects) | $25,000,000 |
| Administrative Penalties Assessed | $47,880,973 |
| Judicial Penalties Assessed | $104,390,628 |
| State/Local Judicial Penalties Assessed From Joint Federal-State/Local Enforcement Actions | $16,003,461 |
| Stipulated Penalties Paid | $6,000,000 |
| Referrals of Civil Judicial Enforcement Cases to Department of Justice (DOJ) | 199 |
| Supplemental Referrals of Civil Judicial Enforcement Cases to DOJ | 33 |
| Civil Judicial Complaints Filed with Court | 148 |
| Civil Judicial Enforcement Case Conclusions | 182 |
| Administrative Penalty Order Complaints | 1,760 |
| Final Administrative Penalty Orders | 1,735 |
| Administrative Compliance Orders | 1,324 |
| Cases with Supplemental Environmental Projects | 103 |
| Inspections/Evaluations | 19,000 |
| Civil Investigations | 177 |
| Compliance Assistance Center User Sessions | 3,500,000 |
| Amount Committed by Liable Parties to Clean up Superfund Sites | $3,000,000,000 |
| Amount Committed by Liable Parties to Pay for Government Oversight of Superfund Cleanups | $74,000,000 |
| Amount Committed by Liable Parties to Reimburse the Government for Money Spent Cleaning up Superfund Sites | $300,000,000 |
| Environmental Crime Cases Opened | 371 |
| Defendants Charged | 249 |
| Years of Incarceration | 89.5 |
| Fines and Restitution | $35,000,000 |
| Value of Court Ordered Environmental Projects | $2,000,000 |
Where necessary to reflect EPA's understanding of the precision of the data, numbers in this document and elsewhere on this Web site have been rounded to two or three significant digits.
The primary source for the data displayed in this document is the EPA Regions’ certified FY 2011 end of year workbooks as of November 22, 2011. The official databases of record are: Integrated Compliance Information System (ICIS), Criminal Case Reporting System, Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation & Liability Information System (CERCLIS), Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Information (RCRAInfo), Air Facility System (AFS), and Permit Compliance System (PCS).
Footnotes:
- Projected reductions to be achieved during the one year period after all actions required to attain full compliance have been completed. (return to text)