Enforcement
Enforcement Annual Results for Fiscal Year 2012
Analysis and Trends
These charts show key fiscal year 2012 compliance and enforcement results compared to other years.
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- Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA)
- All 2012 Annual Results Data and Trend Charts (PDF) (15 pp, 188K)
Individual results charts are presented below.
EPA Environmental Results
Estimated Environmental Benefits-Commitments to Reduce, Treat or Eliminate Pollution
Estimated Value of Investments in Pollution Controls
Civil Penalities and Criminal Fines Assessed
Administrative and Civil Judicial Penalities Assessed (with statutory breakout), 2008 - 2012
Supplemental Environmental Projects, 2008 - 2012
Estimated Environmental Benefits Hazardous Waste Treated, Minimized or Properly Disposed Of
Estimated Environmental Benefits Volume of Contaminated Soil and Water to be Cleaned Up
EPA Civil Enforcement Case Initiations and Conclusions
EPA Civil Enforcement Program
Inspections/Evaluations (by statute) 2008 - 2012
Superfund Results
EPA Criminal Enforcement Program
Number of Investigations Opened, Defendants Charged and Sentences
Value of Fines and Restitution and Value of Court Ordered Environmental Projects
Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) Results
| Measure Number | GPRA External Performance Measure | FY 12 Target | FY 12 Actual |
|---|---|---|---|
| 409 | Number of federal inspections and evaluations |
19,000
|
20,000
|
| 410 | Number of civil judicial and administrative enforcement cases initiated |
3,300
|
3,027
|
| 411 | Number of civil judicial and administrative enforcement cases concluded |
3,200
|
3,012
|
| 412 | Percentage of open consent decrees reviewed for overall compliance status |
100%
|
91%
|
| 418 | Percentage of criminal cases having the most significant health, environmental, and deterrence impacts |
43%
|
45%
|
| 420 | Percentage of criminal cases with charges filed |
40%
|
44%
|
| 419 | Percentage of criminal cases with individual defendants |
75%
|
70%
|
| 421 | Percentage of conviction rate for criminal defendants |
85%
|
95%
|
| 400 * | Millions of pounds of air pollutants reduced, treated, or eliminated through concluded enforcement actions |
480 M lbs
|
250 M
|
| 402 * | Millions of pounds of water pollutants reduced, treated, or eliminated through concluded enforcement actions |
320 M lbs
|
500 M
|
| 404 * | Millions of pounds of toxic and pesticide pollutants reduced, treated, or eliminated through concluded enforcement actions |
3.8 M lbs
|
1,400 M
|
| 405 | Millions of pounds of hazardous waste pollutants reduced, treated, or eliminated through concluded enforcement actions |
6,500 M lbs
|
4,400 M
|
| 417 | Millions of cubic yards of contaminated soil and groundwater media EPA has obtained commitments to clean up as a result of concluded CERCLA and RCRA corrective action enforcement actions. |
300 M cu. yds.
|
417 M
|
| 285 | Percentage of Superfund sites having viable, liable responsible parties other than the federal government where EPA reaches a settlement or takes an enforcement action before starting a remedial action. |
99%
|
100%
|
| 078 | Percentage of all Superfund statute of limitations cases addressed at sites with unaddressed total past costs equal to or greater than $200,000. |
100%
|
100%
|
* GPRA measures 400, 402, and 404 respectively quantify pollutant releases that are or will be reduced, treated or eliminated to air, water, and land as a result of EPA enforcement actions. Measure 404 includes reductions of pollutant releases to land (e.g., RCRA non-hazardous waste, oil, gasoline, or solvents), as well as reductions in distribution of illegal products, including pesticides and new and existing chemicals.