EPA increases penalties for noncompliance

摘要

Although delayed by the government shutdown, the EPA has finalized regulations adjusting its civil penalties to account for inflation. Therefore, effective February 6, 2019, the maximum civil penalties that the EPA may impose for violations of various environmental statutes have increased by just over 1 percent. For example, maximum penalties have increased as follows: 1. Clean Air Act (CAA) violations: from $97,229 to $99,681 per day, per violation; 2. Clean Water Act (CWA) violations: from $53,484 to $54,833 per day, per violation; 3. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) violations: from $72,718 to $74,552 per day, per violation.