Tag: Next Generation Compliance

Does EPA Listen to Citizen Complaints?

By Clare Condon May 14, 2015 Enforcement and Inspection

Updated: Aug 22, 2017

So, are citizens’ tips a major component of enforcement programs? Primarily, the average citizen is not able to identify anything beyond the most blatant environmental problems. For example, the EPAinforms aspiring citizen inspectorsthat possible signs of an environmentalviolation include: Strong, offensive, or unusual chemical odors; Large numbers of dead animals, including birds or fish; Pipes […]

EPA’s Audit Policy—Nine Things to Remember

By Clare Condon Sep 10, 2014 EHS Management

Updated: Aug 22, 2017

EPA’s Audit Policy—Nine Things to Remember The EPA promulgated the first Audit Policy in 1995 and revised it in 2000, expanding availability, clarifying language, and conforming to Agency practices. Today, it remains a valuable option for regulated facilities to take advantage of benefits such as elimination or reductions in civil “gravity-based” penalties, no recommendations for […]