by Jbs050410 d3 — May 5, 2010—The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is launching a new set of Web tools, data, and interactive maps to inform the public about serious Clean Water Act violations in their communities. The Web tools are part of EPA’s Clean Water Act Action Plan to work with states in ensuring that facilities comply with standards that keep the nation’s water clean.
The new Web page, Interactive Map for Clean Water Act Annual Noncompliance Report (ANCR)—2008 Data for Non-Major Permittees, provides interactive information from EPA’s 2008 Annual Noncompliance Report, which pertains to about 40,000 smaller, permitted Clean Water Act dischargers (known as “non-majors”) across the country.
The report lists state-by-state summary data of violations and enforcement responses taken by the states for smaller facilities. The new Web page also compares states by compliance rates and enforcement actions taken, and provides access to updated State Review Framework (SRF) reports.
