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The level and type of enforcement is similar among the regional boards for those facilities discharging under the WDR Land Disposal program. Most of the regional boards are issuing informal actions and Region 5 issued four formal actions that requires compliance with requirements. Region 9 is the only region that issued penalty actions in FY 09-10.
Enforcement plays a significant role in the Water Boards' strategies to protect water quality and represents a significant amount of work for both the State and Regional Boards. Enforcement deters potential violators and protects public health and the environment. Enforcement can prevent threatened pollution from occurring and can promote prompt cleanup and correction of existing pollution problems. The Water Boards use progressive enforcement by addressing some violations with an informal response such as a phone call or staff enforcement letter followed, if needed, with a more formal action. If violations continue, the enforcement response should be quickly escalated to increasingly more formal and serious actions until compliance is achieved. This measure displays the use of formal versus informal actions to address documented violations.
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