SEPs Policy and Guidance
The policy and guidance documents provided below relate to EPA's Supplemental Environmental Projects Policy. These are documents that are in current use.
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Please note - Currently the Supplementary Environmental Projects themselves are not available online. These documents are currently being updated for public access in the Enforcement and Compliance History Online.
Brownfield Sites and Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEPs) - (11/30/06) (PDF) (78 K)
Project Ideas for Potential Supplemental Environmental Projects - (7/20/06) (PDF) (1K)
Clean Water Municipal Settlements and Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEPs) - (11/4/05) (PDF) (434 KB)
Reminder That Waiver is Required for Supplemental Environmental Projects Not Meeting All Conditions of SEP Policy - (3/21/05) (PDF) (216KB)
A Toolkit for States: Using Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEPs) To Promote Energy Efficiency (EE) and Renewable Energy (RE) - (1/27/05) (PDF)
Supplement Environmental Projects in Administrative Enforcement Matters Involving Section 1018 Lead-Based Paint Cases - (11/23/04)
Transmittal of Supplemental Environmental Projects - Green Building on Contaminated Properties - (7/27/04) (PDF) (67 K)
Treatment of Lead-Based Abatement Work as a Supplemental Environmental Project in Administrative Settlements - (1/22/04) (PDF) (355K)
Retrofitting School Buses and Other Diesel Buses as Supplemental Environmental Projects - (1/8/04) (PDF) (326KB)
Guidance Concerning the Use of Third Parties and the Performance of SEPS and the Aggregation of SEP Funds - (12/15/03) (PDF) (234.5KB)
Interim Guidance for Community Involvement in Supplemental Environmental Projects - (6/17/03) (PDF) (1.49K)
Guidance on the Use of Environmental Management Systems in Enforcement Settlement (SEPs) - (6/12/03) (PDF)
Expanding the Use of Supplemental Environmental Projects - (6/11/03) (PDF) (1.49K)
Clarification and Expansion of Environmental Compliance Audits under the Supplemental Environmental Projects Policy - (1/10/03) (PDF) (116K)
Importance of the Nexus Requirement in the Supplemental Environmental Projects Policy - (10/31/02) (PDF) (203K)
Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEP) Policy - (3/22/02) (PDF) (157K)
Clarification of Interaction Between 1995 Clean Water Act Interim Settlement Policy and the 1998 Supplemental Environmental Project Policy - (3/22/02) (PDF) (90K)
Supplemental Environmental Projects Brochure - (1/1/01) (PDF)
Appropriate Penalty Mitigation Credit under the SEP Policy - (4/14/00) (PDF) (95K)
Supplemental Environmental Projects Model Consent Agreement and Order - (1/1/99) (PDF) (29K)
Revised Approval Procedures for Supplemental Environmental Projects - (7/21/98) (PDF) (244K)
Issuance of Final Supplemental Environmental Projects Policy - (4/10/98) (PDF) (1.66 MB)
Please note - Currently the Supplementary Environmental Projects themselves are not available online. These documents are currently being updated for public access in the Enforcement and Compliance History Online.