Compliance and Enforcement > Criminal Enforcement

The EPA and its federal, state and local law enforcement partners investigate and prosecute significant and egregious violations of environmental laws. These investigations involve, but are not limited to, the illegal disposal of hazardous waste; the illegal discharge of pollutants to a water of the United States; the illegal importation of certain restricted or regulated chemicals into the United States; tampering with a drinking water supply; mail fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy and money laundering relating to environmental criminal activities.

Recommended EPA Web pages

Criminal Enforcement Home Page Discusses the criminal enforcement program, including a history, and what it does. Criminal Enforcement: Policies and Guidance Policy documents related to criminal enforcement at EPA. National Enforcement Investigations Center Information about the National Enforcement Investigations Center. List more recommended EPA Criminal Enforcement web pages
Browse these EPA Criminal Enforcement subtopics

Civil Enforcement
Administrative Civil Enforcement, Complaints, Cost Recovery, Dispute Resolution, Environmental Appeals, Liability, Orders, Responsible Parties

Compliance Assistance

Compliance Incentives
Audit Policy

Compliance Monitoring
Audit, Inspection, Investigation

Check! Criminal Enforcement

Delegation
Oversight

Environmental Liability

Federal Facilities

Multi-Media Compliance

Reporting

Settlement
Maximum Achievable Control Technology Emission Standards (MACTs), Mediation, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPs), Penalty, Recertification, Reportable Quantity, Supplemental Environmental Project

Violation

Voluntary Standards
Consensus Standards, Environmentally Preferable Purchasing, International Organization for Standardization (ISO), Voluntary Standards Network