While compliance assistance, incentives and the threat of punitive action all help motivate the regulated community to comply, the EPA also relies on extensive monitoring to ensure that environmental regulations are being observed. Monitoring takes a number of forms, including self-monitoring reports conducted by regulated entities and submitted to EPA, site inspections by EPA inspectors and the issuing of permits and licenses. Monitoring, like many compliance and enforcement activities seeks to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in the administration of regulated programs and operations.
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