Water Enforcement Program

The Region's Water Enforcement Program is responsible for conducting compliance monitoring and enforcement activities under the authorities of the Clean Water Act (CWA) and the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). Clean Water Act enforcement programs include: National Pollutant Discharge Elimination Program (NPDES) which regulates direct discharges to waters of the United States; Pretreatment Program which regulates discharges to publicly owned treatment works; Wetlands Program; Sludge Program; and Spill Prevention and Countermeasures and Control Program (SPCC). The six New England states also have their own authorities to enforce state wastewater and drinking water laws and regulations.

WEBSITE FOR CWA PUBLIC NOTICES

The Clean Water Act (CWA) requires EPA to provide interested parties public notice of a proposed CWA Section 309(g) or Section 311(b)(6)(B)(ii) administrative penalty and a reasonable opportunity to comment on its issuance. Beginning in February 2004, it is expected that these public notices will no longer be published in local newspapers by EPA New England and will instead be made available only on our website.

News Briefs

Two Massachusetts Educational Institutions Face Penalties for Oil Spill Prevention and EPCRA Violations

Rhode Island Concrete Plant Fined For Clean Water Violations

Oil Company Fined for Inadequate Spill Prevention Controls in New Hampshire

Four New England Developers Pay Fines for Clean Water Violations

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Features

Eliminating Sanitary Sewer Overflows in New England

Water Security

Public Notices for CWA Penalties

DMR Instructions

Oil Spill/SPCC Enforcement