Compliance Assurance and Enforcement

Our mission is to promote compliance with Federal environmental regulations in partnership with our States and Tribes.

Our vision is to make environmental compliance commonplace and to establish a culture that promotes going beyond compliance through collaboration, innovation and partnership.

We value teamwork, open communication, professionalism, integrity, creativity and fairness.

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Key Management Measures

CAED 2010 Regional Priorities (pdf 18.67 KB, 1pg)

CAED
In the News and Other Actions

EPA Orders Robinowitz Oil Company to Stop Discharging

EPA issued a cease and desist administrative order to the Robinowitz Oil Company of Osage County, Oklahoma, for violations of the federal Clean Water Act.

An August 21, 2009, inspection of the company’s oil field production facility in Osage County, Oklahoma, found an unauthorized discharge of oil field brine generated by production activities into Little Hominy Creek. The inspection also revealed that water located at the discharge point of entry into Little Hominy Creek was contaminated from brine discharges and salts.

Based on these findings, the Robinowitz Oil Company has been ordered to cease all discharges of pollutants from the facility, remove all brine and contaminated soils from the flow path located between the facility and Little Hominy Creek, and within 30 days provide written certification to EPA that these activities have been completed.

Region 6 News Releases

Headquarters Newsroom

e-Disclosure - Web-Based system for companies to self-disclose environmental violations

Office of the Associate Director - manages cross-cutting programs, such as strategic planning and analyses of regional enforcement and compliance activities, compliance assistance, pollution prevention, environmental assessment under the National Environmental Policy Act and more.

Air/Toxics Inspection & Coordination Branch - works with state, local and tribal governments, other federal agencies, businesses and community groups to implement and enforce the CAA regulations.

Hazardous Waste Enforcement Branch - provides guidance on all aspects of managing hazardous wastes and chemical substances; and offer compliance assistance to citizens, facilities, States, and Tribes.

Water Enforcement Branch - assures compliance and takes appropriate enforcement action against facilities for violations of the Clean Water and Safe Drinking Water acts, including animal feed lots, stormwater. Additional water quality information in Region 6.