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Reporting
Environmental
Violations
www.epa.gov/compliance
Report a Violation!
Protecting the environment
is everyone’s responsibility.
Help EPA fight pollution by
reporting possible harmful
environmental activity.
www.epa.gov/compliance
www.epa.gov/compliance
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We invite you to help us protect
What We Do our nation’s environment
O
ur mission is to improve the environment
and protect human health by ensuring
by identifying and reporting
compliance with environmental laws and environmental violations.
regulations, preventing pollution and promoting
environmental stewardship. Signs of possible environmental violations
that you might observe:
An effective environmental protection system
requires a strong and vigorous enforcement pro
Signs of Possible Violations:
gram. EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance
Assurance (OECA) has striven to protect human ◆ Strong, offensive, or unusual
health and the environment. Using an appropriate chemical odors
combination of enforcement and compliance ◆ Large numbers of dead ani
assistance, we and our partners prevent and mals, including birds or fish
reduce pollution, thereby protecting human ◆ Pipes or valves that bypass
health and the environment. waste water treatment
systems
How You Can Help ◆ Tank trucks discharging into
drains, manholes or surface