DENR Enforcement Training

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DENR Enforcement Training

• Winston-Salem Washington March, 2006

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DENR Enforcement Overview

• Jill Pafford
• Secretarys Office

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DENRs Enforcement Strategy
STRONG
FAIR
EFFECTIVE
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Serious Violations/Serious Consequences

• Assess maximum penalties
• Aggravating factors used in civil penalty
  assessments
• Legislation to increase maximum penalty amounts
• Increased use of injunctions and TROs
• Pursue criminal prosecution where appropriate
• DENR/SBI/AGO guidance policy
• Training on criminal enforcement

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Consistent Penalty Assessment/Collection

• Report amount of civil penalty assessments
• DENR Compliance Report
• Decision Support System for Compliance
  Enforcement
• Close the gap between penalties assessed (or
  established) and penalties collected
• Penalties assessed in proportion to the violation
• Collection of penalties/investigative costs
• Timely enforcement
• Delegation of enforcement authority
• Action or notice of action within 90 days of
  violation

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Public Confidence in DENR Enforcement

• Enforcement process is clear to the public
• http//www.enr.state.nc.us/html/enforcement.html
• Public access to the Decision Support System
• Annual DENR Compliance Report
• Increased publicity of enforcement actions
• DENR enforcement web site
• Media releases

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Enforcement Strategy - The Future

• Established/collected penalty gap
• Legislation
• Decision Support System
• Annual Compliance Report

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Environmental Justice

• EPA
• fair treatment
• meaningful involvement
• all people regardless of race, color, national
  origin, or income
• development, implementation, and enforcement of
  environmental laws, regulations, and policies.

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Environmental Equity - DENR
http//www.enr.state.nc.us/admin/pdf/Envequin.pdf

• address issues
• establish lines of communication
• bridge the gap of misunderstanding that often
  becomes a significant barrier in problem
  resolution
• industries and affected communities

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Environmental Equity Implementation

• permitting decisions
• use demographic information
• identify communities
• determine best method of outreach
• assess any special health risks
• guidelines for cumulative effects
• opportunity to raise concerns
• develop record on environmental equity

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DENR Enforcement Overview Conclusion

• http//www.enr.state.nc.us/html/enforcement.htm
• http//www.enr.state.nc.us/html/enforcement_traini
  ng.html
• http//www.enr.state.nc.us/admin/pdf/Envequin.pdf
• Enforcement Distribution Email List
• Jill Pafford
• [phone]
• jill.pafford_at_ncmail.net