Chair: Bob King, SC
Vice Chair: Tom Easterly, IN
ECOS Staff: Carolyn Hanson
The Compliance Committee focuses on enforcement and compliance assistance issues the federal and states governments face across the country. The Committee works with state representatives, the EPA Regions and the EPA Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA).
Latest News
Compliance Committee notes from the ECOS 2011 Annual Meeting are here.
States are engaging with EPA on several workgroups related to the Clean Water Act Action Plan. ECOS Representatives on the Clean Water Act Action Plan Steering Committee are: Tom Easterly of Indiana, Teresa Marks of Arkansas, and Steve Thompson of Oklahoma.
On November 22, 2010, EPA sent a letter to the states outlining the process for verifying the data in several EPA data systems for fiscal year 2010. A copy of this letter is available here.
On August 26, 2010, EPA sent a letter to states inviting them to be engage with EPA on integrating NPDES permitting and compliance efforts at the federal and state levels to better more effectivelly address pollution and noncompliance affecting water quality. A copy of this letter is available here. This letter followed up a memo from EPA Headquarters to the Regions on Using the Results of NPDES Permit and Enforcement Reviews to Address Significant Issues which can be accessed here.
Major Activities
Environmental Justice
Clean Water Act Action Plan
State Review Framework
