The EPA has released a report on enforcement actions for 2009. A related interactive map shows the locations with links to details for nearly every case. Water treatment facilities are not mapped for security reasons.

EPA concluded enforcement actions requiring polluters to invest more than $5 billion on pollution controls, cleanup, and environmental projects. Civil and criminal defendants committed to install controls and take other measures to reduce pollution by approximately 580 million pounds annually once all required controls are fully implemented.

Clean Air Act enforcement actions reduced approximately 230 million pounds of sulfur oxides (SOx), nitrogen oxides (NOx) and particulate matter (PM) per year, resulting in estimated health benefits of between $4 billion to $9.8 billion, according to the EPA.

The new mapping tool shows facilities where civil enforcement actions were taken for air, water, and land pollution, and a separate map shows criminal enforcement actions.

Links:

• Press release
• 2009 enforcement overview
• Interactive map