Enforcement Report 2.pmd - Ohio EPA

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Ohio EPA Enforcement
Goals for 2005
The Agency established nine goals for the 2005
enforcement program. A summary of results follows.
Goal 1: Increase the measurements of
enforcement efforts.
Since 1999, we have used a number of measures to
gauge the overall health of Ohio EPA’s enforcement
program. These have included the number of orders
issued and the number of consent decrees/judgements
obtained by the Ohio Attorney General’s Office. While
these are important measures of an enforcement program,
a number of other activities should be acknowledged.
For example, in 2005, Ohio EPA’s enforcement efforts
involved:
•11,281 compliance inspections;
•4,848 complaint inspections; and
•6,121 notice of violation letters.
Goal 2: Resolve all administrative
enforcement cases older than 21 months by
the end of 2005.
The performance standard was first used in 2004.
In 2004, the standard was met for 82 percent of the cases.
In 2005, the standard was met in an impressive 97
percent of the cases.
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Old Cases
at start of 2005
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Goal 2: Resolve all administrative
cases that will be 21 months
old by end of 2005.
Old Cases at
end of 2005
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Total Referrals
Average number of days
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AGO Referrals
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
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Goal 3: Resolve all verified complaints within
two years of receipt.
Ohio EPA met this performance standard with the
exception of one case. That case was resolved in principle
within two years, but the official approval from the local
governmental entity did not occur until shortly after the
two-year time period had ended.
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Age of Administrative Cases at
Beginning and End of 2005
Beginning 2005 End 2005
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