Natural Resource Damage Assessment: Methods and Cases

Table 1.6 Number of Cases by Agency from 1995 to 2001
State agency Number of cases
FLDEP a
2
ILDNR 4
INDNR 3
LADEQ 13
MAOEA 4
MDDNR 1
MIDEQ b
6
MNPCA 4
MTDOJ 1
NJDEP 32
OHEPA 4
ORDEQ 1
RIDEM 5
SDDENR 1
VDEQ 1
WAECY-OPA 5
WVDNR 1
All agencies reporting 88
a Florida also sent several case-information forms for cases related to damaged coral reefs; they are not included in
this report because they are qualitatively different from all the other cases in the sample.
b Two case-information forms were sent for one of the Michigan cases – one from the MIDEQ, the other from the
MIAGO. That case has been categorized under the MIDEQ.
Table 1.7 Statutory Authority Invoked
Law Number of cases a
OPA 41
CERCLA 35
Other-state law 29
Any statute reported 85
a The top three entries sum to more than 85 because some cases are brought under state and federal law or under
both federal statutes.
Table 1.8 Number of Trustees Involved in a Case
Number of trustees Number of cases
1 39
2 11
3 9
4 8
5 10
6 8
Any number reported 88
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