The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday a temporary policy regarding its enforcement of environmental legal obligations during the coronavirus pandemic.
The EPA said that the temporary enforcement discretion policy applies to civil violations and “addresses different categories of noncompliance differently.” For example, the EPA said it doesn’t expect to seek penalties for noncompliance with routine monitoring and reporting obligations resulting from the coronavirus “but does expect operators of public water systems to continue to ensure the safety of our drinking water supplies.”
