40 C.F.R. § 19.4
Table 1 to § 19.4 sets out the statutory civil penalty provisions of statutes administered by EPA, with the original statutory civil penalty levels, as enacted, and the operative statutory civil penalty levels, as adjusted for inflation, for violations that occurred on or before November 2, 2015, and for violations that occurred after November 2, 2015, where penalties were assessed before August 1, 2016. Table 2 to § 19.4 sets out the statutory civil penalty provisions of statutes administered by EPA, with the third column displaying the original statutory civil penalty levels, as enacted. The fourth column of Table 2 displays the operative statutory civil penalty levels where penalties were assessed on or after August 1, 2016 but before January 15, 2017, for violations that occurred after November 2, 2015. The fifth column displays the operative statutory civil penalty levels where penalties were assessed on or after January 15, 2017 but before January 15, 2018, for violations that occurred after November 2, 2015. The sixth column displays the operative statutory civil penalty levels where penalties were assessed on or after January 15, 2018 but before February 6, 2019, for violations that occurred after November 2, 2015. The seventh and last column displays the operative statutory civil penalty levels where penalties are assessed on or after February 6, 2019, for violations that occur or occurred after November 2, 2015.
Table 1 of Section 19.4 - Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation AdjustmentsU.S. Code Citation Environmental statute Statutory penalties, as enacted Penalties effective after January 30, 1997 through March 15, 2004 Penalties effective after March 15, 2004 through January 12, 2009 Penalties effective after January 12, 2009 through December 6, 2013 Statutory civil penalties for violations that occurred after December 6, 2013 through November 2, 2015, or are assessed before August 1, 2016 7 U.S.C. 136l.(a)(1)FEDERAL INSECTICIDE, FUNGICIDE, AND RODENTICIDE ACT (FIFRA)$5,000$5,500$6,500$7,500$7,500 7 U.S.C. 136l.(a)(2)FIFRA$500/$1,000$550/$1,000$650/$1,100$750/$1,100$750/$1,100 15 U.S.C. 2615(a)(1)TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT (TSCA)$25,000$27,500$32,500$37,500$37,500 15 U.S.C. 2647(a)TSCA$5,000$5,500$6,500$7,500$7,500 15 U.S.C. 2647(g)TSCA$5,000$5,000$5,500$7,500$7,500 31 U.S.C. 3802(a)(1)PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES ACT (PFCRA)$5,000$5,500$6,500$7,500$7,500 31 U.S.C. 3802(a)(2)PFCRA$5,000$5,500$6,500$7,500$7,500 33 U.S.C. 1319(d)CLEAN WATER ACT (CWA)$25,000$27,500$32,500$37,500$37,500 33 U.S.C. 1319(g)(2)(A)CWA$10,000/$25,000$11,000/$27,500$11,000/$32,500$16,000/$37,500$16,000/$37,500 33 U.S.C. 1319(g)(2)(B)CWA$10,000/$125,000$11,000/$137,500$11,000/$157,500$16,000/$177,500$16,000/$187,500 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(i)CWA$10,000/$25,000$11,000/$27,500$11,000/$32,500$16,000/$37,500$16,000/$37,500 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(ii)CWA$10,000/$125,000$11,000/$137,500$11,000/$157,500$16,000/$177,500$16,000/$187,500 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(A)CWA$25,000/$1,000$27,500/$1,100$32,500/$1,100$37,500/$1,100$37,500/$2,100 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(B)CWA$25,000$27,500$32,500$37,500$37,500 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(C)CWA$25,000$27,500$32,500$37,500$37,500 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(D)CWA$100,000/$3,000$110,000/$3,300$130,000/$4,300$140,000/$4,300$150,000/$5,300 33 U.S.C. 1414b(d)(1) 1MARINE PROTECTION, RESEARCH, AND SANCTUARIES ACT (MPRSA)$600$660$760$860$860 33 U.S.C. 1415(a)MPRSA$50,000/$125,000$55,000/$137,500$65,000/$157,500$70,000/$177,500$75,000/$187,500 33 U.S.C. 1901 note (see 1409(a)(2)(A))CERTAIN ALASKAN CRUISE SHIP OPERATIONS (CACSO)$10,000/$25,000$10,000/$25,000 2$10,000/$25,000$11,000/$27,500$11,000/$27,500 33 U.S.C. 1901 note (see 1409(a)(2)(B))CACSO$10,000/$125,000$10,000/$125,000$10,000/$125,000$11,000/$137,500$11,000/$147,500 33 U.S.C. 1901 note (see 1409(b)(1))CACSO$25,000$25,000$25,000$27,500$27,500 42 U.S.C. 300g-3(b)SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT (SDWA)$25,000$27,500$32,500$37,500$37,500 42 U.S.C. 300g-3(g)(3)(A)SDWA$25,000$27,500$32,500$37,500$37,500 42 U.S.C. 300g-3(g)(3)(B)SDWA$5,000/$25,000$5,000/$25,000$6,000/$27,500$7,000/$32,500$7,000/$32,500 42 U.S.C. 300g-3(g)(3)(C)SDWA$25,000$25,000$27,500$32,500$32,500 42 U.S.C. 300h-2(b)(1)SDWA$25,000$27,500$32,500$37,500$37,500 42 U.S.C. 300h-2(c)(1)SDWA$10,000/$125,000$11,000/$137,500$11,000/$157,500$16,000/$177,500$16,000/$187,500 42 U.S.C. 300h-2(c)(2)SDWA$5,000/$125,000$5,500/$137,500$6,500/$157,500$7,500/$177,500$7,500/$187,500 42 U.S.C. 300h-3(c)SDWA$5,000/$10,000$5,500/$11,000$6,500/$11,000$7,500/$16,000$7,500/$16,000 42 U.S.C. 300i(b)SDWA$15,000$15,000$16,500$16,500$21,500 42 U.S.C. 300i-1(c)SDWA$20,000/$50,000$22,000/$55,000 3$100,000/$1,000,000$110,000/$1,100,000$120,000/$1,150,000 42 U.S.C. 300j(e)(2)SDWA$2,500$2,750$2,750$3,750$3,750 42 U.S.C. 300j-4(c)SDWA$25,000$27,500$32,500$37,500$37,500 42 U.S.C. 300j-6(b)(2)SDWA$25,000$25,000$27,500$32,500$32,500 42 U.S.C. 300j-23(d)SDWA$5,000/$50,000$5,500/$55,000$6,500/$65,000$7,500/$70,000$7,500/$75,000 42 U.S.C. 4852d(b)(5)RESIDENTIAL LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD REDUCTION ACT OF 1992$10,000$11,000$11,000$16,000$16,000 42 U.S.C. 4910(a)(2)NOISE CONTROL ACT OF 1972$10,000$11,000$11,000$16,000$16,000 42 U.S.C. 6928(a)(3)RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT (RCRA)$25,000$27,500$32,500$37,500$37,500 42 U.S.C. 6928(c)RCRA$25,000$27,500$32,500$37,500$37,500 42 U.S.C. 6928(g)RCRA$25,000$27,500$32,500$37,500$37,500 42 U.S.C. 6928(h)(2)RCRA$25,000$27,500$32,500$37,500$37,500 42 U.S.C. 6934(e)RCRA$5,000$5,500$6,500$7,500$7,500 42 U.S.C. 6973(b)RCRA$5,000$5,500$6,500$7,500$7,500 42 U.S.C. 6991e(a)(3)RCRA$25,000$27,500$32,500$37,500$37,500 42 U.S.C. 6991e(d)(1)RCRA$10,000$11,000$11,000$16,000$16,000 42 U.S.C. 6991e(d)(2)RCRA$10,000$11,000$11,000$16,000$16,000 42 U.S.C. 7413(b)CLEAN AIR ACT (CAA)$25,000$27,500$32,500$37,500$37,500 42 U.S.C. 7413(d)(1)CAA$25,000/$200,000$27,500/$220,000$32,500/$270,000$37,500/$295,000$37,500/$320,000 42 U.S.C. 7413(d)(3)CAA$5,000$5,500$6,500$7,500$7,500 42 U.S.C. 7524(a)CAA$2,500/$25,000$2,750/$27,500$2,750/$32,500$3,750/$37,500$3,750/$37,500 42 U.S.C. 7524(c)(1)CAA$200,000$220,000$270,000$295,000$320,000 42 U.S.C. 7545(d)(1)CAA$25,000$27,500$32,500$37,500$37,500 42 U.S.C. 9604(e)(5)(B)COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY ACT (CERCLA)$25,000$27,500$32,500$37,500$37,500 42 U.S.C. 9606(b)(1)CERCLA$25,000$27,500$32,500$37,500$37,500 42 U.S.C. 9609(a)(1)CERCLA$25,000$27,500$32,500$37,500$37,500 42 U.S.C. 9609(b)CERCLA$25,000/$75,000$27,500/$82,500$32,500/$97,500$37,500/$107,500$37,500/$117,500 42 U.S.C. 9609(c)CERCLA$25,000/$75,000$27,500/$82,500$32,500/$97,500$37,500/$107,500$37,500/$117,500 42 U.S.C. 11045(a)EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT (EPCRA)$25,000$27,500$32,500$37,500$37,500 42 U.S.C. 11045(b)(1)(A) 4EPCRA$25,000$27,500$32,500$37,500$37,500 42 U.S.C. 11045(b)(2)EPCRA$25,000/$75,000$27,500/$82,500$32,500/$97,500$37,500/$107,500$37,500/$117,500 42 U.S.C. 11045(b)(3)EPCRA$25,000/$75,000$27,500/$82,500$32,500/$97,500$37,500/$107,500$37,500/$117,500 42 U.S.C. 11045(c)(1)EPCRA$25,000$27,500$32,500$37,500$37,500 42 U.S.C. 11045(c)(2)EPCRA$10,000$11,000$11,000$16,000$16,000 42 U.S.C. 11045(d)(1)EPCRA$25,000$27,500$32,500$37,500$37,500 42 U.S.C. 14304(a)(1)MERCURY-CONTAINING AND RECHARGEABLE BATTERY MANAGEMENT ACT (BATTERY ACT)$10,000$10,000$11,000$16,000$16,000 42 U.S.C. 14304(g)BATTERY ACT$10,000$10,000$11,000$16,000$16,000 1 Note that 33 U.S.C. 1414b (d)(1)(B) contains additional penalty escalation provisions that must be applied to the penalty amounts set forth in this Table. The amounts set forth in this Table reflect an inflation adjustment to the calendar year 1992 penalty amount expressed in section 104B(d)(1)(A), which is used to calculate the applicable penalty amount under MPRSA section 104B(d)(1)(B) for violations that occur in any subsequent calendar year. 2 CACSO was passed on December 21, 2000 as part of Title XIV of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2001, Pub. L. 106-554, 33 U.S.C. 1901 note. 3 The original statutory penalty amounts of $20,000 and $50,000 under section 1432(c) of the SDWA, 42 U.S.C. 300i-1(c), were subsequently increased by Congress pursuant to section 403 of the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002, Public Law No. 107-188 (June 12, 2002), to $100,000 and $1,000,000, respectively. EPA did not adjust these new penalty amounts in its 2004 Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustment Rule (“2004 Rule”), 69 FR 7121 (February 13, 2004), because they had gone into effect less than two years prior to the 2004 Rule. 4 Consistent with how the EPA's other penalty authorities are displayed under Part 19.4, this Table now delineates, on a subpart-by-subpart basis, the penalty authorities enumerated under section 325(b) of EPCRA, 42 U.S.C. 11045(b) (i.e., 42 U.S.C. 11045(b)(1)(A), (b)(2), and (b)(3)).
Table 2 of Section 19.4 - Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation AdjustmentsU.S. Code citation Environmental statute Statutory civil penalties, as enacted Statutory civil penalties for violations that occurred after November 2, 2015, where penalties were assessed on or after August 1, 2016 but before January 15, 2017 Statutory civil penalties for violations that occurred after November 2, 2015, where penalties were assessed on or after January 15, 2017 but before January 15, 2018 Statutory civil penalties for violations that occurred after November 2, 2015, where penalties were assessed on or after January 15, 2018 but before February 6, 2019 Statutory civil penalties for violations that occurred after November 2, 2015, where penalties are assessed on or after February 6, 2019 7 U.S.C. 136l.(a)(1)Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)$5,000$18,750$19,057$19,446$19,936 7 U.S.C. 136l.(a)(2) 1FIFRA$1,000/$500/$1,000$2,750/$1,772/$2,750$2,795/$1,801/$2,795$2,852/$1,838/$2,852$2,924/$1,884/$2,924 15 U.S.C. 2615(a)(1)Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)$25,000$37,500$38,114$38,892$39,873 15 U.S.C. 2647(a)TSCA$5,000$10,781$10,957$11,181$11,463 15 U.S.C. 2647(g)TSCA$5,000$8,908$9,054$9,239$9,472 31 U.S.C. 3802(a)(1)Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act (PFCRA)$5,000$10,781$10,957$11,181$11,463 31 U.S.C. 3802(a)(2)PFCRA$5,000$10,781$10,957$11,181$11,463 33 U.S.C. 1319(d)Clean Water Act (CWA)$25,000$51,570$52,414$53,484$54,833 33 U.S.C. 1319(g)(2)(A)CWA$10,000/$25,000$20,628/$51,570$20,965/$52,414$21,393/$53,484$21,933/$54,833 33 U.S.C. 1319(g)(2)(B)CWA$10,000/$125,000$20,628/$257,848$20,965/$262,066$21,393/$267,415$21,933/$274,159 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(i)CWA$10,000/$25,000$17,816/$44,539$18,107/$45,268$18,477/$46,192$18,943/$47,357 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(ii)CWA$10,000/$125,000$17,816/$222,695$18,107/$226,338$18,477/$230,958$18,943/$236,783 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(A)CWA$25,000/$1,000$44,539/$1,782$45,268/$1,811$46,192/$1,848$47,357/$1,895 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(B)CWA$25,000$44,539$45,268$46,192$47,357 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(C)CWA$25,000$44,539$45,268$46,192$47,357 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(D)CWA$100,000/$3,000$178,156/$5,345$181,071/$5,432$184,767/$5,543$189,427/$5,683 33 U.S.C. 1414b(d)(1)Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act (MPRSA)$600$1,187$1,206$1,231$1,262 33 U.S.C. 1415(a)MPRSA$50,000/$125,000$187,500/$247,336$190,568/$251,382$194,457/$256,513$199,361/$262,982 33 U.S.C. 1901 note (see 1409(a)(2)(A))Certain Alaskan Cruise Ship Operations (CACSO)$10,000/$25,000$13,669/$34,172$13,893/$34,731$14,177$35,440$14,535/$36,334 33 U.S.C. 1901 note (see 1409(a)(2)(B))CACSO$10,000/$125,000$13,669/$170,861$13,893/$173,656$14,177/$177,200$14,535/$181,669 33 U.S.C. 1901 note (see 1409(b)(1))CACSO$25,000$34,172$34,731$35,440$36,334 33 U.S.C. 1908(b)(1)Act To Prevent Pollution From Ships (APPS)$25,000$70,117$71,264$72,718$74,552 33 U.S.C. 1908(b)(2)APPS$5,000$14,023$14,252$14,543$14,910 42 U.S.C. 300g-3(b)Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)$25,000$53,907$54,789$55,907$57,317 42 U.S.C. 300g-3(g)(3)(A)SDWA$25,000$53,907$54,789$55,907$57,317 42 U.S.C. 300g-3(g)(3)(B)SDWA$5,000/$25,000$10,781/$37,561$10,957/$38,175$11,181/$38,954$11,463/$39,936 42 U.S.C. 300g-3(g)(3)(C)SDWA$25,000$37,561$38,175$38,954$39,936 42 U.S.C. 300h-2(b)(1)SDWA$25,000$53,907$54,789$55,907$57,317 42 U.S.C. 300h-2(c)(1)SDWA$10,000/$125,000$21,563/$269,535$21,916/$273,945$22,363/$279,536$22,927/$286,586 42 U.S.C. 300h-2(c)(2)SDWA$5,000/$125,000$10,781/$269,535$10,957/$273,945$11,181/$279,536$11,463/$286,586 42 U.S.C. 300h-3(c)SDWA$5,000/$10,000$18,750/$40,000$19,057/$40,654$19,446/$41,484$19,936/$42,530 42 U.S.C. 300i(b)SDWA$15,000$22,537$22,906$23,374$23,963 42 U.S.C. 300i-1(c)SDWA$100,000/$1,000,000$131,185/$1,311,850$133,331/$1,333,312$136,052/$1,360,525$139,483/$1,394,837 42 U.S.C. 300j(e)(2)SDWA$2,500$9,375$9,528$9,722$9,967 42 U.S.C. 300j-4(c)SDWA$25,000$53,907$54,789$55,907$57,317 42 U.S.C. 300j-6(b)(2)SDWA$25,000$37,561$38,175$38,954$39,936 42 U.S.C. 300j-23(d)SDWA$5,000/$50,000$9,893/$98,935$10,055/$100,554$10,260/$102,606$10,519/$105,194 42 U.S.C. 4852d(b)(5)Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992$10,000$16,773$17,047$17,395$17,834 42 U.S.C. 4910(a)(2)Noise Control Act of 1972$10,000$35,445$36,025$36,760$37,687 42 U.S.C. 6928(a)(3)Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)$25,000$93,750$95,284$97,229$99,681 42 U.S.C. 6928(c)RCRA$25,000$56,467$57,391$58,562$60,039 42 U.S.C. 6928(g)RCRA$25,000$70,117$71,264$72,718$74,552 42 U.S.C. 6928(h)(2)RCRA$25,000$56,467$57,391$58,562$60,039 42 U.S.C. 6934(e)RCRA$5,000$14,023$14,252$14,543$14,910 42 U.S.C. 6973(b)RCRA$5,000$14,023$14,252$14,543$14,910 42 U.S.C. 6991e(a)(3)RCRA$25,000$56,467$57,391$58,562$60,039 42 U.S.C. 6991e(d)(1)RCRA$10,000$22,587$22,957$23,426$24,017 42 U.S.C. 6991e(d)(2)RCRA$10,000$22,587$22,957$23,426$24,017 42 U.S.C. 7413(b)Clean Air Act (CAA)$25,000$93,750$95,284$97,229$99,681 42 U.S.C. 7413(d)(1)CAA$25,000/$200,000$44,539/$356,312$45,268/$362,141$46,192/$369,532$47,357/$378,852 42 U.S.C. 7413(d)(3)CAA$5,000$8,908$9,054$9,239$9,472 42 U.S.C. 7524(a)CAA$25,000/$2,500$44,539/$4,454$45,268/$4,527$46,192/$4,619$47,357/$4,735 42 U.S.C. 7524(c)(1)CAA$200,000$356,312$362,141$369,532$378,852 42 U.S.C. 7545(d)(1)CAA$25,000$44,539$45,268$46,192$47,357 42 U.S.C. 9604(e)(5)(B)Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)$25,000$53,907$54,789$55,907$57,317 42 U.S.C. 9606(b)(1)CERCLA$25,000$53,907$54,789$55,907$57,317 42 U.S.C. 9609(a)(1)CERCLA$25,000$53,907$54,789$55,907$57,317 42 U.S.C. 9609(b)CERCLA$25,000/$75,000$53,907/$161,721$54,789/$164,367$55,907/$167,722$57,317/$171,952 42 U.S.C. 9609(c)CERCLA$25,000/$75,000$53,907/$161,721$54,789/$164,367$55,907/$167,722$57,317/$171,952 42 U.S.C. 11045(a)Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA)$25,000$53,907$54,789$55,907$57,317 42 U.S.C. 11045(b)(1)(A)EPCRA$25,000$53,907$54,789$55,907$57,317 42 U.S.C. 11045(b)(2)EPCRA$25,000/$75,000$53,907/$161,721$54,789/$164,367$55,907/$167,722$57,317/$171,952 42 U.S.C. 11045(b)(3)EPCRA$25,000/$75,000$53,907/$161,721$54,789/$164,367$55,907/$167,722$57,317/$171,952 42 U.S.C. 11045(c)(1)EPCRA$25,000$53,907$54,789$55,907$57,317 42 U.S.C. 11045(c)(2)EPCRA$10,000$21,563$21,916$22,363$22,927 42 U.S.C.11045(d)(1)EPCRA$25,000$53,907$54,789$55,907$57,317 42 U.S.C. 14304(a)(1)Mercury-Containing and Rechargeable Battery Management Act (Battery Act)$10,000$15,025$15,271$15,583$15,976 42 U.S.C. 14304(g)Battery Act$10,000$15,025$15,271$15,583$15,976 1 Note that 7 U.S.C. 136l.(a)(2) contains three separate statutory maximum civil penalty provisions. The first mention of $1,000 and the $500 statutory maximum civil penalty amount were originally enacted in 1978 (Pub. L. 95-396), and the second mention of $1,000 was enacted in 1972 (Pub. L. 92-516).
[78 FR 66647, Nov. 6, 2013, as amended at 81 FR 43094, July 1, 2016; 82 FR 3635, Jan. 12, 2017; 83 FR 1192, Jan. 10, 2018; 84 FR 2058, Feb. 6, 2019]