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 occurring on or before November 2, 2015, and for violations occurring after November 2, 2015, where penalties are assessed before August 1, 2016. Table 2 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 are assessed on or after August 1, 2016 but before January 15, 2017, for violations that occurred after November 2, 2015; the last column displays the operative statutory civil penalty levels where penalties are assessed on or after January 15, 2017, for violations that 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 and assessed on or after August 1, 2016 but before January 15, 2017 Statutory civil penalties for violations that occurred after November 2, 2015 and assessed on or after January 15, 2017 7 U.S.C. 136l.(a)(1)Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)$5,000$18,750$19,057 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 15 U.S.C. 2615(a)(1)Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)$25,000$37,500$38,114 15 U.S.C. 2647(a)TSCA$5,000$10,781$10,957 15 U.S.C. 2647(g)TSCA$5,000$8,908$9,054 31 U.S.C. 3802(a)(1)Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act (PFCRA)$5,000$10,781$10,957 31 U.S.C. 3802(a)(2)PFCRA$5,000$10,781$10,957 33 U.S.C. 1319(d)Clean Water Act (CWA)$25,000$51,570$52,414 33 U.S.C. 1319(g)(2)(A)CWA$10,000/$25,000$20,628/$51,570$20,965/$52,414 33 U.S.C. 1319(g)(2)(B)CWA$10,000/$125,000$20,628/$257,848$20,965/$262,066 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(i)CWA$10,000/$25,000$17,816/$44,539$18,107/$45,268 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(ii)CWA$10,000/$125,000$17,816/$222,695$18,107/$226,338 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(A)CWA$25,000/$1,000$44,539/$1,782$45,268/$1,811 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(B)CWA$25,000$44,539$45,268 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(C)CWA$25,000$44,539$45,268 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(D)CWA$100,000/$3,000$178,156/$5,345$181,071/$5,432 33 U.S.C. 1414b(d)(1)Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act (MPRSA)$600$1,187$1,206 33 U.S.C. 1415(a)MPRSA$50,000/$125,000$187,500/$247,336$190,568/$251,382 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 33 U.S.C. 1901 note (see 1409(a)(2)(B))CACSO$10,000/$125,000$13,669/$170,861$13,893/$173,656 33 U.S.C. 1901 note (see 1409(b)(1))CACSO$25,000$34,172$34,731 33 U.S.C. 1908(b)(1)Act To Prevent Pollution From Ships (APPS)$25,000$70,117$71,264 33 U.S.C. 1908(b)(2)APPS$5,000$14,023$14,252 42 U.S.C. 300g-3(b)Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)$25,000$53,907$54,789 42 U.S.C. 300g-3(g)(3)(A)SDWA$25,000$53,907$54,789 42 U.S.C. 300g-3(g)(3)(B)SDWA$5,000/$25,000$10,781/$37,561$10,957/$38,175 42 U.S.C. 300g-3(g)(3)(C)SDWA$25,000$37,561$38,175 42 U.S.C. 300h-2(b)(1)SDWA$25,000$53,907$54,789 42 U.S.C. 300h-2(c)(1)SDWA$10,000/$125,000$21,563/$269,535$21,916/$273,945 42 U.S.C. 300h-2(c)(2)SDWA$5,000/$125,000$10,781/$269,535$10,957/$273,945 42 U.S.C. 300h-3(c)SDWA$5,000/$10,000$18,750/$40,000$19,057/$40,654 42 U.S.C. 300i(b)SDWA$15,000$22,537$22,906 42 U.S.C. 300i-1(c)SDWA$100,000/$1,000,000$131,185/$1,311,850$133,331/$1,333,312 42 U.S.C. 300j(e)(2)SDWA$2,500$9,375$9,528 42 U.S.C. 300j-4(c)SDWA$25,000$53,907$54,789 42 U.S.C. 300j-6(b)(2)SDWA$25,000$37,561$38,175 42 U.S.C. 300j-23(d)SDWA$5,000/$50,000$9,893/$98,935$10,055/$100,554 42 U.S.C. 4852d(b)(5)Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992$10,000$16,773$17,047 42 U.S.C. 4910(a)(2)Noise Control Act of 1972$10,000$35,445$36,025 42 U.S.C. 6928(a)(3)Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)$25,000$93,750$95,284 42 U.S.C. 6928(c)RCRA$25,000$56,467$57,391 42 U.S.C. 6928(g)RCRA$25,000$70,117$71,264 42 U.S.C. 6928(h)(2)RCRA$25,000$56,467$57,391 42 U.S.C. 6934(e)RCRA$5,000$14,023$14,252 42 U.S.C. 6973(b)RCRA$5,000$14,023$14,252 42 U.S.C. 6991e(a)(3)RCRA$25,000$56,467$57,391 42 U.S.C. 6991e(d)(1)RCRA$10,000$22,587$22,957 42 U.S.C. 6991e(d)(2)RCRA$10,000$22,587$22,957 42 U.S.C. 7413(b)Clean Air Act (CAA)$25,000$93,750$95,284 42 U.S.C. 7413(d)(1)CAA$25,000/$200,000$44,539/$356,312$45,268/$362,141 42 U.S.C. 7413(d)(3)CAA$5,000$8,908$9,054 42 U.S.C. 7524(a)CAA$25,000/$2,500$44,539/$4,454$45,268/$4,527 42 U.S.C. 7524(c)(1)CAA$200,000$356,312$362,141 42 U.S.C. 7545(d)(1)CAA$25,000$44,539$45,268 42 U.S.C. 9604(e)(5)(B)Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)$25,000$53,907$54,789 42 U.S.C. 9606(b)(1)CERCLA$25,000$53,907$54,789 42 U.S.C. 9609(a)(1)CERCLA$25,000$53,907$54,789 42 U.S.C. 9609(b)CERCLA$25,000/$75,000$53,907/$161,721$54,789/$164,367 42 U.S.C. 9609(c)CERCLA$25,000/$75,000$53,907/$161,721$54,789/$164,367 42 U.S.C. 11045(a)Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA)$25,000$53,907$54,789 42 U.S.C. 11045(b)(1)(A)EPCRA$25,000$53,907$54,789 42 U.S.C. 11045(b)(2)EPCRA$25,000/$75,000$53,907/$161,721$54,789/$164,367 42 U.S.C. 11045(b)(3)EPCRA$25,000/$75,000$53,907/$161,721$54,789/$164,367 42 U.S.C. 11045(c)(1)EPCRA$25,000$53,907$54,789 42 U.S.C. 11045(c)(2)EPCRA$10,000$21,563$21,916 42 U.S.C. 11045(d)(1)EPCRA$25,000$53,907$54,789 42 U.S.C. 14304(a)(1)Mercury-Containing and Rechargeable Battery Management Act (Battery Act)$10,000$15,025$15,271 42 U.S.C. 14304(g)Battery Act$10,000$15,025$15,271 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]