Encl. (1) to COMDTINST 16200.3A
Table 1-A.
Penalty Classes for Violations of the FWPCA
Penalty Class
Maximum Allowable Penalty (1)
Class I Administrative
,000 per violation, not to
Civil Penalty
exceed a total of ,000
Class II Administrative
,000 per day per violation.
Civil Penalty
Other restrictions apply. See
FWPCA, Section 311(b)(6)(B)(ii)
Judicial Civil Penalty
,000 per day per violation
or
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,000 per barrel of oil or unit
of reportable quantity of
hazardous material discharged
Footnotes:
(1) Other Substantial Penalties: The FWPCA also allows substantial
penalties for discharges involving failure to remove discharges
or failure to comply with administrative orders, failure to
comply with regulations, and for discharges resulting from gross
negligence or willful misconduct. See the FWPCA, 33 U.S.C. 1321,
Section 311(b)(7).
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