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Compliance

Memorandum: Environmental Compliance Audits as a Component of Injunctive Relief in Enforcement Settlements

Environmental Compliance Audits as a Component of Injunctive Relief in Enforcement Settlements

The purpose of the memorandum is to share EPA Regional and Headquarters experiences and recommendations in managing audits in settlements. It relays some of the agency's collective lessons learned with such experiences and, in light of those lessons, factors to consider when dealing with audits in settlements.

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