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Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
Division of Administrative ServicesEnvironmental Crimes Unit
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
ADEC Environmental EnforcementADEC Environmental Enforcement
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
Division of Administrative ServicesEnvironmental Crimes Unit
Types of Enforcement
• ADEC may pursue• ADEC may pursue– AdministrativeCi il– Civil
– Criminal
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
Division of Administrative ServicesEnvironmental Crimes Unit
Administrative Enforcement
• Administrative Enforcement is takenAdministrative Enforcement is taken by ADEC under its own authority, without involving a court processinvolving a court process– The majority of ADEC's enforcement actions
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
Division of Administrative ServicesEnvironmental Crimes Unit Civil Judicial Enforcement
• Formal lawsuits filed in court against persons or entities that have failed to comply withor entities that have failed to comply with statutory/regulatory requirements or with an administrative orderadministrative order– The court can assess a penalty or issue a court order‐an injunction‐to require compliancej q p
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
Division of Administrative ServicesEnvironmental Crimes Unit Criminal Enforcement
• Usually reserved for the most serious violations that are willful or knowingly committedg y– Court conviction can result in the imposition of fines and/or imprisonment
• Misdemeanors – Indv‐‐1 yr jail and/or $10K fine, up to 5 yrs probation; Co‐‐$500K fine, or 3x times pecuniary gain
• Felonies – Indv‐‐no jail to life in prison w/o parole $5K fineFelonies Indv no jail to life in prison w/o parole, $5K fine an up; Co‐‐max fines can easily approach $1M
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
Division of Administrative ServicesEnvironmental Crimes Unit
Environmental Crimes Unit
Investigates most significant and egregious violations of g genvironmental laws that pose the greatest threat to human health and the environment
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
Division of Administrative ServicesEnvironmental Crimes Unit Enforcement Team
• Inspector/Enforcement Officers• Program managersProgram managers• Technical expertsL f t• Law enforcement– Investigators– Police
• Attorneys
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
Division of Administrative ServicesEnvironmental Crimes Unit The Enforcement Funnel
Reports from the Public or Industry
Reports from other Agencies
Ob ti b ADEC I tInitial Investigation by ADEC Observations by ADEC Inspectors Initial Investigation by ADEC
Unfounded
Administrative Actions
Civil Actions
Criminal Investigations
lNon‐Criminal in Nature
Attorney General
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
Division of Administrative ServicesEnvironmental Crimes Unit ADEC Structure
ADEC
Admin Services Air Quality Water Environmental
Health SPARServices Health
IPPState VetF d S f t
WastewaterCruise Ships
PermitsMonitoring
IT ServicesAdmin Services
PERPCS
Food SafetyDrinking WaterSolid WastePesticides
Cruise ShipsAPDESComplianceFacilities
MonitoringNon‐Point Mobile SourceECU
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
Division of Administrative ServicesEnvironmental Crimes Unit How You Fit into the Picture
The emissaries for the environment in your ycommunities or organizations.
Eye Witnessesy
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
Division of Administrative ServicesEnvironmental Crimes Unit
Environmental Crimes Unit
Chief Investigator Mike Charland907‐269‐7567Investigator Parrish Moses907‐451‐5157
ADEC Websiteh //d l k /http://dec.alaska.gov/