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Page 1: ADEC Environmental Enforcement - Alaska DEC · ADEC Environmental Enforcement. ... Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation ... ECU Non‐Point Mobile Source

Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation

Division of Administrative ServicesEnvironmental Crimes Unit

Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation

ADEC Environmental EnforcementADEC Environmental  Enforcement

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Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation

Division of Administrative ServicesEnvironmental Crimes Unit

Types of Enforcement

• ADEC may pursue• ADEC may pursue– AdministrativeCi il– Civil

– Criminal

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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

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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

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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 

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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/