Penalty Assessment

GRAVITY BASED PENALTY ASSESSMENT MATRIX

                            EXTENT OF DEVIATION FROM REQUIREMENT

  Major Moderate Minor
Major
$10,000 to $8,000
$8,000 to $6,000
$6,000 to $4,400
Moderate
$4,400 to $3,200
$3,200 to $2,000
$2,000 to $1,200
Minor
$1,200 to $600
$600 to $200
$200 to $40

 

Potential
for
Harm

 

 


MULTI-DAY PENALTY ASSESSMENT MATRIX
(may be used when a violation lasts longer than one day)

                            EXTENT OF DEVIATION FROM REQUIREMENT

  Major Moderate Minor
Major
$2,000 to $400
$1,600 to $300
$1,200 to $220
Moderate
$880 to $160
$640 to $100
$400 to $60
Minor
$240 to $40
$120 to $40
$40 to $16

 

Potential
for
Harm

 

 

These modified matrices are to substitute for the Gravity Based Matrix on page 2 and 17, and the Multi-Day Penalty Matrix on page 26 of the RCRA Civil Penalty Policy PDF.

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