Compliance and Enforcement Guideline

Guidance
Practical guidance on how the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation promotes, monitors and enforces compliance using its regulatory toolkit.
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The Compliance and Enforcement Guideline supports the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation’s Compliance and Enforcement Policy by outlining how our approach is applied in practice.

The guideline provides guidance on:

  • the Department’s regulatory toolkit
  • the distinction between remedial and enforcement actions
  • decision-making considerations for compliance and enforcement responses
  • the application of regulatory principles in practice

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