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Laws and Regulations

Laws, regulations, agreements, and understandings constitute a large part of how agencies, companies, and individuals prepare for, respond to, and clean-up inland oil spills. This page includes the specific laws, regulations, agreements, and interpretive publications that relate specifically to oil spill preparedness, prevention, and removal in the freshwater environment.

CERCLA Natural Resource Damage Assessment Regulations

Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (ECE Water Convention)

Environment Canada: Freshwater Website

EPA: Emergency Response Program: Laws and Regulations

EPA: Federal Register

International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage 1969 (1969 CLC)

International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response, and Co-operation (OPRC)

International Environmental Law and Policy

Major U.S. Environmental Laws

Oil Pollution Prevention and Response; Non-Transportation-Related Facilities: Proposed Rules

Oil Pollution Prevention; Non-Transportation Related Onshore Facilities; Rule

Regulatory Compliance Partners

Uses of the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, Sec. 2712


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