Voters also believe government regulations and enforcement of environmental laws are important.
The data was obtained this week by a Freedom of Information Act request from David Patch, an outspoken critic of the SEC and an active participant in the drive for reform of market regulations and enforcement.
While this particular impact would be a one-time charge, long-term impacts could include tighter anti-pollution regulations and stricter enforcement.
Colin Davie, from Lincolnshire County Council, said the authority would be prepared to prosecute Anglian Water under enforcement regulations if it did not find a solution soon.
Stronger enforcement of regulations would act as a deterrent and help reduce corruption levels.
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Viewpoint-based selective enforcement of IRS regulations would be a First Amendment violation even if the regulations themselves are constitutional.
In addition, most industries in the region continue to generate water pollution, as enforcement of relevant regulations lags behind.
Stricter enforcement of environmental regulations is one obvious answer, but officials are reluctant to enforce standards for fear of holding back economic growth.
North Dakota officials say they would like to reduce flaring to below 10 percent, but enforcement of flaring regulations has been lax at best.
The enforcement of traffic regulations is not a core policing function.
Speaking at the news conference on Thursday, Schapiro said there must be "consistent and robust enforcement" of regulations to protect investors, saying it will be her top priority as SEC chief.
Virtually all disposal of wastewater is regulated by the EPA, either under the Safe Drinking Water Act or the Clean Water Act, but the EPA may delegate actual enforcement of these regulations to the states.
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For the past couple of decades, federal regulators have been hostile to enforcement of anti-fraud regulations.
Reckless enforcement, or a bias against a regulated industry, is also counter-productive because it removes company incentives to comply with regulations, thereby undermining the purpose behind enforcement, which is to ensure voluntary compliance.
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Increased awareness on laws and regulations: The survey indicated a general lack of awareness of law as one of the deterrents for anti-corruption enforcement.
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