Laws & Regulations
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Report: Public May Be Making Indoor Mold Cleanup Decisions Based on EPA Tool Developed Only for Research Applications
Report #13-P-0356, August 22, 2013. We substantiated the allegation that firms were using the mold index tool although the EPA had not validated the tool for public use.
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Semiannual Report: Apr 1, 2013 - Sept 30, 2013
Semiannual Report #EPA-350-R-13-003, Nov, 2013. Our bottom line is simple: to assist both agencies in their missions of safeguarding the health of the American people and protecting the environment.
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Opportunity to Comment on Draft Permit for the Charlo Wastewater Treatment Facility in Montana
Public notice of NPDES draft permit for Charlo WWTF in Montana.
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Compendium of Unimplemented Recommendations: Apr 1, 2013 - Sept 30, 2013
Compendium #14-N-0016, Nov 15, 2013. The OIG identified the unimplemented recommendations listed in this Compendium based on their significance, material impact, and status in the EPA’s Management Audit Tracking System.
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Report: EPA Needs to Determine What Barriers Prevent Water Systems from Securing Known Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Vulnerabilities
Report #2005-P-00002, January 6, 2005. SCADA networks were developed with little attention paid to security.
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Report: Review of Changes to the Atlantic Steel Transportation Control Measure
Report #2005-S-00005, February 16, 2005. We did not find evidence that the change to zoning condition #4 would have a negative effect on the ability of Georgia to attain the National Ambient Air Quality Standards of the current SIP.
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Report: Ongoing Management Improvements and Further Evaluation Vital to EPA Stewardship and Voluntary Programs
Report #2005-P-00007, February 17, 2005. We asked stakeholders to define stewardship, list motivators and obstacles to participating in stewardship programs, and outline key roles for EPA to play to foster participating in environmental stewardship.
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Report: Office of Acquisition Management Can Strengthen Its Organizational Systems
Report #2005-P-00006, February 17, 2005. OAM’s management systems include various components necessary for organizational success.
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Report: Brownfields Competition Process for Awarding Grants Complied With Act
Report #2005-P-00009, March 7, 2005. EPA’s competition process for awarding grants complied with the requirements of the Brownfields Act.
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Report: Security Configuration and Monitoring of EPA’s Remote Access Methods Need Improvement
Report #2005-P-00011, March 22, 2005. System administrators did not configure EPA’s Web-Mail and BlackBerry servers to provide secure remote access to the Agency’s network.
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Report: Source Water Assessment and Protection Programs Show Initial Promise, But Obstacles Remain
Report #2005-P-00013, March 28, 2005. Source water assessments are being used by (1) some States to improve the overall drinking water protection program by prioritizing protection efforts and program resources.
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Report: Wrangell Cooperative Association Reported Outlays Under EPA Grants GA980448-01 and GA970335-01
Report #2005-4-00056, April 19, 2005. The recipient did not maintain a labor distribution system as required by Office ofManagement and Budget (OMB) Circular A-87.
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Report: Fiscal 2004 and 2003 Financial Statements for the Pesticides Reregistration and Expedited Processing Fund
Report #2005-1-00081, May 4, 2005. We identified the following reportable conditions: We could not assess the adequacy of automated controls. EPA needs to improve financial statement preparation and quality control.
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Tribal Water Section Grant Fact Sheets
Fact sheets with information about funding opportunities available to federally recognized tribes in EPA's Pacific Southwest (Region 9) to improve water quality and water and wastewater infrastructure.
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Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station
Information and documents on the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station NPDES Permit.
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Compendium of Unimplemented Recommendations: Apr 1, 2010 - Sept 30, 2010
Compendium #11-N-0006, Oct 26, 2010. This Compendium, issued in conjunction with the Semiannual Report to Congress and as a separate document to EPA leadership, is part of the OIG’s followup strategy to promote robust internal controls.
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Semiannual Report: Apr 1, 2010 - Sept 30, 2010
Semiannual Report #EPA-350-R-10-005, Nov, 2010. The OIG will do its best to help the Agency address the nation’s critical environmental challenges by ensuring that Agency funds are properly expended to safeguard human health and the environment.
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Final NPDES Permit for Argos Puerto Rico Corporation in Dorado, Puerto Rico
EPA's NPDES permit for the Argos Puerto Rico Corporation in Puerto Rico.
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Final NPDES Permit for Coco Beach Wastewater Treatment Plant in Puerto Rico
EPA's NPDES wastewater permit for the Coco Beach Wastewater Treatment Plant in Puerto Rico.
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Annual Superfund Report - FY2008
Feb 2009. This report covers Fiscal Year 2008 Superfund activity of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Inspector General (OIG).