Laws & Regulations

Report: Making Better Use of Superfund Special Account Funds for Thermo Chem

Report #2007-S-00002, August 20, 2007. We found that Region 5 missed an opportunity to make timely and better use of the funds in the Thermo Chem special account.

Report: Improved Management Practices Needed to Increase Use of Exchange Network

Report #2007-P-00030, August 20, 2007. EPA established a partnership with the Exchange Network’s governance bodies to assist them with accomplishing Network initiatives, more improvements are needed to ensure Network partners fully utilize the Network.

Report: Total Maximum Daily Load Program Needs Better Data and Measures to Demonstrate Environmental Results

Report #2007-P-00036, September 19, 2007. EPA does not have comprehensive information on the outcomes of the Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) program nationwide, nor national data on TMDL implementation activities.

Report: Decision Needed on Regulating the Cooling Lagoons at the North Anna Power Station

Report #2007-P-00038, September 20, 2007. NAPS has a water discharge permit allowing it to discharge water from the cooling lagoons into the Lake Anna reservoir.

Report: Ineligible Federal Funds Drawn on EPA Grant No. XP98284701 Awarded to the City of Middletown, New York

Report #2007-2-00039, September 25, 2007. The City of Middletown (grantee) claimed costs that were incurred prior to the timeframes provided for in Office of Management and Budget Circular A-87 and the Special Appropriation Act Projects guidance.

Watershed-Based Residual Designation Actions in New England

Information pertaining to Residual Designation petitions received in Region 1 pertaining to the designation of Commercial and Industrial sites.

Report: Voluntary Programs Could Benefit from Internal Policy Controls and a Systematic Management Approach

Report #2007-P-00041, September 25, 2007. EPA has no Agency-wide policies that require voluntary programs to collect comparable data or conduct regular program evaluations.

Report: Strategic Agricultural Initiative Needs Revisions to Demonstrate Results

Report #2007-P-00040, September 26, 2007. The SAI program has not demonstrated how it fulfills its unique role of helping growers transition away from Food Quality Protection Act high-risk pesticides.

Report: Village of Laurelville, Ohio – Unallowable Costs Claimed Under EPA Grant XP97579701

Report #08-2-0039, December 5, 2007. The Village of Laurelville (grantee) did not maintain an acceptable financial management system in accordance with Federal regulations to support drawdown requests submitted to EPA for $278,448 in grant funds.

Report: Unallowable Federal Funds Drawn on EPA Grant No. XP98247201 Awarded to the Wayne County Water and Sewer Authority, New York

Report #08-2-0045, December 17, 2007. The Wayne County Water and Sewer Authority (grantee) claimed and was reimbursed for preaward costs of $276,268 that are unallowable under Federal regulations and the grant terms and conditions.

Third Party Defenses/Innocent Landowners

Provides information on addressing landowner liability protections under Superfund for BFPPs, CPOs, third parties and residential owners and lenders

Interstate Concrete & Asphalt non-Title V air quality operating permit for facility in Pendleton, Oregon

Federal Air Rules for Reservations non-Title V air quality operating permit issued to Interstate Concrete & Asphalt in Pendleton, Oregon, on the Umatilla Indian Reservation.

About the Federal Air Rules for Reservations (FARR)

General information about EPA's Federal Air Rules for Reservations in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.

ASCORP Non-Title V Permit and Technical Support Document

EPA's non-Title V permit and Technical Support Document for ASCORP, dba DEBCO Construction, on the Nez Perce Reservation in Idaho.

Washington Beef Non-Title V Permit and Technical Support Document

EPA's non-Title V air permit and Technical Support Document for Washington Beef Toppenish Plant on the Yakama Reservation.

Technical memoranda for biomass boilers in Region 10

Technical memoranda related to biomass boilers for air permits issued By Region 10.

Report: Efforts to Manage Backlog of Water Discharge Permits Need to Be Accompanied by Greater Program Integration

Report #2005-P-00018, June 13, 2005. EPA and the States have had varying success in eliminating the backlog ofNPDES permits requiring renewal, and more still needs to be done.

Report: PeoplePlus Security Controls Need Improvement

Report #2005-P-00019, July 28, 2005. Our review identified three significant issues in the security administration of PeoplePlus (PPL).

Report: Utah Department of Environmental Quality Water Quality State Revolving Fund Fiscal Year 2004 Financial Statements

Report #2005-1-00144, August 8, 2005. We noted weaknesses in internal controls. DEQ internal controls failed to prevent the SRF disbursement, recording and reporting of $479,961 in ineligible assistance.

Report: California Department of Toxic Substances Control Reported Outlays under Cooperative Agreement V99925204

Report #2005-4-00099, September 8, 2005. The outlays reported by the State present fairly, in all material respects, allowable costs incurred under the agreement.