Laws & Regulations

Report: EPA Cannot Assess Results and Benefits of Its Environmental Education Program

Report #16-P-0246, July 29, 2016. Continued EPA funding for environmental education without program and performance management controls creates high risk for waste and abuse of public funds.

Report: Enhanced Coordination Needed to Ensure Drinking Water State Revolving Funds Are Used to Help Communities Not Meeting Standards

Report #12-P-0102, December 1, 2011. The DWSRF program is not taking full advantage of the data and tools that are available to identify noncompliant systems that may benefit from DWSRF funding.

Report: EPA Needs to Improve the Recognition and Administration of Cloud Services for the Office of Water’s Permit Management Oversight System

Report #15-P-0295, September 24, 2015. Inadequate contract oversight jeopardized information security and government transparency.

Report: Call Center: Contract Management Needs Improvement to Reduce the Risk of Overbilling

Report #15-P-0042, December 23, 2014. The EPA was overbilled by $910,776 for helpdesk services.

Report: EPA Guidance Removed States’ Responsibilities for Monitoring State Revolving Fund Borrowers’ Single Audit Reports

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Report: The EPA Has Not Verified that Its Laboratories Comply with Hazardous Waste Requirements

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Report: Considerations from Single Audit Reports for the EPA’s Administration of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Funds

Report #22-N-0057, September 14, 2022. This report highlights findings from prior single audit reports to help the EPA prepare to administer an additional $60 billion in funds pursuant to the IIJA.

Report: Special Review of the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board Capabilities to Effectively Administer Its Programs and Operations

Report #22-N-0056, September 8, 2022. The CSB's operations are challenged by vacancies in mission-critical positions and an inability to fully use the resources allocated by Congress.

Report: Considerations for the EPA’s Implementation of Grants Awarded Pursuant to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

Report #22-N-0055, August 11, 2022. We reviewed prior oversight reports and identified lessons to help the EPA’s administration and oversight of IIJA grant awards. With IIJA appropriations.

Report: Lessons Identified from Prior Oversight of the EPA’s Geographic and National Estuary Programs

Report #22-E-0054, August 8, 2022. We reviewed prior oversight reports and identified lessons to help the EPA administer the IIJA’s $1.85 billion for its 12 geographic programs and National Estuary Program.

Report: EPA’s Fiscal Years 2020 and 2019 Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest System Fund Financial Statements

Report #22-F-0015, December 29, 2021. We found the fund’s financial statements, except for accounts receivable and earned revenue, to be fairly presented.

Report: EPA’s Fiscal Years 2021 and 2020 (Restated) Consolidated Financial Statements

Report #22-F-0007, November 15, 2021. We found the EPA’s financial statements to be fairly presented and free of material misstatement.

Report: Concerns About the Process Used for the SAFE Vehicles Rule Demonstrate the Need for a Policy on EPA’s Role in Joint Rulemakings

Report #21-E-0125, April 20, 2021. The EPA’s actions in the final SAFE Vehicles Rule undercut the rule’s quality.

Report: EPA Not Effectively Implementing the Lead-Based Paint Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule

Report #19-P-0302, September 9, 2019. Effective oversight and enforcement are needed to further reduce lead exposures from renovation, repair and painting activities.

Report: More Effective EPA Oversight Is Needed for Particulate Matter Emissions Compliance Testing

Report #19-P-0251, July 30, 2019. Effective EPA oversight of stack testing improves data quality for compliance determinations and other uses.

Report: Chemical Safety Board Purchase Card Program at Low Risk for Unauthorized Purchases During Fiscal Year 2018

Report #19-P-0245, July 26, 2019. The Chemical Safety Board (CSB) purchase card program, through which the agency spent $326,859 in FY 2018, is at low risk for unauthorized purchases.

Report: EPA's Fiscal Year 2019 Management Challenges

Report #19-N-0235, July 15, 2019. Attention to agency management challenges could result in program improvements and protection for the public, and increased confidence in management integrity and accountability.

Report: Management Alert - Certain Risk Communication Information for Community Not Up to Date for Amphenol/Franklin Power Products Site in Franklin, Indiana

Report #19-N-0217, June 27, 2019. The OIG issued a management alert informing the EPA of our discovery that the "Cleanups in My Community" public website is not depicting the most up-to-date risk information for the Amphenol/Franklin Power Products site.

Report: Management Alert - Certain Toxic Release Inventory Data Disclosed to the Public Are Inaccurate

Report #19-N-0115, April 8, 2019. The EPA's Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) data pertaining to releases of hazardous substances from Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW) are inaccurate.

Report: EPA Unable to Assess the Impact of Hundreds of Unregulated Pollutants in Land-Applied Biosolids on Human Health and the Environment

Report #19-P-0002, November 15, 2018. The EPA identified 352 pollutants in biosolids but cannot yet consider these pollutants for further regulation due to either a lack of data or risk assessment tools.