Laws & Regulations

Report: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Site Inspection of the High-Rate Water Treatment Facility, City of Newark, Ohio

Report #10-R-0147, June 16, 2010. We conducted an onsite inspection of the water treatment project in the City of Newark, Ohio, in December 2009.

Report: Independent Ground Water Sampling Generally Confirms EPA’s Data at Wheeler Pit Superfund Site in Wisconsin

Report #10-P-0218, September 8, 2010. With minimal exceptions, our independent sampling results at the Wheeler Pit Superfund Site were consistent with the sampling results that EPA Region 5 has obtained historically.

Report: Procedural Review of EPA’s Greenhouse Gases Endangerment Finding Data Quality Processes

Report #11-P-0702, September 26, 2011. EPA met statutory requirements for rulemaking and generally followed requirements and guidance related to ensuring the quality of the supporting technical information.

Report: Observed Conditions at Five Deleted Superfund Sites

Report #11-P-0433, August 3, 2011. Conditions at two of the five sites we visited in EPA Region 3, which had been remediated and deleted from the National Priorities List, may warrant additional attention from EPA.

Report: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Site Visit of the La Plata Water Treatment Plant Phase II Project, Aibonito, Puerto Rico

Report #11-R-0232, May 23, 2011. We conducted an unannounced site visit of the La Plata Water Treatment Plant Phase II Project in Aibonito, Puerto Rico, in August 2010.

Report: EPA Should Continue Efforts to Reduce Federal Advances and Federal Special Accounts

Report #10-P-0093, March 31, 2010. We found that a $1.1 million advance from the U.S. Capitol Police remained open because an accounting adjustment had not been completed.

Report: Agreed-Upon Procedures on EPA’s Fiscal Year 2011 First Quarter Financial Statements

Report #11-2-0213, May 2, 2011. We performed certain agreed-upon procedures on the Agency’s FY 2011 First Quarter Financial Statements.

Report: EPA’s Small Business Innovative Research Awards Should Include Additional Certifications to Reduce Risk

Report #11-N-0199, March 30, 2011. Our review of EPA’s SBIR solicitations and contracts found that EPA has certifications and contract clauses that address many of the CIGIE concerns.

Report: EPA Should Improve Guidance and Oversight to Ensure Effective Recovery Act-Funded Diesel Emissions Reduction Act Activities

Report #11-R-0141, March 1, 2011. Documentation of grant activities did not always demonstrate that funded DERA work achieved the desired emissions reductions.

Report: Leaking Underground Storage Tank Recovery Act Grants Contained Requirements but Priority Lists Need More Oversight

Report #11-R-0018, November 22, 2010. While the Recovery Act grants we reviewed contained most of the requirements specified in Agency regulations and guidance, there were three management control deficiencies with these grants.

Report: National Environmental Policy and Quadrennial Review Needed

Report #10-P-0140, June 8, 2010. The environmental protection structure created by the National Environmental Policy Act 40 years ago has not resulted in a comprehensive approach.

Report: Results of Technical Network Vulnerability Assessment: EPA’s Erlanger Building

Report #10-P-0211, September 7, 2010. Vulnerability testing of EPA’s Erlanger Building network conducted in June 2010 identified Internet Protocol addresses with numerous high-risk and medium-risk vulnerabilities.

Report: Agency-Wide Application of Region 7 NPDES Program Process Improvements Could Increase EPA Efficiency

Report #11-P-0315, July 6, 2011. Although Region 7 NPDES Kaizen event participants continued to follow up on the commitments and action items identified, no single authority was responsible for tracking the process improvement outcomes.

Report: Oversight of North Carolina’s Renewals of Thermal Variances

Report #11-P-0221, May 9, 2011. Region 4 has not adequately implemented management controls contained in its memorandum of agreement with North Carolina.

Report: Fiscal Year 2009 and 2008 Financial Statements for the Pesticide Registration Fund

Report #10-1-0088, March 30, 2010. The Agency was in substantial compliance with the statutory decision time frames.

Report: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Site Visit of Water System Improvement Project, Waleska, Georgia

Report #11-R-0193, March 29, 2011. We conducted an unannounced site visit of the water system improvement project in the City of Waleska, Georgia, in March 2010.

Report: EPA Could Improve RCRAInfo Data Quality and System Development

Report #11-P-0096, February 7, 2011. RCRAInfo data that tracks hazardous waste handlers and the shipment and receipt of hazardous waste contains errors and is missing source documentation.

Report: Vapor Intrusion Health Risks at Bannister Federal Complex Not a Concern for Buildings 50 and 52, Unknown for Other Buildings

Report #11-P-0048, January 5, 2011. Testing at Bannister Federal Complex in February 2010 revealed elevated levels of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the soil vapor beneath the foundations of buildings 50 and 52.

Report: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Site Inspection of Sewer Pump Station Rehabilitation and Improvements, Town of Ball, Louisiana

Report #11-R-0014, November 9, 2010. Based upon our site inspection, nothing came to our attention that would require action from the town, the State of Louisiana, or the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Report: Improved Data Integrity Needed for the Integrated Contracts Management System

Report #10-P-0144, June 14, 2010. EPA needs to strengthen ICMS data integrity controls to increase the reliability of the data for management reporting.