Laws & Regulations

Report: Audit of Superfund Consolidated Cooperative Agreement Awarded to Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Under EPA Agreement No. V985687-01 October 1, 1997 through June 30, 2001

Report #2000-P-00020, September 15, 2000. In general, Ohio was meeting the objectives of the cooperative agreement.

Report: North Carolina NPDES Enforcement and EPA Region 4 Oversight

Report #2000-P-00025, September 28, 2000. Region 4 needs to expand and strengthen its oversight of North Carolina’s NPDES program.

Report: Final Report on Region III’s Children’s Health Initiative on the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA)

Report #2000-P-00024, September 28, 2000. Our audit disclosed several areas needing improvement with respect to the AHERA inspection program.

Report: Update on Brownfields Initiative to Revitalize Urban Areas

Report #2000-P-00027, September 29, 2000. The Agency has taken significant steps to implement our previous recommendations.

Report: RCRA Corrective Action Focuses on Interim Priorities --Better Integration with Final Goals Needed

Report #2000-P-0028, September 29, 2000. The CA program currently focuses on interim environmental results, but broader implementation of GPRA is necessary.

Report: Proactive Approach Would Improve EPA’s Water Quality Standards Program

Report #2000-P-001385-00023, September 29, 2000. Water quality criteria identify the amount of a specific pollutant that may be present in the water and still consider the water safe.

Report: FOLLOW-UP ON HEADQUARTERS INTERAGENCY AGREEMENTS

Report #2000-P-0029, September 29, 2000. With one exception, the Agency took corrective action to resolve problems identified in the prior audit report.

Report: Improvements to Louisiana’s Water Quality Standards, Monitoring, and Reporting Program Would Better Protect State Waters

Report #2000-P-2000185-00022, September 29, 2000. Region 6 generally implemented effective procedures to approve and evaluate Louisiana’s water quality standards.

Report: Region 2's Management of Children’s Health Risk Initiative and Related Projects

Report #2001-P-00002, January 30, 2001. Region 2's children’s health initiative made great strides in the last three years towards accomplishing its goals in line with EPA’s overall mission.

Report: AUDIT OF EPA’S FISCAL 2000 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Report #2001-1-00107, Feb 28, 2001. We did not identify any material inconsistencies between the info presented in EPA’s financial statements and the info presented in EPA’s RSSI, Required Supplemental Information, and Management Discussion and Analysis.

Report: Appropriate Violator Classifications and Timely Initial Enforcement Actions Would Strengthen Montana’s RCRA Enforcement Program

Report #000762-2001-P-00004, March 28, 2001. MDEQ did not always appropriately classify violators or initiate timely enforcement actions in accordance with its enforcement agreement with Region 8.

Report: Compliance with Enforcement Instruments

Report #2001-P-00006, March 29, 2001. OECA cannot provide a completely accurate picture of EPA’s enforcement achievements since OECA is not collecting comprehensive data or using appropriate performance measures.

Report: RCRA FINANCIAL ASSURANCE FOR CLOSURE AND POST-CLOSURE

Report #2001-P-007, March 30, 2001. We concluded that insurance policies written by captive insurance companies do not provide an adequate level of financial assurance for closure and post-closure.

Georgia NPDES Permits

NPDES water permits issued in Georgia.

Report: EPA’s Actions Concerning Asbestos-Contaminated Vermiculite in Libby, Montana

Report #2001-S-7, March 31, 2001. Although EPA made attempts to address contaminant asbestos exposure like that in Libby, those attempts did not result in regulations or other controls that might have protected the citizens of Libby.

Report: EPA’s Competitive Practices for Assistance Awards

Report #2001-P-00008, May 21, 2001. EPA does not have a policy that requires program officials to award discretionary assistance funding competitively.

Report: EPA’s Progress in Using the Government Performance and Results Act to Manage for Results

Report #2001-B-000001, June 13, 2001. EPA’s goals are consistent with traditional interpretations of its authorizing statutes and GPRA, and accurately reflect the Agency’s role in setting and implementing environmental standards.

Report: Remedial Project Manager Turnover at Superfund Sites

Report #2001-M-000015, June 15, 2001. We determined that EPA Region III did not have formal procedures in place to mitigate continuity problems caused by turnover of EPA personnel in the Superfund program.

Report: Superfund Interagency Agreements

Report #2001-P-00011, June 22, 2001. EPA generally had effective controls in place to ensure its Superfund IAGs achieve expected environmental results in a timely, cost-effective, and efficient manner.

Report: Region III’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Program

Report #2001-P-00012, June 25, 2001. Several States issued NPDES permits for facilities in Region III that were not written to ensure water quality protection as defined by the Clean Water Act.