Laws & Regulations

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.

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.

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.

Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station

Information and documents on the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station NPDES Permit.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

Industrial Pretreatment Program for New England

The Industrial Pretreatment Program prevents the discharge of pollutants to Publicly-Owned Treatment Works (POTWs) which will interfere with the operations of the POTW or its use and disposal of municipal biosolids.

Compendium of Unimplemented Recommendations: Oct 1, 2008 - Mar 31, 2009

Compendium #09-N-0148, Apr 30, 2009. Recommendations are issued by EPA's OIG to improve the economy, efficiency, effectiveness, or integrity of EPA programs and operations.

Report: FY 2007 FISMA Report: Status of EPA’s Computer Security Program

Report #2007-S-00003, September 25, 2007. This is the Office of Inspector General’s Fiscal Year 2007 Federal Information Security Management Act Reporting Template, as prescribed by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

Compendium of Unimplemented Recommendations: Apr 1, 2009 - Sept 30, 2009

Compendium #10-N-0018, Oct 28, 2009. Implementing these recommendations will correct weaknesses, reduce vulnerabilities to risk, and leverage opportunities for improved performance.

Report: EPA Can Better Manage Brownfields Administrative Resources

Report #2005-P-00017, June 7, 2005. In evaluating this data, we determined that EPA’s ability to effectively manage Brownfields resources is challenged by policy and organizational impediments.

Report: EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation Needs to Improve Compliance with Audit Followup Process

Report #08-P-0080, February 12, 2008. EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation (OAR) had generally taken corrective actions to implement the recommendations for the five air-related reports we reviewed.

Report: Framework for Developing Tribal Capacity Needed in the Indian General Assistance Program

Report #08-P-0083, February 19, 2008. The purpose of IGAP grants is to help tribes develop environmental programs, and over 70% of tribes have met at least one of EPA’s strategic goals for improving human health and the environment in Indian country.

Report: Followup on Information Concerning Superfund Cooperative Agreements with New York and New Jersey

Report #08-2-0099, March 4, 2008. We found that EPA Region 2 had deobligated $7.3 million from four of the six sites in New York and New Jersey cited in our prior report.

Report: EPA Can Recover More Federal Superfund Money

Report #08-P-0116, March 26, 2008. We found that EPA regions have recovered $165 million of $294 million (56 percent) of the total Superfund costs from the sites we reviewed.

Report: Summary of Recent Developments in EPA’s Drinking Water Program and Areas for Additional Focus

Report #08-P-0120, March 31, 2008. OGWDW addressed or is addressing all of the EPA OIG drinking water program-related evaluation report recommendations made from September 2003 to May 2007.

Report: EPA Needs to Track Compliance with Superfund Cleanup Requirements

Report #08-P-0141, April 28, 2008. According to EPA’s Superfund information system, there were 3,397 active Superfund enforcement instruments to ensure cleanups at National Priorities List sites as of September 30, 2007.