Laws & Regulations

Report: Stronger Leadership Needed to Develop Environmental Measures for Clean Water State Revolving Fund

Report #2004-P-00022, June 23, 2004. EPA needs to increase its leadership role in measuring the environmental benefits of the CWSRF.

Report: Effectiveness of Effluent Guidelines Program for Reducing Pollutant Discharges Uncertain

Report #2004-P-00025, August 24, 2004. Regarding effectiveness, the impact of effluent guidelines remains uncertain.

Report: Association of Metropolitan Sewerage Agencies - Costs Claimed Under EPA Cooperative Agreements X827577-01, X828302-01, and X829595-01

Report #2004-4-00038, August 31, 2004. The Association of Metropolitan Sewerage Agencies’ (recipient) financial management and procurement systems need to be improved to fully comply with the requirements of Title 40 CFR Part 30 and OMB Circular A-122.

Report: Some States Cannot Address Assessment Needs and Face Limitations in Meeting Future Superfund Cleanup Requirements

Report #2004-P-00027, September 1, 2004. The five States have established hazardous waste site cleanup programs that address contaminated sites posing human health and environmental risks ranging from low to high.

Report: EPA Prepared to Implement Strategic Human Capital Management Activities But Challenges Remain

Report #2004-P-00024, September 20, 2004. EPA’s headquarters and regional offices are prepared to implement strategic human capital management activities, but an alignment of office-level activities to the Agency’s Strategy for Human Capital is lacking.

Report: EPA Oversight for the Alaska Village Safe Water Program Needs Improvement

Report #2004-P-00029, September 21, 2004. We found that the Region did not provide sufficient oversight over grants awarded to the State to safeguard the funds and ensure effective results.

Report: EPA Needs to Reinforce Its National Pretreatment Program

Report #2004-P-00030, September 28, 2004. The reductions in industrial waste discharges to the nation’s sewer systems that characterized the early years of the pretreatment program have not endured.

Report: Review of Actions at Industrial Excess Landfill Superfund Site, Uniontown, Ohio

Report #2004-P-00031, September 29, 2004. The OIG found that EPA policy was followed in selecting monitored natural attenuation; that the landfill site was appropriately sampled and analyzed, according to EPA policy.

Report: EPA and States Not Making Sufficient Progress in Reducing Ozone Precursor Emissions In Some Major Metropolitan Areas

Report #2004-P-00033, September 29, 2004. Despite national and regional progress, some major metropolitan areas have not achieved the ozone precursor emission reductions required by the 1990 Act.

Report: Tribal Superfund Program Needs Clear Direction and Actions to Improve Effectiveness

Report #2004-P-00035, September 30, 2004. Tribal representatives recognized that EPA has been a Federal leader in its efforts to develop tribal relationships and fulfill trust responsibilities.

Report: Review of Actions at Escambia Treating Company Site, Pensacola, Florida

Report #2004-P-00032, September 30, 2004. Overall, we found that EPA took appropriate cleanup planning actions at the Escambia Superfund site.

Report: FISMA - Fiscal Year 2004 Status of EPA’s Computer Security Program

Report #2004-S-00007, September 30, 2004. This report synopsizes the results of information technology security work the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) performed during Fiscal Year (FY) 2004.

Report: Congressional Request Regarding EPA Clean Water Enforcement Actions

Report #2005-S-00001, October 18, 2004. According to respondents from the 10 EPA regions, wet weather enforcement cases require more resources to complete than traditional National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) enforcement actions.

Report: Congressionally Requested Review of EPA Region 3's Oversight of State National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Programs

Report #2005-S-00002, October 29, 2004. The oversight requirements in the law are limited, but requirements are in the regulations.

Report: Response Action Contracts: Structure and Administration Need Improvement

Report #2005-P-00001, December 6, 2004. EPA can improve the structure of RACs to better protect the Government's interests.

EPA-Approved Mojave Desert Air District Regulations in the California SIP

Documents and tables containing EPA approved and compiled rules and regulations for the Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District (AQMD) portion of the California State Implementation Plan (SIP).

Report: EPA Region 6 Needs to Improve Oversight of Louisiana’s Environmental Programs

Report #2003-P-00005, February 3, 2003. EPA Region 6's oversight was insufficient and could not assure the public that Louisiana was protecting the environment.

Report: State of Nevada Division of Environmental Protection Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund Financial Statements with Independent Auditor’s Report, June 30, 2001

Report #2003-1-00060, February 5, 2003. The Nevada Clean Water State Revolving Fund did not comply with certain compliance matters required by the Clean Water Act and regulations.

Report: New Hampshire Clean Water State Revolving Fund Program Financial Statements with Independent Auditor’s Report, June 30, 2002

Report #2003-1-00086, March 26, 2003. The audit contains reports on the financial statements, internal controls, and compliance requirements applicable to the Clean Water State Revolving Fund program in New Hampshire for the year ended June 30, 2002.

Report: Improving Nationwide Effectiveness of Pump-and-Treat Remedies Requires Sustained and Focused Action to Realize Benefits

Report #2003-P-000006, March 27, 2003. We found that, generally, the pump-and-treat optimization project has produced valuable information and recommendations for improvement regarding the cost and performance of Superfund-financed pump-and-treat systems.