Report: Management Implication Report: Poor Data Management Hinders Oversight of State Clean and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Programs
Report # 25-N-0002, October 28, 2024
Why We Did This Report
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Inspector General, or OIG, has identified concerns regarding how some states collect and store subrecipient and contractor data for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund, or CWSRF, and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, or DWSRF, programs.
Summary of Findings
Some states are collecting and storing their CWSRF and DWSRF subrecipient and contractor data in unstructured or nonmachine-readable formats. Data that are not collected or stored in a structured database or machine-readable format can be difficult to access and can significantly inhibit the ability to use data analytics for proactive oversight of the state revolving funds.
Report Materials
Full Report - 25-N-0002 (pdf) (1.37 KB)
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