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Report: EPA Should Strengthen Records Management on Clean Water Act Section 404 Permit Notification Reviews for Surface Coal Mining

Report #12-P-0249, February 2, 2012

What We Found

EPA staff in Regions 3, 4, and 5 should better document their records of review activities on CWA Section 404 surface mining permit notifications.

Report Materials

Report At A Glance (pdf) (36.65 KB)
Full Report (pdf) (250.44 KB)
EPA Response to Report (pdf) (1.15 MB)
IG Comment on EPA Response (pdf) (374.11 KB)

Report: EPA Should Strengthen Records Management on Clean Water Act Section 404 Permit Notification Reviews for Surface Coal Mining

Office of Inspector General