Environmental Protection Agency

Coronavirus pandemic restrictions delayed work and limited on-site oversight, with disproportionate impacts to some communities.

Based on our audit, we determined that the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 program’s loan award process and subsequent monitoring activities provided reasonable assurance that WIFIA loans were administered in accordance with federal and EPA requirements and that funding was...

This follow-up evaluation was conducted to assess whether inspection rates of treatment, storage, and disposal facilities have changed since our earlier 2016 report on the same topic: OIG Report No. 16-P-0104, EPA Has Not Met Statutory Requirements for Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage and Disposal...

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Without complete oversight of the drinking water program, the public’s health is still at risk from lead in drinking water.

The OBLR did not complete all certified corrective actions and still lacks current and accurate information needed to monitor an estimated $46.6 million of program income.

Because key accounting policies were not adhered to, the EPA cannot ensure that $6.8 million in appropriated dollars went toward their intended purposes, potentially violating laws.

Without documented procedures governing software management and vulnerability remediation processes, the EPA continues to be at risk of outsiders gaining access to compromise and exploit Agency systems and data.

As of November 1, 2021, the EPA had 93 overdue RTRs or TRs, almost half of which were overdue by more than five years. These reviews are used to establish limits for air toxics emissions and to protect public health.

SB & Company found that the lack of off-site data backups increases the CSB’s risk of losing significant data.