U.S. Attorney Announces Significant Cases From New Interagency Environmental Task Force to Protect Public Health and Safety
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Construction Company CEO and Foreperson Charged with Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud in Connection with Newark Lead Service Line Replacement Program
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Investigative Press Release
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Tennessee Man And Company Plead Guilty To Violating The Clean Water Act
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Investigative Press Release
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Management Implication Report: Clean Water State Revolving Fund American Iron and Steel Requirement
2024
ManagementImplicationReportCleanWaterStateRevolvingFundAmericanIronandSteelRequirement
Investigation
Environmental Protection Agency OIG
Environmental Protection Agency
The Office of Investigations initiated an investigation in June 2021 based on concerns from the EPA Office of Wastewater Management that Grandview, Washington, acquired construction materials for a CWSRF project that may have been falsely advertised on a Canadian manufacturing company’s website as...
The EPA Should Improve Oversight of Physical Access and Institutional Controls at the Escambia Wood Superfund Site
2024
24-E-0046
Inspection / Evaluation
Environmental Protection Agency OIG
Environmental Protection Agency
Why We Did This ReportWhile conducting an evaluation of American Creosote Works Inc. in Pensacola, Florida, to determine whether the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency implements and oversees institutional controls, we noted the proximity of the Escambia Wood Treating Company, another...
The EPA Should Better Prepare to Implement Public Notification Requirements When Lead in Drinking Water Poses Serious Risks to Human Health
2024
24-P-0044
Audit
Environmental Protection Agency OIG
Environmental Protection Agency
Why We Did This ReportThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Inspector General initiated this audit based on a request from the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. The objective of the audit is to assess the EPA’s preparation to implement the public...
New Mexico’s Capacity to Effectively Manage Clean Water Infrastructure Funds Faces Challenges
2024
24-E-0042
Inspection / Evaluation
Environmental Protection Agency OIG
Environmental Protection Agency
Why We Did This ReportThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Inspector General conducted this evaluation to determine the financial capacity of the New Mexico Environment Department to manage its Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funding for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund...
Management Implication Report: The EPA Failed to Comply with the OIG’s Preservation Requests for Access to Mobile Device Information
2024
24-N-0045
Investigation
Environmental Protection Agency OIG
Environmental Protection Agency
Why We Did This ReportWe are alerting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to the need to ensure that mobile devices for separating employees are properly preserved and timely accessible to the Office of Inspector General to prevent the loss of evidence and other relevant records. Summary The...
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Grants Documented Most Achievements, but the EPA Could Improve Monitoring and Reporting
2024
24-P-0043
Audit
Environmental Protection Agency OIG
Environmental Protection Agency
Why We Did This ReportThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Inspector General conducted this audit to determine the extent to which the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grants support the EPA’s program goals for the Great Lakes. Summary of FindingsThe Great Lakes Restoration...
The EPA Complied with the Payment Integrity Information Act for Fiscal Year 2023 but Needs to Improve Its Oversight Efforts for Improper and Unknown Payment Activities
2024
24-P-0041
Audit
Environmental Protection Agency OIG
Environmental Protection Agency
Why We Did This ReportThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Inspector General conducted this audit to determine whether the EPA complied with the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 for fiscal year 2023 reporting and to evaluate the EPA’s corrective action plans and efforts to...