Federal Reports

Kentucky generally fulfilled IIJA AML goals; however, we identified issues with its grant spending and financial performance tracking and reporting. 

Because BOR’s IRA-funded canal improvement projects have been cancelled, we are closing this audit.

The audit objectives were to determine whether program funds were managed in accordance with the ARC and Federal grant requirements.

Our FY 2025 Organizational Assessment highlights our significant accomplishments in overseeing the DOI's programs and operations. 

Why We Did This Report

During a July 2025 inspection of a nearby Superfund site, the EPA OIG visited the Eighteenmile Creek Superfund site to assess the quality of its institutional controls and risk communication. The EPA placed the site on the Superfund program’s National Priorities List and began investigating the site in 2012. The Agency discovered that the site’s sediments, soil, and surface water were contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs. The EPA relies on institutional controls, including New York State’s fish consumption advisory, as part of the remedy to limit the public’s exposure to these harmful contaminants.
 

Summary of Findings

We are alerting the EPA about inadequate risk communication at the Eighteenmile Creek Superfund site.