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| Date Feb. 21, 1984 |
Report No. RCED-84-80 |
Title
BY THE US. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Commerce, Transportation And Tourism Committee On Energy And Commerce House Of Representatives Federal And State Efforts To Protect Ground Water
Ground water is the primary source of drinking water for about 50 percent of our population. The nature and scope of groundwater contamination is unknown. However, information GA... |
| Date Feb. 3, 1984 |
Report No. NSIAD-84-5 |
Title
BY THEUS GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE
Report To The Secretary Of Defense OF THEUNITEDSTATES
DOD Can Make Further Progress In Controlling Pollution From Its Sewage Treatment Plants
The Department of Defense (DOD) has spent over one billion dollars for either facility improvement or for connection to civilian sewage treatment systems since fiscal year 1976. Although DOD has made a great effort to improv... |
| Date Dec. 2, 1983 |
Report No. RCED-84-53 |
Title
-. . X41x ‘. .* B’Y’ THE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFiCE
Report To The Administrator, Protection Agency Environmental Wastewater Dischargers Are Not Complying With EPA Pollution Control Permits
The Clean Water Act’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System limits the type and amount of pollution a municipal or industrial facility may legally discharge into the nation’s waterways. Ba... |
| Date Nov. 29, 1983 |
Report No. NSIAD-84-37 |
Title
BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL
Report To The Honorable Vie Fazio House Of Representatives OF THE UNITEDSTATES
Status Of Air Force Efforts To Deal With Groundwater Contamination Problems At McClellan Air Force Base
Since 1979, McClellan Air Force Base has been studying groundwater contamination problems at the base. At the request of Congressman Vie Fazio, GAO reviewed a key July 1983 study prepared by... |
| Date Feb. 1, 1983 |
Report No. MASAD-83-11 |
Title
BY THEUS GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE
Report To The Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency San Francisco’s Wastewater Treatment Program Needs Reexamination And Better Management
When the initial phase of San Francisco’s $3 billion Wastewater Treatment Program becomes operational, it should significantly reduce the pollution of the San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean. However, increased... |
| Date Dec. 17, 1982 |
Report No. RCED-83-45 |
Title
.-5+&y
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING
D.C. 20548 OFFICE 1203~~ WASHINGTON, F-2C4?46 The Eonoratle Korrran Cta i rman, Euhcommittee Ccmmittee cn Merchant Fisheries Fcuse of FeFresentatives Lear P!r. Chairman: Ccrr,men ts cn Waste Ccean a Critique ;Cum&ing of FeFort GAG’s Fadioactive (CAC/FCEL-&3-45) E. C’Amours on Cceanography Marine and Subject: letter ycu requested that we In ycur August 3,... |
| Date Dec. 17, 1982 |
Report No. RCED-83-65 |
Title
I -AHhaz&g3 REPORT THEUS. BY General Accounting Office
The National Park Service Has Improved Facilities At 12 Park Service Areas
In October 1980 GAO reported on 172 facilities--lodges, employee dormitories, water and sewer systems, bridges, and tunnels--in 12 National Park Service areas that did not comply with all Federal or State health or safety standards. : The Park Service has corrected or s... |
| Date Dec. 1, 1982 |
Report No. RCED-83-57 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 OFFICE RtSOUlrCIS. COMMUNITY, AN0 ICONOMIC OIVLLOWINT DIVISION B-209867 The Honorable Anne M. Gorsuch Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency Subject: 120023 DECEMBER 1,1982 Savings Possible Through Use of Variable Effluent Limits for Advanced Waste Treatment Projects (GAO/RCED-83-57: Dear Ms. Gorsuch: We believe the potential exists f... |
| Date July 14, 1982 |
Report No. CED-82-108 |
Title
, L . J Mwi _> BY THEU.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE
Report To The Secretary Of Commerce Need To Strengthen Coordination Of Ocean Pollution Research
The National Ocean Pollution Planning Act of 1978 designated the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) as lead agency for preparing and periodically revising a plan to coordinate and direct Federal ocean pollution research--an activity s... |
| Date June 23, 1982 |
Report No. CED-82-97 |
Title
BY THE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
Report To The Secretary Of State International Joint Commission Water Quality Activities Need Greater U.S. Government Support And Involvement
The, U.S. Government has not adequately supported or been sufficiently involved in the: water quality activities of the U.S./ Canadian International Joint Commission. As 8 result, the Commission has had difficulty fulfill... |
| Date May 21, 1982 |
Report No. CED-82-63 |
Title
BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL ” Report To The Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES
A More Comprehensive Approach To Clean Up The Great Lakes Is Needed Despite spending millions of dollars on water pollution control, the United States is finding it difficult to meet the comprehensive objectives of its Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement with Canada. Although the lakes are cleaner, the United States is not full... |
| Date Feb. 19, 1982 |
Report No. CED-82-37 |
Title
BY THEU.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Administrator Environmental Protection Agency : * A New Approach Is Needed For I-- The Federal industrial Wastewater Pretreatment Program
Federal efforts to implement a Federal industrial wastewater pretreatment program has been surrounded by controversy and has generated considerable uncertainty and confusion. It is highly unlikely that the program... |
| Date Jan. 6, 1982 |
Report No. GGD-82-7 |
Title
* ’ BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL m I WI k&port ToThe Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES Environmental,!Economic, And iPolitical Issues Impede Potomac RiverCleariup Efforts
Washington, D.C., metropolitan communities are experiencing almost insurmountable problems in their cooperative efforts to clean the Potomac River. Environmental, economic, and political issues have frustrated area attempts to develop an... |
| Date Oct. 21, 1981 |
Report No. EMD-82-9 |
Title
LMI 16900 General Accounting Office
Hazards Of Past Low-Level Radioactive Waste Ocean Dumping Have Been Overemphasized
From 1946 to 1970, the United States disposed of low-level radioactive waste by dumping it into the ocean. Today, more than a decade after all dumping stopped, concerns over the potential environmental and public health consequences of past ocean dumping persist. In an evaluation ... |
| Date Sept. 8, 1981 |
Report No. 116386 |
Title
.I UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING 20548 WASHINGTON, D.C. OFFICE FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 1O:OO A.M. PDT TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1981 STATEMENT OF ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, HlJGH J. WESSINGER, COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVEOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE SENIOR DIVISION LEVEL BEFORE THE ON INVESTIGATIONS AND OVERSIGHT HOTJSE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ... |
| Date May 22, 1981 |
Report No. CED-81-68 |
Title
BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES Billions Could Be Saved Through Waivers For Coastal Wastewater Treatment Plants
In many locations discharges of primary treated municipal wastes are not harmful to the marine environment. Giving waivers to coastal communities in these locations so they do not have to build Federally required secondary treatment facilities could sav... |
| Date May 5, 1981 |
Report No. CED-81-92 |
Title
. .+ BY THECOMPiROLLER GENERAL OF THEUNITED STATES /lSl~ 1 Report ToThe Congress
Millions Of Dollars Could Be Saved By implementing GAO Recommendations On Environmental Proktion Agency Programs
Over the past 4 years, GAO has made recommendations on the water pollution control and hazardous and solid waste programs managed by the Environmental Protection Agency which, if implemented, would result i... |
| Date April 30, 1981 |
Report No. CED-81-30 |
Title
Report ToThe Congress
OF THEUNITED STATES 1 lll~ll~l~ll(lli M ~llll~ulllll~lll~l~ 15081
LMI Better Monitoring Techniques Are Needed To Assess The Quality Of Rivers And Streams: Volume II
This volume contains detailed agency comments and evaluation by GAO and its consultant, CED-81-30 APRIL 30,198t Request sent to: for copies of GAO reports should be U.S. General Accounting Off ice Document Handlin... |
| Date April 23, 1981 |
Report No. CED-81-58 |
Title
COMPTROLLER GENERAL
WASHINGTON OF
D.C. THE UNITED STATES 2OW B-166506 The Honorable John D. Dingell Chairman, Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives /c; The Honorable Robert Stafford Chairman, 'Committee on Environment and Public Works United States Senate Subject:
APRIL 23,198l 114996 to Carry lG- equacy of EPA Resources and Authority Out Drinking Water Program Activities (CED-... |
| Date March 19, 1981 |
Report No. 114651 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE KASHINGTON, D.C. 21)548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 1O:OO A.M. EST THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1981 STATEMENT OF HENRY ESCHWEGE, DIRECTOR COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION tiEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON INVESTIGATIONS AND OVERSIGHT HOUSE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSIJORTATION UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
ON r-OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE... |
| Date Jan. 14, 1981 |
Report No. 114567 |
Title
' t UNI& ie-Sf, A T E S L GENERAL ACCOUNTING O F F I C E WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 ADDRESS BY HENRY ESCHWEGE, DIRECTOR COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT D I V I S I O N , T O THE 1 9 8 1 MID-WINTER MEETING A S S O C I A T I O N O F S T A T E AND INTERSTATE POLLUTION CONTROL ADMINISTRATORS JANUARY 14, 1 9 8 1 F A T ' S AHEAD FOR THE N A T I O N ' S WATER QUALITY >[ct [ ) 68 2' I WELCOME THE OPPORTUNI... |
| Date Aug. 8, 1980 |
Report No. CED-80-112 |
Title
RElEASED Hdnorable Eugene V. Atkinson House Of Representatives ‘/), ~~~~ Information On Questions About The Brush Creek (PA) Sewage Project GAO reviewed questions raised by a citizens group about the Brush Creek Sewage Project in Marshall Township, Pennsylvania. The questions primarily involved the (1) need for the system, (2) approval process, and (3) economic burden on residents. It is questio... |
| Date Aug. 7, 1980 |
Report No. B-199440 |
Title
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| Date July 2, 1980 |
Report No. CED-80-86 |
Title
OF THEUNITED STATES Many Water Quality Standard . Violations May NotBe Significant Enough ToJustify c&y l%eventive’Actions
Advanced waste treatment for municipal sewage may not be worth the tremendous costs-estimated by the Environmental Protection Agency at $10 billion--unless it will make a substantial difference to water quality. In setting or revising water quality standards, States generall... |
| Date May 30, 1980 |
Report No. CED-80-92 |
Title
. li;J” BY THECOMPTROLLER’?iENERAL ,I mw rcs;lswp Report To The Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES EPAShould Help Small Communities Cope With Federal Pollution Control Requirements
Small communities--under 10,000 populationare generally subject to the same environmental quality regulations as larger ones. Complying with these regulations exacts a much higher economic and social price from small commu... |
| Date Aug. 30, 1979 |
Report No. 110256 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 OFFICE FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9 A.M. EDT THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 1979 STATEMENT OF HENRY ESCHWEGE, DIRECTOR COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BEFORE THE SELECT PANEL TO ADDRESS NONPOINT POLLUTION IN THE POTOMAC HOUSE COMMITTEE ON THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ON THE &ACT h ETING MR. CHAIRMAN 0~ NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION 0~ NATIONAL WATE... |
| Date July 17, 1979 |
Report No. 109897 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGI0N, D.C. 20548 EORREIJXSEONDELIVERY EXPECTED 10 A.M. EDT AT TtxsDAY, JULY 17, 1979 STATEM.ENT OF EIMERB.S~TS C-LLERGENERALOFTHEDNITEDST?4TES BEFORETHE SUBCC&lMITCEEONOVERSIGHTANDREVIEW BCUSECOMKITTEEONPUBLICWCX?KSAN-DTRANSPORTATION ON OFNONPOINTSOURCEPOLLUTIONON NATICNALW~ER~ALITYGOALSJ Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subccsmittee: We are here at you... |
| Date June 27, 1979 |
Report No. 109826 |
Title
UNITED STATES GECJERAL ACCOLll~ING OFFICE WASHINGIUN, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 1O:OO A.M., ED? WECTJESDAY, JUJE 27, 1979 @13~ STATEMENT OF HENRY ESCl-MGE, DIREmR &@ coMML?UTY AND ECOMMIC DE?v'ELJ%MEX'= DIVISION
3EFORETEiE vi6 SUBCOMMI'ITEEONOCEFthKX;RAPHY OF TJ3E HOUSE MERCHA?ZT MARINE AND FISHFiRIES COM!+lIZ!EE GA'Z'USOF EFFORTS~PHASEOLI'Z CXXAN DUMF'ING OF MUNICIPAL SEM?iGE... |
| Date April 30, 1979 |
Report No. CED-79-80 |
Title
H’ UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 CCMMUNIW ANO DEVlLOPMleNi llCOMOMIC DIVISION B-166506 The Honorable Henry M. Jacksoncu United States Senator 802 United States Court House Seattle, Washington 98104 Dear Senator Jackson: APRIL 30, 1979 This letter summarizes the information we obtained to answer your December 6, 1978, and January 25, 1979, requests for a review of... |
| Date April 30, 1979 |
Report No. CED-79-81 |
Title
UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 CCMMUNITY DWRaCMMT AND ECONOMIC DlVlSlON B-166506 The Honorable United States Dear Senator Warren G. Magnuson Senate Magnuson: I APRIL 30, 1979 This letter summarizes the information we obtained to answer your January 25, 1979, request for a review of the ik!& Eastsound Concerned Citizens Committee's allegations concernWe have ing the s... |
| Date April 13, 1979 |
Report No. CED-79-69 |
Title
Water Resources kxi The Nation’s Water Supply
issues And Concerns MD-7999 lllll~~llllllllllillllllll
LM109088 As our Nation approaches the 21st century its population growth and industrial development as well as changing water use priorities are placing new demands on our water resources and are leading to increasing water shortages and competition for the limited supply * How bad a water pictur... |
| Date March 15, 1979 |
Report No. CED-79-63 |
Title
STUDYB’Y’ THE STAFF OFjTHE U?!!!. I* * General Accounting Office*
Environmental Protection Issues Facing The Nation In recent years the need to protect human health and the environmknt from pollution has become clearty evident. The Federal Government has responded to this need by enacting far-reaching legislation which could cost an estimated half a ?ri//ion dollars over the next decade. Quest... |
| Date Feb. 8, 1979 |
Report No. PAD-79-10 |
Title
t kWSHE~~MPT~LER .I GENERAL i To The Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES Better Understanding Of Wetland Benefits Will Help Water Bank And Other Federal Programs Achieve Wetland Preservation Objectives
The Department of Agriculture’s Water Bank Program can be made more effective by changing the Water Bank Act to increase the Secretary of Agriculture’s flexibility in xtmirtis&ring the program. This *ou... |
| Date Oct. 17, 1978 |
Report No. CED-78-182 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESUME 07385 - [C29680471 More Effective Action by the Environmental Protection Agency Needed To Enforce Industrial Compliance with Water Pollution Control Discharge Permits. CED-78-182; B-166506. October 17, 1978. 29 pp. Report to the Congress; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: Environmental Protection Programs: Effectiveness of Regulatory Strategies (2208). Contact: C... |
| Date July 11, 1978 |
Report No. 094709 |
Title
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| Date July 11, 1978 |
Report No. 106509 |
Title
DCCUMENT BESUME o6509 - r B1946972.1
The environmental Protecticn Agency's Water Pollution Control construction Grants Program. July 11, 1S78. 16 pp. + 9 enclosures (35 pp.). Testimony before the House Committee on Putlic Works and Transportation: Investigations and Review Subccmmittee; by Rlmer d. Staats, Comptroller General. Contact: Office of the Comptroller Genaeal. Organization Concerned: Env... |
| Date June 16, 1978 |
Report No. CED-78-120 |
Title
DOCUMENT
06240 - [ B1706750 ] IfBSt waste Disposal Practices: A Threat tc Health and the Nationes water Supply. CgD-78-120: B-166506. June 16, 1978. 31 pp. + 2 appendices (3 pp.). Report to the Congress; by Robert P. seller, Acting Cosptzcller General. Issue Area: Environmental Protectica Pregrams: Solid Waste Disposal and Resource Recovery (2206); Environmental Protection Programs: Bnvironmental ... |
| Date May 12, 1978 |
Report No. CED-78-76 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESOME 05947 - [B1366371] astewater in the St. Louis Secondary Teatment of Municipal ay 12, Area: Minimal Impact Expected. CED-78-76; B-166506. 1978. 39 PF. + 5 appendices (14 pp.). Report to 'the Congress; by BEler B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: Environmental Protection Programs: Ccsts/Benefits of Achieving Environmental Protection Standards (2203). Contact: Community and Ec... |
| Date Dec. 20, 1977 |
Report No. CED-78-6 |
Title
DOCUMENT
04259 B35548073 ESUME National Water Quality Goals Cannot Be Attained without ore Attention to Pollution from Diffused or "Nonpoint" Sources. CED-78-6; B-166506. December 20, 1977. 29 pp. + 8 appendices (18 PP.). Report to the Congress; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: nvironmental Protection Programs: Costs/Benefits of Achieving Envircnmental Protection Standards (220... |
| Date Oct. 21, 1977 |
Report No. CED-77-135 |
Title
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LM103712 REPURTOFTHE COMPTROLLERGENERAL OFTHEUNITEDSTATES Congressional Clarification Needed On Eligibility For Waivers Of Non-Federal Contributions For Dredged Material Confined Disposal Areas
The Army Corps of Engineers constructs facilities for containing contaminated dredged material on the Great Lakes and other waterways. Unless told otherwise by the ... |
| Date June 28, 1977 |
Report No. CED-77-74 |
Title
REPORT TO THE CONGRESS
BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES *cc()~;;I\‘- Illlllllllllllllllllllllllllllll llllllllllllllllll LM102455 Dredging America’s Waterways And Harbors--More lnfor Needed On Environmental And Economic Issues
Corps of Engineers (Civil Functions) 1104 ~1°C Department of the Army a4 Environmental Protection Agency M c@
The effects that dredging and disposing of ... |
| Date Dec. 21, 1976 |
Report No. CED-77-12 |
Title
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| Date Sept. 2, 1976 |
Report No. RED-76-60 |
Title
Before the national permit program can become the key to cleaning up the Nation’s waterways, the Agency needs to overcome major problems, including --having to issue thousands permits, of additional --resolving lawsuits challenging a majority of the industrial effluent limitation guidelines, --adjudicating appeals of permit tions by many dischargers, condi- --tracking adherence to permit conditi... |
| Date June 22, 1976 |
Report No. RED-76-116 |
Title
epartment epartrnent EnvironmenthI of the Interior of ricu ltuae Protection Ageky Over half the water delivered to farms for irrigation is wasted through overwatering which can --limit crop production, --increase farming costs, and --contribute to water pollution. Federal agencies should determine the extent and causes of over-irrigating and the role the Government should play in solving the relat... |
| Date June 18, 1976 |
Report No. LCD-76-312 |
Title
Dqslsy y& 03 73 REPORT TO TH.. CYINGRESS
-J BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES t (, ** ,c\’ .3 Improvements Needed In Operating And Maintaining Waste Water Treatment Plants
Department of Defense to GAO’ findings at 20 military s In reactin to correct plant, bases, De 3 ense promised equipment, staffing, training, and testing problems at its waste water treatment plants to comply w... |
| Date March 21, 1975 |
Report No. RED-75-338 |
Title
. . -07f Ri!+ORT TO THE* CONGRESS Cleaning Up The Great Lakes: United States And Canada Are Making Progress In Controlling Pollution From Cities And Towns
Environmental Protection Agency BY THE CUMPTRULLER GENERAL UF THE UNITED STATES
RED-75-338 RCH21,19?5 COMPTROLLER GENERAL
WASHINGTON. OF THE UNITED
D.C. 20546 STATES B-166506 cj / To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Re... |
| Date April 12, 1974 |
Report No. B-179664 |
Title
RElEASED
The Honorable Unl'ted States Dear Senator Bob Packwood Senate Packwood: WPW 1974 a2 Pursuant to your request of September 6, 1973, as modified in our November 7, 1973, briefing and subsequent discussions with your office, we have reviewed the benefit-cost computations and environmental aspects of the Corps of Engineers' Applegate Lake project which was authorized in the Flood Control Act ... |
| Date Aug. 14, 1973 |
Report No. B-177011 |
Title
- i. COMPTROLLER GENERAL
WA5HII4GTON. OF
D.C. TUE UNlTED
2osia STATES L The IIonorable
c\ Subcomnittee / e Natural Committee House of Dear Mr. !-lenry S. Reuss 9 Chairman on Conservation and /- this process. Costs range from $0.70 to $1. SO per t?:ou sand gallons of water treated. Reverse osmosis produces, as a waste product, a concentrated acid (brine) which must be treated before it can be disch... |
| Date Dec. 5, 1972 |
Report No. 089495 |
Title
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| Date May 25, 1971 |
Report No. 094426 |
Title
094426 United States General Accounting O f f i c e Washington, D.C. 20548
-'yz ~ -- For Release on Delivery Expected at 10 AM EST May 25, 1971 STATEMENT OF B. STAATS, COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS fl Yo" HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE REVIEWS OF FEDERAL WATER POLLUTIOPJ CONTROL PROGRAM ELplER 7 M r . Chairman and members of th... |
