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| Date May 18, 1983 |
Report No. RCED-83-161 |
Title
BY3-E 1l.S GENERAL ACCOUNTiNG OFFICE
Report To The Chairman, Committee Merchant Marine And Fisheries House Of Representatives On Information On Ocean Disposal Of Municipal And Industrial Waste
The ocean continues to be used for the disposal of municipal and industrial wastes. Ocean dumping could increase in the future depending on economic and environmental considerations and problems with disposa... |
| Date May 1, 1983 |
Report No. RCED-83-134 |
Title
Land Use 3ibliography
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121903 : ” ” References To Reports And Other Documents Issued By The U.S.General Accounting Office RCED January $379 - December 1982 WED-83-1 34 . Land Use Bibliography References To Reports And Other Documents RCED January Issued By The U.S.General 1979 - December 1982 Accounting Office U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C... |
| Date April 28, 1983 |
Report No. RCED-83-144 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL
WASHINGTON, ACCOUNTING
D.C. 20548 OFFICE April
RESOURCES. COMMUNITY. AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION 28, 1983 B-211615 The Honorable Harold Washington House of Representatives Dear Mr. Washington: Subject: Examination of Allegations Concerning Housing Authority (GAO/RCED-83-144) I Ill
121293 the Chicago In response to your March 24, 1982, letter and subsequent discussions w... |
| Date Dec. 30, 1982 |
Report No. RCED-83-75 |
Title
General Accounting Office
Potential Impacts.Cff@Reducing Thw Env$oflmenta) Protection Agency’s Budget
EPA proposed to reduce its fiscal year 1983 operating budget by 12 percent to $961 mitlion (excludes funds for Construction Grants and the Hazardous Waste Response Trust Fund). This represents a reduction of $125 million from fiscal year 1982. Passage of EPA’s fiscal year 1983 appropriation on... |
| Date July 9, 1982 |
Report No. 118880 |
Title
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| Date June 2, 1982 |
Report No. CED-82-91 |
Title
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D C 20548 Jo2077 UNITED STATES GENERL\LACCOUNTING OFFTCE
WASHINGTON, COMMUYIW DEV=OPMM AND ECONOMIC DIVISION JUNE 2,1982 R-205704
The HonoraDle Adm;nlstrator, Protection Anne M. Gorsuch Environmental Agency Dear Ms. Gorsuch: Sublect: Environmental Implementing Protection Agency's Progress in the Superfund Program (GAO/CED-82-91) On October 26, 1981, the Chalrman of the Subcommittee on Agencie... |
| Date May 4, 1982 |
Report No. EMD-82-63 |
Title
BYTHEU.S.GENERALACCOUi’JTir;;ic OFFICE
Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Energy Conservation And Power, House Committee On EnergyAnd Commerce Nuclear And Coal Waste Disposal Hampered By Legal, Regulatory, And Technical Uncertainties
Numerous legal, regulatory, and technical problems and uncertainties are hampering disposal of nuclear and coal fuel cycle wastes. Although Federal agencies ar... |
| Date April 20, 1982 |
Report No. 118136 |
Title
FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT lot00 A.M., STATEMENT OF HENRY ESCHWEGE, DIRECTOR COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE EST, APRIL 20, 1982 DIVISION BEFORE THE ON HUD-INDEPENDENT AGENCIES OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS ON EPA'S PROGRESS IN IMPLEMENTING THE SUPERFUND PROGRAM MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE: THE RESULTS OF OUR REVIEW OF THE AND CLEAN UP OF THE P... |
| Date Nov. 9, 1981 |
Report No. CED-82-13 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 _. /-| November 9, 1981
COMMUNlTY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION F ' " '
.nesoa:"CSar n" 1U c CC- a; as, The Honorable James J. Florio Chairman, Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation and Tourism Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: RELEASED Information on a Hazardous Waste Facility... |
| Date Sept. 28, 1981 |
Report No. CED-81-158 |
Title
REPORTBY THE Comptroller General
OF THE UNITEDSTATES HiJzardous Waste Facilities With Interim Status May Be Endangering Public HealthlAnd The Environment
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has little assurance that hazardous waste facilities with interim status -- the period between application and issuance of the final permit -- meet the minimum national requirements for acceptable managem... |
| Date Sept. 21, 1981 |
Report No. EMD-81-132 |
Title
* General Accounting Office
Coal And Nuclear Wastes -- Both Potential Contributors To Environmental And Health Problems
The Chairman, Subcommittee on Energy COnWvation and Power, House Committee on Energy and Commerce, asked GAO to answer eight questions regarding waste produced by coal and nuclear fuels during the generation of electricity. This report primarily discusses the first two items in t... |
| Date Aug. 5, 1981 |
Report No. CED-81-145 |
Title
LINED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 OFFICE COMMUNITY DEVSLOPMEM AND ECONOMIC OlVtSlON B-203769 AUGUST $1981 The Honorable The Secretary James G. Watt of the Interior Dear Mr. Secretary: Subject: Comments on Interior's (CEO-81-145) Surface Mining Regulations The General Accounting Office has been reviewing the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM), Department... |
| Date July 31, 1981 |
Report No. PLRD-81-48 |
Title
I( sCi,3f BY THECOMbTROLLER Report ToThe Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES
Civil Agencies Should Save Millions By Recovering Silver From Photographic Wastes
Many civil agencies continue to pour silverladen photographic solutions down the drain. The Department of Defense, however, has an effective recovery program to stop further dumping of silver. Several civil agencies are using the Defense program, an... |
| 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 March 3, 1981 |
Report No. CED-81-47 |
Title
REPORTB’Y’ THE Comptroller General
OF THE UNITEDSTATES EPAActions Against The Hopewell, Virginia, Wastewater Treatment Facility
GAO reviewed questions raised by the city of Hopewell, Virginia, concerning the Environmental Protection Agency’s (1) enforcement actions against the Hopewell Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility, (2) lack of technical assistance to the city, and (3) withholding o... |
| Date Jan. 16, 1981 |
Report No. CED-81-50 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERALAIX~IJNT~NG OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 COMMUNITY AND DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC DIVISION January 16, 1981 B-201760 The Honorable Douglas M. Castle Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency Dear Mr. Costle: &essment of Grant Expenditures to Fund New Jersey Inter ency Toxic Waste Investigations/Prosecutions Program (CED-81-50) 4 At the request of the Chairman, Subcomnittee on ... |
| Date Dec. 23, 1980 |
Report No. 120259 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACC~UNTUG
REGIONAL
SUITE 300-D, 2420 W. ~OFFKE OFFICE
26Ti-l AVENUE T)ENVER, COLORADQ Mr. Jeff M. Sirmon Regional Forester Intermountain Region Federal Office Building 324 25th Street Ogden, Utah S4401 Dear Mr. Sirmon: 80211 Accounting Office recently coup e ed.a limited survey of practices and procedures of 't%e "ii~n~~&%untain Regionprocedures for determining needs,Aobtaini... |
| Date Dec. 16, 1980 |
Report No. 114006 |
Title
’ -. . UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 10 A.M., EST, DECEMBER 16, 1980 STATEMENT OF HENRY ESCHWEGE, DIRECTOR COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND INVESTIGATIONS OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE ON ASPECTS OF THE NEW JERSEY INTERAGENCY OXIC WASTE INVESTIGATIO... |
| Date Dec. 11, 1980 |
Report No. PAD-81-08 |
Title
. I ’ * 6 . REPORTBY THE Comptroller General
Ok THE UNITEDSTATES States’Experience With Beverage dontainer Deposit laws shows Positive Benefits
In Irecent years, several States have enacted la@s requiring refundable deposits on beverage containers. Using data based on the experience of Four states--Maine, Michigan, Oregon, and Vermont--GAO updated its 1977 estimates of the impact of a nationwi... |
| Date Nov. 19, 1980 |
Report No. CED-81-21 |
Title
REPORT. THE BY Comptroller General
OF THE UNITEDSTATES Hazardous Waste Disposal Methods: Major Problems With Their Use Hazardous waste disposal on the land is the Nation’ predominant s disposal method, resulting in potentially costly future cleanup efforts and serious environmental problems. Other disposal methods (deep well injection and high temperature burning) and project development approac... |
| Date Oct. 2, 1980 |
Report No. 114024 |
Title
7- a UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at lo:30 AM Thursday, October 2, 1980 STATEMENTOF F. KEVIN BOUND ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, SENIOR LEVEL ENERGYAND MINERALS DIVISION ,' BEFORE THE . CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION ON I COAL LIQUEFACTION r J Mr. Commissioner and Members of the Commission: ' We welcome the opportunity on synthetic These views... |
| Date Sept. 19, 1980 |
Report No. PSAD-80-73 |
Title
BY TtiE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Honorable G. William Whitehurst U.S.House Of Representatives
OF THE UNITEDSTATES Navy Has Housing Problems At Virginia Beach And Scrap Metal Disposal Problems At Sewells Point
The Carper housing project, less than 2 years old,. has experienced maintenance problems arrsrng from inadequate --construction --inspection contractor, quality standards, by the con... |
| Date May 15, 1980 |
Report No. EMD-80-45 |
Title
BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITEDSTATES ’ a Report ToThe Congress
Industrial Wastes: An Unexplored Source Of Valuable Minerals U.S. industries generate millions of tons of waste each year. These wastes typically take the form of slag, scale, sludge, slime, slurry, dust, and dross. And they also contain large amounts of minerals. Unfortunately, recovering minerals from industrial wastes ha... |
| Date Nov. 30, 1979 |
Report No. LCD-80-25 |
Title
GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 B- 161507 Logistics and Communications Division NOVEMBER 30, 1979 The Honorable Clifford L. Alexander, Jr. The Secretary of the Armyy;J Dear Mr. Secretary: Eurvey of Reported Chemical and Biological Contamination at the Fort Greely Cerstle P .4' , River Test Cente (LCD- 80-25)G Subject: We have completed a survey on reported chemical... |
| Date Aug. 28, 1979 |
Report No. CED-79-119 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOIJNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 COMMUNITY Dt%etOPMENT AND ECONQMIC DIVISION AUGUST 28,1979 B-166506 TIE Honorable Douglas M. Castle Administrator, Environmental :, Protection Agency
Dear Mr. Gxtle: Scme Subject: December31, Deadline for ( CED-79-119 ) Eumping Phaseout Enclosed is a copy of our testimony presented on June 27, 1979, before the Subcarmittee cn Oceanogr... |
| Date July 17, 1979 |
Report No. 109910 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D. C. 2054% FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 17, 1979 I 109910 , STATEMENT OF J. DEXTER PEACH DIRECTOR, ENERGY AND MINERALS DIVISION o e-J 'p 4 BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND COMMERCE OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE AND THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATIONS OF T... |
| Date June 21, 1979 |
Report No. B-101404 |
Title
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| Date May 16, 1979 |
Report No. CED-79-59 |
Title
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OF THEUNITEDSTATES disposal Of Garbage And Sludge--A Promising To Two Problems
The quantity of sewage sludge and garbage which must be disposed of is rapidly increasing. At the same time, some traditional disposal methods are being restricted or eliminated. GAO believes that combined disposal, or codisposal, of sludge and garbage by therm... |
| Date April 5, 1979 |
Report No. CED-79-73 |
Title
1 UNITED STATES GI%~R~~ |
| Date April 3, 1979 |
Report No. EMD-79-35 |
Title
,COMPTROCLER CBNERAL WAsnlNOTON. OP’hiE O.C. UNITED 70548 STATE? APRIL 3, 1979 B-178205 The Honorable Henry M. Jackson Chairman, Committee on Energy 5 and Natural Resources / h") United States Senate s$ The Honorable Don Fuqua Chairman, Committee on Science and Technology r%5e3>* House of Representatives The Department of Energy Act of 1978--Civilian Applications (Public Law 95-238), among other... |
| Date Feb. 5, 1979 |
Report No. EMD-79-29 |
Title
REPORTBY THE Comptroller General
OF THE UNITEDSTATES Cleaning Up Commingled Uranium Mill Tailings: Is Federal Assistance Necessary?
On October 19, 1978, Senator Clifford P. Hansen, as ranking minority member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, asked GAO to determine whether Federal assistance should be given to operating mill owners that have processed uranium for sale to both... |
| Date Jan. 23, 1979 |
Report No. CED-79-14 |
Title
Report ToThe Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES Hazardous Waste Management Programs Will Not Be Effective: Greater Efforts Are Needed
Neither the Environmental Protection Agency nor the States have the staff and funds to operate and manage programs effectively for the control of hazardous waste disposal, excluding nuclear waste, and future funds are expected to be much less than estimated needs. About 56... |
| Date Dec. 19, 1978 |
Report No. CED-79-13 |
Title
For this officials and take them. to occur, however, Federal, State, and local must recognize that these facilities are needed appropriate action, however unpopular, to secure RECOMMENDATION We recommend that the Administrator, EPA, closely monitor and evaluate the development of State solid waste management plans to (1) identify the magnitude of the problems in locating suitable disposal sites e... |
| Date Nov. 3, 1978 |
Report No. CED-78-168 |
Title
DOCUBENT RESO1G 07677
- (C31 3]2i J Community-ltnaqed Septic Systems: A Viable Alternative to Sewage Treatment Plants. CBD-78-168; B-166506. November 3, 1978. 28 pp. Report to the Congress; by Elaer B. Staatsa Comptroller Caneral. Issue Area: EnviroLnental Protection Programs: Federal Controls Over Wastevater Treatment Cor3truction Graut Funds 42202). Contact: Community and Economic Developaent Di... |
| Date Sept. 25, 1978 |
Report No. CED-78-152 |
Title
i B’?THECOMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THEUNITED STATES Sewage SludgeHow Ba We Cop LM107107 With It? Coping with rapidly increasing volumeD of sewage sludge, a potentially toxic substance, is a nationwide problem. Some disposal methods are being phased out, and others are being increasingly restricted by governmental actions. To compound the problem, the lack of scientific data on environmental and heal... |
| Date July 31, 1978 |
Report No. 091441 |
Title
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| Date July 13, 1978 |
Report No. EMD-78-94 |
Title
DCCUMENT 06508 - [ B1986996] ESUME Major Unresolved Issues Preventing a Tinmewy Resoluticn to Radioactive Waste Dispeoal. ED-78-94; -164052. July 13, 1978. 10 pp. Staff study by Minerals Div. oLte Canfield, Jr., Lirector, Energy and Issue Area: Enerqgy: Making Nuclear Fisscn a Substantial Energy Source (1608). Enerqy and tinerals Div. Contac::
Budqet Function: atural Resources, Environnent, and En... |
| Date June 23, 1978 |
Report No. LCD-77-359 |
Title
DOCOURNiT RE 8E 06363 B-166506. B1786808
June 23, 1978. 31 pp. + 4 appendices (11 pp.). DOD Problems in Joining civilian Sever Systems. LCD-77-359; Report to Secretary, Communica tions Div.
Rothwell (for Fred J. Department of Defense; by Robert G.
Shafer, Director, logistics and Issue Area: Are Agencies aintaining Goverument Facilities Cost-Effectively? (713); nvironmental rotection Programs: Fede... |
| Date June 14, 1978 |
Report No. 106236 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESUDE
06236 - [ 1706723] Three Senate Bills Introduced To Reforea the Regulatory framework for Nuclear Raste Sanagement (S. 3146, S. 2761, and S. 2604). June 14, 1978. 13 pp. * enclosure (1 oF.). Testimony before the! Sonata Committee cn Environment and Public Vorks: Nuclear Regulation Subcommittee; ty Ronte Canfield, 4r., Director, Energy and Hinerals Div. Contact: Energy and minerals D... |
| Date Jan. 25, 1978 |
Report No. 104799 |
Title
]DOCUMENT RES UlE
04799 rB0325192] Potential Effects of X National Mandatory DepoFit on Beverage Containers. January 2'',1978. p ... Testimony before the.Q$nate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Consuer Subcommittee; by Harry S. Havens, Director, Program An%,ysis Div. Div. Contact: Pregram Ana tsis Congressional Relevance: Senate Committee on Commerce, and Transportatio, . Consum... |
| Date Jan. 1, 1978 |
Report No. 090935 |
Title
SCULPTURES AT THE “G”STREET ENTRANCE (Compressed view)
American laborers and professional workers are depicted in the bas-relief sculptures that decorate t h e red granite portals of the recessed entrance of the buff limestone GAO Building on “G” Street. The sculptures were designed in 1951 by J o s e p h Kiselewski, noted U.S. sculptor, of New York. Nine feet high and 15 feet long. the t... |
| Date Dec. 7, 1977 |
Report No. PAD-78-19 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESUNE
04236 - [B3434698] Potential Effects of a National Mandatory Deposit on Beverage Containers. PAD-78-19; B-166506. December 7, 1977. 59 pp. + 2 appendices (22 pp.). Report to the congress; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: Environmental Protection Programs: Solid Waste Disposal and Resource Recovery (2206). Contact: Program Analysis Div. Budget Function: Natural R... |
| Date Sept. 21, 1977 |
Report No. CED-77-82 |
Title
REPORT TO THE HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND POWER, COMMITTEE ON INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE i i.2 I
BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES Actions Needed To Improve The Safety Of Coal Mine Waste Disposa I Sites
The Department of the Interior and the States of Kentucky and West Virginia need to do more to correct hazards of coal waste disposal sites. interior should --interpret more... |
| Date Sept. 12, 1977 |
Report No. 103414 |
Title
DCCUMNT RESUME 03414 A2573709] Nuclear Energy's Dilemma: Disposing of Hazardous Radioactive Waste Safely. September 12, 1977. 15 pp. Testimony efore the House Committee on Government Operations: Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources S::bcommi.ttee- by nonte Canfield, Jr., Director, Energy and Minerals Div. Issue Area: Energy (1600). Contact: Energy and Minerals Div. Budget Function: Natural R... |
| Date Sept. 9, 1977 |
Report No. EMD-77-41 |
Title
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| Date Sept. 1, 1977 |
Report No. CED-77-116 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESUME
03504 - [A2493620] Improvements Needed in the Administration of Farmers Home Administration's Water and Waste Disposal Program. CED-77-116; B-114P73. Septembel 1, 1977. 20 pp. Report to Secretary, Department of Agriculture; by Henry Eschwege, Director, Ccamunity and Economic Development Div. Issue Area: Domestic Rousing and Community Development (2100); Environmental Protection Pro... |
| Date Aug. 5, 1977 |
Report No. 103098 |
Title
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| Date June 16, 1977 |
Report No. EMD-77-46 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESUME
02777 - [A1933006] Cleaning Up the Remains of Nuclear Facilities: A Multibillion Dollar Problem. EMD-77-46; B-164052. June 16, 1977. 28 pp. + 2 appendices (5 pp.). Report to the Conqress; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: Energy (1600); Energy: Making Nuclear Fission a Substantial Energy Source (1608). Contact: Energy and Minerals Div. Budget Function: Natural Re... |
| Date June 2, 1977 |
Report No. LCD-76-345 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESUME
02464 - [A612599]3 Improving Military Solid Waste 1anagement: Economic and Environmental Benefits. LCD-76-J35; B-166506. June 2, 1977. 32 pp. + 5 appendices (11 pp.). Report to the Congress; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: Facilities and Material Management: Operation and Maintenance of Facilities (708); Materials: Renewing Resources (1810);Environmental Protec... |
| Date May 11, 1977 |
Report No. EMD-77-35 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESOME 02163 LAd-quacy A1392384 of Controls Placed on Radioactive Material pp. + Containers]. EMD-77-35; B-164105. May 11, 1977. enclosure (2 pp.). Report to Rep. ChristoTher J. Comptroller General. Dodd; by Elmer B. Starts, Issue Area: Energy (16'0); Energy: Making Nuclear Fission a ource (1608). Substantial Energy Contact: Energy and Minerals Div. Budret Function: Natural Resources, Env... |
