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Clean and Drinking Water SRF funds and projects, as well as information
from nine states on their use of Recovery Act funds. We are discussing this
information and Recovery Act requirements and reporting with EPA and
state officials, including program officials in state environmental and
public health departments responsible for the SRF programs and state
Recovery Act officials. To develop a more in-depth view of the states' use
of Recovery Act funds for Clean and Drinking Water SRF programs, we
selected a nonprobability sample of nine states that we had not reviewed
in our previous bimonthly reports, representing all but one of EPA's 10
regions. We had state officials review and correct data in EPA's Recovery
Act databases; we found the data reliable for our purposes. We conducted
this performance audit from September 2010 through April 2011, in
accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards. Those
standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain sufficient,
appropriate evidence to provide a reasonable basis for our findings and
conclusions based on our audit objectives. We believe that the evidence
obtained provides a reasonable basis for our findings and conclusions
based on our audit objectives.Background
Both the Clean Water and Drinking Water SRF programs authorize EPA to
provide states and local communities with independent and sustainable
sources of financial assistance, such as low- or no-interest loans, for
projects that protect or improve water quality and that are needed to
comply with federal drinking water regulations and protect public health.
The Clean Water SRF program was established in 1987 under the Clean
Water Act, which was enacted to protect surface waters, such as rivers,
lakes, and coastal areas, and to maintain and restore the physical,
chemical, and biological integrity of these waters. The Drinking Water SRF
program was established in 1996 under the Safe Drinking Water Act, which
was enacted to establish national enforceable standards for drinking water
quality and to guarantee that water suppliers monitor water to ensure
compliance with standards.GAO-11-642T Recovery Act SRF Program Funds
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