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EPA Helps States Reduce Trash, Including Plastic, in U.S. Waterways but Needs to Identify Obstacles and Develop Strategies for Further Progress

Submitting OIG: 
Environmental Protection Agency OIG
Report Description: 
The EPA and states can reduce the volume of trash, including plastics, in U.S. waterways by evaluating barriers to implementing the Clean Water Act and developing strategies to overcome those barriers.
Date Issued: 
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
Agency Reviewed / Investigated: 
Environmental Protection Agency
Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number: 
21-P-0130
Location(s): 
Agency-Wide
Type of Report: 
Audit
Questioned Costs: 
$0
Funds for Better Use: 
$0
Number of Recommendations: 
0
Report updated under NDAA 5274: 
No
Additional Details Link: 
https://www.epa.gov/office-inspector-general/report-epa-helps-states-reduce-tras…

Related Open Recommendations

Recommendation Number Recommendation Status Significant Recommendation Additional Details
21-P-0130_1 Open No
Evaluate the obstacles to implementing the Clean Water Act to control trash in U.S. waterways and provide a public report describing those obstacles.
21-P-0130_2 Open No
Develop and disseminate strategies to states and municipalities for addressing the obstacles identified in the evaluation from Recommendation 1. These strategies may include guidance regarding how to develop narrative water quality criteria, consistent assessment and measurement methodologies, and total maximum daily loads for trash pollution.
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