Environmental Protection:
EPA Faces Formidable Challenges Managing Water Quality Data
T-AIMD-93-2: Published: Aug 5, 1993. Publicly Released: Aug 5, 1993.
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GAO discussed the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) collection and management of water quality data. GAO noted that: (1) inconsistencies in how data are collected and managed are key contributing factors that limit comprehensive assessments of water quality and safety; (2) the EPA Office of Water is reassessing strategic goals for its water programs and considering steps necessary to implement more comprehensive, performance-based measures for water quality improvements; (3) the Office of Water is proceeding with some database improvements to facilitate access and use of data from several sources; (4) remote sensing and satellite imagery technologies could complement other analyses of physical environmental conditions; and (5) EPA is chairing an intergovernmental task force that is preparing a governmentwide strategy to coordinate water quality monitoring and assessment standards and improve data collection and dissemination.
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Better Data Needed on Water Storage PricingGAO-17-500: Published: Aug 18, 2017. Publicly Released: Sep 18, 2017.
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Environmental Protection:
Status of GAO Recommendations Made to EPA since Fiscal Year 2007GAO-17-801T: Published: Sep 6, 2017. Publicly Released: Sep 6, 2017.
Aug 16, 2017
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Animal Welfare:
Information on the U.S. Horse PopulationGAO-17-680R: Published: Jul 17, 2017. Publicly Released: Aug 16, 2017.
Aug 3, 2017
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Corps of Engineers:
Extent and Status of Expedited Permit Processing for Public-Utility Companies, Natural Gas Companies, and Railroad CarriersGAO-17-678R: Published: Aug 3, 2017. Publicly Released: Aug 3, 2017.
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Oil, Gas, and Coal Royalties:
Raising Federal Rates Could Decrease Production on Federal Lands but Increase Federal RevenueGAO-17-540: Published: Jun 20, 2017. Publicly Released: Jun 20, 2017.
Jun 15, 2017
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Hydrographic Surveying:
NOAA Needs Better Cost Data and a Strategy for Expanding Private Sector Involvement in Data CollectionGAO-17-510: Published: Jun 15, 2017. Publicly Released: Jun 15, 2017.
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