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Water Pollution Monitoring: EPA's Permit Compliance System Could Be Used More Effectively

IMTEC-92-58BR Published: Jun 22, 1992. Publicly Released: Jun 22, 1992.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on: (1) the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Permit Compliance System's (PCS) capabilities; (2) EPA assessments of any alternative technologies to the existing data entry process; (3) the total number of facilities listed in PCS with detailed data; (4) resource expenditures for data entry on minor facilities; and (5) approximate PCS operating costs.

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Cost effectiveness analysisData collectionstate relationsInformation systemsMechanizationPollution monitoringWastewater managementWater pollution controlData entryOptical scanners