Clean water : further implementation and better cost data needed to determine impact of EPA's Storm Water Program on communities : report to congressional requesters.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Government Accountability Office

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Environmental Protection Agency.

United States.

Urban runoff--United States--Management.

Urban runoff.

Water quality management--United States.

Water quality management.

Water--Pollution--United States.

Water.

Urban runoff--Management.

Water--Pollution.

Physical Description:

ii, 109 pages : digital, PDF file

Other Title:

Further implementation and better cost data needed to determine impact of EPA's Storm Water Program on communities

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2007]

Summary:

Urban storm water runoff is a major contributor to the nation's degraded waters. Under the Clean Water Act, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) established a program requiring communities to obtain permits and implement activities to control storm water pollution. EPAs Phase I regulations (1990) applied to communities with populations of 100,000 or more, and its Phase II regulations (1999) covered smaller urban communities. Communities must report progress in meeting permit requirements. Some have raised concerns that storm water requirements impose an undue burden. To evaluate storm water program costs, EPA developed estimates for both phases. GAO was asked to (1) determine the progress in implementing the storm water program, (2) evaluate the extent to which the program burdens communities, (3) examine the accuracy of EPA's cost estimates, and (4) examine the data available for assessing program burden. GAO collected data for all states and a sample of 130 communities, among other steps.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed June 12, 2007).

"May 2007."

"In this web version, appendix I, [p. 41-90 of the report] 'Briefing provided to Congressional requesters, ' is available as a separate electronic file by clicking the link on page 40."

Paper version available from: U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, 441 G St., NW, Rm. LM, Washington, D.C. 20548.

Includes bibliographical references.

"GAO-07-479."

OCLC:

143607353