EPA Audit Report No. E1HWFO-O2-O140-O1OO482

 

EPA conducted an internal audit entitled AReview of EPA=s Processing of CWA Section 301(h) Waivers (Audit Report No. E1HWFO-O2-O140-O1OO482), September 18, 1990.

 

SUMMARY

 

With respect to the pending Clean Water Act applications, the Office of the Inspector General stated that Region 2

 

procrastinated in taking timely actions to render decisions or formally deny Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands waiver requests when (I) applications were either incomplete and requested information was not timely or completely provided, (ii) applicants refused to withdraw tentatively denied applications, (iii) tentative approval conditions were not met, and (iv) non-compliance with Administrative Order=s effluent limits occurred.

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