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BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL                                     Is, ti



Report To The Congress


OF THE UNITED STATES



Millions Of Dollars Could Be Saved By

Implementing GAO Recommendations

On Environmental Protection

Agency Programs



Over the past 4 years, GAO has made recom-
mendations on the water pollution control
and hazardous and solid waste programs man-
aged by the Environmental Protection Agency
which, if implemented, would result in sub-
stantial savings and improved program oper-
ations. Legislative changes are needed to im-
plement most of these recommendations.

The recommendations on the $35 billion                          t15111
water pollution control program are based on
the general theme that wastewater treatment
plants that do not significantly improve water
quality or that are too costly in relation to
benefits should not be built. The Clean Water
Act, however, requires specific levels of
treatment, regardless of whether the water
quality improves or the water uses change as
a result of the required treatment.

GAO also recommended fee systems to under-
write hazardous waste program costs and
greater emphasis on using combined disposal
for sewage sludge and garbage wastes.


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CED-81-92
MAY 5, 1981


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