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RCED-84-80 1 (1984-02-21)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabeld0001 and id is 1 raw text is: KLASED C3 BY THE US, GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Commerce, Transportation And Tourism Committee On Energy And Commerce House Of Representatives Federal And State Efforts To Protect Ground Water Ground water is the primary source of drinking water for about 50 percent of our population. The nature and scope of ground- water contamination is unknown. However, information GAO collected from 15 states, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and other sources shows that hazardous waste disposal, petroleum leaks and spills, road salt storage and spreading, and oil exploration activities have caused significant groundwater contamination. Although groundwater conta mination is viewed as a nationwide problem, sources of contaminants vary from region to region. As a result, a uniform national solution to these problems may not be possible. Responsibility for protecting ground water is controversial because it involves the question of states' rights versus federal control. A comprehensive national groundwater protection policy does not exist; however, six federal laws address specific contamination problems. The 1 5 states GAO contacted favored a federal role, primarily in the areas of funding and research and development, but generally opposed strong federal regulatory controls. EPA's January 1984 draft groundwater protection strategy places responsibility for groundwater protection and management on the states. The Congress is currently consid- ering establishing a commission to assess the problems and roles of federal, state, and local governments on the matter. 'I0l11III 123701 OGAO/RCED-84-80 1CcOU$1 52 ( 1 FEBRUARY 21, 1984

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