EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) Could Benefit from Comprehensive Management Information on Superfund Enforcement Actions

摘要

The Environmental Protection Agency maintains detailed Superfund enforcement information in individual files and has developed information systems for reporting various categories of Superfund enforcement data. However, according to EPA enforcement officials, if the number of Superfund enforcement cases continues to rise as projected, it will become increasingly beneficial for EPA program managers to maintain more comprehensive tracking information to help answer questions such as 'How long are different steps in the enforcement process taking.' and 'Are the time frames that have been set for the process being met.' GAO recommends that EPA assess the feasibility of developing and maintaining a comprehensive Superfund enforcement management information system and, if cost effective, implement such a system.