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                 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
                 Office of Inspector General

                 At  a  Glance
                                                                                   11-R-0214
                                                                                  May 2, 2011

Why We Did This Review

The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency Office of
Inspector General conducts site
visits of American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009
(Recovery Act) clean water and
drinking water projects. The
purpose of the visits is to confirm
compliance with selected
Recovery Act requirements.
We selected a project located in
Perkins, Oklahoma, for review.

Background

The Perkins Public Works
Authority received a $7,225,000
loan from the State of Oklahoma
Water Resources Board through
the state's Clean Water State
Revolving Fund Financing
Program. The purpose of the loan
was to improve the wastewater
treatment facility in order to meet
its permitted discharge
requirements. The  loan included
$2 million in Recovery Act funds
for loan forgiveness. The public
works authority was required to
repay the remaining loan amount
of $5,225,000 over 20 years.
                                                            Catalyst for Improving the Environment
                              American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
                              Site Visit of the  Wastewater Treatment Facility
                              Improvements Project, Perkins,  Oklahoma
                              What We Found
                             We conducted an unannounced visit of the construction site of the Perkins
                             Public Works Authority's wastewater treatment facility improvements project
                             in Perkins, Oklahoma, on April 19-22, 2010. We toured the project site;
                             interviewed public works, engineering, and contractor personnel; and reviewed
                             documentation related to Recovery Act requirements.

                             Based upon our site visit, we did not identify any issues that would require
                             action by the Perkins Public Works Authority, the State of Oklahoma, or the
                             U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
For further information,
contact our Office of
Congressional, Public Affairs and
Management at (202) 566-2391.

The full report is at:
www.epa.qov/oiq/reports/20117
20110502-11-R-0214.pdf

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