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r.S. Environmental Protection Agency
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Quarterly Performance Repoit
FY2011 Quarter 1
Ciimumuhitive Results as of December 31, 2010
January 31,2011
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Table of Contents
Background and Jobs Created 2
FY 2011 Quarter 1 Highlights 3
Clean Water State Revolving Fund 4
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund 6
Diesel Emissions Reductions 8
Brownfields 10
Leaking Underground Storage Tanks 12
Superfund 14
Inspector General 16
Appendix: Recovery Act Performance Measures and Results 17
EPA Recovery Act Funds by Program
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Background
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act or ARRA) is an unprecedented
effort to jumpstart our economy, create or save millions of jobs, and address long-neglected
challenges emerging in the 21st century. The Recovery Act includes $7.22 billion for programs
administered by EPA to protect and promote both green jobs and a healthier environment.
EPA began tracking program performance at the end of Fiscal Year 2009. The following report
provides a summary of the performance EPA and its partners have achieved through December
31, 2010 (Quarter 1, Fiscal Year 2011) in the six key environmental programs funded by the
Recovery Act and efforts by the Office of the Inspector General. Each section includes general
background information on the program, performance metrics, cumulative results and cumulative
long-term targets, and examples of progress. The environmental programs invest in clean water
and drinking water projects, implement diesel emission reduction technologies, clean up leaking
underground storage tanks, revitalize and reuse brownfields, and clean up Superfund sites. To
learn more about the Recovery Act implementation at EPA, visit www.epa.gov/recovery.
In order to ensure accountability and demonstrate progress toward meeting program goals, EPA
will provide quarterly performance updates consistent with the timing of quarterly recipient
reporting. While this report contains the cumulative results since the Recovery Act began, visit
www.epa.gov/recovery/plans.html#reports to review weekly financial and activity reports.
Jobs Created
The Recovery Act will create or retain jobs through its implementation over the next several
years. Many of these positions will be green jobs created through EPA Recovery Act funds. As
the table below demonstrates, 10,629 jobs have been created or retained as reported by recipients
from October 1 to December 31, 2010.l To view EPA recipient reported data for your state, visit
EPA Recipient Reporting on www.recovery.gov.
RecipientReported Jobs Createdby EPARecovery ActFunds
20,000
IS.3:3
12.303
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4.000
3.899
6,788
9.671
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15,856
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Sapt.30,20-D9 D«.3L2009 Mar.3L2010 Juns JO-201Q Sept.30,2010 Dae. 3L20IO
Each quarter of jobs data represents a snap-shot in time of the number of jobs created or retained as reported by the recipients that received
Recovery Act funding for the particular quarter; the results should not be added cumulatively. Note that the data represented in this chart is the
responsibility of the recipients of EPA Recovery Act funds, and while EPA does conduct a quality check of the data, the primary responsibility
for jobs counts resides with the recipients. Also, a continuous review period for each quarter lasts 75 days, which means the total draft reported
jobs numbers presented could change after this report has been finalized.
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FY 2011 Quarter 1 Highlights
As of December 31, 2010
Clean Water State Revolving Fund
2,010 projects (nontribal) started construction with 430 complete
74 projects (tribal) started construction with 15 complete
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund
1,340 projects (nontribal) started construction with 350 complete
53 projects (tribal) started construction with 20 complete
Diesel Emissions Reductions
18,300 old diesel engines have been retrofitted, replaced, or retired
These engines have reduced emissions of carbon dioxide by over
351 thousand tons and particulate matter by 1.5 thousand tons
Brownfields
450 properties have been assessed with 15 properties cleaned up
44 properties totaling 371 acres are now ready for reuse
Leaking Underground Storage Tanks
879 site assessments begun and 831 completed
964 cleanups begun and 782 completed
Superfund
Nearly 75% of total remedial obligations have been expended
46 of 57 (80%) remedial action projects have expended over 50% of
the obligated funds.
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Clean Water State Revolving Fund
The Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF), in place since 1987, provides funds to states
to establish state loan revolving funds that finance infrastructure improvements for public
wastewater systems and other water quality projects. The EPA provides direct grants to
Washington, DC and the territories for similar purposes.
The EPA received $4 billion for the CWSRF that includes funds for water quality management
planning grants with up to 1% reserved for federal management and oversight and 1.5% for
Tribes. EPA awarded grants to states and Puerto Rico for their state revolving fund programs,
from which assistance is provided to finance eligible high priority water infrastructure projects.
The states play a critical role by selecting projects, dispersing funds, and overseeing spending.
The states set the Recovery Act priorities based on public health and environmental factors, in
addition to readiness to proceed to construction capability and provide at least 20% of their
grants for green projects (i.e., green infrastructure, energy or water efficiency improvements, and
environmentally innovative activities). They may retain up to 4% of available funds for program
administration. Visit www.epa.gov/water/eparecovery to learn more about the CWSRF.
Cumulative Program Accomplishments as of December 31, 20102
The CWSRF program has made significant progress this year in numerous areas including the
large number of projects initiating construction across the country. Furthermore, states certified
that all project funding was under contract by the February 17, 2010 deadline and at least 20% of
their funds went to green projects. In some cases, states far surpassed the 20% with the average
amount of green reserve totaling $1.13 billion or 30% of all funds.
Amount of CWSRF Projects
Starting and Completing Construction (nontribal)
Q4
FY09
Ql
FY1 0
FYI 0
FY1 0
Q4
FY1 0
Ql
FY1 1
' Visit www.epa.gov/OWM/cwfinance/cwsrf/srfprogress_arra.pdf to learn more about recent performance for the CWSRF and DWSRF.
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Amount of CWSRF Projects
Starting and Completing Construction (tribal)
60.0
Target
-Starting
-Completing
Q4 Ql Q2 Q3 Q4 Ql
FY09 FY10 FY10 FYIO FYIO FYI I
Clean Water Site Stories
The City of Lynchburg, Virginia received a loan to construct rain
gardens and install rain barrels near Randolph College. The loan
covered 100% of the project and helped construct five rain gardens
ranging in size of 125 - 900 square feet. The rain gardens will control
the flow of rain water from the rainleaders which are being
disconnected from the City's combined sewer system. Approximately
three acres of roof at Randolph College will be disconnected from the
sewer system with the rain water diverted to the new rain gardens.
Also, two 300 gallon rain barrels will be installed to store rainwater
for reuse and allow the city to close a combined sewer overflow
(CSO) discharge.
The City of Austin, Texas sends biosolids from the wastewater treatment
process to the Hornsby Bend Biosolids Management Plant that treats the
sludge and mixes it with trimmings from the city's trees and gardens. This
mixture is kept in large outdoor mounds to compost and is sold by the city
as Dillo Dirt - a soil that returns important nutrients and organic matter
to urban land, reduces erosion to waterways, and helps retain moisture.
With a Recovery Act loan, the Hornsby Bend Plant will undergo
numerous upgrades over the next three years that will create localjobs and
save the city and its ratepayers $30.7 million in debt service interest. The"
project will refurbish and upgrade the facilities and anaerobic digesters to
optimize the treatment process. Additionally, the improvements will
generate a larger quantity of digester gas for a combined heat and power
project to offset purchased electric power that will save $401,000 and
reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 6,500 tons each year.
For more information on CWSRF Recovery Act projects funded to date, visit www.epa.gov/owm/cwfmance/cwsrf/cwsrf_arra.pdf
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Drinking Water State Revolving Fund
The Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended in 1996, established the Drinking Water State
Revolving Fund (DWSRF) to make funds available to drinking water systems to finance
infrastructure improvements. Under the Recovery Act, EPA received $2 billion for the DWSRF
with up to 1% of fund reserved for federal management and oversight and 1.5% for Tribes.
The program emphasizes the provision of funds to small and disadvantaged communities and to
programs that encourage pollution prevention as a tool for ensuring safe drinking water. The
DWSRF provides funds to states to establish state loan revolving funds that finance
infrastructure improvements for public and private Community Water Systems and not-for-profit
Non-Community Water Systems and direct grants to Washington, DC and the territories.4
The DWSRF consists of 51 state financing programs (includes Puerto Rico) which comply with
federal statute and regulations. States must provide at least 20% of their grants for green projects
(i.e., green infrastructure, energy or water efficiency improvements, and environmentally
innovative activities) and may retain up to 4% of available funds for program administration. To
learn more about the DWSRF implementation of the Recovery Act, visit
www.epa.gov/water/eparecovery.
Cumulative Program Accomplishments as of December 31, 2010s
Over a thousand projects have initiated construction that will bring safe drinking water to many
people across the country. Like the CWSRF, the states certified that all project funding was
under contract by the February 17, 2010 deadline and at least 20% of their funds went to green
projects. Many states surpassed the 20% minimum with the average amount of green reserve
totaling $500 million or 29% of all funds.
Amount of DWSRF Proj ects
Starting and Completing Construction (nontribal)
Q4
FY09
Ql
FY1 0
Q2
FY10
Q3
FY10
Q4
FY10
Target
- Starting
Completing
Ql
FY11
For more information on Recovery DWSRF projects, visit www.epa.gov/owm/cwfinance/cwsrf/dwsrf_arra.pdf.
Visit www.epa.gov/OWM/cwfinance/cwsrf/srfprogress_arra.pdf to learn more about recent performance for the CWSRF and DWSRF.
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Amount of DWSRF Projects
Starting and Completing Construction (tribal)
30.0
Q4
FY09
Ql
FY1 0
Q2
FY1 0
Q3
FY1 0
Q4
FY10
Ql
FY11
Drinking Water Site Stories
The Norwich Public Utilities drinking water system in Connecticut
includes nine finished water storage tanks. A couple of these tanks and
the pump station were in need of upgrades and repairs. An ARRA loan
helped upgrade each tank's body and components, including surface
repair and painting, installation of a water mixing system, and
installation of a new cathodic protection system. The pump station
improvements included the purchase and installation of variable
frequency drives and new emergency generator. The projects will result
in extended service life for the two tanks, more efficiently-operated
pumping, and the ability to maintain water service to customers in the
event of power loss.
The Village of Virginia, Illinois received an ARRA loan to develop a
new regional water system. The regional water system under construction
by the Village of Virginia will result in a new lime softening water
treatment plant, new storage facilities, and the extension of distribution
facilities throughout Cass County to provide a reliable source of water to
not only the citizens of Virginia, but also to the community of Ashland,
and residents within the Cass Rural Water District (RWD) servicearSP
Ashland's 1,390 residents are currently served by a water system that is
nearing the end of its useful life. The newly formed Arenzville Rural
Water Cooperative is projected to serve over 1,000 residents by the year
2030. Approximately 225 residents living within the current Cass RWD
service area are without water and will be served by this project.
For more information on DWSRF Recovery Act projects funded to date, visit www.epa.gov/owm/cwfmance/dwsrf/dwsrf_arra.pdf
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Diesel Emission Reductions
Diesel engines emit large amounts of air pollutants which contribute to serious public health
problems including asthma, lung cancer and various other cardiac and respiratory diseases. With
funds dispersed through four programs, regional, state and local governments, tribal agencies,
and non-profit organizations received approximately $300 million in grants and loans to support
the implementation of verified and certified diesel emission reduction technologies.
The program aims to accelerate emission reductions from older diesel engines to provide more
immediate air quality benefits and improve public health while using Recovery Act funds to
maximize job preservation and creation in order to promote economic recovery.
The Diesel Emission Reductions Act (DERA) awards grants, via the Recovery Act, through the
National Clean Diesel Funding Assistance Program, the State Clean Diesel Grant Program, the
Clean Diesel Emerging Technologies Funding Assistance Program, and the SmartWay Clean
Diesel Finance Program. Of the $300 million, $6 million has been reserved for federal
management and oversight. To learn more about the Diesel Emissions Reductions Program
implementation of the Recovery Act, visitwww.epa.gov/otaq/eparecovery/index.htm.
Diesel Emissions Reductions Act (DERA)
Clean Diesel Funding Programs7
National Clean Diesel Funding Assistance Program
State Clean Diesel Grant Program8
Clean Diesel Emerging Technologies Funding Assistance Program
SmartWay Clean Diesel Finance Program
Total
Number of
ARRA Grants
90
51
14
5
160
Total Funds
($ Millions)
$156
$88
$20
$30
$294
Cumulative Program Accomplishments as of December 31, 2010
Number of Existing Heavy Duty Diesel Engines
(Including School Buses) Retrofitted, Replaced, or Re tired
Lifetime Reductions of Nitrous Oxide
(NOJ Emissions
FY1C'
Q3
FY10
Q4
FY10
Ql
FY::
As indicated in the program plans, projects should be completed for the National, State, and Emerging Technology Funding
Assistance programs by the end of December 2010. SmartWay projects have until the end of December 2011 to complete.
8 The State Clean Diesel Grant Program allocates grants to all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
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Lifetime Reductions of Hydrocarbons
(HC) Emissions
Lifetime Reductions of Carbon Monoxide
(CO) Emissions
Lifetime Reductions of Paniculate Matter
(PM) Emissions
LifetinieReductions of Carbon Dioxide
(COj)Emissions
Diesel Reduction Site Stories
With a Recovery Act grant, Grace Hill Settlement House started the North St.
Louis Impact on Diesel Emissions (SLIDE) project to dramatically reduce
emissions from a variety of diesel engines. Grace Hill is a small community-
based organization that initially had little experience soliciting bids and
g diesel projects but has worked over the course of the last five
evelop capacity to improve air quality for residents of North St. Louis
- a community with the highest levels of particulate matter pollution, and
correspondingly, the highest asthma rates in the state of Missouri. This project
will target delivery trucks, long-haul trucks, school buses, and emergency
vehicles with clean diesel technologies that will save local businesses over
68,000 gallons of fuel and reduce toxic air emissions by 40 tons annually.
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection is repowering a
tugboat in Pittsburgh, one of the nation's busiest ports. Approximately 100
tugboats service the Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio Rivers that surround
Pittsburgh, and this project takes another step to ensure cleaner air for the
surrounding communities. The tugboat's current Caterpillar Tier 1 engines
will be upgraded to Tier 2 engines which will reduce emissions of oxides of
nitrogen (NOX) by 25%, hydrocarbons (HC) by 4%, particulate matter (PM)
by 33%, and carbon dioxide (CO2) by 1%. On top of the improvements to
public health and the environment, this project will preserve 32 jobs for local
skilled trade workers like mechanics and welders, service planners, shop
supervisors, and hauling companies.
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Brownfields
A brownfield is a property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated
by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. Under
the Recovery Act, EPA received $100 million for the Brownfields Program.
The funds provide awards for brownfields assessment, cleanup, new and supplemental
Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) and job training cooperative agreements through a competitive
process. Communities receive technical assistance and targeted brownfields assessments via
regional contracts and Interagency Agreements (IA). Activities to be performed under these
cooperative agreements include, but are not limited to:
assessments to identify the contaminants at properties and initiate cleanup planning;
direct cleanup of brownfield properties;
community involvement activities for property selection, cleanup and reuse planning; and
training of participants in the handling and removal of hazardous substances, including
training for environmental jobs (including, environmental sampling, analysis, and
remediation techniques).
EPA awarded $87.3 million to communities for assessments and cleanups of contaminated land
through cooperative agreements. An additional $9.2 million was distributed by EPA regional
offices for targeted brownfields assessments in communities with the remaining $3.5 million
used for federal management and oversight. To learn more about the Brownfields Program
implementation of the Recovery Act, visitwww.epa.gov/brownfields/eparecovery/.
Cumulative Program Accomplishments as of December 31, 2010
Number of Brownfield Assessment
Initiated and Completed
Number of Broivnfield Cleanups
Itimated and Completed
Number of Broivnfield Properties Assessed
4OQ
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f2OO
100
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500
Acres of Brownfjelds Properties Made
Readvfor Reuse
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Number of Revolving Loan Fond
Loans or Sub grants Issued
500 -
400
Jobs Leveraged Through Brcmiifield Activities
FYC-S
Millions of Dollars of Cleanup and Redevelopment
Funds Leveraged
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Q2
FY10
Q4
FY10
Ql
FY: i
Brownfield Site Stories
The Seattle Housing Authority received a subgrant to conduct a
cleanup of a 3.7 acre parcel of land which is in the critical corner
ofa 120 acre redevelopment project known as High Point,
Washington. Located in West Seattle, High Point is one of the
Seattle Housing Authority's mixed-income communities and is
frequently cited as a model for Low Impact Development (LID),
particularly for their innovative stormwater management systems.
The cleanup will cost $1.3 million, and once completed, will house
4,000 residents. This project will create 15 cleanup jobs, 733
construction jobs, and 40 permanent jobs.
The Bear Paw Development Corporation received two
Brownfield's assessment grants to inventory, prioritize, and
conduct environmental assessments in a five-county area of
north-central Montana that includes the Chippewa Cree Tribe
of the Rocky Boys Preservation. In the first year of the project,
Bear Paw, a state-certified economic development corporation
based in Havre, has moved quickly as evident by the fact that
40% of funds have been spent. With 5 property assessments
initiated, 1 completed, and 3 ready to begin, Bear Paw has,,
obligated all remaining funds and expects to complete all
project phases and commitments ahead of schedule. One
property currently being assessed is a former auto repair
business located in the historic downtown of Fort Benton.
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Leaking Underground Storage Tanks
Across the country, approximately 95,000 releases from underground storage tanks remain to be
cleaned up. Under the Recovery Act, EPA received $200 million from the Leaking Underground
Storage Tank (LUST) Trust Fund for assessing and cleaning up releases of contamination from
federally-regulated underground storage tanks (USTs). The LUST program helps create jobs and
protect the environment and human health through:
emergency response and initial site hazard mitigation;
site investigations and assessments;
petroleum contamination release cleanups;
soil and groundwater monitoring;
enforcement actions and recovery of costs from liable tank owners and operators; and
public or community involvement activities.
EPA uses the money to assess and clean up contaminated LUST sites, which creates and retains
jobs and provides many economic and environmental benefits. EPA provided $190.7 million to
state and territorial UST programs through cooperative agreements, all of which were awarded
by December 31, 2009. EPA's regional UST programs distribute and manage $6.3 million to
clean up tank releases in Indian country. The remaining $3 million is used for federal
management and oversight. To learn more about the EPA's Office of Underground Storage
Tanks implementation of the Recovery Act, visitwww.epa.gov/oust/eparecovery/index.htm.
Cumulative Program Accomplishments as of December 31, 2010
From the assessments and cleanups, EPA estimates that many jobs will be created or retained
and an estimated 2,000 assessments and at least 1,000 cleanups will result which will reduce the
backlog of approximately 95,000 sites remaining to be cleaned up. In addition to the results
below, Recovery Act funds have contributed to other assessment and cleanup activities at a total
of 2,497 sites, which did not begin as Recovery Act projects.
Number ofUndergronud Storage Tiiuk Site
Assessments Initiated and Completed
2,000
1,600
1,200
§ 800
Q4
FY09
2,000
Target
-Initiated
- Completed
Qi
FYIO
FYIO
FYIO
Q4
FYIO
Qi
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Number of Underground Storage Tnnk Site
Cleanups Initiated and Completed
Q4
FY09
Qi
FY10
Q2
FY10
Q3
FY1 0
Q4
FY1 0
Ql
FY11
Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Stories
In the early 1990s, a 6,000 gallon gasoline release was identified at
Godsey's gas station in Osceola, Arkansas. The state's Petroleum
Storage Tank Fund paid for a portion of contaminated soil clean up
and extraction work, but that work exhausted the maximum amount
of money available from the fund for this site. In 2001, the gas
station owner filed for bankruptcy and left an underground storage
tank that contaminated soil and emitted vapors into an adjacent,
occupied commercial strip mall. Recovery Act funds, which paid for
excavating the leaking tank and disposing of 3,600 cubic yards of
contaminated soil lying beneath the parking lot, improved the health
and safety of the citizens in this community.
EPA is working with the Navajo Nation to ensure cleanup of the
former Painted Desert Inn gas station. The gas station originally
operated two 10,000 gallon and two 2,000 gallon underground
storage tanks. The tanks were removed in 1991; however,
contaminated soil and groundwater remained. Recovery Act funds
have been used to complete site characterization and remediation
activities. This cleanup project has created work on the reservation
and will facilitate reuse of this site for future commercial
opportunities.
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Superfund
The overall objectives for using the $600 million provided to Superfund are to initiate and
accelerate cleanup at National Priority List (NPL) sites, maximize job creation and retention, and
provide environmental and economic benefits. Of the funds provided to EPA, $18 million was
allocated for federal management and oversight. These objectives are being achieved by starting
new cleanup projects, accelerating cleanups at projects already underway, increasing the number
of workers and activities at cleanup projects, and returning affected sites to more productive use.
The Recovery Act funds provide immediate short and longer-term health, environmental, and
economic benefits at both new and ongoing Superfund remedial projects through the following:
treatment or removal of organic compound contamination;
treatment or removal of heavy metal contamination;
beginning or accelerating work to treat drinking water to meet Federal or state standards;
provision of alternate residential drinking water supplies; and
mitigation of damage to wildlife habitat and ecosystems and beginning of restoration
The job sectors benefiting from the Superfund Recovery Act funds include, but are not limited
to: cleanup operation and management, laboratory sampling and analysis, hazardous waste
disposal and management, construction and monitoring equipment rental, water and soil
treatment, and environmental engineering and management. To learn more about Superfund
implementation of the Recovery Act, visitwww.epa.gov/superfund/eparecovery/index.html.
Cumulative Program Accomplishments as of December 31, 2010
The Superfund program has made significant progress over the past few months by allocating
funding to 51 sites and 61 projects. Of these, 26 are on new sites across the country. Visit
http://www.epa.gov/superfund/eparecovery/sites.html for more information on each of the
Superfund sites.
Number of Superfund Sites Achievine
Human Expo mre L nder Con trol
Number of Superfund Sites Achieving
Construction Completion
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Q4
FY09
Number of Supeifund Projects Achieving
Completion
IS
Ql
FYI 0
Q2
FYI 0
Q3
FYI 0
Q4
FYI 0
Ql
FY11
Superfund Site Stories
The Tower Chemical Company is a former pesticide manufacturing and
repackaging plant located on a 15-acre commercial property in Lake
County, Florida. The company operated at the site from 1957 to 1980 and
is surrounded by low-density rural residential properties. After the
company closed, DDT-type chemicals were found to be contaminating
the soil, ground water, and wetlands in and around the site's former
wastewater pond and burn/burial areas. Using ARRA funding and a
competitively solicited site-specific contract, 100% of the contracted
strategic excavation of contaminated soils (43,000 cubic yards) has been
excavated, characterized, and shipped off-site for proper disposal. An
additional 13,000 cubic yards of overburden soils were also excavated,
stockpiled, characterized, and returned to the site as clean backfill.
Impacted areas of the eastern and western wetlands have been excavated,
backfilled, and re-vegetated. All remedy components were implemented
without disruption to on-going commercial business activities on the site.
Tar Creek is an approximately 40-square mile site in a former
lead and zinc mining area near the junction of Oklahoma,
Kansas, and Missouri. It is a rural area that has been affected
by mining waste piled up to 200 feet high. Elevated levels of
lead, zinc, and cadmium has affected the soil, surface water,
and ground water of the surrounding areas. EPA utilized
funds to continue the buyout of residents in Ottawa County
and in September 2009 started the implementation of the
remedy for the contamination material. Buyout of the
residents was complete by December 2010, and
demolition of the structures is expected to be completed by
the summer of 2011. To date, contamination material cleanup
has occurred on approximately 85 acres.
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Inspector General
The Recovery Act provides the EPA Office of Inspector General (OIG) with $20 million through
December 31, 2012 for oversight and review. The OIG will assess whether EPA uses its $7.2
billion of Recovery Act funds in accordance with its requirements and meets the accountability
objectives as defined by OMB. The OIG will utilize the funds to determine whether:
funds are awarded and distributed in a prompt, fair, and reasonable manner;
recipients and uses of funds are transparent to the public, and the public benefits of these
funds are reported clearly, accurately, and in a timely manner;
funds are used for authorized purposes and fraud, waste, error, and abuse are mitigated;
projects funded under the Recovery Act avoid unnecessary delays and cost overruns;
program goals are achieved, including specific program outcomes and improved results
on broader economic indicators.
Cumulative Program Accomplishments as of December 31, 2010
The Agency has not received any whistleblower reprisal allegations and has received 56
Recovery Act complaints. To ensure accountability the OIG has provided outreach and training
to numerous groups and has identified a number of actions for improvement. Additionally, the
OIG identified over $3.4 million in cost efficiencies/savings as funds to be put to better use.
Number of OIG Recommendations or Risks Identified for Ac don.
Correction, orlraprovement
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3
300
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1
Q4
FY09
Ql
FY10
Q2
FY10
Q3
FY10
Q4
FY10
Ql
FY11
1
1
3
Number of Environmental and Business Actions Taken. Improvements
Made, or Risks Reduced in Response to or Influenced by OIG
recommendations
200
150
100
50
0
Q4
FYB
Ql
FY10
Q2
FY10
Q3
FYiC
Q4
FY1TJ
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FYI:
Number of Convictions, Indictments, Civil and Administrative
Actions, and .Allegations Disproved from OIG Investigations
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Number of Awareness Briefings, Outreach.
and Trainings Sessions Hold
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Appendix: Recovery Act Performance Measures and Cumulative Results
Program
Clean
Water
State
Revolving
Fund
Drinking
Water
State
Revolving
Fund
Diesel
Emission
Reduction
Projects
Performance Measures
Amount ($) of projects that are under contract
(non-tribal)
Amount ($) of projects that have started
construction (non-tribal)
Amount ($) of projects that have completed
construction (non-tribal)
States that have awarded all of their green project
reserve
Amount ($) of projects that have started
construction (tribal)
Amount ($) of projects that have completed
construction (tribal)
Amount ($) of projects that are under contract
(non-tribal)
Amount ($) of projects that have started
construction (non-tribal)
Amount ($) of projects that have completed
construction (non-tribal)
States that have awarded all of their green project
reserve
Amount ($) of projects that have started
construction (tribal)
Amount ($) of projects that have completed
construction (tribal)
Projects implemented that promote diesel
emissions reductions
Existing heavy duty diesel engines (including
school bus engines) that have been retrofitted,
replaced, or retired
Lifetime reductions of NOX emissions (tons)
Lifetime reductions of PM emissions (tons)
Lifetime reductions of HC emissions (tons)
Lifetime reductions of CO emissions (tons)
Lifetime reductions of CO2 emissions (tons)
Q4
FY09
$.61 B
$.73 B
$.003 B
12
$9.23 M
$0.54 M
$.16B
$.20 B
$.01 B
8
$1.70 M
$.54 M
160
415
1,402
53
109
553
11,083
Qi
FY10
$2.3 B
$1.8 B
$.02 B
27
$19.5M
$0.6M
$1.0 B
$.93 B
$.01 B
30
$7.2 M
$.62M
160
2,700
8,900
340
1,000
1,200
73,000
Q2
FY10
$3.8B
$3.4B
$.04B
51
$26.8M
$2.9 M
$1.8B
$1.6 B
$.03 B
51
$10.9 M
$2.9M
160
5,050
15,750
610
1,928
2,410
139,020
Q3
FY10
$3.8B
$3.7B
$.08B
51
$32.2M
$3.0M
$1.8B
$1.8B
$.10B
51
$ 16.5 M
$2.0M
160
8,500
28,000
1,100
3,200
3,800
230,000
Q4
FY10
$3.8B
$3.8B
$.20B
51
$35.2M
$2.8M
$ 1.8 B
$ 1.8 B
$.10B
51
$23.3M
$4.4M
160
12,934
42,149
1,588
4,800
5,675
351,332
Qi
FYll
$3.81B
$3.81B
$.34 B
51
$44.8 M
$6.3M
$1.82 B
$ 1.8 B
$.18B
51
$24. 1M
$7.5M
160
18,300
60,200
2,300
6,900
8,200
500,000
Long-term
Target
$3.81 B
$3.81B
$3.81 B
51
$60 M
$60 M
$1.82 B
$1.82B
$1.82 B
51
$30 M
$30 M
160
30,000
100,000
4,000
12,000
13,000
850,000
Percent
Complete
100%
100%
9%
100%
75%
11%
100%
100%
100%
100%
80%
25%
100%
61%
60%
58%
58%
63%
59%
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Program
Brownfields
Leaking
Underground
Storage Tanks
Superfund
Inspector
General
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Performance Measures
Brownfield assessments initiated
Brownfield assessments completed
Brownfields properties assessed
Brownfield cleanups initiated
Brownfield cleanups completed
Acres of Brownfields made ready for reuse
Millions of dollars of cleanup and
redevelopment funds leveraged
Jobs leveraged from Brownfield' s activities
Percentage of participants trained obtaining
employment
Revolving Loan Fund loans or subgrants issued
Site assessments initiated
Site assessments completed
Site cleanups initiated
Site cleanups completed
Projects in receipt of Recovery Act funding
Sites in receipt of Recovery Act funding
Sites achieving construction completion
Sites achieving human exposures under control
Sites with new construction
Projects with new construction
Projects achieving completion
Environmental and business actions taken,
improvements made, or risks reduced in
response to or influenced by OIG
recommendations
OIG recommendations or risks identified for
action, correction, or improvement
Convictions, indictments, civil and
administrative actions, and allegations
disproved from OIG investigations
Awareness briefings, outreach briefings, and
training sessions held
Recovery Act complaints received
Whistleblower reprisal allegations
Q4
FY09
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
180
34
57
9
60
50
1
2
25
25
0
2
71
2
63
13
0
Qi
FY10
27
6
6
1
1
17
$25 M
25
0
0
323
112
166
46
61
51
1
2
26
26
0
2
75
2
92
27
0
Q2
FY10
113
67
49
6
2
20
$33 M
38
0
2
526
220
261
147
61
51
1
o
J
26
26
1
2
79
6
99
39
0
Q3
FY10
408
322
179
13
8
30
$38 M
124
27%
7
649
340
400
326
61
51
1
4
26
26
1
6
87
6
115
48
0
Q4
FY10
499
398
322
19
13
30
$42 M
161
54%
12
780
642
709
592
61
51
4
4
26
26
1
41
171
26
128
52
0
Qi
FYll
676
556
450
22
15
371
$46 M
268
55%
12
879
831
964
782
61
51
4
4
26
26
5
80
174
27
133
56
0
Long-term
Target
500
500
500
30
30
500
$450 M
2,500
65%
45
2,000
2,000
1,000
1,000
60
50
5
5
25
25
16
222
402
44
N/A
N/A
N/A
Percent
Complete
100%
100%
90%
73%
50%
74%
10%
11%
85%
27%
44%
42%
96%
78%
100%
100%
80%
80%
100%
100%
31%
36%
43%
61%
N/A
N/A
N/A
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