$ < 73 \ V PRO^4-0 o LU a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Inspector General At a Glance 10-R-0147 June 16, 2010 Catalyst for Improving the Environment Why We Did This Review The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Inspector General conducts site visits of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) clean water and drinking water projects. We selected a project in the City of Newark, Ohio, for review. Background The City received a $20,360,232 loan from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and the Ohio Water Development Authority under the Clean Water State Revolving Fund program. This amount included $5,000,000 in Recovery Act funds for principal forgiveness. The City will construct a high-rate treatment facility at its wastewater treatment plant. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Site inspection of the High-Rate Water Treatment Facility, City of Newark, Ohio What We Found We conducted an onsite inspection of the water treatment project in the City of Newark, Ohio, in December 2009. As part of our inspection, we toured the project, interviewed City representatives and contractor personnel, and reviewed documentation related to Recovery Act requirements. Based upon our site inspection, nothing came to our attention that would require action from the City, the State of Ohio, or the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. For further information, contact our Office of Congressional, Public Affairs and Management at (202) 566-2391. To view the full report, click on the following link: www.epa.qov/oiq/reports/2010/ 20100616-10-R-0147.pdf ------- |