Enhancing Water Quality Regulatory Reporting through the Application of Internal Control Methods Used in Financial Reporting

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Enhancing Water Quality Regulatory Reporting through the Application of Internal Control Methods Used in Financial ReportingIn September 2006, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) published a report titled “Promising Techniques Identified to Improve Drinking Water Laboratory Integrity and Reduce Public Health Risks”. The report was based an evaluation conducted by USEPA OIG to identify vulnerabilities in the drinking water sample analysis process. The report...Author(s)Jack Z. WangRobert K. MillerSourceProceedings of the Water Environment FederationSubjectSession 10: Wrangling with the RegulatorsDocument typeConference PaperPublisherWater Environment FederationPrint publication date Jan, 2008ISSN1938-6478SICI1938-6478(20080101)2008:2L.320;1-DOI10.2175/193864708788805710Volume / Issue2008 / 2Content sourceUtility Management ConferenceFirst / last page(s)320 - 325Copyright2008Word count246