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Office of Inspector General

Notification and Report: Crow Tribe Public Water Systems Concerns

Project #OA&E-FY19-0087, Report #19-N-0044. December 13, 2018

The Crow Tribe in Montana is experiencing challenges in complying with fundamental Safe Drinking Water Act requirements, and the OIG has concerns about potential human health threats.

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Notification and Report (PDF)(4 pp, 92 K)
Update: EPA Response to Report (PDF)(5 pp, 4 MB)
Update: IG Comment on EPA Response (PDF)(3 pp, 55 K)

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