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Report: Agency-Wide Application of Region 7 NPDES Program Process Improvements Could Increase EPA Efficiency

Report #11-P-0315July 6, 2011

What We Found

Although Region 7 NPDES Kaizen event participants continued to follow up on the commitments and action items identified, no single authority was responsible for tracking the process improvement outcomes.

Report Materials​​

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