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Office of Inspector General

Report: EPA Needs a Cohesive Plan to Clean Up the Great Lakes Areas of Concern

Report #09-P-0231, September 14, 2009

What We Found

Since 2004, EPA has completed five Legacy Act-funded contaminated sediment clean-ups and remediated approximately 800,000 cubic yards of contaminated sediment.

Report Materials

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Report At A Glance (PDF)(1 pg, 38 K)
Full Report (PDF)(21 pp, 263 K)