Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure: Opportunities Exist to Enhance Federal Agency Needs Assessment and Coordination on Tribal Projects
Abstract
Tens of thousands of American Indians and Alaska Natives do not have safe drinking water or wastewater disposal in their homes, which may negatively affect their health. We found that the Indian Health Service (and other federal agencies that fund tribal water projects) spent about $370 million on these projects in 2016. However, they didn't always prioritize projects in areas that lacked safe drinking water or wastewater disposal. We recommended that IHS and the Department of Agriculture update their processes to prioritize tribal water infrastructure projects in communities that currently lack safe drinking water and wastewater disposal.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 2018
- Accession Number
- AD1169145
Entities
People
- Anne-marie Fennell
- Carolyn S. Blocker
- Cynthia Grant
- David Dornisch
- Elizabeth Luke
- J. Alfredo Gmez
- Jeanette Soares
- Jeffery D Malcolm
- John Delicath
- Jon Melhus
- Kiki Theodoropoulos
- Leslie K Pollock
- Mark Braza
- Micah Mcmillan
- Sara Sullivan
- Sarah Veale
- Serena Lo
- Susan Iott
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office