[District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority July 1, 2004, through September 20 2004]
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Report No. E-EV-MOA-0002-2005

Title: District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority July 1, 2004,
       through September 20 2004


Date November 30, 2004

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Subject: District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority July 1, 2004, through September 20 2004 (No. E-EV-MOA-0002-2005)            							              E-EV-MOA-0002-2005

                                                                                                              November 30, 2004

The Honorable Mike DeWine
Chairman 
Subcommittee on the District of Columbia
Committee on Appropriations
United States Senate
Washington, DC  20510-6025

Dear Mr. Chairman:
	This letter communicates our findings on the promptness of payments the Department of the Interior made to the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC WASA) for water and sewer services billed during the fourth quarter (July 1 through September 30) of fiscal year 2004.  

      The National Park Service (NPS) pays DC WASA for services to the majority of the parks and NPS facilities within the District of Columbia by electronic transfer of funds through the U.S. Department of the Treasury.   Water and sewer services provided along the George Washington Memorial Parkway and within the C&O Canal National Historical Park are paid individually by either check or third party draft directly to DC WASA.
      
      NPS was timely in its fourth quarter electronic fund transfer payment of $375,536 for the largest account.  The parties responsible for the other locationsï¿½ payments had not received fourth quarter bills at the time of our inquiry.  In our next quarterly report, we will include information as to whether these bills have been received and paid in a timely manner. 

        We also found that third quarter bills for the George Washington Memorial Parkway and the C&O Canal National Historical Park, which was received in the fourth quarter, were paid in a timely manner.
       
	Should you have questions regarding this information, please feel free to contact me at (202) 208-5745 or Mr. Roy Kime, Attorney Advisor, Office of Inspector General, at (202) 208-6232.

						Sincerely,

						(Signed by David Montoya for)

						Earl E. Devaney
Inspector General 
	
            								
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                                                                                                             November 30, 2004

The Honorable Mary L. Landrieu
Ranking Minority Member
Subcommittee on the District of Columbia
Committee on Appropriations
United States Senate
Washington, DC  20510-6025

Dear Senator Landrieu:
      This letter communicates our findings on the promptness of payments the Department of the Interior made to the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC WASA) for water and sewer services billed during the fourth quarter (July 1 through September 30) of fiscal year 2004.    

      The National Park Service (NPS) pays DC WASA for services to the majority of the parks and NPS facilities within the District of Columbia by electronic transfer of funds through the U.S. Department of the Treasury.   Water and sewer services provided along the George Washington Memorial Parkway and within the C&O Canal National Historical Park are paid individually by either check or third party draft directly to DC WASA.
      
      NPS was timely in its fourth quarter electronic fund transfer payment of $375,536 for the largest account.  The parties responsible for the other locationsï¿½ payments had not received fourth quarter bills at the time of our inquiry.  In our next quarterly report, we will include information as to whether these bills have been received and paid in a timely manner. 
      
      We also found that third quarter bills for the George Washington Memorial Parkway and the C&O Canal National Historical Park, which was received in the fourth quarter, were paid in a timely manner.

	Should you have questions regarding this information, please feel free to contact me at (202) 208-5745 or Mr. Roy Kime, Attorney Advisor, Office of Inspector General, at (202) 208-6232.
						Sincerely,

						(Signed by David Montoya for)

						Earl E. Devaney
						Inspector General

							


									E-EV-MOA-0002-2005

                                                                                                            November 30, 2004

The Honorable Rodney Frelinghuysen
Chairman
Subcommittee on the District of Columbia
Committee on Appropriations
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515-6019

Dear Mr. Chairman:
	This letter communicates our findings on the promptness of payments the Department of the Interior made to the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC WASA) for water and sewer services billed during the fourth quarter (July 1 through September 30) of fiscal year 2004.    

      The National Park Service (NPS) pays DC WASA for services to the majority of the parks and NPS facilities within the District of Columbia by electronic transfer of funds through the U.S. Department of the Treasury.   Water and sewer services provided along the George Washington Memorial Parkway and within the C&O Canal National Historical Park are paid individually by either check or third party draft directly to DC WASA.
      
      NPS was timely in its fourth quarter electronic fund transfer payment of $375,536 for the largest account.  The parties responsible for the other locationsï¿½ payments had not received fourth quarter bills at the time of our inquiry.  In our next quarterly report, we will include information as to whether these bills have been received and paid in a timely manner. 

      We also found that third quarter bills for the George Washington Memorial Parkway and the C&O Canal National Historical Park, which was received in the fourth quarter, were paid in a timely manner.
      
	Should you have questions regarding this information, please feel free to contact me at (202) 208-5745 or Mr. Roy Kime, Attorney Advisor, Office of Inspector General, at (202) 208-6232.

						Sincerely,

						(Signed by David Montoya for)

						Earl E. Devaney
					Inspector General




            
									E-EV-MOA-0002-2005

                                                                                                            November 30, 2004

The Honorable Chaka Fattah
Ranking Minority Member
Subcommittee on the District of Columbia
Committee on Appropriations
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515-6019

Dear Congressman Fattah:
	This letter communicates our findings on the promptness of payments the Department of the Interior made to the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC WASA) for water and sewer services billed during the fourth quarter (July 1 through September 30) of fiscal year 2004.    

      The National Park Service (NPS) pays DC WASA for services to the majority of the parks and NPS facilities within the District of Columbia by electronic transfer of funds through the U.S. Department of the Treasury.   Water and sewer services provided along the George Washington Memorial Parkway and within the C&O Canal National Historical Park are paid individually by either check or third party draft directly to DC WASA.
      
      NPS was timely in its fourth quarter electronic fund transfer payment of $375,536 for the largest account.  The parties responsible for the other locationsï¿½ payments had not received fourth quarter bills at the time of our inquiry.  In our next quarterly report, we will include information as to whether these bills have been received and paid in a timely manner.
      
      We also found that third quarter bills for the George Washington Memorial Parkway and the C&O Canal National Historical Park, which was received in the fourth quarter, were paid in a timely manner.
      
	Should you have questions regarding this information, please feel free to contact me at (202) 208-5745 or Mr. Roy Kime, Attorney Advisor, Office of Inspector General, at (202) 208-6232
						Sincerely,
						
						(Signed by David Montoya for)

						Earl E. Devaney
					Inspector General

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	AIGA Chron
	Roy Kime
	Katie Balestra-CL
	ER RAM-Bill Dolan
	Robert Romanyshyn
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