[DCWASA April 1, 2005 through June 30, 2005 (No.E-EV-MOA-0024-2005)]
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Title: DCWASA April 1, 2005 through June 30, 2005 (No.E-EV-MOA-0024-2005)



Date: July 22, 2005
            
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Dear Mr. Chairman:
Subject: DCWASA April 1, 2005 through June 30, 2005 (No.E-EV-MOA-0024-2005)

	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 third quarter (April 1 through June 30) of fiscal year 2005.  

      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 third quarter electronic fund transfer payment of $227,944 for the largest account.  The partial bill in the amount of $72 received for the C&O Canal National Historic Park locations was paid in a timely manner.  NPS had not received all of the third 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 second quarter bills for the C&O Canal National Historical Park in the amount of $6,428 and the George Washington Memorial Parkway in the amount of $292, which were received in the third 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)

						Earl E. Devaney
Inspector General 

		July 22, 2005
            						E-EV-MOA-0024-2005



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 third quarter (April 1 through June 30) of fiscal year 2005.  

      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 third quarter electronic fund transfer payment of $227,944 for the largest account.  The partial bill in the amount of $72 received for the C&O Canal National Historic Park locations was paid in a timely manner.  NPS had not received all of the third 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 second quarter bills for the C&O Canal National Historical Park in the amount of $6,428 and the George Washington Memorial Parkway in the amount of $292, which were received in the third 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)

						Earl E. Devaney
      Inspector General 
										     July 22, 2005	                                         
      
                                   E-EV-MOA-0024-2005


The Honorable Joe Knollenberg
Chairman
Subcommittee on the District of Columbia
Committee on Appropriations
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 third quarter (April 1 through June 30) of fiscal year 2005.  

      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 third quarter electronic fund transfer payment of $227,944 for the largest account.  The partial bill in the amount of $72 received for the C&O Canal National Historic Park locations was paid in a timely manner.  NPS had not received all of the third 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 second quarter bills for the C&O Canal National Historical Park in the amount of $6,428 and the George Washington Memorial Parkway in the amount of $292, which were received in the third 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)

						Earl E. Devaney
      Inspector General 

            
								July 22, 2005

								E-EV-MOA-0024-2005

The Honorable John W. Olver
Ranking Minority Member
Subcommittee on the District of Columbia
Committee on Appropriations
House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515-3802

Dear Congressman Olver:
	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 third quarter (April 1 through June 30) of fiscal year 2005.  

      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 third quarter electronic fund transfer payment of $227,944 for the largest account.  The partial bill in the amount of $72 received for the C&O Canal National Historic Park locations was paid in a timely manner.  NPS had not received all of the third 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 second quarter bills for the C&O Canal National Historical Park in the amount of $6,428 and the George Washington Memorial Parkway in the amount of $292, which were received in the third 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)

						Earl E. Devaney
      Inspector General 
      
      
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