[District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority, 1st Quarter, FY 2006 (No. B-EV-NPS-0001-2006)]
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Date:  February 3, 2006


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Subejct:  District of Colombia Water and Sewer Authority (DC WASA), 1st 
          Quarter (October 1 - December 31, 2005), for FY 2006 (No. B-EV-NPS-0001-2006)
					
	


The Honorable Sam Brownback
Chairman 
Subcommittee on the District of Columbia
Committee on Appropriations
United States Senate
Washington, DC  20510-6029

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 first quarter (October 1 through December 31) of fiscal year 2006.  

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 first quarter electronic fund transfer payment of $286,035 for the largest account.  The partial bill in the amount of $20 received for the C&O Canal National Historical Park locations was paid in a timely manner.  NPS had not received all of the first 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 the fourth quarter bill for the C&O Canal National Historical Park in the amount of $5,138 which was received in the first quarter was paid in a timely manner.  The fourth quarter bill for the George Washington Memorial Parkway in the amount of $1,291 was received on November 9, 2005, and paid on January 5, 2006.        
       
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 
	
             					

The Honorable Mary L. Landrieu
Ranking Minority Member
Subcommittee on the District of Columbia
Committee on Appropriations
United States Senate
Washington, DC  20510-6029

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 first quarter (October 1 through December 31) of fiscal year 2006.  

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 first quarter electronic fund transfer payment of $286,035 for the largest account.  The partial bill in the amount of $20 received for the C&O Canal National Historical Park locations was paid in a timely manner.  NPS had not received all of the first 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 the fourth quarter bill for the C&O Canal National Historical Park in the amount of $5,138 which was received in the first quarter was paid in a timely manner.  The fourth quarter bill for the George Washington Memorial Parkway in the amount of $1,291 was received on November 9, 2005, and paid on January 5, 2006.        
       
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 

       



Honorable Joe Knollenberg
Chairman
Subcommittee on the District of Columbia
Committee on Appropriations
House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515-6027

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 first quarter (October 1 through December 31) of fiscal year 2006.  

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 first quarter electronic fund transfer payment of $286,035 for the largest account.  The partial bill in the amount of $20 received for the C&O Canal National Historical Park locations was paid in a timely manner.  NPS had not received all of the first 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 the fourth quarter bill for the C&O Canal National Historical Park in the amount of $5,138 which was received in the first quarter was paid in a timely manner.  The fourth quarter bill for the George Washington Memorial Parkway in the amount of $1,291 was received on November 9, 2005, and paid on January 5, 2006.        
       
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 



Honorable John W. Olver 
Ranking Minority Member
Subcommittee on the District of Columbia
Committee on Appropriations
House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515-6027

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 first quarter (October 1 through December 31) of fiscal year 2006.  

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 first quarter electronic fund transfer payment of $286,035 for the largest account.  The partial bill in the amount of $20 received for the C&O Canal National Historical Park locations was paid in a timely manner.  NPS had not received all of the first 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 the fourth quarter bill for the C&O Canal National Historical Park in the amount of $5,138 which was received in the first quarter was paid in a timely manner.  The fourth quarter bill for the George Washington Memorial Parkway in the amount of $1,291 was received on November 9, 2005, and paid on January 5, 2006.        
       
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