Environmental Protection Agency

Budget, Performance and Financial Snapshot Fiscal Year 2008

Who We Are

Mission: The mission of the Environmental Protection Agency is to protect human health and the environment. Since 1970, EPA has been working for a cleaner, healthier environment for the American people. View the Agency's Strategic Plan at:(http://www.epa.gov/ocfo/plan/plan.htm)

Organization: The Agency's mission is carried out by 14 headquarters offices in Washington, DC, 10 regional offices, and more than a dozen labs. For more information visit:(http://www.epa.gov/epahome/organization.htm)

Personnel: EPA employs approximately 17,000 people across the country. Staff are highly educated and technically trained; more than half are engineers, scientists, and policy analysts. In addition, a large number of employees are legal, public affairs, financial, information management and computer specialists. For more information, visit:(http://www.epa.gov/careers/)

Budgetary Resources: The budgetary resources for FY 2008 totaled $7.472 billion or $25 per person.


Budget Snapshot

Total Spending FY 2005-2009
Total Outlays
 Mandatory          
 Discretionary $7,913 $8,321 $8,259 $7,930 $7,999
Total          
$ in millions
Top 5 Programs By Budget
  Top 5 Programs
  Infrastructure Assistance: Drinking Water SRF Infrastructure Assistance: Clean Water SRF Superfund: Remedial Facilities Infrastructure and Operations Categorical Grant: Pollution Control (Section 106)
2008 $829 $689.1 $593.7 $472.1 $218.2
2009 $842.1 $555 $586.1 $490.6 $221.7
$ in millions

Performance Snapshot

Accomplishments: In 2008, the Agency set stringent new standards for a significant number of air pollutants or pollution sources; proposed a new regulation to allow for the underground storage of greenhouse gases in a manner that protects ground water sources of drinking water; ensured that 96 percent of hazardous waste facilities are permitted and 66 percent of the nation?s underground storage tanks are in compliance; completed a thorough reassessment of all food pesticides, setting the most health protective standards in the world for pesticides and food safety; and took enforcement actions to secure commitments from polluters to spend an estimated $11.8 billion on pollution control activities.

Challenges: EPA faced several challenges in 2008 including improving data collection for performance measures, improving efficiency of operations, ensuring consistent application of standards, meeting Homeland Security requirements, and working with partners to address infrastructure concerns. For example, approximately 160,000 public drinking water systems provide the nation with drinking water, and 16,000 facilities treat and dispose of wastewater. Many of the country's water infrastructure systems are aging and need repairs or upgrades to meet various requirements of the Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act. EPA and its federal, state, and local partners face a significant challenge in developing a national strategy for addressing this issue and resolving the problem of aging and deteriorating water infrastructure to protect public health and the environment.
Financial Snapshot
Clean Opinion on Financial Statements Yes
Timely Financial Reporting Yes Material Weaknesses 0
Improper Payment Rate 0.39% Total Assets $17,107
Total Liabilities $1,664 Net Cost of Operations $8,041
$ in millions
  Footnote: EPA does not have any mandatory spending. All $ amounts used for the budget per strategic goal were taken from EPA's FY 2009 Congressional Justication of the President's BudgetAdditional information on federal spending can be found at http://www.usaspending.gov/index.php. Additional information on the performance of federal programs can be found at http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/expectmore.

Summary of Environmental Protection Agency Ratings for Fiscal Year 2008

 
                        FY 2008 Performance
Results per Strategic Goal
  Met/Exceeded     Not met but improved over prior years
  Not met target     Data not yet available
Budget per Strategic Goal
($ in millions)
Strategic Goal: Clean Air and Global Climate Change
Protect and improve the air so it is healthy to breathe, and risks to human health and the environment are reduced. Reduce greenhouse gas intensity by enhancing partnerships with businesses and other sectors.
 
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2008 Actual = $972
Performance Measure(s)* 2006 Results 2007 Results 2008 Target 2008 Results 2009 Target
Tons of particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5) reduced since 2000 from mobile sources 73,460 85,704 97,947 Data available 2009   110,890
Strategic Goal: Clean and Safe Water
Ensure drinking water is safe. Restore and maintain oceans, watersheds, and their aquatic ecosystems to protect human health; support economic and recreational activities; and provide healthy habitat for fish, plants, and wildlife.
 
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2008 Actual = $2,855
Performance Measure(s)* 2006 Results 2007 Results 2008 Target 2008 Results 2009 Target
Percent of population served by community water systems that will receive drinking water that meets all applicable health-based drinking water standards through approaches including effective treatment and source water protection. 89.4 92 90 92   90
Strategic Goal: Land Preservation and Restoration
Preserve and restore the land by using innovative waste management practices and cleaning up contaminated properties to reduce risk posed by releases of harmful substances.
 
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2008 Actual = $1,689
Performance Measure(s)* 2006 Results 2007 Results 2008 Target 2008 Results 2009 Target
Number of Superfund sites ready for anticipated use site-wide. N/A 64 30 85   30
Strategic Goal: Healthy Communities and Ecosystems
Protect, sustain, or restore the health of people, communities, and ecosystems using integrated and comprehensive approaches and partnerships.
 
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2008 Actual = $1,227
Performance Measure(s)* 2006 Results 2007 Results 2008 Target 2008 Results 2009 Target
Percent of new chemicals or organisms introduced into commerce that do not pose unreasonable risks to workers, consumers, or the environment. 100 96 100 Data available 2009   100
Cubic yards of contaminated sediment remediated (cumulative, in millions) in the Great Lakes. 4.1 4.5 5.5 5.5   5.5
Strategic Goal: Compliance and Environmental Stewardship
Protect human health and the environment through ensuring compliance with environmental requirements by enforcing environmental statutes, preventing pollution, and promoting environmental stewardship. Encourage innovation and provide incentives for government, business, and the public that promote environmental stewardship and long term sustainable outcomes.
 
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2008 Actual = $735
Performance Measure(s)* 2006 Results 2007 Results 2008 Target 2008 Results 2009 Target
Pounds of pollution estimated to be reduced, treated, or eliminated as a result of concluded enforcement actions (in millions of pounds). 890 890 890 3900   890
  * This measure was selected from a number of performance measures aimed at the specific strategic goal