The EPA flubs a survey and misallocates hundreds of millions of dollars.

Among its missions, the EPA allots federal funds to help local governments replace led water pipes. It conducts state-by-state surveys to help figure out how much gets allotted. The EPA inspector general found flaws in the most recent survey. The flaws likely led to misallocation of hundreds of millions of dollars. We get more now from the supervisory program analyst in the EPA's office of inspector general Julie Narimatsu. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices