46% of Alaska Native village water systems have no certified operator. Some have had E. coli contamination. GAO found the federal agencies responsible aren't coordinating — and nobody's tracking who's actually watching the water. #AlaskaNative #TribalWater #DrinkingWater #GovernmentAccountability…

Routing tribal water funding through USDA instead of a standard IHS-EPA interagency agreement adds nearly $100,000 in administrative overhead per project. The fix already exists — IHS and EPA proved it works. USDA just hasn't done it. GAO says sign the agreement. bureaucracy.news #TribalWater…

IHS tribal water eligibility rules can disqualify an entire household from a water line if even one resident isn't a tribal member. GAO found the rule is trapping families, and that IHS hasn't reviewed whether it still makes sense. #NativeAmerica #TribalWater #IndianHealthService…

The Indian Health Service cap for home water and sewer projects hasn't changed since 1985. It's still $10,000 per home. A GAO report asks why. Nobody at IHS could answer. #IndianHealthService #NativeAmerica #TribalWater #GovernmentAccountability #GAO