Board (EPB). In addition to administration and promulga ion of laws and rules the EPB can accept appropriations and grants from th or other agencies, U.S. Government public or private; establish criteria for classifying water, air and land in accordance with present and future us $; establish and provide for a permit system for the discharge of any pollut nt to water, air or land; and collect information and establish record keepin » Monitoring and reporting as necessary to properly administer a program f environmental health and pollution control. Observations and Recommendations With the emergence of the new status of a Freely Associa ed State and the dissolution of the Trust Territory, serious consideration mus be given to the development of appropriate laws, rules, regulations and/or co es governing the activities and responsibilities of the Environmental Health Department of the Marshall Islands. Health Division in the Also the various E B functions will have to be assumed by local staff in addition to their: conti environmental health. ing programs jin The assumption of the additional resp nsibilities will result in a need for additional skilled manpower. Trust Ter itory of Pacific Islands staff should work with the local staff to provide trai ing and guidance ‘ during this critical transfer period. The problems of water supply and sanitary disposal of hum n waste has been well studied, analyzed and reported on, especially in the more of Majuro and Ebeye. problems. rbanized centers No attempt will be made in this plan to review all these Most of the published reports are referenced in App ndix N. Some of the proposed plans to deal with the water supply and wastewater isposal problems are being implemented or will be implemented in the form of 1 ge public works type projects for building, repairing and/or upgrading the pu lic water supply systems and wastewater disposal systems of Majuro and Ebeye. T ese projects are or may be funded under grants from the U.S. Environmental Pro ection Agency or other U.S. Government Agencies. One problem with these large public works projects in thej present time administration, is the lack operations of and local trained management personnel including programs for these projects after they are completed. to] past and at the take preventive over the maintenance Also flocal government funding for operations and management is usually not suPficiend to maintain the system, even if well qualified personnel were available. It is |recommended that