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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) is charged
by Congress with protecting the Nation's land, air and water resources.
Under a mandate of national environmental laws, the Agency strives to
formulate and implement actions leading to a compatible balance between
human activities and the ability of natural systems to support and nurture
life. The National Risk Management Research Laboratory (NRMRL) of EPA's
Office of Research and Development (ORD) is the Agency's center for investigation
of technological and management approaches for reducing risks from threats
to human health and the environment.
The group responsible for the Agency's Wet Weather Flow
(WWF) research is the Urban Watershed Management Branch (UWMB) of NRMRL's
Water Supply and Water Resources Division (WSWRD). It supports the priority
research questions of the Office of Water (OW) and has been peer-reviewed
by two professional organizations engaged in WWF research.
MISSION
We research, develop and demonstrate technologies, systems
and methods required to manage the risks to public health, property and
the environment from WWF and to renew decaying urban infrastructure.
VISION
We are known internationally for our high-quality, well
focused work on urban watershed environmental problems due to wet weather
flow (WWF) and on urban infrastructure. We are a team of individuals with
complementary skills and interests who provide each other with a challenging,
stimulating workplace. Our programs are well-balanced efforts characterized
by sophisticated science and engineering studies, innovative developments,
extensive interaction with our colleagues outside of the branch, frequent
demonstrations of our engineering products, quality technical advice and
assistance, and quality technology transfer products tailored to the needs
of our client audiences.
Control of WWF pollution is one of the top cleanup priority
areas for the Agency.
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