National Water Program Strategic Plan 2004 - 2008 and National Program Guidance for 2005

The National Water Program is working with States, Tribes, and others to implement the new EPA Strategic Plan. Key elements of this effort are the...

I. Strategic Plan
II. National Water Program Guidance
     FY 05 Final Measures and Commitments (October 2004)
III. Sub-objective Implementation Plans
IV. Regional Plans
V. FY 05 Grant Guidances
VI. DRAFT - A Plan for EPA/Tribal Partnership 2005-2008

I. Strategic Plan

EPA has a new Strategic Plan charting a course for the Agency over the next five years (2004 - 2008). The new plan is organized around five key goals. The Office of Water has elements in Goals 2 & 4.

• Clean Air and Global Climate Change;
• Clean and Safe Water; (PDF, 497KB, 25 pgs)
• Land Preservation and Restoration;
• Healthy Communities and Ecosystems; and (PDF, 625KB, 31 pgs)
• Compliance and Environmental Stewardship.

Introduction to Water Elements of EPA’s Strategic Plan (PDF, 138KB, 4 pgs)

Complete EPA Strategic Plan (PDF, 4.8MB, 239 pgs) (points to the EPA Chief Financial Officer web site)

Contacts

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II. National Water Program Guidance

As a first step toward implementing the new Strategic Plan, EPA has developed National Program Guidance for FY 2005.

• Final National Water Program Guidance (April 2004)
  • Transmittal / priorities memorandum from Acting Assistant Administrator Benjamin H. Grumbles
    • Print version (PDF, 154KB, 4 pgs)
  • Complete web version of the Guidance (HTML)
    • Full print version of the Guidance (includes appendices) (PDF, 742KB, 146 pgs) (May 6, 2004)
  • Appendix 1: All Subobjectives, Strategic Targets, and Program Activity Measures (PDF, 91KB, 25 pgs)
  • Appendix 2: Slides of Program Activity Measures with regional targets (PDF, 142KB, 42 pgs)
  • Appendix 3: Grants management guidelines (HTML)
  • Definitions, reporting methodologies, and contacts for selected Program Activity Measures (PAMs)
    
  
  
• FY 05 Final Measures and Commitments (October 2004)
  • Appendix: FY 05 Final Measures and Commitments (October 2004)

Contacts

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III. Sub-objective Implementation Plans

National Water Program Guidance is supported by more detailed Implementation Plans for each of the 10 key sub-objectives in the Strategic Plan.

Contacts

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IV. Regional Plans

The National Water Program Guidance for FY 2005 is also supported by Regional Plans developed by each EPA Regional Office.

• Regional Plans (points to the EPA Chief Financial Officer web site)

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V. FY 05 Grant Guidances

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VI. DRAFT - A Plan for EPA/Tribal Partnership 2005-2008

• Protecting Public Health and Water Resources in Indian Country (PDF, 270KB, 39 pages)
• National Water Program Tribal Targets, Measures, and Activities: FY 2005-2008 (PDF, 74KB, 5 pages)
• National Water Program FY 2005 Program Activity Measures (PAMs) for Tribes With Annual Straw Targets by EPA Region (PDF, 160KB, 5 pages)
• EPA Policy for the Administration of Environmental Programs on Indian Reservations (PDF, 112KB, 5 pages)
• American Indian Environmental Office Tribal Plan 2004 (PDF, 136KB, 11 pages)

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