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Delaware River Basin water resources plan celebrated in Wilmington, De. (09/14/04) Elected and environmental leaders from Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and the federal government, with other interested watershed stakeholders, met on Wilmington’s Christina Riverfront to celebrate the completion of the Water Resources Plan for the Delaware River Basin. more...

Schuylkill Action Network

The Schuylkill Action Network (SAN) is the application of individual and specific environmental programs in a coordinated and consistent approach based on the unique needs of the watershed.

Lead in District of Columbia Drinking Water

EPA's web site provides important information and advice for people concerned about elevated levels of lead in the District's drinking water.

Water Protection Division News:

EPA has received no public comments on a proposed list of projects to improve the drinking water system in the District of Columbia. These projects involve the replacement of lead service lines. Therefore, Federal funding may now be applied for and awarded to those projects identified in the Intended Use Plan and Project Priority List.for Fiscal Year 2004 under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

The Water Protection Division is responsible for the management and implementation of the Region's programs to protect, preserve and enhance water resources. The Division administers programs authorized by the Clean Water Act (CWA) and the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). Along with the administration of programs, the Division assists the Mid-Atlantic States, localities and interstate commissions in developing comprehensive environmental programs for the achievement of environmental and public health goals and standards and oversees delegation of programs and state implementation of delegated programs.

Jon Capacasa, Division Director
John Armstead, Deputy Division Director

Water Falls

PROGRAMS & INITIATIVES
Consumer Confidence Reports...Preparation of annual water quality report that provide information of where water comes from, what's in it and how consumers can help protect it.		Public Notices...Notice and opportunity to comment on civil penalties for CWA violations.

Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs) & Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSOs)...Sewer systems that collect both storm water runoff and sanitary sewage in the same pipe.		Source Water Protection...Community-based approach to protect sources of drinking water from contamination.

Environmental Management Systems...An Environmental Management System (EMS) is a set of problem-identification and problem-solving tools that is part of an organization's overall management system.		Storm Water Pollution Prevention...Discharges generated by precipitation and runoff from land, pavements, building rooftops and other surfaces.

National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)... Authorizes discharges from point sources to waters of the United States.		Total Maximum Daily Loads...Maximum amount of a pollutant that a waterbody can receive and still meet water quality standards.

Nonpoint Source Pollution...Occurs when rainfall, snowmelt or irrigation runs over land and through ground, picks up pollutant and introduces them to ground water.		Christina River Basin TMDL...Addresses water quality issues relating to excessive nutrients and low dissolving oxygen.

Operation Clean Below... Annual event to cleanup the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia.		Underground Injection Control...Protects underground sources of drinking water by preventing the potential for endangerment from injection well activity.

Public Water System Supervision...Ensures that the drinking water meets national primary drinking water standards.		Volunteer Water Monitoring...Describes EPA's support for Volunteer Monitoring.

Small Under Served Communities ... Communities that have 10,000 or fewer residents that lack adequate wastewater treatment services.		Water Infrastructure Financial Assistance...Information on loans and other options for financing, expanding, and upgrading drinking water and water quality facilities and approaches to manage facility operating and capital expenses.

Sole Source Aquifer...Allows communities to petition the EPA for protection when a community is dependent on a single source of drinking water...		Wellhead Protection...Community based approach for the protection of ground water that supplies drinking water to public water wells and wellfields.

Pretreatment Program...Addresses industrial and other non-domestic discharges into publicly owned sewage treatment systems...

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