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Why the Change?

Why the Change?. EPA Online Resources Watershed Restoration & Protection: Presentation to: Alabama River Basin CWP October 26, 2011. Many remaining water quality problems require integrated solutions Future budgets are linked to our ability to demonstrate results for water quality

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Why the Change?

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  1. Why the Change? EPA Online Resources Watershed Restoration & Protection: Presentation to: Alabama River Basin CWP October 26, 2011 • Many remaining water quality problems require integrated solutions • Future budgets are linked to our ability to demonstrate results for water quality • Needed a forum for cross-program integration to address issues on a watershed scale • A desire to actively manage toward supporting and implementing watershed approaches that achieve measurable results Gary S Davis Alabama Watershed Coordinator U.S. EPA, Region 4

  2. Watershed Approach • EPA Watershed Approach (1990) • Recognize need to broaden focus to address water quality issues. • Government Performance and Reporting Act of 1993 (GPRA) • Strategic Planning and Results Reporting • Requires Federal Agencies to: • Set Goals; Define Targets; Report on Performance • Influence Agency Funding & Priorities (2003-2008)

  3. EPA MissionOffice of Water MissionStrategic Plan Goal 2 To protect human health and the environment The Office of Water (OW) ensures drinking water is safe, and restores and maintains oceans, watersheds, and their aquatic ecosystems to protect human health, support economic and recreational activities, and provide healthy habitat for fish, plants, and wildlife. Protect and restore our waters to ensure that drinking water is safe, and that aquatic ecosystems sustain fish, plants, and wildlife, and economic, recreational, and subsistence activities.

  4. Goal 2: Protect and Restore Waters

  5. Protect and Restore • Improve Water Quality through the Watershed Approach • Priority Watersheds (Impaired) • Non-Point Source Program • NPDES Program • Stormwater (MS4) • Green Infrastructure / Low Impact Development • Water Program Integration • Healthy Watersheds Initiative (2011) • Identify, track, maintain healthy watersheds • Scientific Assessment • Partnerships to protect healthy watersheds • Regulatory and non-regulatory tools • Increase number of healthy watersheds

  6. EPA’s Healthy Watersheds Initiative (2011) • epa.gov/healthywatersheds • National Framework and Action Plan • Draft Healthy Watersheds Technical Document • Strategic Plan Measures (2011-2015) • WQ-22a - Number of Regions that have completed the development of a Healthy Watersheds Initiative (HWI) Strategy and have reached an agreement with at least one state to implement its portion of the Region's HWI Strategy. • WQ-22b - Number of states that have completed at least 2 of the major components of a Healthy Watershed Initiative assessment. • Region 4 Draft Healthy Watersheds Initative Strategy • August 2011, HQ reviewing

  7. epa.gov/healthywatersheds

  8. EPA Online Resources • EPA Target Audience for online resources • Public (Concerned Citizens) • State and Local Government (Partners) • Regulated Community • NGOs • Environmental Professionals • Educators • Tribes • EPA Organization • Media (Water, Air, Land) • Program / Statute (Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, etc.)

  9. EPA Online Resources • Technical Tools Available • WQ Models– http://water.epa.gov/scitech/datait/models/index.cfm • BASINS- http://water.epa.gov/scitech/datait/models/basins/index.cfm • Simple Models • Cormix - http://water.epa.gov/scitech/datait/models/cormix.cfm • STEPL - http://it.tetratech-ffx.com/steplweb • WRDB- http://www.epa.gov/athens/wwqtsc/html/database.html • NHDPlus- http://www.epa.gov/waters/doc/rad/nhdplus.html

  10. EPA Online Resources • www.epa.gov – Main web page (epa.gov) • Water Issues • Science & Technology • Laws & Regulations • water.epa.gov – Water Home Page • Stormwater • Polluted Runoff (Non-Point Source) • Watersheds • Watershed Central – Tools and Information • epa.gov/watershedcentral • OWOW, Water, NPS, NPDES, Wetlands , • Greeninfrastructure, Healthywatersheds

  11. www.epa.gov

  12. www.epa.gov/gateway/learn/water 2 1

  13. http://www.epa.gov/gateway/science/water

  14. water.epa.gov/type/watersheds

  15. water.epa.gov

  16. http://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/home.cfm?program_id=6 2 1

  17. http://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/stormwatermonth

  18. Stormwater Outreach Materials The Role of Local Governments in Implementing the NPDES Stormwater Program for Construction Sites [PDF Format, 2 pp.] How Do I Get Stormwater Permit Coverage for My Construction Site? A Construction Site Operator’s Guide to EPA’s Stormwater Permit Program [PDF Format, 4 pp.] After the Storm Brochure [PDF Format] Make Your Home the Solution to Stormwater Pollution Brochure [PDF Format] Stormwater and the Construction Industry Poster Water Efficient Landscaping [PDF Format] Door Hanger: "Stormwater Pollution Found in Your Area!" [PDF Format] Kid's Stormwater Stickers [PDF Format] Bookmark: "10 Things You Can Do to Prevent Stormwater Runoff Pollution" [PDF Format] Placemat: "Take the Stormwater Challenge" [PDF Format] Protecting Water Quality from Urban Runoff [PDF Format] Cleaning Up Polluted Runoff with the Clean Water State Revolving Fund [PDF Format] Innovative Use of Clean Water State Revolving Funds for Nonpoint Source Pollution [PDF Format] Ohio's Restoration Sponsor Program Integrates Point Source & Nonpoint Source Projects [PDF Format] Funding Decentralized Wastewater Systems Using the Clean Water State Revolving Fund [PDF Format]

  19. http://epa.gov/greeninfrastructure

  20. water.epa.gov/type/watersheds 1 2

  21. http://cfpub.epa.gov/fedfund/

  22. epa.gov/watershedcentral

  23. Watershed Central • Handbook for Developing Watershed Plans • Watershed Plan Builder – Online Tool • Watershed Wiki – Collaboration Tool • Training • Watershed Academy • Watershed Funding

  24. water.epa.gov

  25. epa.gov/nps

  26. www.epa.gov/owow_keep/NPS/outreach.html

  27. Nonpoint Source Outreach Toolbox • The Nonpoint Source (NPS) Outreach Toolbox is intended for use by state and local agencies and other organizations interested in educating the public on nonpoint source pollution or stormwater runoff. The Toolbox contains a variety of resources to help develop an effective and targeted outreach campaign.

  28. cfpub.epa.gov/npstbx/index.html 1 2

  29. cfpub.epa.gov/npstbx/FeaturedProducts.cfm

  30. http://cfpub.epa.gov/npstbx/index.cfm

  31. cfpub.epa.gov/npstbx/searchMaterials.cfm?GroupID=62

  32. Questions Gary S Davis Alabama Watershed Coordinator Davis.garys@epa.gov

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