Water: Research & Strategy
National Water Program Research
Strategy
EPA’s National Water Program published it first strategy identifying the research needed to achieve its goals, meet statutory obligations, and fulfill court mandates. Communicating water research needs to current and potential collaborators aligns water programs with the Administrator’s desire for transparency in EPA’s actions, involvement of a broader research community in Agency science, and the use of well considered science in Agency decisions. By expanding the science base of the program, we will increase program credibility, expedite the production of the needed tools, and accelerate and better quantify water quality environmental outcomes. The Strategy also provides a means for the National Water Program to manage its research portfolio and evaluate the progress being made in critical research areas.
The Strategy identifies four priority themes: Healthy Watersheds and Coastal Waters, Safe Drinking Water, Sustainable Water Infrastructure, and Water Security. Within each theme, research needs are categorized into the following areas: aquatic health effects, human health effects, occurrence and exposure, methods development, and treatment technologies and effectiveness.
For more information, please contact Mary Reiley at reiley.mary@epa.gov.
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- Introductory Letter from Michael H. Shapiro, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Water (PDF) (2 pp, 257K)
- Fact Sheet on National Water Program Research Strategy | Print Version (PDF) (2 pp, 2.68MB)
- National Water Program Research Strategy (PDF) (69 pp, 756K)
- National Water Program Research Compendium (PDF) (203 pp, 1.84MB)
Water Research Updates Newsletter
This online newsletter is a compilation of Agency water-related research activities that have been peer-reviewed and already released publically through other means. The Water Research Updates newsletter identifies relevant current research from both inside and outside EPA, and strives to provide leads to timely and relevant information that will inform decision making and program direction. Beginning January, 2012, this newsletter will be published on a semi-annual basis.
- Water Research Quarterly No. 2010-4, January-March 2011 (PDF) (14 pp, 818K)
- Water Research Quarterly No. 2010-3, October-December 2010 (PDF) (12 pp, 931K)
- Water Research Quarterly No. 2010-2, July-September 2010 (PDF) (14 pp, 822K)
- Water Research Quarterly No. 2010-1, April-June 2010 (PDF) (14 pp, 882K)