Goal 5: Management Strategies for Water Programs

EPA is also working to establish the management capability within the National Water Program to address climate change challenges on a sustained basis. The following are among EPA’s key actions to implement the management goal:

• Integrate climate change into the EPA Strategic Plan and Annual National Water Program Guidance: As the National Water Program implements the Strategy, it is likely that issues with respect to coordinating this work with other program implementation work will arise. To address these issues, the National Water Program will integrate climate-related key actions with the established water program management tools, including EPA’s Strategy and the Annual Water Program Guidance.



• Support EPA Regions in water/climate change issues: EPA regional water program managers played a major role in developing the Strategy. In addition to supporting implementation of the Strategy's key actions, regions have initiated a variety of other projects addressing water and climate issues, giving special attention to water infrastructure issues.



• Increase interagency coordination: The Office of Water has worked with other federal agencies to establish a Water/Climate Change Coordination Team including representatives from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the U.S. Department of Interior, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.