Catalog of Environmental Programs 2012

                                    Federal agencies that contribute to EPA's environmental goals, and how they make a difference.
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 		Programs by EPA Strategic Goal
1. Climate Change and Improving Air Quality
2. Protecting America's Waters
3. Cleaning Up and Sustainable Development
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Department of the Interior
EPA Goal 2: Protecting America’s Waters

WaterSMART Program

Purpose
WaterSMART is a program of the Department of the Interior that focuses on improving water conservation and helping water-resource managers make sound decisions about water use. The Program provides leadership by identifying strategies to ensure that this and future generations will have sufficient supplies of clean water for drinking, economic activities, recreation, and ecosystem health. Additionally, the Program identifies adaptive measures to address climate change and its impact on future water demands.

Source(s) of Information
1. DOI: WaterSMART Program

Related EPA Program(s)

Drinking Water Programs:
This program comprises the multiple-barrier approach to protecting public health from unsafe drinking water. Under this approach, the Agency protects public health through: source water assessment and protection programs; promulgation of new or revised, scientifically sound and risk-based National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (NPDWRs); training, technical assistance and financial assistance programs to enhance systems’ capacity to comply with existing and new regulations; and the national implementation of NPDWRs by state and tribal drinking water programs through regulatory, non-regulatory and voluntary programs and policies to ensure safe drinking water.

Authorizing Legislation
• Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)
• Clean Water Act (CWA)

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