Catalog of Environmental Programs 2012

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

Fossil Energy Program

Purpose
The Department of Energy's Fossil Energy program is working on ways to assess the health of watersheds, especially in understanding the impact and transport of pollutants in a region's rivers, streams and lakes. The National Energy Technology Laboratory, for example, has collected extensive data on several important watersheds in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio and California. By combining water-quality and geographic data into a geographical information system - a GIS system - the laboratory is able to identify pollutant discharges into a watershed within an accuracy of plus or minus 5 feet. This can significantly reduce the amount of time to locate and subsequently treat pollution sources. The Department's National Energy Technology Laboratory is also applying a variety of geophysical techniques to locate and map underground mine pools and to pinpoint fractures that might impact surface waters. The Laboratory has also developed new processes for treating contaminated mine water.

Source(s) of Information
1. DOE: Fossil Energy

Related EPA Program(s)

Research: Safe and Sustainable Water Resources:
In FY 2012, EPA is realigning and combining the Drinking Water and Water Quality base Research Programs into one Safe and Sustainable Water Resources Research Program. The Safe and Sustainable Water Resources (SSWR) research program takes a systems approach to protecting human and aquatic ecosystem health and protecting and restoring watersheds for the sustainability of the nation’s water resources. The program seeks safe, resilient and sustainable solutions to the increasingly complex water challenges facing the nation’s regions, states, tribes, cities, and rural areas. In program is working to address the increasing complex challenges with solutions that are effective, efficient, and sustainable – solutions that are designed to meet current needs while minimizing potential health and environmental detriment in the future.

Authorizing Legislation
• SDWA Part E, Section 1442 (a)(1)
• CWA Title I, Section 101(a)(6) 33 U.S.C. 1254, Section 104 (a) and (c), and Section 105
• ERDDA 33 U.S.C. 1251 – Section 2(a)
• MPRSA Section 203, 33 U.S.C. 1443
• ODBA Title II; SPA
• CVA
• WRDA
• WWWQA
• MPPRCA
• NISA
• CZARA
• CWPPRA
• ESA
• NAWCA
• FIFRA 7 U.S. C. 135 et seq.
• TSCA U.S. C. 136 et seq.

Other Programs under Goal 2
Other Programs from DOE


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