Water: Planning
Final National Water Program Guidance for FY 2007
Definitions, reporting methodologies, and contacts for Program Activity Measures (PAMs)
Subobjectives
- Water Safe to Drink
- Fish and Shellfish Safe to Eat
- Water Safe for Swimming
- Protect and Improve Water Quality on a Watershed Basis
- Protect Coastal and Ocean Waters
- Protect Wetlands
- Protect Mexico Border Quality
- Great Lakes
- Chesapeake Bay
- Gulf of Mexico
| FY 2007 PAMs | ||||
| Water Safe to Drink | ||||
| Number | Text of FY 07 Measure | Definitions and reporting methodology | Office & | |
| Implement Standards | ||||
| SDW-1 | SDW-3 | Percent of community water systems (CWSs) and number of tribal community water systems that have undergone a sanitary survey within three years of their last sanitary survey (five years for outstanding performers) as required under the Interim Enhanced and Long-Term 1 Surface Water Treatment Rules. | OGWDW Ronald Bergman | |
| SDW-2 | Percent of the data for violations of health-based standards at public water systems that is accurate and complete in SDWIS-FED for all maximum contaminant level and treatment technique rules (excluding the Lead and Copper Rule). | OGWDW Charles Job | ||
| SDW-3 | Percent of the Lead and Copper Rule action level data for Community Water Systems serving over 3,300 people that is complete in SDWIS-FED. | OGWDW Charles Job | ||
| SDW-4 | Percent of Community Water Systems and non-transient, non-Community Water Systems that do not exceed the action level for lead of 15 ppb at the 90th percentile value. | OGWDW Ronald Bergman(202) 564-3823 (bergman.ronald@epa.gov) | ||
| SDW-5 | Percent of “person months” (i.e., the population served by community water systems times 12 months) during which community water systems provide drinking water that meets all applicable health-based drinking water standards. | OGWDW Elizabeth Corr | ||
| Water System Financing | ||||
| SDW-6 | SDW-5 | Fund utilization rate [cumulative loan agreement dollars to the cumulative funds available for projects] for the DWSRF. | OGWDW Charles Job Peter Shanaghan | |
| SDW-7 | SDW-6 | The number of DWSRF projects that have initiated operations and will assist in returning a community water system to compliance with drinking water standards. (cumulative) | OGWDW Charles Job Peter Shanaghan | |
| Water Security | ||||
| SDW-8 | SDW-8 | EPA will install and begin initial operations of monitoring and surveillance pilots to provide early warning of contamination in select drinking water systems | OGWDW David Travers | |
| Underground Injection Control | ||||
| SDW-9 | SDW-12 | Separately for each class of well, the percent of Class I, II, III wells identified in significant violation, and Class V wells identified in violation, that are addressed by the UIC program. | OGWDW Ann Codrington Kristy Burt | |
| SDW-10 | SDW-13 | Percent of identified Class V Motor Vehicle Waste Disposal wells that are closed or permitted. | OGWDW Ann Codrington Kristy Burt
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| SDW-11 | SDW-14 | Separately for each class of well, the percent of Class I, II, III wells (salt solution mining wells - Class III only) that maintain mechanical integrity. | OGWDW Ann Codrington Kristy Burt
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| SDW-12 | SDW-15 | Number, and national percent, of high priority Class V wells identified in ground water based community water system source water areas that are closed or permitted. | OGWDW Ann Codrington Kristy Burt
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| Surface Water Protection | ||||
| SDW-13 | SDW-17 | Percent of community water system intakes using source water that has been designated for a drinking water use. | OGWDW / OST Ann Codrington Mike Muse (OGWDW) Bill Kramer (OST) | |
| SDW-14 | SDW-18 | Percent of community water system intakes for which the source water was assessed during the most recent reporting cycle. | OGWDW / OWOW Ann Codrington Mike Muse (OGWDW) | |
| SDW-15 | SDW-19 | Percent of waterbody impairments identified by States in 2002, in which there is a community water system surface water intake and the impairment cause is for either a drinking water use or a pollutant that is regulated as a drinking water contaminant for which: (a), a TMDL, and (b) those waterbody impairments have been restored. | OGWDW / OWOW Ann Codrington Mike Muse (OGWDW) (OWOW) | |
| Fish and Shellfish Safe to Eat | ||||
| Number | Text of FY 07 Measure | Definitions and reporting methodology | Office & | |
| FS-1 | FS-1 | Number of States, Territories and authorized Tribes that have adopted the new fish tissue criterion for mercury. | OST Greg Stapleton | |
| FS-2 | FS-2 | Percent of river miles and lake acres where fish tissue will be assessed to support waterbody-specific or regional consumption advisories or a determination that no consumption advice is necessary. | OST Greg Stapleton | |
| Water Safe for Swimming | ||||
| Number | Text of FY 07 Measure | Definitions and reporting methodology | Office & | |
| New Pathogen Criteria Adaptation | ||||
| SS-1 | SS-2 | Number of States, Territories, and authorized Tribes that have adopted current pathogen criteria for non-coastal recreational waters (i.e. waters not covered by the BEACH Act). | OST Greg Stapleton | |
| SS-2 | SS-3 | Number, and national percent, of CSO permits with schedules in place in permits or other enforceable mechanisms to implement approved Long Term Control Plans (LTCPs). (cumulative) | OWM Lynn Stabenfeldt | |
| Pathogen Reduction (i.e., CSO/septic tanks) | ||||
| SS-3 | SS-4 | Number of States that have adopted the Voluntary Management Guidelines for on-site sewage management. (cumulative) | OWM Sylvia Bell | |
| State BEACH Monitoring | ||||
| SS-4 | SS-5 | Percent of all Tier I (significant) public beaches that are monitored and managed under the BEACH Act program. | OST Beth LeaMond | |
| Protect and Improve Water Quality on a Watershed Basis | ||||
| Number | Text of FY 07 Measure | Definitions and reporting methodology | Office & | |
| Water Quality Standards | Water Quality Standards home page | Water Quality Standards & Criteria Strategy | ||||
| WQ-1 | WQ-1 | Number of new or revised pollutant criteria documents published in draft or final by HQ annually that assist states and tribes to better control water pollution through improved water quality standards and ecological/human health risk assessment under the Clean Water Act | OST William Swietlik | |
| WQ-2 | WQ-2 | Number of States and Territories that have adopted approved nutrient criteria into their water quality standards, or are on schedule with a mutually-agreed upon plan to adopt nutrient criteria into their water quality standards. (cumulative) | OST Greg Stapleton | |
| WQ-3 | WQ-3 | Number of States and Territories that have incorporated into their water quality programs for streams and small rivers, quantitative biological criteria that are used to help assess attainment of water quality standards. | OST Greg Stapleton | |
| WQ-4 | WQ-4 | Number of Tribes that have water quality standards approved by EPA. (cumulative) | OST Greg Stapleton | |
| WQ-5 | WQ-5 | Number, and national percent, of States and Territories and authorized Tribes that within the preceding three year period, submitted new or revised water quality criteria acceptable to EPA that reflect new scientific information from EPA or other resources not considered in the previous standards. | OST Greg Stapleton | |
| WQ-6 | WQ-6 | Percent of State/Territorial and Tribal water quality standards submissions (received in the 12 month period ending April 30th of the fiscal year) that are approved by EPA. Partial approvals receive fractional credit. | OST Greg Stapleton | |
| Monitoring | ||||
| WQ-7 | WQ-7 | Number of States and Territories that have adopted and are implementing their monitoring strategies in keeping with established schedules. | OWOW Peter Grevatt | |
| WQ-8 | Number of Tribes that currently receive funding under Section 106 of the Clean Water Act that have developed and begun implementing monitoring strategies that are appropriate to their water quality program consistent with EPA Guidance, and the number that are providing water quality data in a format accessible for storage in EPA’s data system. | OWOW Peter Grevatt | ||
| WQ-9 | Number of national probabilistic monitoring assessments completed. | OWOW Joan Warren | ||
| WQ-10 | WQ-8 | Number of States and Territories that provide Integrated Reports consistent with EPA's Guidance for Assessment, Listing, and Reporting requirements pursuant to Sections 303(d), 305(b), and 314 of the Clean Water Act. (cumulative) | OWOW Sarah Furtak | |
| WQ-11 | WQ-9 | Number of States and Territories using the Assessment Database (ADB) (or compatible electronic format) to record their assessment decisions (Integrated Report/303(d)/305(b)) and provide geo-referencing information for assessment unit locations. (cumulative) | OWOW Joan Warren | |
| WQ-12 | WQ-11 | Number of methods developed or validated for new or emerging biological or chemical contaminants. | OST Richard Reding | |
| TMDLs | ||||
| WQ-13 | WQ-12 | Number of TMDLs, and national percent, that are established by states or EPA on schedule consistent with national policy. | OWOW Sarah Furtak | |
| WQ-14 | WQ-13 | Number of TMDLs for impaired waterbodies which affect Tribal waters approved by EPA where the Tribe participated in the TMDL or comparable watershed restoration planning process. | OWOW Sarah Furtak | |
| Nonpoint Pollution Control | ||||
| WQ-15 | WQ-14 | Estimated annual reduction in million pounds of nitrogen, phosphorus, and tons of sediment from nonpoint sources to waterbodies (Section 319 funded projects only). | OWOW Dov Weitman | |
| WQ-16 | WQ-15 | Number of waterbodies identified by States (in 2000 or subsequent years) as being primarily NPS-impaired that are partially or fully restored. (cumulative) | OWOW Dov Weitman | |
| Discharge Permit Program | ||||
| WQ-17 | WQ-17 | Number, and national percent, of follow-up actions that are completed by assessed NPDES programs. (cumulative) | OWM Lynn Stabenfeldt | |
| WQ-18 | WQ-18 | Number, and national percent, of non-tribal NPDES permits that are considered current, and number, and national percent, of tribal permits that are considered current. | OWM Lynn Stabenfeldt | |
| WQ-19 | Number, and national percent, of Phase I and Phase II stormwater permits that are issued and current for: (a) industrial stormwater general permit; (b) construction stormwater general permits; and (c) MS-4 general and individual permits. | OWM Lynn Stabenfeldt | ||
| WQ-20 | Number, and national percent, of facilities covered under either an individual or general permit by type: (a) MS-4s (including co-permitees); (b) industrial storm water; (c) construction storm water; and (d) CAFOs. | OWM Lynn Stabenfeldt | ||
| WQ-21 | WQ-21 | Number, and national percent, of (a) Significant Industrial Users (SIUs) in POTWs with Pretreatment Programs that have control mechanisms in place that implement applicable pretreatment requirements; and, (b) Categorical Industrial Users (CIUs) in non-pretreatment POTWs that have control mechanisms in place that implement applicable pretreatment requirements. | OWM Lynn Stabenfeldt
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| WQ-22 | Percent of major dischargers in Significant Noncompliance (SNC) at any time during the fiscal year, and of those, the number, and national percent, discharging the pollutant(s) of concern on impaired waters. | OWM Lynn Stabenfeldt | ||
| POTW Financing and Operations | ||||
| WQ-23 | Number, and national percent, of all major publicly-owned treatment works (POTWs) that comply with their permitted wastewater discharge standards (i.e. POTWs that are not in significant non-compliance). | OWM | ||
| WQ-24 | WQ-23 | Fund utilization rate [cumulative loan agreement dollars to the cumulative funds available for projects] for the CWSRF. | OWM Sylvia Bell | |
| WQ-25 | Number of waterbodies restored or improved per million dollars of CWSRF assistance provided, and number of waterbodies protected per million dollars of CWSRF assistance provided. | OWM | ||
| WQ-26 | EPA will work with water and wastewater utilities and other to begin implementing a strategy for promoting sustainable management practices. | OWM | ||
| Restore and Improve Watersheds | ||||
| WQ-27 | WQ-27 | Number of watershed-based plans supported under State Nonpoint Source Management Programs since the beginning of FY 02 that have been substantially implemented. (cumulative) | OWOW Dov Weitman | |
| WQ-28 | WQ-28 | Number of Tribes that have developed and begun to implement a watershed based-plan for tribal waters. | OWOW Dov Weitman | |
| WQ-29 | WQ-29 | Number, and national percent, of high priority state NPDES permits; high priority EPA non-tribal NPDES permits; and high priority tribal NPDES permits, that are issued as scheduled. | OWM Lynn Stabenfeldt
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| WQ-30 | WQ-30 | Number of permits providing for trading between the discharger and other water pollution sources, and in those permits, the number of dischargers that carried out trades. (cumulative) | OWM Lynn Stabenfeldt | |
| WQ-31 | WQ-31 | Number of current watershed-based permit(s) issued. (cumulative) | OWM Lynn Stabenfeldt | |
| WQ-32 | Number of impaired watersheds (at the 12 digit scale) where water quality conditions improve. (cumulative) | OWOW Sarah Furtak | ||
| WQ-33 | WQ-33 | Number of water segments known to be impaired or threatened for which States and EPA agree that initial restoration planning is complete (e.g. EPA has approved all needed TMDLs for pollutants causing impairments to the waterbody or has approved a 303(d) list that recognizes that the water body is covered by a Watershed Plan (Category 4b)). | OWOW Sarah Furtak | |
| Protect Coastal and Ocean Waters | ||||
| Number | Text of FY 07 Measure | Definitions and reporting methodology | Office & | |
| Coastal Monitoring | ||||
| CO-1 | CO-1 | Headquarters to publish a revised National Coastal Condition Report describing the quality of the Nation’s ocean and coastal waters. | OWOW Darrell Brown | |
| CO-2 | Number of coastal waterbody impairments restored. | OWOW | ||
| Coastal State Programs | ||||
| CO-3 | Number of coastline miles protected from vessel sewage by "no discharge zones(s)." (cumulative) | OWOW | ||
| National Estuary Program | ||||
| CO-4 | Number of coastal waterbody impairments restored within National Estuary Program study areas. | OWOW | ||
| CO-5 | CO-5 | Number of National Estuary Program priority actions in Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plans (CCMPs) that have been initiated in the current reporting year and the number that have been completed. (cumulative) | OWOW Darrell Brown | |
| CO-6 | CO-6 | Rate of return on Federal investment for the National Estuary Programs [dollar value of "primary" leveraged resources (cash or in-kind) divided by Section 320 funds received by the National Estuary Programs (including supplemental, line items, earmarks, and (for LIS) Sections 119)] | OWOW Darrell Brown | |
| Ocean Protection | ||||
| CO-7 | CO-7 | Number of dredged material management plans that are in place for major ports and harbors. | OWOW David Redford | |
| CO-8 | CO-8 | Number of active dredged material ocean dumping sites that are monitored in the reporting year, and then the number where action has been initiate in the reporting year to ensure that the site meets environmentally acceptable conditions. | OWOW David Redford | |
| CO-9 | Number of active dredged material ocean dumping sites achieving environmentally acceptable conditions (as reflected in each site’s Site Management Plan) in the reporting year. | OWOW | ||
| Protect Wetlands | ||||
| Number | Text of FY 07 Measure | Definitions and reporting methodology | Office & | |
| WT-1 | WT-1 | Number of wetland acres restored and enhanced, under the President's 2004 Earth Day Initiative. (cumulative) | OWOW Robert Wood | |
| WT-2 | WT-2 | Number of states and tribes that have built capacities in wetland monitoring, regulation, restoration, water quality standards, mitigation compliance, and partnership building. | OWOW Robert Wood | |
| WT-3 | WT-3 | Number of watershed-based wetlands and stream corridor projects in States and on Indian reservations (combined 5-Star and non 5-Star projects) for which EPA has provided/contributed significant financial and/or technical assistance. (cumulative projects) | OWOW Robert Wood | |
| WT-4 | WT-4 | Number of States where the trend in wetland condition has been measured as defined through biological metrics and assessments. | OWOW Robert Wood | |
| Protect Mexico Border Water Quality | ||||
| Number | Text of FY 07 Measure | Definitions and reporting methodology | Office & | |
| MB-1 | Provide safe drinking water to homes in the Mexico Border area that lacked access to safe drinking water in 2003. | OWM Ben Hamm
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| MB-2 | Provide adequate wastewater sanitation to homes in the Mexico Border area that lacked access to wastewater sanitation in 2003. | OWM Ben Hamm
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| Protect the Great Lakes | ||||
| Number | Text of FY 07 Measure | Definitions and reporting methodology | Office & | |
| GL-1 | GL-1 | Number and percent of all NPDES permitted discharges to the Lakes or major tributaries that have permits limits that reflect the Guidance's water quality standards, where applicable. | GLNPO Michael Russ | |
| GL-2 | GL-2 | Number and percent of all CSO permits in the Great Lakes basin that are consistent with the national CSO policy. | GLNPO Michael Russ | |
| GL-3 | GL-3 | Number of sediment remedial actions (annual). (U.S. partners have completed about 3 per year since 1997.) | GLNPO Michael Russ | |
| GL-4 | GL-4 | Percent of high priority Tier I (significant) Great Lakes beaches where States and local agencies have put into place water quality monitoring and public notification programs that comply with the U.S. EPA National Beaches Guidance. | GLNPO Michael Russ | |
| Protect the Chesapeake Bay | ||||
| Number | Text of FY 07 Measure | Definitions and reporting methodology | Office & | |
| CB-1 | CB-1 | Percent of the point source nitrogen reduction and phosphorus reduction goals achieved. | CBPO Nita Sylvester | |
| CB-2 | CB-2 | Percent of the forest buffer planting goal achieved. | CBPO Nita Sylvester | |
| Protect the Gulf of Mexico | ||||
| Number | Text of FY 07 Measure | Definitions and reporting methodology | Office & | |
| GM-1 | GM-1 | Number of impaired segments in the 12 priority coastal areas where water and habitat quality is restored to levels that meet state water quality standards. | GMPO Gloria Car | |
| GM-2 | GM-2 | Number of additional acres of important coastal and marine habitats that are restored, enhanced, or protected, above improvements accomplished through 2003. | GMPO Gloria Car | |
| GM-3 | GM-3 | Implement integrated bi-national (U.S. and Mexican Border States) early warning system to support State and coastal community efforts to manage harmful algal blooms (HABs). | GMPO Gloria Car | |
| GM-4 | GM-4 | Reduce the rate of shellfish-borne Vibrio vulnificus illnesses caused by consumption of commercially harvested raw or undercooked oysters from the average illness rate for the years 1995-1999. | GMPO Gloria Car | |
Definitions, reporting methodologies, and contacts for Program Activity Measures (PAMs)
Subobjectives
- Water Safe to Drink
- Fish and Shellfish Safe to Eat
- Water Safe for Swimming
- Protect and Improve Water Quality on a Watershed Basis
- Protect Coastal and Ocean Waters
- Protect Wetlands
- Protect Mexico Border Quality
- Great Lakes
- Chesapeake Bay
- Gulf of Mexico