Strategic Planning

Resources

2010 Region 9 Priorities (PDF)
(1 page, 24K, About PDF)

Agency Five-year Strategic Plan

Guiding Principles

Focus on achieving environmental results
Assure compliance through enforcement and assistance
Ensure environmental justice for all people in all aspects of our work
Promote transparency through effective use of emerging information management and communication tools
Ensure a strong workforce representative of the diverse populations we serve
Promote a green economy based on environmental stewardship and sustainability
Leverage federal, state and tribal partnerships
Promote innovation and collaboration
Use science and technology to address priorities

Clean the Air

Improve air quality in South Coast and San Joaquin, the areas of the country with the largest health burdens from air pollution, as well as the following high priority areas: Sacramento, CA; Phoenix, AZ; Clark County, NV; US/Mexico Border region
Reduce emissions from on-road and non-road diesel sources along West Coast through West Coast Collaborative
Increase public access to ambient air quality data
Achieve air toxics reduction through monitoring programs and community-based projects which address environmental justice priorities
Promote energy efficiency through clean energy, green building/Energy Star partnerships, and alternative fuels projects
Provide leadership & initiate clean energy projects through Regional Energy & Climate Change Strategy
Provide regional leadership to reduce environmental impacts from ports through collaboration and new technologies

Protect and Restore the Water

Improve water quality, with priority focus on San Francisco Bay-Delta, Klamath and Lake Tahoe watersheds, via partnerships and integrated use of regulatory/voluntary approaches
Reduce beach pollution from sewer overflows and stormwater
Minimize losses of wetland acres through permitting and enforcement actions
Improve state/local stormwater implementation
Strengthen water quality and wetlands monitoring to assess waters
Increase compliance with drinking water requirements to protect public health
Improve drinking water and wastewater infrastructure through enforcement, innovative financing, and technical assistance

Promote Emergency Response Readiness

Reduce and control risks posed by accidental and intentional releases of harmful substances
Improve emergency response preparedness in support of the National Response Framework

Preserve and Restore the Land

Promote resource conservation by emphasizing waste reduction, reuse, and recycling and preferable purchasing programs
Assess, control and remediate contaminated sites
Revitalize communities by facilitating clean up of properties for redevelopment and reuse
Coordinate national implementation of the US/China strategy on hazardous waste

Foster Healthy Communities

Assist other federal agencies in reducing significant threats to the environment through our National Environmental Policy Act authority
Assist Tribes and Pacific Islands in addressing unmet public health and priority environmental needs, such as safe drinking water and wastewater infrastructure, and closure of solid waste open dumps
Implement US/Mexico Border 2012 Plan to reduce pollution in air, water and on land; improve public health conditions (wastewater and drinking water); reduce exposure to chemicals
Focus on San Joaquin Valley to attain measurable environmental results related to agriculture
Build interagency partnerships to integrate environmental sustainability with the military expansion on Guam
Work with partners to ensure meaningful community involvement and reduce cumulative environmental exposure in impacted communities
Support development of green jobs and infrastructure through targeted funding, training and partnerships

Ensure Compliance and Enforcement

Strategically target enforcement and compliance efforts to obtain public health benefits and deter non-compliance
Promote solutions which go beyond compliance

Enhance Management and Accountability

Support economic recovery though ARRA implementation
Ensure effective, efficient utilization of EPA resources
Be a model for sustainability in our internal operations and in implementing our programs.

Five-Year Strategic Planning

The Pacific Southwest's Strategic Plan (Plan) sets out the Region's goals for the next five years and describes how we intend to achieve a cleaner, healthier environment. The strategies, tools and programs highlighted in the Plan work toward achieving the five national goals of:

Clean Air and Global Climate Change
Clean and Safe Water
Land Preservation and Restoration
Healthy Communities and Ecosystems, and
Compliance and Environmental Stewardship.

Region 9 has developed the Plan with the input of our partners in the state environmental agencies, Tribal Nations, and the Pacific Islands.

Region 9's Strategic Plan (temporarily unavailable) About PDF)
2006 - 2011 EPA Strategic Plan (Agency-wide)
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