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California Bay-Delta Ecosystem
Public Notice
On September 30, six Federal agencies announced their intent to play a leadership role in ensuring a sustainable water supply and restoring the environmental integrity of the California Bay-Delta ecosystem. Through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) (PDF) (5pp, 2.4M)
The Departments of Interior, Agriculture, Commerce, and the Army, as well as the EPA and the Council on Environmental Quality, committed to developing a plan by December 15, 2009, that will lay out specific short-term Federal goals and actions in this effort. Federal agencies are committed to developing this plan in a way that ensures open and ongoing communication with the diverse stakeholders in the region.
Toward this end, Federal agencies seek public input on the key issues they should address within the short-term plan they are developing. In particular, the agencies seek comment on the appropriateness of the categories of actions laid out in the September 30 MOU. Input from the public and from interested stakeholders is critical to ensuring that Federal actions are appropriately targeted to meet the near-term and longer term challenges facing the Bay-Delta.
Members of the public may submit comments using the Dept. of Interior Comment Form
EPA and the Recovery Act
Applying for the Clean Water (CWSRF) & Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF)
EPA Information Related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Recent Additions
The Region 9 Water Division is responsible for providing clean and safe surface water, ground water, and drinking water and protecting and restoring aquatic ecosystems in the Pacific Southwest. We oversee state and tribal implementation of core programs to accomplish these goals.
We encourage use of a watershed approach to protect public health and water resources including lakes, rivers, estuaries, oceans, and wetlands. Primary authority for EPA water programs was established by the 1986 amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) and the 1987 amendments to the Clean Water Act (CWA).
Programs & Resources
- Drinking Water
Programs, security, funding issues, tribal drinking water, resources, partnerships - Compliance & Enforcement
Compliance and enforcement of water regulations - Ground water
Underground injection control, source water protection, tribal ground water, newsletter, projects - Grants, Loans & Resources
Financial assistance grants, to support drinking water projects. - Monitoring, Assessment and Total Maximum Daily Loads TMDL Program under section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act
- Nonpoint Source Pollution
Polluted runoff, state water quality limited segment lists required under CWA 303(d). - About Us
Region 9's Water Division priorities for water protection and restoration - Water Archive
Outdated but still relevant information
- Oceans, Coastlines, Estuaries
Ocean disposal sites; Coral Reefs & grants; Beaches - Tribal Water Protection Ground water, Clean Water Act, Safe Drinking Water program
- Water Conservation
Can wastewater and water facilities conserve water? Absolutely! - Water Quality
Work with states and tribes to regulate discharges into surface waters - Watershed Priorities Region 9's active watershed partnerships, targeted watershed grants program.
- Wetlands
Regional wetlands & related habitat, regulatory program, grants - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
Wastewater and storm water permits, pretreatment - Sustainable Water Infrastructure
- US-Mexico Border
Water quality projects along the U.S. - Mexico border.
- State and Local Resources
Water resources for Arizona, California, Hawai'i, Nevada