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About the Safe and Sustainable Water Resources Research Program

Strategic Research Action Plan 2023-2026
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SSWR StRAP for Fiscal Years 2023-2026

What We Do

EPA’s Safe and Sustainable Water Resources (SSWR) Research Program provides robust research and scientific analyses to innovatively and economically support safe and adequate supplies of water—protecting people’s health and livelihood while restoring and maintaining watersheds and aquatic ecosystems. Targeted research will yield the innovative tools and information needed to protect and restore watersheds, aquatic ecosystems, and water infrastructure to provide clean, adequate, and equitable supplies of water for optimum human health and ecosystem functions.

Visit our research pages: Water Research

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Suzanne Van Drunick, National Program Director

  • Phone: 202-564-0436
  • Email: vandrunick.suzanne@epa.gov

Joe Williams, Principal Associate National Program Director

  • Phone: 580-436-8608 
  • Email: williams.joe@epa.gov

Rick Greene, Associate National Program Director

  • Phone: 850-934-2497 
  • Email: greene.rick@epa.gov

Sandhya Parshionikar, Associate National Program Director

  • Phone: 513-569-7123 
  • Email: parshionikar.sandhya@epa.gov
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