Learn the Issues
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Grants for Your Region: Information Specific to EPA Region 10
Detailed Region 10 grant information that you will need when applying for grants in Region 10.
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What is GAP Performance Management?
Background information on AIEO's GAP Program Management strategy and supporting tools and documents.
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Funding Strategies to Promote System Regionalization
This EFAB report identifies and evaluates financing strategies designed to assist and or incentivize water and wastewater systems to implement governance strategies that includes system consolidation, regional projects, and shared service arrangements.
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Revenue Options for a Waste Backhaul Service Program in Rural Alaska
This EFAB report assesses revenue options for a program in rural Alaska to backhaul hazardous waste and other materials from rural Alaskan communities to reduce the toxicity of landfill leachate and of emissions from open waste burning.
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A Decision-Maker's Guide to Alternative Service Delivery Options for Public Utility Projects
This EFAB report examines the potential of financing alternatives, including public-private partnerships, to help address the significant ongoing monetary challenges associated with water infrastructure projects.
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EPA’s Workplan and Progress Toward Better Protections for Endangered Species
EPA is going in new directions for protecting federally listed species from pesticides
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Strategy to Protect Endangered Species in Hawaii from Pesticides
EPA is exploring mitigation measures to address the effects of pesticides on federally threatened and endangered species on a geographic basis and further EPA’s ESA obligations. The Hawaii Strategy is one way to create significant efficiencies.
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Strategy to Protect Endangered Species from Herbicides
The Herbicide Strategy is designed to provide early mitigations that minimize impacts to over 900 federal endangered and threatened species and designated critical habitat for conventional herbicides used in agriculture.
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Action Plan to Protect Vulnerable Species from Pesticides
VSAP is intended to provide a framework for EPA to adopt early, meaningful protections to address potential impacts for federally threatened and endangered (listed) species that EPA identifies as particularly “vulnerable” to pesticides.
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Federal Mitigation Pilot Project to Protect Endangered Species from Pesticides
As of November 2022, FWS, NMFS, EPA and USDA have made progress discussing practical, flexible, feasible, and effective measures that are expected to reduce pesticide exposure to the pilot species.
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EPA Publishes Report as Part of Agency Strategy to Reduce Animal Testing
listserv copy for release of NAMs workgroup report
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Certification Systems
The WaterSense Product Certification System outlines the process and procedures for the product certification to ensure that all WaterSense labeled products meet EPA's criteria for efficiency and performance.
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EPA Helps Botanic Garden Blossom
One of the keys to the continued transformation of abandoned mine lands into a world-class botanic garden near Pittsburgh is an innovative rainwater system financed by EPA’s Clean Water State Revolving Fund.
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Lake Michigan LAMPs
Lakewide Area Management Plans (later called Lakewide Management Plans) for Lake Michigan
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Lake Superior Critical Chemical Reduction Reports
Lake Superior LAMP Critical Chemical Reduction Milestones reports
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Historical Lake Erie BUI Reports
Reports produced by the Lake Erie Lakewide Management Plan between 1997-2000. Each report assesses a beneficial use impairment in Lake Erie.
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Successful Watershed Management and Lessons Learned from EPA's National Estuary Program
A collection of important lessons for other coastal communities working to restore and protect their watersheds.
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Partnership for the Delaware Estuary's Annual Appeal Pays Off
This page highlights examples of successful finance mechanisms being used by the National Estuary Programs (NEPs).
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Peconic Estuary Partnership (NY) Helps Build Community Support for a Real Estate Transfer Tax
This page highlights examples of successful finance mechanisms being used by the National Estuary Programs (NEPs).
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FY 18 Support of the National Estuary Program Coastal Watersheds Grant Questions and Answers
Questions and answers document