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National Water Program Strategy: Response to Climate Change
Office of Water Releases Final Climate Change Strategy
This National Water Program Strategy: Response to Climate Change provides an overview of the likely effects of climate change on water resources and the nation’s clean water and safe drinking water programs. This final strategy also describes 40 specific actions the National Water Program intends to take to adapt program implementation in light of climate change.
- Letter from Benjamin H. Grumbles, Assistant Administrator for Water, to Interested Parties to Announce the Release of the Final National Water Program Strategy: Response to Climate Change (PDF, 1 pp, 92KB)
- Final National Water Program Strategy: Response to Climate Change – September 2008 (PDF, 119 pp, 584KB)
PUBLIC REVIEW DRAFT COMMENT PERIOD CLOSED
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Water solicited comment on a public review draft of the National Water Program Strategy: Response to Climate Change through June 10, 2008. This draft document represents the National Water Program’s initial effort to identify potential impacts of climate change for clean water and drinking water programs and define actions to respond to these impacts. A March 28, 2008, memorandum signed by the Assistant Administrator for Water requested comments on the draft strategy.
- Request for Comments – Benjamin H. Grumbles – March 28, 2008 (PDF, 1 p, 65K)
- PUBLIC REVIEW DRAFT National Water Program Strategy: Response to Climate Change – March 2008 (PDF, 115 pp, 564K)
Archived Version of May 8th Public Webcast
The Office of Water hosted a public Webcast on May 8th to discuss and answer questions about this draft Strategy. The Webcast highlighted the impacts of a changing climate on water resources and water programs, as well as identified some of the key actions EPA is proposing in the Strategy to respond to these impacts. View the archived Webcast presentation
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Background Information
A March 1, 2007, memorandum signed by the Assistant Administrator for Water describes the general principles to guide the National Water Program in responding to climate change, proposes the development of a National Water Program strategy on climate change, and announces the formation of a National Water Program Climate Change Workgroup.
- Climate Change and the National Water Program – Benjamin H. Grumbles – March 1, 2007 (PDF, 5 pp, 93KB)
The EPA Office of Water is also working with other federal agencies to coordinate work related to climate change and water. Signed on August 22, 2008, this joint memorandum describes the cooperative efforts of five federal agencies working on climate change and water issues.
- Memorandum about Federal Agency Cooperation on Adaptation of Water-Related Programs to the Impacts of Climate Change – August 22, 2008 (PDF, 3 pp, 155KB)
