The Water Supply and Water Resources (WSWR),
plans, coordinates and conducts a national and international program
to address several major areas. The WSWR has the responsibility
for a research program to help prepare the primary and secondary
regulations for drinking water. This program integrates chemistry,
engineering, microbiology and cost analysis to provide effective,
reliable and cost-effective techniques (source water protection,
acquisition, treatment, distribution and residual management)
for assuring the delivery of safe drinking water. The WSWR also
has the responsibility for developing technology and strategies
for protecting and restoring impaired waterways focusing on water
quality stressors from: (1) agricultural and rural stormwater
runoff; (2) combined sewer overflows; (3) urban stormwater and
sanitary sewer overflows; (4) and wastewater treatment plants.
The goal is to reduce the risks of chemically and microbiologically
induced public health and aquatic habitat effects from these sources.
The WSWR also investigates and evaluates environmental restoration
strategies and technologies and addresses problems associated
with deteriorating water and wastewater infrastructure systems.
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