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Water Headlines for April 14, 2008Benjamin H. Grumbles Water Headlines is a weekly on-line publication that announces publications, policies, and activities of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Water. In This Week’s Water Headlines:Australian CollaborationOn Tuesday April 8th, EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson and the Australian Minister for Climate Change and Water Penny Wong signed a Statement of Cooperation between the United States EPA and the Commonwealth of Australia for water management. During their visit, Administrator Johnson and Assistant Administrator for Water Benjamin Grumbles met with Australian Commonwealth, state, and local officials for discussions on several key water management issues, including reuse/recycling, climate change policies as well as regulatory practices in areas such as carbon sequestration and pharmaceuticals. These meetings concluded with a consensus to share information in the areas of water research, regulatory practices and stewardship programs. Australia, because of the unique challenges brought on by extended drought, is using new technologies and practices to adjust to drought and climate change. EPA officials were able to see and learn about Australian practices that have potential application in the United States. Gulf Hypoxia Action Plan 2008 ApprovedThe Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico Watershed Nutrient Task Force approved a revised Action Plan for addressing hypoxia in the Northern Gulf of Mexico following a comprehensive reassessment of the 2001 Action Plan. The 2008 Action Plan will be released and available to the public electronically and in hard copy in early June. The 2008 Action Plan considers emerging issues and incorporates the latest science, including findings from EPA’s Science Advisory Board. Improvements include an action framework that increases accountability and specificity, an annual operating plan and annual report that provides mechanisms for maintaining and tracking progress between reassessments, a shift in the lead for nutrient reduction strategies to the states with a complementary Federal Strategy, and a communication/outreach plan to engage stakeholders. For more information on the Task Force and Action Plan, visit http://www.epa.gov/msbasin Subscribe to Water HeadlinesPlease forward this message to your friends and colleagues who share an interest in water-related issues and would like to hear from EPA’s Office of Water. To subscribe to the Water Headlines listserve: Send an email message, leave the subject line blank, and address it to: In the body of the message write: Subscribe Water Headlines first name last name (Please leave one blank space between each word, do not include any other message, and use your actual name- i.e. Subscribe Water Headlines Robert Jones)
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