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Program Overview
Who We Are
The Urban Watershed Management Branch is comprised of 10 full time
employee scientists and engineers. All technical full time
employee staff have over 10 years of environmental
experience including some with 20+ or 30 + years experience. We currently
have post-doc
positions and student intern positions working with our group.
Over the past decade we have also had EPA personnel
from other parts of the agency working details. View our Staff
Directory.
What We Do
We are known internationally for our high-quality, well focused work
on urban watershed environmental problems due to Wet-Weather Flow (WWF)
and on urban infrastructure. We are a team of individuals with complementary
skills and interests who provide each other with a challenging, stimulating
workplace. Our programs are well-balanced efforts characterized by
sophisticated science and engineering studies, innovative developments,
extensive interaction
with our colleagues outside of the branch, frequent demonstrations
of our engineering products, quality technical advice and assistance,
and quality technology transfer products tailored to the needs of
our client audiences.
About Us
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) is charged by Congress with protecting the Nation's land, air, and water resources. Under a mandate of national environmental laws, the Agency strives to formulate and implement actions leading to a compatible balance between human activities and the ability of natural systems to support and nurture life. The National Risk Management Research Laboratory (NRMRL) of EPA's Office of Research and Development (ORD) is the Agency's center for investigation of technological and managerial approaches for reducing risks from threats to human health and the environment.
The group responsible for the Agency's Wet-Weather Flow (WWF) research is the Urban Watershed Management Branch (UWMB) of NRMRL's Water Supply and Water Resources Division (WSWRD). It supports the priority research questions of the Office of Water (OW) and has been peer-reviewed by two professional organizations engaged in WWF research.
Our Mission
We research, develop and demonstrate technologies, systems and methods required to manage the risks to public health, property and the environment from WWF and to renew decaying urban pipeline infrastructure.
Senior Staff
Anthony N. Tafuri
EPA Charter Member, Branch Chief, Watershed Management, Wet-Weather Flow Technology
(732) 321-6604
Richard Field
EPA Charter Member, Wet-Weather Flow, Watershed Management
(732) 321-6674
Contact Information
United States Environmental Protection Agency
Urban Watershed Management Branch
2890 Woodbridge Ave. MS104
Edison, NJ 08837
Phone: 732-321-6635
Fax: 732-321-6640
Email: Urban
Watershed Management Branch (urban.watershed@epa.gov)
Or see our "Contact Us" page
for more contact information and directions.