EPA and the Recovery Act
Applying for the Clean Water (CWSRF) & Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF)
EPA Information Related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act)
Save The Date! 9th Biennial
State of the Estuary Conference
September 29, 30,
& October 1, 2009
Downtown Oakland Marriott
1001 Broadway, Oakland, 12th Street City Center
BART station
The State of the Estuary Conference provides an assessment of the ecological health of the San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary and brings you the latest information about the Estuary's changing watersheds, impacts from stressors like climate change, and ideas and actions for how we can prepare for the future.
The Region 9 Water Division is responsible for providing clean and safe surface water, ground water, and drinking water and protecting and restoring aquatic ecosystems in the Pacific Southwest. We oversee state and tribal implementation of core programs to accomplish these goals.
We encourage use of a watershed approach to protect public health and water resources including lakes, rivers, estuaries, oceans, and wetlands. Primary authority for EPA water programs was established by the 1986 amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) and the 1987 amendments to the Clean Water Act (CWA).
Programs & Resources
- Drinking Water
Programs, security, funding issues, tribal drinking water, resources, partnerships - Compliance & Enforcement
Compliance and enforcement of water regulations - Ground water
Underground injection control, source water protection, tribal ground water, newsletter, projects - Grants, Loans & Resources
Financial assistance grants, to support drinking water projects. - Monitoring, Assessment and Total Maximum Daily Loads TMDL Program under section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act
- Nonpoint Source Pollution
Polluted runoff, state water quality limited segment lists required under CWA 303(d). - About Us
Region 9's Water Division priorities for water protection and restoration - Water Archive
Outdated but still relevant information
- Oceans, Coastlines, Estuaries
Ocean disposal sites; Coral Reefs & grants; Beaches - Tribal Water Protection Ground water, Clean Water Act, Safe Drinking Water program
- Water Conservation
Can wastewater and water facilities conserve water? Absolutely! - Water Quality
Work with states and tribes to regulate discharges into surface waters - Watershed Priorities Region 9's active watershed partnerships, targeted watershed grants program.
- Wetlands
Regional wetlands & related habitat, regulatory program, grants - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
Wastewater and storm water permits, pretreatment - Sustainable Water Infrastructure
- US-Mexico Border
Water quality projects along the U.S. - Mexico border.
- State and Local Resources
Water resources for Arizona, California, Hawai'i, Nevada