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Date Signed: November L 2007
MEMORAMH'M
SI 'BJKC'l Release of the (*apacil\ Development Pfoyram hval nation 'tool
FROM: Stephen R I leare. Duector
itf \Vatet I'tvkviiOii Dnision
TO: Drinking Watei Program Manage,! s
s MO
1 am unttngto announce the ielease o< the Capacity Development f'rmK.uis
Evaluation Tool |C"DPETt. We have developed this new \veh based tool UN pan of oui
on-going efforts to provide national program oversight and acvXHintuhiliiv. As you may
refucmbei. (he OfTK*c of the Inspector Clenera) made as
po^s;bie, lakiog into account disierences in stair approuehe.s. These assessment arc uui
basis for making aniiuid DWSRF Program withholding determinations,
1 he goals of rOPBF are to improve the etf'ieieney and effectiveiiesN oi C'apaeity
Development program data collection With CDPET, v\e will he able to:
Provide a s,tre;ui>l:ncd approach tor regional oversight of slate
Capacity Dexelopmeni Frogranis,
Pro\ ulc u mechanism toj nathuutl program consisttnicy.
•\!ki\\ for more efficient analy-sts <*} pn^ram peifonnam c. data.
An.tly/e national "iroiirain trejick Us beilci tJioeate tesouttes.
Have, a Nieatty data stream to assist us in implementation of the
national Capacity Development Program Strategic Plan,
I rci"ogiii/e that the nuw eiiallenging pan of ensuring the Mieeess ot'CDlMlT is
getting the data iuio the tool: we kno\v that Maff resources are limited, Tu assist the
Reiiicni \\i\l\ fheif tla:a cntrs. u useis mt.nua! a% been ercatcJ t^^e anael;meni> the users
manual is designed to provide guidance oti the ixpes oi data that .should he enteir-d into
ihe tool, how to enter the data. and. insunotions on h*nv to docutneii! the asb
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