EPA Releases National Water Program Research Strategy
On December 18th, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its National Water Research Strategy to engage a broader range of researchers in meeting the challenges of protecting and improving our nation’s water resources. The strategy identifies and promotes the research needs of EPA’s national water program to potential partners.
The Strategy identifies four priority themes: Healthy Watersheds and Coastal Waters, Safe Drinking Water, Sustainable Water Infrastructure, and Water Security. Within each theme, research needs are categorized into the following areas: aquatic health effects, human health effects, occurrence and exposure, methods development, and treatment technologies and effectiveness.
Full strategy document (pdf Download)
