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U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
EPA's mission is to protect human health and to safeguard the natural environment—air,
water, and land—upon which life depends.
Clean
Water Indian Program
EPA's Office of Wastewater Management (OWM) recognizes that Indian tribes
and Native Alaskan Villages face significant human health and environmental
problems. OWM partners with the EPA Regions, other federal agencies, tribal
organizations, state agencies and others to help build tribal wastewater
infrastructure, improve water pollution control programs, and strengthen
tribal capacity to effectively manage their public health and water resource
programs.
Drinking
Water Academy (DWA)
Established by the U.S. EPA Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, the
Drinking Water Academy (DWA) is a long-term training initiative whose primary
goal is to expand EPA, State, and Tribal capabilities to implement the 1996
AmendmenTribal groupsts to the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA).
Academia
de Agua Potable
Bienvenido(a) a la versi-n en espaol de las piginas de la Academia de Agua
Potable. Este sitio brinda acceso al material en espaol de capacitacin
de agua potable de la Agencia de Proteccin Ambiental (EPA por sus siglas
en ingls).
EPA
Environmental Education Center
The EPA has put together a collection of fact sheets, brochures, and web
pages that help explain environmental issues to students. These resources
offer basic and clear information about air, ecosystems, conservation, water,
waste and recycling, and human health.
Environmental
Finance Program (EFP)
EPA's EFP promotes and facilitates effective and efficient environmental
infrastructure through innovative financial and engineering techniques.
Click here for links to EPA's
10 Environmental Finance Centers.
EPA
Grant Writing Tutorial
This interactive software tool from EPA walks the user through the grant-writing
process and helps them learn to write more competitive grants.
EPA's
Office of Wastewater Management (OWM)
The EPA's OWM
oversees a range of programs contributing to the well-being of the nation's
waters and watersheds. Through its programs and initiatives, OWM promotes
compliance with the requirements of the Federal Water Pollution Control
Act.
EPA
Small Communities
EPA's Office of Wastewater Management provides water and wastewater
services to Native American tribes and small communities through its "Small
Communities Team," which partners
with organizations to provide technical
assistance, financial assistance, and education and training.
EPA
Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water (OGWDW)
Together with
states, tribes, and many partners, EPA's Office of Ground Water and Drinking
Water protects public health by ensuring safe drinking water and protecting
ground water.
EPA
Groundwater and Drinking Water Links
This site contains links to state and territorial drinking water protection
programs, agencies, and organizations.
EPA's 10 area offices serve the following sections of the country:
EPA
Region 1
Connecticut, New Hampshire, Maine, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont,
Tribal groups
EPA
Region 2
New Jersey, Puerto Rico, New York, U.S. Virgin Islands, Tribal nations
EPA
Region 3
Delaware, Virginia, Maryland, District of Columbia, Pennsylvania, West Virginia
EPA
Region 4
Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, North Carolina, Georgia, South Carolina,
Kentucky, Tennessee, Tribal groups
EPA
Region 5
Illinois, Minnesota, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Tribal groups
EPA
Region 6
Arkansas , Oklahoma, Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico, Tribal groups
EPA
Region 7
Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Tribal groups
EPA
Region 8
Colorado, South Dakota, Montana, Utah, North Dakota, Wyoming, Tribal groups
EPA
Region 9
American Samoa, Nevada, Arizona, Pacific Islands, California, Hawaii, 147
federally recognized Indian tribes
EPA
Region 10
Alaska, Oregon, Idaho, Washington, 269 federally recognized Indian tribes
EPA
Ground Water and Drinking Water in Spanish
El Agua: La Agencia Estadounidense de Protecci-n Ambiental (EPA) trabaja
con los estados y los proveedores de agua para asegurar que el peblico reciba
agua potable segura.
EPA
US/Mexico Border, Colonias
More than nine million people live in U.S./Mexico border area, including
approximately 300,000 people on the U.S. side of the border who lack safe
drinking water, wastewater collection and treatment systems, or adequate
solid waste disposal facilities.