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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.
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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.
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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).
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Academia
de Agua Potable
Bienvenido(a) a la versi—n en espa–ol de las p‡ginas de la
Academia de Agua Potable. Este sitio brinda acceso al material
en espa–ol de capacitaci—n de agua potable de la Agencia de
Protecci—n Ambiental (EPA por sus siglas en inglŽs).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
OGWDW,
along with EPA's 10 regional drinking water programs, oversee
implementation of the Safe Drinking Water Act, which is the
national law safeguarding tap water in America.
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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:
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EPA Region 1
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Maine
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Vermont
Tribal groups
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EPA
Region 2
New Jersey
Puerto Rico
New York
U.S. Virgin Islands
Tribal
nations
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EPA
Region 3
Delaware
Virginia
Maryland
District of Columbia
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
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EPA
Region 4
Alabama
Mississippi
Florida
North
Carolina
Georgia
South Carolina
Kentucky
Tennessee
Tribal
groups
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EPA
Region 5
Illinois
Minnesota
Indiana
Ohio
Michigan
Wisconsin
Tribal groups
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EPA
Region 6
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Texas
New Mexico
Tribal groups
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EPA
Region 7
Iowa
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Tribal groups
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EPA
Region 8
Colorado
South Dakota
Montana
Utah
North Dakota
Wyoming
Tribal groups
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EPA
Region 9
American Samoa
Nevada
Arizona
Pacific Islands
California
Hawaii
147 federally recognized Indian tribes
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EPA
Region 10
Alaska
Oregon
Idaho
Washington
269 federally recognized Indian tribes
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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 pśblico reciba agua potable segura.
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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.
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